Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-16
tucky. who spoke at Chatham and Danv;lle,

tucky, who spoke at Chatham and Danv.lle,
in the 9th Virginia district, yesterday, told
the GAZETTE's correspondent 10 day that he
had large and interested audiences at both
places. He said that he wa; Informed That
there was little or no enthusiasm iu the
campaign there, and that tie democrats in
that district were cold and apatbetic, still,
even the very people who impaired this 10.
formation were confident the district would
20 democratic next month, aud that Lester,
the democratic candidate for Congress
there. would be elected He said he talked
with people from several parts of the DIS
trict. men who be was told were reliable
and we'll informed. and that they all agreed
that the district Is safe.
Representative Bowden, OF the Norfolk
district, was in his seat in the House TO- day,
the only Virginian present for more than
week. He says be doesn't set up for a
prophet. but that to him it looks very much
es If Virginia would go republican at the
coming election. He says Williams, The
colored republican who is running IN bis
district, will not affect his majority, which,
he still says, will be seven thousand. When
asked il Williams would remain in the field
until the election. he replied that was
question he would rather not answer
Mr. Frank Hume went to Alexandria to-
day to see what terms tho owners OF Inc
property from Waterloo to Roslyn would
make with the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany, who, if such terms be favorable. VIII
put in y at the former place and lay
track on the bed of the old Alexandria Ca
nal to the mills at Georgetown, where grain
from the West is wanted.
In the House to-day Mr.. Oates called up
his resolution to adjourn on the l7tn met.
He was opposed by MessrT. Richardson, Mc
McMilliu, Breckenridge and Turner, and
in reply said that to such farce had the
Iong session come, that the few members
here had to resort to falsebood, or at least
suppression of the truth, in order to effect an
adjournment ct all, as, under the rules, the
nominal presence of quorum was neces-
sary for that purpose. The house, however,
By vote Of % TO 81. all the republicans bal
one, Mr.. Brumm, OF Pennsylvania, voting in
the negative, with Mr. Oates end some other
democrats, agreed by vote of 23 TO u to
post pone the consideration of the resolution
until to morrow, uader, it is reported, She
belief that tho republican Senate will make
the fist definite move toward final sd
journment.
Elk Congressman +. John Ellis, who was
booked Tor speech at Cuipsper yeslelohy
says hs could uateo there because his throat
! was too core TO talk. He says he has made
| it his business to talk with the returning
democratic members of the House, who have
beer out, campaigning, and that they oil
with Que aoc1!d, iell bin, and not for print
| Jog either, that tve'y Indication is favor
| able to democratic success. Representative
| Turner, of Georgia, says that bis informs'
ton, and from tho sams sources, ID to the
! .ame effect.
In the Senate to-day after the presenta
ton of "a few petitions, MIR. Cockrell, demo
crat. of Missouri, read q long tariff speech
to few lstless colleagues and to almos'
deserted galleries.
The House to day passed the Senate reso
luton providing for an investigation of The
fraudulent contracts for and work on the
water works of this city.
1t is understood here that Mr. Gaines, the
present republican representative from the
Petersburg, Virginia, strict, denies the re-
port that be favors the election of Langston
the colored anli-MshoDe republican cand
date now running in that district