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to labor organizations, but always strove 10
please his employers, and spent his flights
a: bone aud saved his wages.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexa GAZETTE
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Especial Correspondence Of the Alexa GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, u. G., Nov. &c, 1856.
Intelligence here TO day from Arizona is
TO the effect that the democracy there is
conieuttd apd united, and that to that fact
is due tho decisive victory they gained in
the receu: elections. The cause of their con-
lentnent il the removal of all the republi.
can Office holders in the Territory and the
satisfactory character Of the men who fill
their places. Ii tho appointment of the
latter the President for rarity took the
advice and acted upon the recommendations
OF reliable people who were his real friends
and therefore would not deceive him.
Among the Senators at the Capitol to. day
were Messrs. Miller and Logan. The for
mer was engaged for several hours in
searching the files of the Congressional Re
cord. The latter was on no especial bust.
ness. When there he talked some about
the new public printer, saying that that
official had swept him clean-turned out
every man he had there Now that the
General has returned, the fact that MIR. Bel,
Il pronounced republican, still retains his
place as Supervising Architect of the Trea-
sury, revives the story to the effect that the
latter had the plans for the formers house
drawn by Government employees and dur
ing office hours.
A North Carolniau here to-day says it
was not the internal revenue that defeated
the reelection of congressman Reid of that
State, but the anti Cleveland feeling prevail
ing there. lie says Brewer, the republican
who defeated Reid made thousands of votes
by telling the crowds he addressed tn at
though his was called the niger party NM.
Cleveland, the President of the democratic
party, invited the negro Fred Douglas to his
dinners, ana that when Mr.. Reid in reply
would read y letter from Col. Lamont stat
ing that Fred was 10: invited to the Presi.
dents dinners but 10 Lis receptions, Brow
er would say that was still worse, as no
body would have blamed him if thinking
Fred as good as himself, he had invited him
but to invite him and his white wife to all
the grand public receptions WAS what even
he, Brewer, who belonged to the ''nigger
party" would not have done.
! Rev. DR.. Newman, who wants the uem-
cries Of tho war between the States pre-
served in ths North, in his thanksgiving
sermon here yesterday, avowed himself in
favor OF an american party" of making g
residence Of fifteen years the prerequisite
| to voting, aad Of requiring Catholics TO ro-
nounce allegiance TO the Pope. His re-
marks were received with unanimous ap-
plause, and ct their close one Of his hearers
arose and said they voiced the sentiment
Of the entire congregation.
Mrs. Page, who was murderously assault.
ed last Friday night by the negro under
whom, according TO tho system of civil SER
vice reform now in practice, she WAS com
peled to work, is North Carolina lady Of
gentle birth, the sister Of the late COL Tur-
ner who WAS her State librarian. She ia
widow with family depending upon her
| for support, and it was for them that she
consented 10 work under her negro over
seer.
~ employee Of the Navy Departm snt,
VINO had seen better days, being asked to.
day how ne relished the turkey given hia
by Secretary Whitney yesterday, replied
that every mouthtul stuck in his throat. and
that he would ncJ have gone for it except
for the fact that ne ddn't have a dollar to
by another one. If Mr.. Whitney were
possessed Of the right sort Of feeling, said
he, he would have sent his turkeys to the
homes Ct Tie employees in bis department.
and not have made those employees 20 for
them, as used To make my negroes do.
Ii is town talk that on tue fist day of the
approaching session Of Congress q
resolution will be introduced providing
for an investigation oi the affairs of
| the District OF Columbia, and that
such an investigation will bring to light not
oa!s tbs TRUE story o. the police scandal,
Eu: also that @! q a.4d Rag hcre ia which
prominent Govsrnweut officials are inter.
<sted, ana that may suggest q modification
oi the present district government by which
that government will not be conducted by
two republicans aud one halt way democrat.
New York danocrat, when converting
with an eN:demccrat:c member of Congress
ircm Virginia, here to-day, YVES told by the
| latter that Cleveland was satisfactory TO the
| people Of his State, and upon his renomina-
| ton depended the salvation of the party.
To this the New Yorker repled that be
| lived in Rock land county, twenty five miles
! up the Hudson, county that had given
Cleveland eleven hundred majority, lust
hity moro than was required to elect him,
but that now it would give almost that
much against him, and that if Cleveland
and Blaine be the next nominees New York
would give the latter fifty thousand MAORI
ty. He said Cieveland's administration
had taken the heart out of the democratic
party, and that his only supporters now were
those who are indebted TO him, or hope
to De before the expiration of his term.
Soi. hospS WIS mere to-day ana With his frlcnd
cX Postmaster Windsor, Of Alexandria, called up
on several of his acquaintences in this city The
Colonel has grown 10 be quite stout man.
Delegate voorhees,. of Washington Territory
has arrived. He says his Territory has all the
requisites for statehood, and that the people there
expect that it will be admitted into the Union
without much more delay.
When Mr. Tribby, the jewccr near High and
Bridge streets, Georgetown, went to his store this
morning he found that his safe had been blown
open, and about two hundred dollars in cash sew.
eral watches some left there for repair and near.
ly every valuable thing in tho store had Leen
stolen And this, too, while Il brilliant light was
burning in the store.
On a WILD STAMPEDE.-While herd of
Texan steers were being driven through
New York city last night, On their way to
q slaughter.house on the East river, thew