Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Aleza. GAZETTE

Decu lDlOIHGu ny tue SLdle department
that he will not be removed. Gen. Walker,
Of New York, also republican, the U. S.
consul at Paris, one Of the most lucrative
positions ut the disposal of the President,
has likewise been officially informed that
no change will he made in his Office nor in
any of the positions under him. There were
many good aud true and competent dem
ocratic applicants for each of these positions,
but the President thinks it best that they
should stay at home and continue to toll
and spend money for their party, and re-
ceve their recompense in the sweet by and
bye 1t is needless to say the workers don't
look at it 10 that light.
The real estate ring here, alluded TO in
this correspondence of yesterdays date, is
the subject Of a good deal Of talk to day.
The correspondent of one Of the New York
papers, who seut off long account of the
affair. was waited upon yesterday by par
ties, who, he says, talked as though thew
wanted the matter hushed up. He told
them that if they denied what had been
said he would give them The required space.
The names of several Of the Government
officials here are connected with the affair.
The attempt to have tho District and the
country put TO tbs expense of extending the
streets out to the site OF the purchases made
by the ring will probably fail, as the House
appropriations committee will have some.
thing to gay in the matter, and its members
are not we'll disposed towards towards ring.
sters.
All the republican Office holders here from
Connecticut have gene home to work and
vote, or are making arrangements to do so,
as they have been Informed from there that
every vote will be required next Tuesday.
ard that even with those them will not be
enough. The election Of democratic Gov
ernor seems TO be conceded, and the fight
for the Legislature, which will elect Sena-
ter Hswleys successor, will, they say, be
entirely too close TO be comfortable. The
election Of q democratic Senator in Indiana
Is almost assured. A republican here to.
day who has had recent conversations in
the West with several of the republican
Senators from that section, says they are
very much concerned at the danger of los
| ing control of the Senate, and that accord
! ing to their estimates the majority in that
body after the fourth Of next March will de-.
| pend upon the stability Of the unstable Mr..
| Riddieberges, Of Virginia. There would be
| lively times in the Senate, to be sure, if Mr..
Rddleborger were able 10 cast its deciding
| VOTE
The bids for continuing the work on the
reclamation Of the Potomac flats, off this
city, were opened to-day. The lowest bid for
dredging and emba hiking was that of Henry
Wilson, who built q dredging machine at
Alexandria lest year; that for filing was
that OF Benton e Mcneil, who own the
sucking machine lately at work in the Wash
ingtcn channel, and that for the stone for
the riprap work was that of Fl. p. Gilbert,
OF Georgetown.
An Old and VOL posted and impartial
officer Of the House writes here to day from
Ohio to tho effect that the democrats will
certainly lose four, aud probably five, con-
gressmen i'll that State at the coming cleo
ton.
Inc Virginia democratic association of
this city he's obtained reduced rates for the
transportation Of Virginia voters on the B.
6, o., the y. & +. and the W., o. g. W. rail.
roads, but IS yet have not been informed
that they can Rave them on the V. Nj. road
Tho President to-day appointed A. B.
Williams, of Arkansas, a member of the
board of registration and election 10 Utah,
and f. A. Barker, Of New Hampshire, to be
U. $. Marshal for that district.
A New \ orker here to day says he is sure
the President has abandoned his cherished
idea of second term, from tho fact that he
has at last given Mr.. Lock wood an Office.
Mr.. Lockwood is the man who nominated
Mr.. Cleveland for Sheriff. for Mayor, for
Governor and for President, and if Mr.
Cleveland desired second term he would
have nominated him for that but as
he could not Go that while holding an Office
as that would I've active partsanisln, the fact
that he has been appointed shows that the
Pres dent ia cut of the race.
~ ~ L.
at the White House yesterday, and had
with him two fine puppies he wished to give
the President, but they made such COM
motion there that they had to be removed
before their owner reached the President,
and BY the tine be lind got them quiet the
audience was over for the day.
The appearance OF tho weather to day was
exceedingly un'avorabie, and the attend.
ance ut tho races WAS considerably reduced
thereby. Among those present were MANY
New Workers, and few from Virginia.
Rev. DIR. Sunderland and most of bis con-
gregation are republicans The President
and his family attend his church. One of
his elders was recently removed from the
federal Office here he has been holding for
years. The older and many of the other
members of the church requested the Dr.
to ask the President to have him reinstated,
| Duu VIC ~. tuclE TelluGSt, AnU %.
cause of his refusal some of them have left
his church and more are talking about doing
so.
The Board of District Commissioners and
the War Department agree that the Long
Bridge snd its approaches should be in bet
ter condition, but neither seems to know
which has the authority to make the re-
quired improvements.
The new Catholic church at Hyattsville,
near this city, will be dedicated next Sun
day evening. The Cardinal and many 9TH
ers of the Catholic clergy will be present and
take part in the ceremonies.
1t is said at the weather bureau hero, to-
day, that this, 50 far, has been the dryest
October since that bureau was established
RICHMOND AND DANyILLE AND GEORGIA
CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-A Savannah (Ga.)
telegram says: II is stated on the very
highest authority that the recent heavy