Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-28

Carolina, who has recently been re.
nominated after q great deal OF delay. gays
he told the convention, after receiving the
nomination, that ifit expected him to say
he approved the course of President CleVe'
land it could take the nomination BACK
and give it to some one else, as be did not
approve Mr.. Cleyeland's course ana
would not say be did. he Gays,
however, that every reputable white man ID
South Carolina must vote the democratio
ticket, IS that is the only way by which the
safety of every interest in the State can %
preserved. .
Representative Breckinrdge, OF Ken
lucky, has been invited to deliver the az
dress upon the occasion OF the laying OF the
corner stone of the Masonic Temple IN Rlch'
mond, and will accept II the time Do COZ
venient. Ieu-
Representstive Bowden. of the Norfolk
district. was in his seat in the House to- day.
Ha saws the massage of the bill to change
the limits of the Norfolk customs district
was simply case of betrayed trust, add
that he had made all arrangements that any
prudeut man would have made TO secure
delay in the consideration of the bill until
he could have an opportunity to urge h!5
objections to it, Mr.. BowdeD, who has Just
returped from his district, says that VII
liams, the colored republican candidate Tor
Congress in that district will receive but lew
if any votes, and that he, Bowden, will gel
all the republican votes there and be elected
by seven thousand majority. He says that
Gen. Groner is supporting him heartily, out
that he does not know whether his prede-
cesso r. ex-Representative L'bbey, 10 or is
not.
Es-Rsp-esentatiVe J. K. Tucker was on
the flor of the House to-day. he says
there will be no more missed trains this
time. and that he is here 10 escort Mr.
Speaker Carlisle to Lexington, where be
will speak on Monday next-to large au-
dience if the weather be favorable.
A we'll informed democrat from the l0;h,
the StaGnton, district, ia Virginia. here to-
day. says be is confident Mr.. Harry Tucker,
the democratic Congressional nominee there,
will defeat Mr.. Yost, the present republican
representative, by from twelve to fifteen
hundred majority. He says that probably
Allegheny couaty will give republican
majority, but it will be Offset by the demo-
cratic majority in Bath and Highland, ard
/ tbatthe republican rSsjoiilissn Appomatlox
Buckingham and Cumberland will be otlset
! by the democratic mNjorites in the other
counties east OF the ridge, leaving Mr..
| Tucker the democratic msi4rities in TIE
other counties Of the district.
| In the House yesterday Mr.. Wise, of Viz
pinia introduced bill for the relief of his
republican colleague, J. r. Brown, who
some wears Ego, ly change in the tobacco
tax without the allowance OF rebate, was
subjected to loss of several thousand dol
lars.
The dem ocratic omm;ttee of the District
of Columbia were distributing subscription
books to the o. ON oept democrats ofitis city
| to day, but enc of the latter, leading mar.
chant, told the GAgETTE'5 correspondent
| that those who received the books referred
to manifested no pleasure 10 doing 80, and
that many declined to receive them, and
sent the distributors further on.
Representative Buckslew OF Pennsylvania
has declined to 20 to Falls Church to dis
cuss Inc tariff question TO morrow, but an.
other democratic member Of the House will
be found who is willing to go. Representa-
| tives Hare OF Texas, and Mansur OF Missouri,
and Senator Butler of South Carolina vi |
speak at the democratic barbecue to be given
at Midland, and representatives, Slockdale
of Mississippi and Caruth of Kentucky will
Sp6hR III lue GeuICIhtlC NSStiu6 w "
held in Alexandria to morrow night. All
these places are in General Lees district
and all the speakers mentioned are demo-
orats General Lee himself will speak at
King George c. H. next Thursday. Repre-
sentative Holmes of Iowa, republican, will
speak at Rocky Mount in he 5,h Virginia
district next Monday. and Representatives
Taylor of Iowa and Hopkins Of Illinois. re-
pubicans, at Roanoke 10 morrow night.
Since the aboce was written it has been
learned from Alexandra that the meeting
to have been held there to morrow night
has been postponed.
The House to day agreed to the Senate's
request for conference committee on the
resolution appropiiating 500 600 to the yell
low fever sufferers.
Now that the COMMITTEES appointed to in-
vestigate Repr. sentative Kelley's charges
against Representative Stahlnecker has
made unanimous report exculpating the
latter, Mr. Kelley realizes the truth OF what
Mr. Slahlnecker said when the investigs'
ton was in progress. which was that he,
Kelley, had allowed his prejudices to run
away with his judgment.
There was no session of the Senate to day,
that body having adjourned yesterday until
Monday The House to day will also ad-
journ until Monday.
Representative T. Ii B. Browne, republican, Of
the LIST Virginia district, who has just returned
from campaigning trip to that district says he is
perfectly satisfied with the way in which political
matters are progressing there.
NEWS OF THE DAY.