Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of tho Aloxs aAarrrx


WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. Is, 1889.
Mr.. Ryan, recently reelected to the Vr-
ginia legislature from Loudoun county, was
here to-day. He says that though the DEM
ocrats OF his county gave Mckinney SIX
hundred more majority than they gave
Cleveland, they only polled nine more Votes.
He attributes the gain 10 active and passive
republican help, many republicans having
voted the democratic ticket and many not
voting at all.
Some Of the active Mahonetes in Virgin
ia are writing to their friends here TO hno
out how the President ia affected toward
their defeated leader, and what chance they
have for federal Office. Most Of the re-
plies are to the efIsct that Mr.. Harrison has
shook" the General
Mr.. Brady, collector of internal revenue
for the Richmond district, Virginia, which
position he obtained for signing the famous
Quay Brady compromise, and the only man
who profited by that compromise, was here
yesterday. He did not seem either sur
prised or grieved at the result of the recent
election in his State, but talked about II
| with discretion.
Col. Larry Boyce, of Clarke CO., Va, when
| here day or two ago, said that ex Senator
Riddleberger voted the straight democratic
ticket at the recent election, legislative as
/ we'll as State, and stated he always bad been
a democrat. The Colonel is of the opln'
| ion that the ex Senator has come back to
the democratic party to stay.
Mrs. Malone and her daughter are az
pected home from prolonged trip to Eu
rope next week, and with the General will
continue to reside in Petersburg.
Mr.. John Popham. jr., of Virginia, U 8.
commercial agent atPanama, arrived at New
FORK yesterday and here this morning, but
will return in few days, as his furlough ls
only short one.
Now TINT ex President Jefferson Davis
has declined an invitation to attend the
centennial celebration of the adoption of the
federal constitution by North Caroline, on
account of i'll health the order granting
permission for the Marine Band here to
supply the music for that celebration has
Sbeen issued.
Judging from the way the republicans
now here from various parts Of the country
are talking about President Harrison, that
lucky individual has as much chance Of be-
ing reuominated as-well. as Hayes hsd.
a Virginia democrat here TO day says that
while he doesn't believe that many negroes
voted the democratic ticket in his State at
the recent election there, he knows that
some did, and some at his own precinct,
where an old negro made speech on the
morning of the election, in which he repeat
ed a dream he had the night before, to the
following effect. He was dead and knock
ed at the gate OF heaven for admission. ST.
Peter answered his knock, and asked him
If he was riding or walking, and when he
responded that he Was doing the latter, he
was informed that none but those who rode
we're admitted. As he turned mou!ntully
away be met General Malone also walking
10 TO the gate. He told the General what
had happened to him, and tho General said, wei
YOU get down on your hands and kneese and ride
meup? He did SO and when the General knock
ed. St Peter asked him if he was riding or walk
ing and when the General replied that he was
walking st. Peter said well General, just hiica
YOUR beast outside and come in. This dream the
democrat referred to said Induced nearly ali the
negroes who heard it to vote against the General
No less than fonr ex- Confederate Generals were
at the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday morning
Field, Payne, Rosser and Lomax Senator Dan
iel is expected here to-day.
4 FThe follow ng is the only change that was made
in the 4th class pos offices of Virginia to-day
Judge Dickinson county, b. B. Sutherland ap-
pointed postmaster. vice j. r. Sutherland re-
moved. Edward Msrbaker will be appointed
postmaster at Voy, Prince William county
1t is reported at the office of the Commissioner
NJ Internal Revenue to-day that Mrs. Goodloe,
wife of the late internal revenue collector Good
loe, of Kentucky, who was recently killed in
street fight, will be appointed to the vacancy
caused By her husbands DEATH
The fact that the President attended the recent
dedication of the Catholic University here and
kept his mouth shut, and Judging from tile way
some OF the Catholics of this city talk,
has not csused them to forget that other fact that
his superintendent OF Indian Schools, Mr. Dor
chester removed all the Catholic teachers from
these schools simply because they were Catholics.
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