Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-30

of foreign countries, where the price of !
those products IS fixed. He also says he |
hopes that hereafter the democrats Of the |
South, instead Of so acting as to secure the |
vote OF New York and Connecticut, will |
try 10 gain that of the States. of the North |
west, which they can do by stopping their
foolish practice of adopting tariff platforms
which can be interpreted to mean anything,
and coming out squarey for pure and
simple revenue tariff, so plain that those
who run may read.
People here to-day from Richmond say
that while exH1ayor Lamb, of Norfolk, has
made some grossly improper charges against
the personal conduct OF MIR. George Wise,
charges which in former days he would not
have dared 10 utter, the impression in their
city is hat their only effect will be to increase
Mr.. Wise's majority.
The attendance at the races was again to-.
day lesscned considerably by the damp cold
weather, many Of those present on the pre-
vious days having been made sick by the
colds they caught The races will be sus-
pended to-day until Wednesday next, and
will be continued on that day and the fol-
lowing Thursday and Friday, when it is
supposed the weather will be more fayora.
bic. Some Of the races of next week will
be three nile heats and are expected to be
unusually interesting.
MIR. Clark ,nnclerkb CT the u S. House of
Representatives, says he has made careful
and liberal estimate CT the composition of
he next House, and that be is convinced
the democratic majority therein can not be
less than twenty. In some of the estimates,
among the districts pat down as doubtful,
are two in Virginia, one in North Carolina.
one in Florida, and one in Mississippi.
Well posted and DISTINGUISHED republican
politicians here say that Mr.. Sherman is
questioDsby Mr.. Blaine's strongest rival
for the nomination OF the next national re-
publican convention but that tho fact that
Mr.. Sherman himself says Mr.. Blaine can
get that nomination if be wants it, and the
additional fact that the receptions MIR.
Blaine meets with are invariably SO much
larger and warmer than arc accorded him,
that ali doubt about Mr.. Baine's norlina.
| ton hiss been removed.
| Private letters received here from Wash
inston Territory say that vigorous fight is
| being made against The reelection of Mr..
| Voorhees,. the present democratic congress
sional delegate fronl'that Territory, and that
the probability i, lie will he defeated. Wash
! ington and Wyoming Territories are the
/ only places III the Union where women vote
| for congressman.
A resident Of Alexandria county, in the
| city to cay. said ne thought that the con-
gressional election, TO be held on Tuesday
next, would be The most quiet ever held ia
the county, aai That General Lee would not
only get the solid democratic vote, but prob
ably two thirds oil the republican vote. He
said the most important questions of local
nature the county would be interested in
before the next Congress would be the build.
ing of 3 grand bridge from Arlington across
the river TO Washington, aud the conversion
OF the ArliGgtoa estate into q United States
Agricultural expeTim entail farm. Both Of
which projects the people believe Gen. Lee
is heartily in favor Of, aud knowing him to
be good worker and O man Of great per-
sonai Influence, many votes would therefore
be cast Tor him, irrespective Of party. He
said the opposition candidate being little
known, AID Gen. Lee being known person
ally by almost every voter in the county,
the republican vote would be small.
Among the strangers in the city 10 Gay is
State Senator licaton, of Loudoun county,
Virginia, who has recently returned from
New Iura, to which city he went to trans.
fer Tho w, o. 4 w. r. H., to the Rich
mond and Danvilie company who will take
control OF it to InGrrow. He says the price
received for the road was between six and
seven hundred thousand dollars and that
10 view of all The circumstances be thinks
the disposal OF it vas about the best thing
that could have been done. Whether it will
now, or i'll the eaIly future, or ever, be pro.
duced, no does mol know, anil is not certain
that any body else docs.
Among the congressional districts to which
the republican congressional campaign COM
mittee has sent money is the Richmond dis
trict in Virginia. 1t is understood that
the national protective association has also
sent moaev TO that district While the first
committee referred 10 haa had plenty of mo-
ney at its disposal for ali tho close districts,
the democratic congressional committee has
not had enough To pay the cost Of its cam
plign book and its clerks, stationery aud
room rent, the democratic Office holders De-
ing prohibited from contributing by the civ
il service order, and democrats not in Office
refusing TO subscribe FOR the reason that they
are dissatisfied with the administration and
don't care about doing any thing that may
tend to endorse it.
A gentleman hcra to day says he heard
General Malone make speech in Peters.
burg last highland was amused to hear him
ask when did The republican party ever
count vote otherwise than as it was cast -
as he we'll remembered having heard the
General dcnounce the infamous republican
electional board for counting out Mr.. Til.
den
The report tllst tho President has contributed
hvn hundred dollars to his partys election fund
in New York is denied hero by those who know
about Whist they talk
Attorney General Garland to. day gave an opin-
ion to the Secretary Of the Treasury that national
banks must deposit interest bearing bonds to Sc
cure their circulation, and that called three per
cent. bends cannot be used rs 4 basis OF tircula.
| ton.
| NEWS esF FEE DAN.
There WAS . heavy snow-storm in the