Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-23
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Especial Correspondence of the A!exs. GAzErl%j
WASHINGTON D. c.. Nov %. 1888.
A delegation of prominent Georgians, es
corted by Justice Lamar, OF the u. 5. Su
preme Court, consisting of Messrs. }. Rlce
Smith. J s DAvieson, Clifford Anderson, A.
o. Bacon, John Rutherford, Washington
Disseau and Representative Clements, walt
ed by appointment this morning upon the
President, who came from Oak View for tue
purpose of receiving them, and renewed The
Invitation extended him last summer 10 VS.
it the Augusta exposition. The President
received them very graciously, SAID he
would like very much to go to the exposl'
ton, and that he would inform them den
nitely within week after the commence
ment of the coming session OF Congress
whether he would be able to accept their
kind invitation or not. and il so, fix the day
OF his visit Fl expressed thanks for the IN
yitation, but said he would like to know II
Congress would do any thing that required
his presence here before accepting it posi-
lively.
Il was stated in this correspondence Inst
summer that Representative Fdller, OF Iowa,
who had made speech at Woodbridge, in
Prince William county, Va, was so much
pleased with the appearance and cheapness
OF land in that neigbborhood that be thought
of buviug tract OF it. Within the last DAY
or two four or fre people from the North
| west have gone from here to iooS 60 the
lard referred 10, with the object Of making
purchases OF some Of 1t if it shall equal the
REPRESENTATIONS that have been made to them.
A party Of Toronto oarsmen arrived here
to-day to witness the boat race to take place
on the Potomac tomorrow.
Mr., Clark. clerk of the House. said to day
he really did not know whether the next
House would be republican or democratic,
and that he was unable to say when he
would know. Sons Of the officers OF the
House say that according to the most reliable
returns the next House will stand l62 demo-
Gratis, 100 republicans and l independent
The republicans, however, continue to claim
the House by good working majority, aud
many democrats agree VII them, anG more
would do so were it not for Chairman
Ouay's threat to hold the House with a
mailed hand"
The Intention of Chairman Qlay to con
test the electoral vote of Virginia is laughed
at here by oil democrats, not only from the
s ate named, but from every other State,
and is spoken lightly of by many conserva-
tive republicans. 1t is generally thought
that the fact that large fees are to be paid
the lawyers employed in the case demon
strates the otEsr fact that the national re.
publican committee not only fried enough
fat" out of the protected manufacturers to
pay for all the votes they deemed it neces-
sary to buy in New York, Indiana and West
Virginia but to leave large surplus to be
expended in such capers as the one refer
red to
The Treasury report TO bs presented to
Congress will recommend the suspension OF
the silver dollar coinage, IA there are more
of such dollars now than the country re-
quires, and that if the law for the purchase
of silver he continued. the bullion he stored.
Mr. Welhey, of Shenandoah county. Va, one OF
the clerks of tho u S. Senate snd Miss Bertha
Kincheloe of Fsuquier county, Va, were married
hore last evening and started soon after on trip
IN Now York