Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-05

erty, in Alexandria county. Va, to W. B.
Brockett. has been confirmed by the Circuit

erty, in Alexandria county, Va, to W. B.
Brockett. has been confirmed by the Circuit
Court Of that county.
Last December Abingdon, the estate of
Mr. Alexander Hunter, in Alexandria coun.
ty, wes sold 10 A. Richards &, Co., of this
city, for $50 an acre. The sale was con.
frmed few days afterwards. Mrs. Hunter
has now brought suit to set aside the sale,
and tho Independent Ice Company here has
made an upset bid of so.
Intelligence from California here to-day
is 10 the effect that the legislature of that
State will ba republican, Senator Hearst
spent 8 half million to make it democratic,
so as to come back, but Senator Stanford,
thinking that if it did go democratic it
would look like a condemnation of his own
course, spent another half million to make
it republican, end, as usual. the last money
was the more effective Eek Senator Ser
geaut will probably be returned.
Republicans as well as democrats to-day
concede that the next u. S. House of Rep
resentatives will be democratic, but by a
maj ority so small that Mr.. Randall and the
other protection so called democrats
will have 20 difficulty in STAYING off all mea.
sules for tariff reform and for reducing the
cost of the necessares Of life. Fortunately
for the reputation of the country, of Ken.
lucky, and Of his own district, Mr.. Carlisle
has been reelected and will be the next
Speaker unless the republicans support Mr.
Randall for that position.
People here familiar with Secretary Whit.
ney say he knows the true cause of the
democratic defeat CT last Tuesday as we'll as
any body else, and that in his private con.
versations he doesn't hesitate to express his
decided opposition to great deal that has
been done and left undone by the admins.
tration. Mr.. Whitney has been in politics
long enough 10 know that they are what
Q we'll known merchant of Alexandria says
they are, and that an administration to be
successful must act accordingly.
The proprietor Of the Solaris hotel and res
taurant, next door to Williard's hotel, failed tC
day for twenty thousand dollars. He made
an assignment to Philadelphia creditors, " be
will let him continue the business in the
hope that he will reduce the amount of their
loss.
Among the Presidents appointments yesterday
| was Mr. 6. J. Tucker, of New York, who succeed
Cd in clecting republican candidate in his state
some years ago by running as q greer back can
hidate and drawing OF democratic votes, and who
| last Tuesday was an active opponent Of Mayor
| Hewitt, the regular democratic nominee, and
| surpul 'ci VI III bcoiSc. Anu Stili soue unSo
phistcatel peoplo are surprised at the recent
democratic defeat.
The weather to-day was delightful aud larg,
crowd attended this, the last day of the races
Among those present were many Alexandrians
| 1t is reported among Virginans here to day tina
Congressman George Wise, of Yirgnis will b.
here to-day, and will address the Virginia demo
! cratic sssncstio of this city tonight, and Civ
his ideas of the cause of the recent overwhelm
| ing defeat oil the democracy OF his State.
| Postmaster General Villas has returned frou
his trip to Wisconsin. While absent he made
political speech at Madison, but, though an office
of the Government. lie has not been suspended TO
doing 50, as was y. S. district attorney Benton,
good and true democrat in Missouri.