Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-21
feared the knights of labor will give the
de m ncrats some trouble there.

feared the knights OF LABOR Will give the
de m ocrats some trouble there.
A club of colored Virginians was organ
lied here last night to work at the election
in their State next fall The appointment
of Matthews did not placate them. They
passed a resolution denouncing Capt. Web
ster, chief of police Of Alexandria, for shoot
ing colored man in that city last Saturday
night, though it is we'll known he did so
accidentally and while in the discharge OF
his duty.
Col" Perry Carson, colored, the most
influential man among his race In this city,
who told the GAzETTE's correspondent some
DAYS ago that if Matthews, the colored re-
corder of deeds of this city, were serenaded,
it would be by white people, as no ringers
would ssrenade him, not here, no" says !;
1.-THE appointment is an insult to the people
of the District OF Columbia as taxpayers and
citizens. Mr.. Matthews could have been
better provided for in his own State OF New
York than here, and could have accom-
plishod more tor the party with which he
now affilietes; for he is after all onl y rem
egade republican. If Mr.. Cleveland want
ed to insult the people of his own party he
could not have done it more completely
than by Matthews appointment.
Congres:ma Phil. Thompson, secreta-
~ of the democratic congressional campaign
committee, says the book they are getting up
for the information OF democratic canvassers
during the coming campaign will be ready
next week, and that the committee has re-
ceived by voluntary contributions from non
Office holders about enough to pay for pub
fishing and binding it. The contract Tor
that work was given to the Gibson Drothers
Tn ha
TO the book the following paragraph occurs !:
"In harmony with the spirit, of tho times, the
democratic party must inaugurate q new de-.
parture towards more liberal trade, whereby
our surplus manufactures will cease to be
restricted to the 100000 consumers at
home, but, on the contrary, have freer
outlet to the 2,O00,O00,000 consumers of the
world"
The passenger train from Baltimore due
here at 9 o'clock this morning by the B. q
O. R. R., met with an accident near the Y
formed by the junction with the Metropol.
tan branch, by which the track wastorn up
for some distance, one or two baggage cars
broken up and a baggage master slightly in
jured.
The Capitol presents es deserted an APP
pearance now as it's habitue ever remem-
Der. There are very few senators or repre-
sentatives in the city, and not one was seen
there to- day.
Intelligence from Petersburg to-day tends
strongly to substantiate the surmises of this
correspondence for some time past, to the
effect that Gen. Malone will probably be
the republican candidate for Congress in the
4th district of his State. If the republicans
have the control of the next House, it is
said Mr.. Brady will be recompensed for
Withdrawing in the Generals favor by being
the Generals candidate for the clerkship of
that body.
From the first Virginia district it is learn
ed here that Mr.. T. Spicer Curlett expects
to get the Mahonete nomination for Con,
gress in that district, though Col. Mayo and
working for it.
Ex-postmaster Windsor, of Alexandria,
and Mr.. Butler Malone will leave here this
afternoon for Fortress Monroe, where they
will spend tomorrow with Gen. Malone as
his guests.
From plans in the rooms of the Senate
committee on public buildings and grounds
it is seen that the proposed bridge to span
the Potomac at Arlington will be $500 feet
long, the bridge proper, consisting of four
arches 1900 feet the approaches, four
arches on the Washington and three
on the Virginia side. aggregsting 1000 feet ;
the entertainments 31OO feet, and small bridge
for the slue around Masons Island 200 feet. The
central arch will be 80 feet high 1t is tho in
tention of General Malone to try to push the bill
for this bridge through the Senate at its noxt
session.
1t is reported at the Treasury to-day that still
another bond call for fifteen million dollars will
be made on the LIST proximo Thirty. five million
for one month will do pretty well in view Of tho
fact that the President vetoed Mr.. Morrisons bill
for reducing the surplus in the Treasury.