Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-14

cer,sin the incoming adm nistration WIZ
rscoonize the General as the head OF hls
nsr,v in his own State and treat with MIN
as such. ,hat
mn British Minister will be appointed to TINS
country until after the advent OF the ne"
administration, and that then an effort Will
he made to have the dismissed Minister re-
enpointed upon the ground that MS ais,
missal was the result of supposed poiit'cai
nurposes and that ne is not oblsctlonaoie 10
| the American people. The rumor, however
can hardly be true, as the ex Minister mas
alreedv disposed of some OF his effects mere
ard made arrangements for selling all inc
others.
There will be torchlight procession mere
to night to celebrate the republican victory.
The national bank Immediately opposite
+ the Treasury Department is among the nu-
merous buildings profusely decorated IN
honor OF the occasion. A democrat 10 pass
ipg the bank referred to this morning re-
marked to the republican with whom ne
was walking that as the bank was nation
al bank and so close to the treasury ne
thoupht the decoration in bad taste, but tina
latter replied hardly so, in view of the fact
that nobody will see it except those who
are glad" at may be So" responded the
democrat, "for this is the first instance on
record in which the silver lining is larger
than the cloud"
The political complexion OF the House is
stil in doubt, depending on the ollcia,
count in West Virginia and California, ana
in one district in North Carolina, one in
Kentucky and one in Michigan. MIR. Dali
ton, the postmaster of the House, says be
ihinks the republicans will have 1t, and the
n Y. Tribune OF to-day has special from
California which, if true, will certainly give
It to them. Mr. Clark, the clerk OF the
House, however, and upon whose list the
House will be organized, still claims 1t by
one. and says the official count in the cases
referred to will he required to settle it.
Mr.. Richard Mitchell. OF Charles county,
Md. SAYS he has sued DR.. Richard Hill, the
better. and Mr. Eugene ID. Carnsi, the
stake holder, of ths city. for the folielt OF
bet of $500 on the result OF the recent cleo
ton. and that he intende to bring similar
ssuit against Mr.. Jessie Heiskell.
among the strangers in the city to-day is
| Mr. Eugene Rigging, eg appointment clerk
/ of the Treasury Department, and lately en-
gagged at the headquarters of the national
democratic committee in New York. MIR.
) Higgins says the tariff bad nothing to do
with the defeat of Mr. Cleveland in New
, EYork. in fact rather helped than burt him,
| but that he real and sole cause was dssatis
faction aud disatfection among the rank ana
file O. his party caused by his mu9wumpism
and blind ialatuatiou with the civil service
reform hunbug, and that go deep seated
was their feeling of luminosity toward him
that it could not be removed, Thousands OF
the Oldest and best democrats in the State
openly voting against him.
Among party of democrats assembled 10
the postoflice of the House this morning " as
Representative Taulbee, Of Kentucky. All
of them attributed the recent defeat Of the
party to mugwumpism, aud Mr.. TauIbee
said the democrats in Congress ought 10
make an opportunity to put themselves and
their party on record as utterly opposed,
not to real civil service reform, but the mod
err civil service reform humbug.
Cabinet making continues 10 be the chief
occupation here among the many who have
nothing elee to do The friends Of Blaine
say il be sha not have place the new ad
ministration will be failure even before it
shall commence, while his enem!ss say
portfolio to him would kill any adminIstra-
ton. 1t seems to be generally conceded
that Mr.. Miller, the recently defeated can
didate for Governor Of Nav YORK, VIII be IN
the cabinet.
One old time democrat Z postmaster IN Penn
sylvania has already rendered his resignation, up
on the ground that republican administration
Is coming into power that he believes IN admin
stration should take care OF its supper ,ers. ana
that as he thinks the next administration will do
that he will take time by the foreiOcE and not
wait 10 be removed.