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

NIGHT. he saws he ia probably Klno hearteo
man but having deliberately signed the
Lickers, address, he cannot afford to affiliate
with him any longer. The General mas
abandoned his proposed trip to New Mexi-
90. but will start early in next week lot
Southwest Virginia, to look after some OF
mis- mining interests in that section.
From Petersburg it ia learned to DAY tnao
the white republicans of that district have
practically determined to nominate Judge
Arnold of Sussex county for Congress, ana
that Prof Lsngston, colored VIII run as an
independent republican with the nope OF
getting the colored vote, which has an over We
whelmipg mel GRITTY in the dlstric1; Inc
white republicans will try to deprive MIN OF
this vote by reason of his connection Wild
the Freedmens Bank and his once proiesseo
admiration for Governor Lee.
! The House ia engaged in debate on
resolution to provide for the further nvesti-
cation of the various trusts" During the
debate Mr.. Springer introduced bill to i'm.
pcss tax of forty per cent. on all products
subiect to the control of trusts. The only
onnosition the resolution has 30 far met with
has been from republicans.
It is reported here to day from the oth, or
Alexandria congressional district, that ex-
Postmaster Windsor of Alexandria may be
induced to allow his name to 60 before the
rennblicap congressional convention OF that
district. and that should he be nominated
he will be assisted to no inconsiderab!e
extent by the national republican commit
tee. The report is to the effect that MT
Windsor has received letters from republic
cans in various parts of the district urging
him to accept the nomination, and that
| among the reasons they assign for his candi-
dacy is the fact of the friendly personal rela:
| tions existing between him and General
| Malone, who, the writers say,wil.be disposed
| to exert himself specially in MIR. Windsors
behalf.
Representative Browne, of Virginia, has
been directed by the House commerce
com mttee to report bill providing 81 OoO
for the construction of life boat according
to the plan of Captain Norton who recently
| had boat yard at Alexandria. MIR. Browne
and Mr.. Crisp acting chairman of the House
commerce committee determined this morn
LOG that if it should be impossible to Obtain
souornm of the commerce committee THIS
1afternoon to consider the proposition for an
ice boat for the Potomac, they would them
Fsalves to morrow morning examine all Inc
papers in the case and do what may be ne
cesssry to report bill for that purpose.
General Lee in talk with the GA
ZETTE's correspondent this morning abou
the Mt. Vernon Avenue said that though
the bill proposed by the Mt. Vernon Avenue
Association was not, as he had told them the
best, 10 his opinion, that could have oeen
formulated to secure it's object, still he
had placed himself at their disposal anc
had followed their plan of action, and hao
done for that bill all.tbat he could do, and
be fattered himself, all that any other mar
in his place could have done.
The Senate to-day almost unanimously
passed bill that practically prohibits the
further immigration Of Chinese into TINS
country. 1t also granted charter to the
Georgetown and Tenallytown railroad. The
consideration of the Canadian fisheries
treaty was then resumed, Mr.. Evarts max
ing long speech in oppositihn to the ratl
icstion of the treaty. The first vote on
this treaty will be on Mr.. Morgan's motion
to postpone it's further consideration until
next December, but it is said that motion
cannot be definitely determined, as twillre
ouire majority of the Senate to do 30, and
go many Senators are away and cannot De
brought back that such majority cannot
be obtained at this session.
Il is reported here from Richmond that Mr. j
| s. Wise SAYS the ant-Mahone combine has gone
to hi, and that he doesn't intend 10 go there
with it. but, instead, will 90 to New York.
The heat is intense here to-day Three people
dropped dead from its effects one of them CLERK
| in store who at the time was waiting upon q
customer.