Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-17

Tho rssplt of caucus action on the part OF
msny republicans, and for the purpose OF
DELAYING and influencing action upon Inc Inc
tariff hill. He saya he intends to call the blll
nm again in two or three weeks and make IL a q
marty question, and that the opposition VIII "
have no effect upon the vote on the 1afin
bill. ,,,, foroer
lieutenants, and once his candidate Iol .no
State Senate in the Hanover district, return
al ~ this citv Yesterday from short trip
%. %. bic home in Missouri. The Colonel, in
talking this morning about po]itics In Fir'
o;nis said that MIR. John Wise had been an
enen hook 20 him since 1880; that Wise had
new ar originated political idea or adopted
a wise one that he was the political lago
of Virginia, and that to him was justly attn,
bntable all the differences that had occurred
hetween Gen Malone and go many OF the
old leaders of his party in Virginia. DE SAID
nobody could understand the causs OF the
Influence Wise had upon General Mahone,
but that it was potential all know, and that
ss Malone was selfish, aud judged other
uecple by himself, the most casual remark
of one of the leaders referred to, would Ce
so represented TO him by MIR. Wise as TO ap'
pear proof as strong as holy writ OF treason
and stratagem. He said most OF the pres,
ent kickers were men whom Mahone nau
made. that their opposition would amount
TO nothing. and that he hoped Mahone
would have big funeral and have corpses
ready for all his coffins. He concluded oy
saving that MIR. Wise and General WICK
ham and made up, and that they had both
gone to Philadelphia and New York re-
gently to combine and capitalize, for cam
paign purposes. the influence of the Norfolk
and Western and the Chesapeake and ONO
railroads.
The Senate Finance Committee this morn
ing considered the fractional silver currency
bill The committee was apparently evenly
divided upon it, and decided to take no
definite action on it until after conference
with the Secretary of the Treasury, who Is
utterly opposed to it. The democratic sll-
YER men in the House are by no means
pleased with the action of that body yester-
day in passing resolution to the effect that
the Secretary of the Treasury IS already
authorizsd to buy bonds, thus killing the
Back silver amendment to the bond bill, and
say it nds to divide the party, as 1t was
done by the aid of the republicans.
! Mr.. DUNCAN, receiver OF the Ale1andria
Canal Company, in response to question
to day about the decision rendered yester'
| day by Judge Hughes, as published in the
1 GAZETTE of that date replied that the prop
ery of the canal would net sell for half the
amount of the judgment.
General Malone in his recent response to
Mr.. Wise having attributed the authorship
of a letter to Mr.. Parsons, of Virginia, a
Blaine republican, and offered to submit
the question to the srbitrament OF an UNI
| pire, Mr. Parsons not only denies the allie.
CATION and deties the alligator" but says
he is willing that Senator John sherman,
| General Mahone's favorite for the Presi-
dency, shall be the umpire.
The galleries of the House are crowded to-
| day by people curious to witness the pro,
ceedings incident to the commencement OF
the prolonged debate on iho tnrif bill which
will commence this afternoon. As etated In
this correspondence yesterday Mr.. Mills
will lead of, and be followed by MIR. Kelly.
A gentleman from LocsburE here to day says
| that town was thrown into quite commotlon
| Yesterday evening by tho arrival OF young
| woman from rolf Manitoba Canada, who had
come in response to an advertisement from a
| Young man of that town who wanted vile
| She had seen the advertisement in her north
ern home, and the couItship had been con-
| Quoted by letters and an exchange OF photographs
| A large crowd met her at the depot, and many OF
the young people of the town called on her at the
hotel, where her ailanced first met her, though he
hal caught glimpse of her at the depot. He
had the license ready and wanted the marriage
ceremony performed tight away, but she com
planned of being tired by her long journey and
persuaded him to postpone it until to day.
| The stables at the race course here are rapidly
| filing up. The course has become popular re
sort on sundays. Among those who visited it last
Sunday to witness the training were two ladies OIL
horseback, both in the fifst society circle of the
city, and one Vireinian. The keeper OF The
cour.e who is an old Virginap, shook his heac
| when he saw them, and said, how different from
the old times, and how could better be expected
| of women less favored.