Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-26

on the apparent certainty Of Sherman's de-
feat. and Blaines triumph at Chicago; Inc |
nomination of the latter would De heio' nc
declares, by all the republicans OF his section
as meaning the end OF Mahone's rule In VIZ.
oinia. If not indeed the end of his present
connection with politics of any kind, anu
Riddleberger would as consequence re
ceive the recognition of leader, dispenser o.
patronage etc., and draw to hls support not
only the full republican vote, but hunureos
of independents, representing IN u'vels
wsvs and sundry reasons the luxe
waymness for Cleveland, the magnetism
of Blaine, the disgust for Malone, and the
epmity which long term in Congress Is
almost certain to engender. Parneli says
the republican calculation is simply that
with Blaine in the field, RiGdleberger would
receive larger independent vote than was
cast against O'Ferrall at the last election.
when be was opposed By an independent
candidate, General Roller. And moreover,
| in respect of the republican vote, be believes
it TO be absolutely certain that there would
he q large increase in that as compared
with the number polled in the contest two
wears ago. Roller was only defeated by
majority of about six hundred. The mat
ter. he SAYS, will be pressed on Riddleber-
ger from every part Of the district, and the
TACT that be still holds the remnant OF term
in the Senate will strengthen him. Mr.
Ridd!ebercer says the recent meeting
in PAGE county, which endorsed Malone
was sort of q private affair composed en-
tirely of Mahone's friends. and that Its &C
ton either has been or will be counteracted
by meeting of the representative repu6ll
cans of the county. He also says he be-
lieyes the republicans of Virginia are OPP
posed to the longer rule Of Malone, but that
whether they are or not, he ID, and ne Is go
ing to manifest his opposition to the emu.
Democrats from the 9TH district now mere
saw that Mr.. O'Ferrall will be renominated
with little or no opposition; that he is
stronger now than ever before, many, II not
all the democrats who voted the independ'
emit ticket before having signifed their in
tention of supporting him, and that nothing
is more certain than his re. election, no mat
ter who may run against him.
Architect Smi.hmyer, of this city. will at
itend the Grant banquet in New York to-
morrow night. He will take with him
plans of the proposed Grant memorial
sbridge across the Potomac, which he Will
show to the guests and eDdeavor to get
Ethem interested in the matter.
John Syphax, of Alexandria county, Va,
the coored messenger in the Navy Depart
ment recently removed on the charge OF
NATURALIZATION, says the man whose tyran-
nous treatment he resented, is republican,
and that all the coored men in the depart
ments here who have helped the democrats,
are complaining bitterly Of the bad treat,
ment they receive from the republican Office
!, holders.
Among those who went from here to Mt.
Vernon to-day on the steamer Corcoran was
the Presidents young, handsome and popu-
lar WIFE, The steamer had all her flags
flying.
The House Educational Committee met
yesterday. A sub committee reported the
Grain bill as q substitute for the Blair bill,
but without discussion the report was laid
on the table and the meeting adjourned As
said in this correspondence from the first,
not only the Blair bill. but any bill relating
to the same subject, is no better than dead
and buried SO far rs this Congress is con-
cerned.
There was an unimportant meeting OF the
House Ways and Means Committee this
morning. During the meeting Commission
er Morrison, the eX-chairman OF the commit
tee, and most pronounced low tariff man,
entered the room. His entrance was ap
pauded by the republican as we'll as the
democratic members OF the committee.
There ia q good deal of talk among the
Eirgiuians here about the possible delegates
Virginia will send TO the national democratic
convention. Among those most spoken Of
are Mr. Barbour, Senator Daniel and Mr..
Goode but it is said that not only every
district, but every county in the State con-
ains one or more aspirants.
At last nights session of the House DR..
Shaw of Maryland made speech in favor
Of the tariff bill, which Mr.. Breckenridge, of
Kentucky, pronounces the most novel, sci
entifc, philosophical and practical yet
filed, but many seats on the floor were
empty
Representative Bowen, of Virginia, has
Just returned from his THE 9th) district. He
says the subject of Malone and anti-Mahone
ia not much of q question among the repnb-
licaIs of his district, and that while the re-
publicans in some of the counties thereof at
their recent elections did not instruct their
delegates, most oftbem will be Malone men
1: is currently reported among the city
democrats to day that E. ]. Davis, the pro.
prietor of the millinery store corner of 9Th
street and Pennsylvania avenue, will be ap.
pointed collector of district taxes, q "a, 600
place. vice j. F. Cook, colored, whose term
has expired.
The Goth anniversary ofthe establishment
of the order of Odd Fellows was celebrated
here this afternoon by parade. The Ches-
apeake regiment, among which are the pat
riarchs militant of Alexandria, attracted
special attention.
A circus is expected in the Senate at o'clock
next Tuesday evening, as Mr.. ingalls,, the presi
don't pro tenn. of that body, announced to-day
that as many things had been said both in and
out of the Senate in respect OF his lato speech
therein. he would, with the Senates permission
respond to the same at the time specified.
stock company is being organized here for
the purpose of developing new gold mines, recent
ly discovered about fourteen miles from Christ
iansburg, Virginia, said to be unusually rich.
Senator-elect Barbour, of Virginia, Bays his
brother, Mr.. James Barbour of Culpeper, whose
illness has been mentioned in the GAZETTE, is
improving.