Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-17

III at the civil war is not over with
viii the North, even with the democrats
OF that section, is proved by the fact that
one Of the latter, and an Influential one in
his own State in a talk with the GAZETTE's
correspondent this morning, said he knew
that the reason the President did not take
his wife to Richmond was that Miss Davis
would have received with her, and that
that was good enough reason for every
Northern man; that the President strength
ened himself in the North by his action, and
gained votes for his party thereby ct the re-
cont election. This fact alone is sufficient
to account for Tue democratic apathy re.
Gently manifested in Virginia.
a female clerk in ono of the depart ments
here, from Virginia. was removed some time
ago. The congressman from her district
requested her reinstatement. He was told
that she was appointed on the recommend.
alton of Gen. Malone He said that was
not sufficient cause for her removal. He
was then shown some OF her letters in
which she spoke Of other Southern ladies
in the department as The widows or daugh.
ers or sisters Of Bourbons. The letters sat-
isfed the congressman with her removal,
but he asked that q female relative of hers
might have her place, as she had a large
| uuuibS' vi NihIS IeIhsiFeS, MI Vi WHOM were
democrats. He was told his request would
be granted, Int it had not been up to the
late election day, and on that day none of
those relatives thought it incumbent upon
him to 60 to the pools.
AS Postmaster General Villas did precisely
the same thing for which U. S. district at.
torney Benton of Missouri was suspended
make politice! speech during the late
campaign, and IS the former was not sus.
pended the order of suspension in the case
of the latter hes been revoked, and he is
now on duty again. The republicans now
want to know what is to be done with the
U. S. district attorney in Pennsylvania who
was suspended at the same time Mr.. Benton
was and for the same cause.
Congressman Springer of Illinois, who is
now in the city, says the democratic House
must do something at the coming session of
Congress to show the people of the country
that the democratic party ia really in favor
of pre- ctical reduction Of the tariff and of
diminishing the cost Of living, and that as
it seems almost impossible to pass any gen.
eral bill, he for one good and true and con,
sisteut democrat is in favor of passing bill
that will remove the duty from few or
from one prime necessary of life, salt, wool
or some other article that every body has
| to use.
People from Indiana here to-day say that
lively times are expected there when the
Legislature Of that State assemblies. Prima
facie the democrats have two majority on
Joint ballot aud are entitled to the United
States Senator to be elected. They have q
majority in the State Senate, but the repub
licans have ma ority in the House of Del
egates. The republicans propose to turn
out enough democrats in the latter to offset
the democratic majority in the Senate, but
the democrats in that body say that for
every democrat turned out of the House OF
Delegates republican will have to go out
of the Senate, as they are bound to retain
their fairly elected majority, and to obtain
the hCnois and emoiuments to which its
possession entities them.
1t is reported here that delegation Of
knights Of labor from various parts of the
country have requested the President to
call an extra session of the 50th Congress on
The 9Th Of March to pass certain bills for the
benefit of the workingmen.
The Hawaiian Minister gave grand dinner to
the diplomatic corps at Chamberlain's here last
night. morning paper describing it mentions
rs one Of the guests the Austrian Minister There
is no Austrian Minister hero now nor has There
been since tho last ono was recalled as soon as
; it became known that this Government resented
the refusal OF Austria to accept Major Kelley 4:
tho American Minister
The sudden. mysterious and unexpected re
mOval OF Col. Wilson, chief OF engineers and SUI
perintendent OF public buildings and grounds O
the District of Columbia and master OF cercmo
mics at tho White House. is the subject of COCO
deal of talk here and though many reasons are
| assigned none seems satisfac: ory