Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-21

nam ed TO day as the day upon which they
would visit tho fair. All went smoothly on
as marriage bell until yesterday evening,
when all OF sudden tho plan was changed.
Mrs. Cleveland, it was announced, would
not attend nor any of the other ladies of the
Presidential party. The newspaper men were
moving hither and thither with view of as
certaining, if possible, the cause Of this sud-
den change in the programme. At last it was
discovered. The evening papers contained
an item to the effect that Miss Winnie Da.
Wis, the daughter of Jefferson Davis, presi-
dent of the late Contederacy, would be pres
ent at the Governors mansion, in Rich
nond, and assist Mrs. Governor Lee and
Mrs. President Cleveland to receive at the
banquet 10 be given the President and par
ty at the Governors mansion. After the
appearance of this news there was much
commotion around and about the White
House. Cabinet ministers were seen to
come and go. One would have thought
that war wus about to be declared against
some foreign power, but at late hour the
secret was developed and tho following tel.
egram was sent TO Governor Lee:
Gors,1,or Fit=hwgh Lee, Richmond, Ja:
Mrs Cleveland and tho aides will rot accom-
pany me to Richmond and my engagements are
| made to return at an early hour. ! regret that
| your house this occasion.
GROVER CLEVELAND
The question naturally arose, "What
caused this sudden changer" 1t was solved
| last night after the hurry and bury we're
over and the President and his advisers had
retired 10 their couches. 1t would have
lost the democrats, it was said, six or
eight congressman in the North for the
President and Mrs. Cleveland to have been
present at reception in Richmond where
Miss Davis was one Of the ladies who were to
assist in the festivities OF the OCCASION This
| told the tale, and the President who owes his
| position as much to the voters of the South as
| to those Of the North, concluded TO offer an
insult to Governor Lee, Of Virginia, and to
the people Of Virginia and the entire South,
by declining to allow Mrs. Cleveland to be
present at the Governors banquet because
the daughter OF jefferson Davis would be
present, yea, more, he would not attend
himself. This matter is the principal topic
of conversation here to-day. 1t is said that
! Col. Lamont advised The President to do
what he has done, not so much from the fear
oil loss of Northern democratic congress
men, but Of less of Northern Cleveland
| delegates in the next national democratic
convention. The Presidents course is disap-
proved Of by almost everybody here except a
few Southern oftice-holders, who say he was
right in not being at all mixed up with Mr..
Davis or anything connected with him.
Northern democratic congressman, officers
OF the army and navy, and prominent mer.
chants all say they are disappointed in the
President, and that they thought be was a
bigger man. Even the bloody-shirt repub.
Leans, the men who objected to his meeting
Miss Davis, say it was a "!iGnk," and sheer
at him.
Senator Butler and tho members of his
family with whom he has been travelling
abroad, have returned and arrived here this
morning. The Senator says be has had o
very agreeable trip, bat that the more he
saw OF foreign countries the more he liked
his own, and that the longer he was away
the more he realized that there is no place
like home.
Co. Mosby has signed contract by which
he is TO receive $500 night Tor fifty nights
on whica he shall repeat his lecture on bis
experience during the late war. In addition
to his pay, which will amount TO SIS, 900
and which, if he shall choose he can earn in
less than two months, he will have his trav.
cling and actual expenses paid. The Colo
mel is expected here at All early day from
California, and will start from here for Bos.
ton, where his lectures will begin.
Many people from Virginia who come
here seem to be under the impression that
Mr.. Croxton will have great difficulty in Sc
curing his reelection to Congress in the lst
district next Tuesday week. They say
there Is great apathy among the democrats
on the south side of the Potomac and bay
and great disatlection among those on the
north side. That the iattor part of their
| n n he &c hy
the fact that q letter received here from Col
J. w. II. Parker, Of Accomack county, on
the north side, one OF the best posted and
most reliable men in the district, says Col
Croxton will receive q larger vote there than
he did two years ago.
Mr.. o. NJ. Wilson, 8 prominent Indiana
republican, where he once held the position
Of Secretary Of the State, was here day or
two ago. Ho says the next legislature OF
Indiana will certainly DO democratic, and
that a democratic U. S. Senator will be
elected TO succeed Mr.. Harrison, republi.
can.
Since the President has been informed
that the republican t. S. attorney of the
western district of Pennsylvania, whom he
retains in Office, is now, aud for months
past has been, taking an active part in the
political campaign in his State, accompany
ing The republican candidate for Governor
on his electioneeling tour, and making
speeches for him. he has reconsidered his
former Interpretation of his civil service or.
der, and now says that democratic Office
holders may. if they think proper, make
democratic speeches. Suoh reconsidera-
ton was wise one. no matter how it may
have been produced.
Mr.. Brcckett, who bought Maple Grove, one OF
the bandsomest residences in Alexandria county,
yesterday, will put German tenant upon it, and
hold it for expected rise in all the real estate
near this city.
1t is Md at the Interior Department that very
few of the employees there democrats or republi.
cans have asked leave OF ah;ence to go home and
| vote
z Reply TO HEr. Cooper.
| Ia lie Editor OF He Richmond DiSuntch