Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-22
From Washington
Especial Correspondence OF tho Aie1s. GAZETTE
WASHING ron. D. c.. Oct. %, 1883.

WASHING ron. D. c.. Oct. %, 1883.
Associate Justice Lamar rendered bis
first decision in the u. 8. Supreme Court
this morning. 1t was 10 the case of the dis
| tilers of Iowa, whose business has been
ruined By the prohibition laws of that State.
| The decision takes the most decide: States
rights ground, Gfi.milg the right OF the
State TO manage ali lis own affairs, prospect
I've OF national lava, and consequently to
pass any Law relating to liquor it may choose,
the Interstate commeica law, or any other
| national law, to The contrary notwit hstand-
| ing. There was no dissenting opinion.
A democratic Senator who called upon
| the President Ssturda> ana he'd a long talk
with hin upon the subject Of the approach
ing election, says MIR. Cleveland told him
that he had reliable information from ali
parts Of the c0untry, and that he was rs
sured of his reelection. so sure that be fet
no anxiety about it. Tne Seustor seems 10
agree perfectly with the President on this
subject. and be is not by any means al I'M
pre-sionahle man or mouther either. Sell
confidence Is IL great promoter OF success In
all enterprises.
TIE Indians now here having natu Tally
refused 10 sccsp, fifty cents an Acre for th,ir
land, will probably be started back TO
their homes to day. The agent of the Gin
oinnati exposition has invited them to at-
tend that show, but Secretary Villas,
through whom the svitatior was extended,
said if they accepted his terms they would
be allowed to 60 otherwise they would be
hustled off home a. soon as they could be
carried there.
IL is understood hers that large numbers
of the negroes of this city have bsen colo"
lied in New York city, and will vote the
republican ticket there next month.
Itisnow definitely known here that young
Mr.. Blaine has discarded his wife, to whom
he was clandestiuely married more than
year ago. that he will neither see her Dor
write to her, and that he is induced TO pur-
sue such course towards her by bis u other.
So anxious was ha wife 10 BE- restored to
him that, with her baby. she Went 10 Eis
father'a house in Maine, where he wac stay
ing, and begged TO be allowed to sec him,
| but her request was refused. He has moth
ing against her but his cooling love.
Among the few Congr essmeR seen al the
Capitol to-day was Gen. Lee, of tie Alexsn-
dria dis, riot The General has made thor
ough canvass Of hia district, and s,ys tea;
while he does not pretend to be Dredic'or,
| he does not hesitate in saying that to him
the democratic prospects In h!s district are
as favorable as usual To be sure. he Gays,
occasionally democrat can be heard of who
! Is dissatisfied, but his defec,i n IL offset By
republican recruit. He says the ground
| swell seems TO De with the democrats, that
the people have got the INEQUALITY and in
| Justice Of the present tariff IN their heads,
and that the republicans seem to be hRndI-
capped by the tariff rs the democrats used
! to BIS BY the State debt The General says
! the republicans may be max pg an elective
still hunt, but that he does not behave they
are, for if 80 some OF the wide awake demo-
crate would have heard OF Il! and informed
him. He Gays there is some lack OF euthu-
slssm, but that 1t il more apparent in the
region Immediately adjoining Washington
than in the other parts OF the district. The
! General is confident of bis reelection, and
| by an increased majority.
II is understood here to-day that Mr.. I'd
gerton is thought 10 be too much opposed 10
the spirit of the civil service reform law 10
be civil service commissioners any longer
and that as the transfer OF Mr.. Ooerly. the
republican commissioner, hss dissatisfied
the mugwump5 Mr.. E1gerton'a 'resigua-
tionn may soon be expected.
Senator elect Barbour has been compelled
TO sbandon his proposed railroad election
sering trip through Virginia, for the reason
that he could not get any distinguished and
effective democratic stump speakers, with
whom the people Of his State we're not
familiar, to join the party.
A Virginia republican here to dag says
he recently had talk with Mr. Lewis Nc
Kenze, who is said to be managing NJ.
Agnews campaign in the A'exandtis dis
uict, and was told By him that that district
was close, with reasonably good prob io!!i-
ty of its giving small republican raaj ii y.
An intelligent republican newspaper e)r (
respondent, of this city, who has jus. re- .