Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-06
that majority and make tie, with no Vice
President to Cast The deciding vote. Vir-

that majority and make tie, With no Vice
President to Cast The deciding vote. Vir-
ginis, Inlinua. New Jersey and California
would make that change, were it not for the
fact that Nevada hos failed to secure the
election OF democrat in place of Mr. Fair
So that the Senate will still BIZ republican
unless Mr.. Rid leberger shall come to the
relisf of the democrats. of which there is
rot much probability, though some of his
friends say that bis animosity toward the
leader Of the republican, in the Senate is so
intense, and their respect ard regard for
him 50 little. that he will just Is soon do
that rs not if tie fancy TO do so shall strike
him. The constant readers Of this CORE
spondencs will recollect that months ago
the probability Of Il tic in the Senate by
means CT Mr.. kitidlcherger's vote was antic.
ipated therein.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, who is
here, when asked if the dissatisfaction with
the President wa3 the cause of the recent
democratic defeat in his State, replied that
upon that question he had nothing to say.
He would say, however, that the tariff had
nothing to DO with it, and that the free trade
doctrines Of the democrats gained rather
than lost them votes.
The Presidents wife and the wife of Sec
rotary Eudcott left here yesterday evening
for Boston. 1t is said at the White House
to day that the President and Secretaries
Bayard, Whitney and Lamar will leave for
the same place to morrow, but the hour nor
road is not stated. The fact that such
things arc always kept secret occasions no
little comment.
1t is reported at the War Department to.
day that DR.. Moore, now stationed at San
Francisco, will be appointed Surgeon Gene
raj OF the Army, the place for which DR..
Charles Page, formerly CT Alexandria, was
an applicant.
The large number of new nickels with old
dates in circulation here induced the belief
that they were counterfeits. But by inqui,
ries at the Treasury it Was learned that hav.
ing been stored away there for years they
had become rusty, and that before they had
been issued under the recent call for them
they had been shined up.
Mr.. Clark. ..clerk of the House, says this
morning that the democratic majority in the
next House will be twenty, but in that mum.
Der be includes the labor congressman.
At the regular weekly meeting of the Vir.
gina democratic association of this city held
last night it was determined to give con.
gresham John S. Barbour public recep.
lion here on his return from his European
tour. He sailed last Saturday and is ex.
pected here Monday or Tuesday. A com.
mittee was appointed with Capt. John A.
Jones as chairman to make the necessary
arrangements. Congressman elect Lee, Mr.
Barbours successor, has beeninvited to make
the reception speech. 1t was stated at the
meeting that of all tho circulars sent to the
many Virsininn'a holding Office here under
the federal aud district governments, asking
for contributions to the election fund, only
two had met with responses. The
fact was al7o talked about among
the members that District contractor, o
Nirginian, who employs large number oil
Virginia hands here, and who at previous
elections in his State has given them holi.
day, allowed their pay to run on, and paid
their expenses home to vote the democratic
| ticket, Kept them oil at work last Tuesday
To show how the Presidents civil service
| order operates here, it is mentioned that the
| member Of the association from whom this
information was obtained gave the names
of the committee appointed to arrange fol
Mr.. Barbour5 reception, but as one of them
holds an Office in the Treasury service, ask.
ed that his name should not be published
| as it IN %ht be the cause of bis Losing his DO
sition.
A joke is current among the newspaper
correspondents here to the effect that on
Wednesday morning, when the President
and his private secretary, Col. Lamont, met
the latter congratulated the former upon
tbs victory of bis party the day before, and
| that tho Presidents only reply was the
question, (Which party ?"
The Treasury Department decided to-day
that certain articles of wearing apparel
brought TO Commodore Whiting, y. S. N.
by the rayma9ter OF the U s. s. Saratoga
cannot be delivered until the regular duty
! thereon shall have been paid.