Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-17
From Washington
Especial Correspondence of the Aloxs. GAZETTE
WASHING TON. D. c., Oct. II. 1883.


WAsH1Ner TON. D. c., Oct. II, 1883.
Senator Daniel returned to the city last
night. He says he is confident that his, the
9Th, or Ly nchburg, congressional district Of
his State, now represented by DIR. Hopkins,
who WIS elected by the combined labor ard
republican vote, will 60 democratic next
month. A gentleman. here to day, who
saw Mr.. Stuart, OF the 9th Virginia district,
10 Richmond yesterday, says that gentleman
told him that Buchanan, the democratic
candidate in that district, is making an Ell.
ergetic and effective canvass, and is bonno
to he elected. A letter received here to day
from Marion, in the same district, says'the
democrats there have gone into this cam
paign to win, and are sure of success: MT
Warwick, of Richmond who was here last
Saturday, said be thought Mr.. Wise would
| be reelected there, but only by small ma
iority. Representative Hooper, OF Miasi5
sippi. will leave here this evening for Fred
erjcksburg, where he will speak to night.
! Invitations to attend the democratic meet
. ing in Baltimore tomorrow night have
been received by p large number Of demo
Gratis of this city. Every one contains g RS.
quest that any money that can De spared
must be Sent to New York at once, DIS much
wi be required TO carry that State. Speak
er Carlisle and representatives Breckenridge,
| McMillin. Allen and other distinguished
democrats will address the meeting.
Mr.. Oates, the author Of the House ad-
iournment resolution, has gone homo. IL
is understood that when his 'e5piu'
ton shall come up tor consideration to day
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, will move TO
refer it to the Committee on Ways and
Means and, if his motion be defeated, will
prevent action upon it by calling attention
to the fact that no quorum is present.
Nothing more will be done towards secur-
Ing new postofiice fer thia city during the
remainder of the session.
In the House to-day Mr.. Cox made it
clear that the package containing democrat
ic campaign matter, said By the New York
Tribune to have been sent through the mail
under his frank to Thousands of people, wac
the ouly one sent, that the frank on 1t WAS
fraudulent, that the Tribune refused to give
1t to the postotfice Inspector, eve2 on the
written order of the person to whom it war
addressed, that the Tribune did oil In Its
power to prevent the detection and expos
ure of the man who forged DIR. Cox's sigma
ture. and that the whole affair was clumsy,
silly and impotent attempt at deception for
partisan effect
10 the House yesterday evening Mr.. Bow
den presented a petition from certain citi-
zens of Clarke, Frederick, Warren and Din.
widdie counties OF Virginia in favor Of pure
food, drugs and lard.
Among the bills inroduc in The Senate
to day wae one bv Mr.. Ingalls, TO put the
name Of General Rosecrane on the retired
list, with the renk of Msjor General. The
General is Row Register of the Treasury,
aud when negro messenger in his office
was removed and Virginia ex-Confederate
appointed to the vacancy. refused to have
btm, assigning as the reason that he did not
like to have ex rebels so near him.
Only 3S of the 325 members of the House
we're present to-day, the others having gone
to their respective homes. Among the men,
bers who have been away aud returned are
Messrs. Cox and Mills.
Representative White, republican of New
York, says that no matter who may be
elected next month, there will be pro-
bounced improvement in the business inter-
ests of the country after the lat of January.
in consequence of the large amount Of the
surplus in the Treasury that will by that
time have been released and restored to the
circulating currency.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Teller, reputs
lican Of Colorado, replied TO Senator est 5
recent speech in reference to the financial
policy of the administration
The President to-day returned large
number of private pension bills 10 the House
with his disapproval, as oil of them were
fraudulent. and had been rejected by the
Pension office when not only oil The clerks,
but even the head Of that Office, were repub-
licaps.
1t is estimated at the Treasury Department
that the surplus there ut The expiration of the cur
rent fiscal year will be one hundred and twenty
two million dollars, three fourths OF which will
have been exacted from the poor people OF the
country by the unjust and Ubiquitous tax the
necessaries of life.
Mr.. Washington Mclean, the proprietor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer is building the most com
plete hotel in this city al the intersection of 10Th
and streets.