Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of tho Alexa. GAzETTE.l
WASHINGTON D. c., Sept. 50, 1856.
Senator Ransom, of North Carolina is in
the city to-day. He says there is little
trouble in two Of the democratic districts of
his State, but that in both the probabilities
are that the regular democratic candidates
will be elected and that the democrats stand
agood chance Of gaining the one negro district
there as the contest between the two negro
candidates is heated, the black element OPP
posing O'Hara, who is a light mulatto, and
the mulattoes opposing Abbott, who is full
blooded African.
Among the Congressman at the Capitol to-
day were Messrs. Gibson and Wilson, OF West
Virginia The former Gays he intends to
assist Mr. OFerrall in his campaign, and
will make a speech for him at CharIoLtes.
Vile on the .iih proximo. Mr.. Gibson was
defeated for denomination by Mr.. Hogg, but
says he viii! be candidate for tho no::iina.
ton in 1883. Mr.. Wilson says there IS little
or no democratic disailectton in his district,
and that while there is some feeling be-
tween the Camden and the anti Camden
democrats, he doesn't think that Ceiling will
affect the congressional vote to any consid.
cradle extent.
The Presidential party returned last night
| and we're much pleased with the improve
| ments, repairs aud new furniture at the
White House. Neither the President nor
Mrs. Cleveland received callers this nom
drove out to their recently purchased sum-
mer house, to inspect the improvements
there.
The hands at the bureau Of engraving
and printing employed on the new silver
certificates have been ordered to do extra
work until supply Of those notes can be
obtained equal to the demand. 1t is
| thought tie one dollar notes will be ready
| for distribution by the LIST proximo, the
tWos about three weeks later, and The Iiges
about the middle of November.
A gentleman who was at CharicstoWu.
w. Va, ut the recent democratic meeting
| there, says that Mr.. Butcher, one OF the in.
! dependent candidates for Congress in The It'll
Virgin district, made :. speech, b,is was
not treated with the respect usually accord
cd public speakers.
Mr. II. S. Johnston, large property owE-
err in Alexandria county, Va, says new
grand jury haa been summoned at the court
of That county which meets on Monday
next, aud that there is talk Of the iudiot.
ment Of some OF the ex county officials.
Mr.. Marshall Parks, democratic can
didate for Congress in the Norfolk
district, who was mere yesterday, says his
prospects Of election are very favorable,
and that many republicans in Norfolk have
volunteered tin their support for the rea-
son that he, as man of affairs, can be of
more benefit to the district under demo
cratic administration than any republican
who could be elected.
| Capt. Foster, Of Leesburg, one of The
wv 1ofa r, Lo /,
congressional nomination in the Alexandria
district, is here to-day, but expects TO 60 to
Cu!peper c. H., where the convention is in
! session this evening, in response to dis.
patch calling him there.
1t is said here that Congressman Hale, O.
Missouri, who failed to be renominated, and
has announced himself as an independent
candidate, has the support Of Gov. Critten.
den OF that State. People from Missouri
here say the Governor always WAS little
cranky.
Ensign Lee Ho!comhe, L. s. n, who has
recently returned from three years cruise
on the Trenton. has been ordered to duty
ut the naval academy at Annapolis.
The democrats have SO far had little
chance TO look at the books OF the Govern.
ment, but they are availiug themselves o.
every opportunity that the administration
affords them TO do go. 1t has now been dis
covered that crookedness prevails even in
the Smithsonian Institute aud that females
are carried on the pay rolls there as copyists
who are unable to write their own names.
The Navy Department was informed this morn
| ing that the derclict schooner Lizzie" which has
been dangerous obstruction to navigation of
| the coast Of Massachusetts for some time has
been blown up.
John Pelham, son Of Judge Pelham, of this city
| arrested some timo since for stealing watch
rom one OF the boat club houses WAS tried to-day
and acquitted.