Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-03

yurations, is spirited and enthusiastic. more
Northern people are here than ever oelore
IN q similar occasion, and the South, when
has not been represented since Buchanans
twenty EIGHT years ago, mas
sent her tens of thousands. Snouiu lne
weather he favorable tomorro" the sce9e
here will be the grandest ever Witnessed IL
the capital of the nation, and VIII! De repre-.
sentative Of a nation OF Sixty miii'on VI i'eo
and independent people.
The President-elect ana mis- parry DR.
r;vsd here about half past seven
o'clock this morning after com1ortaoie
nioht,s rest in sleeper on q speclal
tan His arrival at that hour was unex
nected. and he waited at the depot for hall
an hour. until the reception committee
conld be informed of it and come to meet
and escort him to the quarters engaged 1or
him at the Arlington Hotel. AS soon as
President Arthur was informed that ne
was al hi hotel he ordered guard
there the services of which are neces-
sarv to keep back the crowds VINO as
soon as his presence there was known be-
pan to besiege him. No cards were taken
to him except those of the very few Tor
whose admission orders had been gwen.
MANY who called wanted to give him ao-
vice about the composition OF bis caDinet,
hut if he is seeking advice upon that
subject it is only from those whom ne
a-ked for it. and mot that which may be
ofIared gratuitously. The President elect
i looking we'll and cheerful, and Is evident
" highly pratiGed at the evidences OF the
enthusiastic reception he will receive Pres-
ident Arthur will call upon him this even
| ing. w
Mcssrs Manning, Whitney, Villas, Bay
ard. Lunar aud Garland, who, il ls geher'
ally supposed will he members OF the next
cabinet. are already in the city. About me
seventh member there is some puoilc nouo'.
New England people say ii their sectioh Is
TO be represented it should be by repre-
sentative man, and that Mr. Endlcott Is mol
that sort of a man, Int That congressman
Cnllius of Boston, il, and, besides, is an
I,ishmao, and that the latter's appointment
will tend to bring back to the party the
I,roa irish strength which left it at the last
election. The friends of General Mcclellan
and Of Col Black, Of Illinois, will also, 1t Is
said make a strong iiuml effort IN behalf OF
their respective favorites, and it is SAID al
The l,apiiol today that the War Department
is TO fall TO ope of the two latter gentlemen
mentioned.
From Virginia it is learned here to day
that The gentlemen most prominently
spoken Of in connection with the demo
cratic nomination for Governor of that State
are Congressman Cabell, of Dauvlle; Gen
eral James Walker. Of Wythvllle, and Mr..
Holmes Conrad. Of Winchester. Mr.. Robert
Beverley, il is said, is an applicant for tho
nosition Of Commissioner OF Agriculture
under the Cleveland administration.
Gentlemen here from Warrenton say that
since the publication of the Chicago story
about General Fitz Lee and four of the ex'
officers of Mosby's command accepting
commissions in Ell Mahdi's forces, numerous
dispatches from Northern newspaper OIL
ces have been received there asking about
its correctness. They also say that though
the names mentioned in the story are
those of parties living in Fauquier
those parties were never officers in Mosby
command, and that as every body in Vir.
einia knew, though many people IN the
North did not, the whole story is hoax
and poor one at that.
The Senate remained in session last night
long enough to complete the sundry civil
bill. which was until two o'clock, when il
adjourned uutil nine this morning, when II
took up the Indian appropriation bill, on
which il is still engaged at Two -o'nlafk Ter
I CuoK occasion TO denounce As untrue the
, republican assertion that the democrats
and the incoming administration would
support the Oklahoma boomers. The
House remained in yesterday session until
four o'clock this morning, when it adjoul n
ed until nine, at which hour it commenced
? the consideration of the conference re-
port on the postoftice appropriation bill.
Most all the night session was spent in fill
clustering by the republicans. who resorted TO
that means Of defeating the ousting of Viii.
son, republican member from Iowa, and Civ
ing his seat to his democratic contestant
Frederick, in which they were successful.
During one Of the temporary recesses the
republican members, led by Mr. John Wise,
made the hall ring with the song, Wen
hang JEFF Davis to Sour Apple Tree, which
the democrats, when it was completed,
more than Offset by the manner in which
they rendered Dixie; and 30 the hours wore
away.
There is still great deal of talk about an extra
session, aud up to to day only six of the
regular appropriation bills had final y passed both
houses. But notwithstanding this the most
| knowing members of the Senate as we'll as of the
House say they are confident the necessary busi-
ness of the session will be completed in time for
| the adjournment at noon to- morrow.