Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-05
From Washington
rspecisl Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE

who has been making democratic speeches
in Virginia, at Luray, Charlottesville ana
Richmond, says be talked with well IT.
formed democrats at all those places, and
that while they all seemed to think there
would be a pretty hard fight in their State,
all of them were confident Cleveland would
carry 1t. and that the democrats would GER
tsinly gain three, and probably four Con
oressmen. He said he bad talked with
Governor Lee, who he supposes is the best
informed man 10 the State on the subject,
and that the Governor assured him OF sat
isfac,ory democratic victory next month.
Representatives McMillin, Breckenridge
and Springer, VINO have just returned from
New York all cay that from what they heard
OF democratic headquartersin that city there
can be no doubt of democratic victory
next mouth. On the contrary, an old, ex.
perienced and disinterested Southern demo
crat now here, says he is very doubtful OF
the result. He says the democrats will so
into the fight with the solid South's 1913 cleo
toral votes, and the republicans with the
North's solid 1888; that the doubt about any
northwestern State is chmercal and that the
result del ends entirely upon the States OF
New York, Indiana, New jersey and Con-
necticut, chiefly upon the former, for as that
goes, so will probably go the two latter, and
that it will not De hard matter to eft
feet change of six hundred votes there, as
the remuneration of mugwump policy was
too late to do any good
There was no session Of the Senate today,
that body having adjourned yesterday until
Monday. Ia the House, as Mr. Morgan, of
Mississippi, had objected yesterday 10 SIM
liar adjournment, Mr. Allen, of the same
s ate, IN accordance with his then an
n oced determination, prevented any leg
slalicn by raising the question OF no quo
rum on all thai was proposed.
Among the strangers in the city to-day was
Judge Thomas Of Fairfax county, Virginia,
tx Lieut. Governor of his State. The
Judge, who was once judge of the Circuit
Court of the Alexandria district being asked
what he thought of the recent decision OF
Judge Stuart of the Corporation Court of
Alexandria in registration case, replied
that it was correct and righteous decision
in every respect, and, what was more, that
there wac no appeal from it. The Judge
being reminded of the opinion CT MIR. Blair
of Virginia, General Mahone's Attorney
General, which is to the effect that residence
is solely matter of intention, and that alb.
sence does not affect residence if accompa
MED with an intention to return, said That
opinion WAS The cause ofail the difference,
but that it was entirely wrong.
The Senate committee on epidemic dis
eases met to-day and agreed to report fav.
orably upon Senator Calls resolution author
izing the President to invite distinguished
medical men from all countries to confer
ence here on the subject of the cause and
cure of yellow fever, but to defer action on
that report until the next session.
A Virginia republican here to day, we'll
informed concerning his party's affairs IN
his State, says the republicans there are not
making much fuse, as they have found out
that quiet is more effective thon public
work. but that they are conducting pow
erful" still hunt, and that the result will be
surprising. He says they are we'll organ
lied in every county and district IN the
State, and that the negro vote will be solid.
The end of the present session of Congress
seems as indefinite to-day as it ever was.
Most of the republican and many Of the dem
ocratic members want to adjourn at once
and 90 home. but some of the more iDilu-
entail democrats are opposed to an adjourn
ment, and say that now as the republicans
have prepared tariff bill, they should pass
it and send it to the House for concurrence,
and thus let the people see whether they
really want to reduce the revenue or are
shamming, as is generally believed.
Mr.. E. S. Fleming, of Alexandra, has
been appointed to place in the postothCe
of this city. 1t is reported that MIR. Woltz.
of Virginia, who was removed from bis
place in the postal service short time ago,
has been reinststed.
Representative 3 )wden, republican, OF the
Norfolk, Virginia, district, who has been
renomiuated, has returned from canvass.
ing trip to his district. He says Williams
the colored republican congressional capdi-
date there, has written a letter accepting
the nomination given him by some OF his
race, but that his running will not reduce
his, Bowden's, vote, and that as he has said
before he will be re elected by seven thou
sand majority.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, being asked
this morning what his idea was concerning
the time Ct the adjournment o. Congress,
g lid the answer to that question now was as
Indefinite ss it ever had been. His speech
on civil service reform yesterday then being
alluded to, he said the whole thing ought to
be abolished, as it was nothing else than a
thimble rigging humbug, with no body re-
sponsibe for the cheating.
Arrangements have been made to open
the shaft of the Washington monument to
the public some day next week, under the
provisions of the sundry civil bill, which
contains an appropriation of $40, 500 for the
care and custody of the monument. This
arrangement will include the operation of
the elevator, so thst the public will again be |
allowed to ascend to the top of the monu.
ment.
A LADY AND THREE CHILDREN DROWN
RD.-A sad story come7 from Princess Anne
county, Md, of the capsiziDg of boat in the