Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-22

From Washington
snsc,.l Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE

From Washington
rsnecial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAzErTEl
WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. %, 1883.
At last nights session of the House the
hill for the relief of Laura Il. Maddox, OF
Alexandria. widow and executrix, and Rob
s,t Morrison, executor of Joseph b. Mad
dox deceased, was passed. AS 1t passed the
senate last May, all that it now needs to De-
come law is the signature of he PRESIDENT
which it will doubtless receive. Inc Dill Is
for the payment of a large quantity OF manu-
featured tobacco which the late MI Meooo1
had bought in Virginia, in accordance win
a contract between him and b. A. K'siey,
II 6. agent at Norfolk, which tobacco Wniie
IN its Yay to Norfolk, via the Gone ana
Potomac rivers, wa5 seized and taken pos
session of hy q. s. troops, though it was un-
der the written protection OF the U. .. gov
eminent. The bill directs the accounting
officers of the Treasury to adjust, settle ana
nav TO the said Laura E Maddox anu ROD
err Morrison, out of any money In the Treas.
ury not otherwise appropriated, the amount
found to he due said Maddox and his asso
cjates. This amount it is understood Is over
one hundred thousand dollars.
Representative O'Ferrall OF Virginia has
returned from campaigning tour in bis dis'
trict. He says his republican rival, hoiler,
will not meet him on the stump, aud ia CON
ducipg quiet canvass in which he s spend
inp some money, but that ne will beat him
by larger majority than he did Two years
apo. He SAYS that while numerous people
who have in recent years been Young tno
anti democratic ticket have told MIN tney
intend to vote for him he has not heard OF u
single democrat who intends to vote against
him. Among the former be mentioned suco
Influential men as Messrs. w. b. ana
Nucum MCMILLAN and Brock Sims OF
Green county. He also named the pre-
pretors of large tsnnery III ROCK
ingham county who though OF late
yenrs rather lukewarm, have declared LOT
| him on account of his adVocaey OF low TAR
if He says Representatives Stockoaie' OF
Mississippi, and Stuart, of Georgia, VIII &c
company him to Luray and speak there on
Monday next. MIR. O'Ferrall says that
while his majority will be increased, II
would be larger if the party in bis elstric'
we're better organized, but that In the mat
ter CT organization it is sadly deiiolen'
which, he hopes, is not the case in the Other
districts Of the State.
{ Among thu strangers in the city last nigh
snicht was General Basil Duke, of Louis
eyiIle. He says be is confident Indiana vii
90 democratic next November; that the la
Dor party of that State opposed to liar
rison. aud that the bad treatment demo
cratic temperance preacher has received al
the hands Of lbe republicans in the lower
counties Of the State has !rritated no SINAI
mart of the temperance element there.
a delegation from Richmond, composed
of Mayor Eilyson and Mes5rs. Patton, Ryan
Potts, SHELTON and Workman, escorted by
Senator Daniel aud Senator-elect Barbour
called at The White House to-day to invite
the President and mis- wife to attend the ap
proachog Richmond exposition.
Neither house of Congress was in session
to day, both having adjourned yesterday
until Monday. Among the Senators anc
Representatives seen at the Capitol the pre-
vailing impression concerning adjournment
seemed TO he that the session would not las
more than a week or ten days longer. MOS
of the legislation of the past two month";
has been transacted in the absence OF ono
rum.
caucus OF republican Senators was held to day
1t WAS rumored at the Capitol that they CONSIDER
ed proposition to present no tariff bill at thi
session. but TO eport the testimony of the protect
ed manufacturers they have taken during INT
last two months. Col Breckenridge hearing TIM
report said he wss not surprised but 1t was llK'
confossing judgment SUD refusing to pay.
1t was stated in this corr spondence some day
ago that Mr.. Hogan, of Fairfax county, Virginia
had been appointed postal route agent He wa
given the place held by J. II. Hudson, of Culpep
| or county Mr. Hudson says Mr.. Bancroft, TIT
general superintendent of the railway mail ser
vice, told him his record was good and that there
was no fault to find with him. but that his place
was wanted by competent democrat, and that 3
he was a republican and the administration wa
democratic, he would have to co.