Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-09


savs are being rapidly evoked, and dlscord
will soop be thing of the past. He seems
entjrely satiefisd with the attitude OF the
republican national committee towards his
ORC auization and evidently reckonson fuel
of his powers as the chair
man and manager of the party In Virginia:
II ia also evident that he counts on liberal
donation of money for campaign uses, and
In this connection mysterious hints are
thrown out of large accessions already prom
iced to the republicans from the working
men and the other interests fostered by
high tariff. Some of the congressional DIS
tricts. particularly the Petersburg one.
are lust now threatening him with
good deal of trouble, but with the ma.
tional committee recognizing his organ
ization and also recognizing the candidates
of his organization the opposition, it 10
thought. will be little more than fragment
or fraction of the whole after the fight gets
we'll under way. A great many tarln
speeches and other like literature are to be
unloaded on the people, and nothing in the
gay of campaign accessories will be wanting
for the fight 1t is undoubtedly the effort OF
Mahone's life and his last great struggle to
take the State from the democrats, and 10
taking il to make certain of the federal pa
tronsge should Harrison be elected.
Representative Browne, OF the First Viz
cjnia district, has ready his bill for the
proposed iceboat on the Potomac, and will
submit it 10 the committee this evening and
have it reported to the House, when it WAL
probably be referred to the District commit
tee. end. if possible, General Lee will have
some action taken on it this session.
The storm of yesterday evening did some
damage TO the telegraph wires here and In
terrupted the transmission of dispatches
south until today. The messages from and
to the South had to be sent by messengers
between this city and Alexandra.
Senator Sherman has sent circular note
to republican Senators asking each if there
are any measures pending before the Senate
in which he is especially Interested and
upon which he desires action by the Senate
during this session. The recipients are re-
ouested to reply to the committee on the or
der of business. 1t ia understood to be ths
sintention of the committee to provide fo
clearing the calendar of important business
lbefore the tariff bill is brought in.
I Large quantities of vegetables, mostly to-
matoes, are being shipped from this city tt
the Alexandria caunery.
/ Neither Senators Riddleberger nor DAME
were in their eeats to day.
The weather though very hot is less un
endurable than yesterday, but there are bu
fey people on the streets and at the Capt.
tol, and the halls of Congress present q
deserted appearance, there being but few
members in either house.
Gen. Casey, Chief of Engineers, today nnishet
consideration of the river and halbor appropria
ton bill referred to him by the President and re
tnrned it with report thereon to the Presiien
this afternoon. 1t reached the White House dur
ing the Cabinet session and formed one of tn
topics of discussion. The ten days limit for &C
ton on this bill expires Saturday.
The resolution of Mr.. Wise TO transfer the re
mander of the Marietta appropriation to tn
Richmond exposition has been go loaded dowi
with amendments-one for $4,000 for Column
bus. Ohio, an equal amount for a town in Kansas
and $3.50 GOO for colored fair at Atlanta-tha
it will probably fail when vote on it shall
rescued.
The chairman, the clerk and the messenger o
the House educational committee were the onl.
persons present in the room of that committe
yesterday when the meeting hour arrived, nor di
any body else como there subsequently, SO tina
the Blair bill sgsin went over, will be the cas-
on all future meeting days.