Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-06

will contain prohibition blanks.

parties there will contain prohibition planks.
Mr. McCue, solicitor of the Treasury, in
a talk with the GAZETTEs correspondent to.
day, said that IS yet he had only heard one,
The sSsees', side Of the Alexandra canal
case, and that he thought il was exceeding
~ strange tibet none of the representatives.
OF the other, the canal side, had been to see
him On the subject He said that SO far as
the expiration OF the time specified in the
bill providing for the purchase Of the oque-
duct was concerned, that made no differ
ence, "a request from the department for
an extension OF that time by Congress
would doubtless be granted. He sa!d that
il was not the desire Of the Government to
injuse either the canal or Alexandria, but
that it was lis desire TO 10 every thing that
would make the canal valuable, as the Gov
eminent owned large share Of it's stock.
A democratic candidate for Congress
in Maryland district was here
last week, and called upon some of the
leading working democrats Of the city for
contributions to his campaign fund, but OBJ
tanned none, as he was told that the only
Legislative favors the city received at the
last session oi Congress came from the re-
publican Senate, and that in the distrbu-
ton Of tho federal patronage here none of
the working democrats Of the city had been
recognized.
Civil service commissioner Edserton SAYS
an investigation of the charges that certain
of tho Presidents appointees have taken
part in recent democratic conventions, is ir
progress, and that if they be sustained the
appontecg referred to will be bounced, a1d
that they should be. And yet Mr.. Edger-
toa has taken many an active part in poll
tics.
A largo excursion party from North Caro-
lima is in the city to-day, and many CT its
members wsro at the Capitol 1t was re.
marked ina, it was the best dressed aud
most genteei looking party Of excursoniSts
that has been here for long time, ard
though they were observed critically not
one Of the ladies was seen to dip" during
the entire visit.
Ex-Congressman Dazendorf says he will
soon 60 to the Norfolk Congressional dis
triet and make speeches in every county in
the district for Mr.. Bowden, the republican
candidate. He says Bowden was not Ma.
| homes favorite for the nomination, and that
he will get the vote of every republican,
! white and black, in the district He also
says he understands that Congressman
Brady has written letter to the republican
Congressional campaign committee, stating
| that he will support Gaines, the man who
beat both him and Malone. 1t was but q
short time ago that Mr.. Brady announced
that the committee referred to would repu.
date Gaines, and that 8 straightout republi.
can would be pnt in the field in that district
and be supported by himself and all the
other good republicans there.
The Treasury Department has decided
that fur cloak purchased in Canada bv 8
person en.rout2 % the United States and
worn by her 70: two days in that country
while on be. way to the United Statos is
exempt fro:a duty lis wearing apparel il
actual usen
! Patrick N. Furlong, of Troy. n. Y, has
been appointed assistant foreman OF the
stnreotyping department Of the government
printing Office, and Henry Willer, of New
York, has been appointed superintendent
Of the warehouse.
The appointment Of Mr.. Oyster to an
$500 position IN the Government printing
Office, has cause no little stir among the
democratic printers Of this city, inasmucl
as Mr.. Oyster has heretofore been known as
q pronounced and active republican. But
the ways of the mug wumps is past indiag
out.
Sangu;rc democrats from Illinois and Connec.
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gains in both those States this fall not because OF
| any desire TO endorse tho administration but be.
cause some OF the democratic nominees have been
endorsed by the knights of labor in those States
| The Virginia democratic association Of this
city has moved its headquarters from Drew
drug huilding to the building Of the Washington
Beneficial Society, Oil 1G:h, between i and L
streets, in which the Maryland democratic 1850
citation ard tho Co!uuihia Democratic club of this
| city also meet
Mrs. Cleveland. accompanied By hov incther
returned this morning, from their visit to Butf.lo
| They were at tins j.. u O. depot by Col. La
mont aad driven VII: Maryland avenue 10 the
| White House.
| Mail service on tbs route h..waen B"s:ue sta
| ton and Brentsviilc, Prince William county, Va.
| will on Monday mex: be Interested to twelve times
| II week.
cOmmandcry Of knights Tcnplsrs from Nor
wich, Connecticut, IS here to-day. They marched
up to the White House, preceded Ivy their band
and paid their respects to the President This
afternoon they went to Mount Vernon.
FIGHTING THE WAR OVER AGAIN.-A