Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-07
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rsnsoisl Correspondence of the Ale1s. GAZETTE
NAsH1NG TON d c.. Aug. Z, 1883.

WASHING TON. d. C., Aug. Z. 1855.
Representative J. R. Brown, of Virginia,
rennblican. who returned this morning from
visit to his home, says he thinks ne VIII
be renominated, and that Judge Blackwell
of Danyile, stands the next best chance.
He saws that no matter who the nominee
NAV be. he will be elected, as every county
in the district, with the possible exceptions
of Pittsylvania and Franklin, will go repuo'
licsn. The democratic nominee, Mr. Les
ter he save. is bound 10 be defeated, as ne
ia weaker than other democrats in the ais
trict. Mr.. Lester i5 Hardsheli Baptist
preacher, and Mr.. Brown says another
nreacher of the same denomination was run
for the legislature in one OF the counties OF
the district a year or two ago, and was Deat-
en- by an infdel. MIR. Brown says the cause
of the increased republican vote in that DIS
trict is the hard times, aud that go scarce 10
money there now that blackberfles are the
circulating currency. MIR. Brown says there
is no republican detection IN bis district,
and that only one republican electoral ticket
will be run there next November. dem
ocratic citizen of Danville, being subsequent
| " talked to on the same subject, SAID tnat
Lester would be elected by large majority,
and that the fact that Mr.. Brown, together
Congress. bad voted against the Mills bill,
which provides for the reduction Of the tax
ON tobacco, while all the Virginia democrats
had voted for it, would 60 long way to-
ward effecting that result.
To-day was the time appointed by Mr..
| Crisp. acting chairman of the House com-
MERGE committee during the absence OF MIR.
Clardy. for consultation with Mr.. Browne
/ ipa hno P0tnnQp
but Mr. Browne was the only member OF tho
committee present. so no consultation was
held. General Lee, who also takes great
Inter. st in the bill, went TO the committee
room to do all be could towards furthering
sthe object of the proposed consultation, and
Wss disappointed at finding nobody there.
The examination of the whisky trust was
continued to day The parties interested
in the trust are north and west of the Ohio
river, the Kentuckians not being in If, &c
Icharps d by the repub leans, and most OF the
stuff they make is adulterated.
General Lee, the representative from the
Alexandria district, says the warm weather
and farm work has lessened the number Of
office-seekers in his district, hnt that even
now they average from fifteen to twenty o
day. He says he does bis best for them, but
that wherever ne goes ne meets the same
old response mo vacancies"
I It seems to be pretty well understood
among the Virginia republicans here that
the result Of the kickers' consultation in
Richmond tomorrow night will be to &C.
ouiesce in General Mahone's agreement to
allow the republicans in any district for
which the kickers have appointed Presiden-
tial electors, who may be dissatisfied with
his elector, to determine at the coming
Congressional conventions, by moi ority
vote, whether they will have his or the kick.
ers' eleotor and also that in every one Of
the districts the Generals elector will be re.
tanned. 1t is reported here that MIR. John
Wise, having first killed himself with the
Virginia democracy and now with the Vir-
GINA republicans, and seeing no further
good for himself in Virginia, has determined
to quit the State and accept a salary OF
sc. 600 as attorney ior e telegraph company
in New York city.
The Senate met at IL O'Clock to day and
after snort morning hour went on the
private calendar. In the House Mr.. Wise
called Up the bill for transferring the re-
mainder of the appropriation for the late
MARKETS. exposition to the expositions to
be held In Georgia and Richmond next fall,
on which debate ensued, Mr. Henderson,
republican, Juggling in the inevitable color
question, by proposing an amendment that
cclored fsir 10 Georgia be included among
the benefciaries oftbe surplus.
Among the bills introduced in the House
yesterday was one by Mr.. White, of Indian
ma, which provides that every male citizen
or alien over 81 years of age, who may be
employed as laborer in any capacity, shall
be entitled TO and shall be paid not less than
81 SO per day of ten hours, every woman of
over is years of age shall be paid not less
than 81, and every minor over IA and under
IS shall be paid not less than rs cents per
day. The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion is to assume charge of the operations of
the act, and 81 100000 ia appropriated to
carry it into effect
Gen. Fisk's Acceptance.