Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-16
From, Washington
Especial Correspondence of the AlO1s. dAzEr

WASHING TON. D. c., Nov. Is, 1883.
The fact that the political complexion OF
the House is still unknown is a great source
of anxiety not only 10 the officers ard EN-
ployees of that b dy, but to the leaders OF
both the great political parties OF the coun
try for it is upon that complexion that the
prolonged retention OF the government oy
the republicans may depend, as should 1t be
republican, enough new republican States
will be admitted to make democratic sue
CESS in 90 az impossible as it has been in
IS. at the Capitol this morning the dem
ocrats were not as hopeful as they were yes
terday, but they still claimed the next
House by one or two majority. Tel
egrams were received there from Cali
fornis stating that two democratic
members had been elected in that State.
Representative Synder OF West Virginia
telegraphed that one republican had had
been elected by the count SO far, but that
the official count Of the whole State would
not be completed before Monday. Congress
man Simmons Of North Carolina, democrat,
telecraphs that he has been elected by
forty.f five majority. a dispatch from one
of the mountain districts Of Kentucky, 10
watch the election CT republican is
Gained, says the cleo ion in two precincts
there was not conducted according to law,
and if the vote there be thrown cut, The
democrat. will be elected. Its also believed
at the Capitol that the certificate OF election
will be given TO MIR. Rayner, democrat OF
Maryland Up to noon to-day, therefore,
il still ooks as if the democrats will organ
IL The House, and if the figures remain as
taey are they will certainly do SO. There is
great deal depending on it,aud it is safe TO
saw that the men who have the democratic
count in charge are not going to throw
away any chances.
Attic aqueduct investigation here to day
]. F. Palmer, Sho was q snb-contsscior on
the work, testified to the effect that man
named Lucas, a government Inspector, was
very anxious to be bribed. The cheating in
the ID is becoming more and more apparent
as the inves igalion proceeds.
According 10 the most reliable cabinet
states prepared here to-day, Mr.. Blaine and
Mr.. WauaInaker will have places, also Mr..
| ClarksoU, of Iowa, aud some bddy from the
Pacific slope. Only one man i5 allowed the
South, aud that one, it is aaid will be either
Mr Golf, of West Virginia, or Mr. Hender-
son, OF Missouri.
Tue Supreme Court Of the District of Co
| iumbls has decided that the wife and chill
dren of The late Thomas L. Hume, of this
CITY. are entitled to the whole amount of
his life insurance, and that such insurance
is not among the assets of decedeut that
can be takea by his creditors.
A great crowd was assembled neaT the in
tersection of I'm street and fAennsyivanis
avenue, between one and two o'clock this
afternoons, by fire that broke cut in the
large wholesale aud retail paint store OF
Martin & Butler, Immediately in rear CT the
Metropolitan Hotel, and adjoining On The
east the city postotii;e.
Amopg the strangers at The Capitol to day
was Representative Breckinridge OF Ken
lucky. He has Just returned from Rich
mond, where he delivered the address at the
LAYING of ne corner stone Of new Masonic
Temple that will cost $3.50 600 Nj. Breck
inridge, who did great deal of campaign
ing. saws the democratic defeat was not
caused by the tariff, as the prote ctionists
pretend hat the democrats gained IN all
protected districts, where the tariff was eX-
planned to the voters, and lost Ia the agri.
cultural districts in which spch explanation
was deemed unnecessary. He says civil
service reform bad no little to do with the
defeat He says he heard that Representa-
live Taulbce of his State while campaigning
IN New York told aD old democrat who said
he didn't believe in neglecting friends and
rewardpg enemies, and therefore would not
vote for Cleveland, that neither would be,
and that he wouldn't be there speaking for
him if he hadn't told him that if re elected
be would turn out the last one of the repub
lcaDs Mr.. Taulbee, who was present when
Mr.. Breckenridge told this story, said that
when he went for voters ho went to get
them, and didn't stand back for triiles, and
that as the old man referred to seemed OBJ
durate, he did tell him that Mr.. Cleveland
said If re elected he would go through the
departments with pair of shears and clip
eff the head OF every republican who had
been retained; and that upon that informa-
ton the old man said he would vote the
straight ticket.
Among the possible successors of Public Printer
Benedict is William Ward, of Pennsylvania.
A movement is on foot 20 organize the clerks
in the departments here into military companies
10 be used as defenders of those departments in
case OF attack.