Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-12

hat their prosperity must enhance that OF
he colored people who live among them.
He says he intends to try to make the col
oled people of Alexandra look at the pollt-
ical questions upon which they will vote
next month in practical and common SENSE
light.
The paper prepared By the representatives
of the recent colored convention neld at
who met here subsequent TO
that convention, was deemed or SO much
importance by the managers OF Inc deI'o
cratic canvass in Ohio that it was telgraphed
to the Cincinnati Enquirer, ana proouced
such an effect there that an immense extra
edition of the paper containing it was order
ed and distributed generally, among the
colored men Of that State. The impression
here to-day, among republicans as well as
democats, is that Hoadly will be elected,
and even bets that he will be fiud no takers.
Mr.. Witt, Commemorative Attorney at
Richmond, is here to-day. He says the
democratic majority there this year will be
larger than before, that the labor organlza-
tions will support the democratic ticket to
a man, and that large portion of the col
ored voters will either stay away from the
polls or, for the first time, vote for the
democrats. He says the democrats there
are perfectly confident that General Lee
will be elected, and that the democrats
will have majority in the Legislature
All the Senate employees who were APP
nointed at the instance of General Malone,
having been ordered home by the General,
to work for his waning cause in their re-
spective districts, have engaged substitutes
and left for Virginia, as required, on pain OF
dismissal. u,;,,
Ex Senator Johnston, of Virginia, is still!
bere He saws he is convinced that the
democrats of his State will elect General
Lee and q majority of the Legislature, ana
that Mr.. John Wise's campaign in bis sec.
ton of the State, the Southwest, was sig
nal failure, in many places no body attend
ing his advertised for meetings, and at those
that were attended losing rather than max
ing votes. He says Mr.. Wise would have
stood better chance Of election if he had
remained in Richmond and not gone upon
the stump.
Senator Harris, who, with Attorney Gen.
eral Garland and numerous others, is inter
ested in telephone company antagonlstlc
to the Bell company, says an application Tor
the renewal of the suit against the latter Is
now before the Patent Office, and if favora-
bly, reported upon there, will be presented
to the Department of Justice, where it must
be granted, though, as the Attorney Gener-
al is an interested party, he will not act IN
| the case.
Five Office seekers, waiting outside the
door of the Secretary of the Interiors room,
this morning, to see the Secretary, Wnen IN
| formed by the colored door keeper. that he
had lust gone out by another door and
would not return to-day, were any
thing else than pleased with Mr.. Lamar,
that iz, if what they said expressed their
real feelings toward him.
Among the strangers in the city to-day
is Mr.. w. L. Royal. of Richmond, attorney
for the English holders of Virginia bonds.
He is here TO move the U. S. Supreme Court
to advance upon its docket some more OF
| the Virginia coupon cases.
Quite large number of people, among
| them several members Of Congress, and
some of the members Of the Virginia Demo
cratic Association of this city, left here this
morning for Leesburg, where Senator
Voorhees, made democratic speech to-day.
The regular Octorber term of the U. ;.
Supreme Court met to-day, all the members
being present, and all looking better for
their vacation. Quite number of strange
lawyers were admitted TO the bar, among
them eolored man from South Carolina.
Several of his race had been admitted in
previous years, Mrs. Belva Lockwood max
ing herself conspicuous once by her intro
duction Of one. Among the notables pres
ent to-day wero General Butler and Mrs.
Lockwood. Attorney General Garland was
also present, as were both the old Solicitor
General, Phillips, and the new one, Goode.
After the admission of the new members of
the bar, the court adjourned until tomor-
row, and then repaired to the White House
and paid their respects to the President
Mr.. Maynard, second comptroller of the
Treasury, who has been to New York for q
month past upon official business, has re-
turned, and says that New York Is safely
democratic that Hill will receive the solid
democratic vote Of the State, and in addi-
ton that Of many of the republican mug
wumps who voted fer Cleveland for Cover
nor and President.
A gentleman from Henrico county, Fir.
gina, in the city to-day, says that General
Malone has not received from the North
half as much money as is reported, but that
his jack men believe he has and ale urgent
in their demands for their share of it, and
threaten desertion if these demands be not
complied with, and that speedily.
One Of the Northern lawyers engaged in
the Blind Tom case, here to-day, says that
should the U. S. Circuit Court, for Virginia.
which has now taken jurisdiction of that
case, decide in favor Of General Bethune, the
plaintiffs will appeal to the u. S. Supreme
Court.
General Wells, one of the lessees Of the Alexan-
dria Canal, says that canal though navigable is
doing little or no business this year. and that he
doubts il the c. & o. Canal will d. much next
season.
Col. Hams, tho engineer in charge of the i'm
provement of the harbor here, says there is now
channel from Gesboro' to Georgetown three hun
dred feet wide and twenty feet deep, which will
allow the passage of any vessel that come over
the Kettle Bottoms