Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Ale1s. eAzHrrH]

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. 9, 1889.
A private dispatch received here this
morning by Postmaster Dalton OF the s.
House of Representatives from Congress.
man Bgnum of Indianapolis, says the demo-
cratic majority at yesterdays municipal
election ia that city is two thousand. This
Ia the first time since the war but once that
that city at q municipal election has gone
democratic, the usual republican una ority at
such elections being from one thousaad to
Gf cen hundred. This result ia attributed to
the dissatisfaction of Mr.. Harrison's repub
iican townsmen with his administration. 1t
recalls the TACT that Mr. Harrison, during
his late review of the G. A. R. in Indianap-
oils, met with very cold reception from the
people of that city.
The following changes in the class
posto ffices of Virginia were made TO- day !:
Orauge G. H., Orange county, Thos. w.
Carter, appointed postmaster, vice T. Y.
Macon, removed; Smoky Ordinary, Bruins
wick county, DR.. George Nj. Raney, vice j..
r. Jolly, removed.
Cox, Virginia negro, employed in the
pension office here, has publicly announced
his intention Of going Oh the stump In Vlr.
GINA for General Malone, and 1t 10 saiu
here that every Virginia negro employed In
the federal departments here has been or
will be given holiday to 60 home and WORK
for General Malone during the present cam
paigu 10 Virginia. The most provoking
thing about this is that most OF the negroes
referred to were either appointed or retain
ed In Office by the preceding democratic al
ministration. But no matter by whom ap-
nointed. the fact that they are TO be sent to
Virginia to work against the white people OF
| that State should stimulate every right
thinking native or adopted citizen of that
State TO do his utmost to defeat them.
Representatives Yost and Bowen, OF
Virginia. the former kicker" aud the lat
| tar a Mahoneite, met at the Capitol this
| morning and had short talk there. The
! latter told the former there was 10 detection
| of any account in his, the b or southwest
district of the State, and that the republican
vote thereof would be practically solid for
Gen. Malone. Mr.. 4ost replied to the e.
| feet that the case was Just exactly TIE re-
| verse in his, the 18th, or northwest district.
Attn Metropolitan Hotel what MIR. Yost
said was corIoborated by other republicans
from his district, and a democrat from the
| 9 h district said if Mr.. Bowen was sincere
| in his statement, he was the most gorgeous
10 fooled man 10 the State, and subslanti-
[ ated what Mr.. Fulkerson once said he was,
both blind and deaf.
The city to-day is still alive with knights
templars. The Capitol and all the other
public buildings and the hotels are fuli OF
them, aud numerous Communicates are
marching through the streets preceded Dy
bands of music Many of the knights are
accompanied by their wives, who marca
with them in the ranks and keep step TO
the music The street cars and herdlcs are
also crowded with the knights, and numer'
ous double decked omnibuses aud ta'iyhos
filled to repleton with them are seen moving
ran;G3Iv about in various parts of the city.
Eipht steamers were also employed In TAX
inc the visitors to Mount Vernon, and 1t ls
estimated that they carried not less than
| 600 It Ia generally conceded that those
knights who brought their wives with them
are "a gallant as those of old, for. as WASH
inptonisn remarked to-day, though the
wivss NAV have been afraid to trust their
husbands here, the husbands certainly could
have had NO fear about trusting their wives
If left at home. ,,,
It ia reported here to-day By republicans
from Alexandria that under no clrcum'
stances can Mr.. Lucas now be induced TO
accept the republican nomination tor the
legislature in that city that Mr.. Coroet
sa1s he can not afford to leave his business
in order to run; that Mr.. Greene may posi-
bio be induced to accept the nomination,
Int will not lead the forlorn hope unless
assured of ample assistance from the State
COMMITTEES. and as that is not likely to be
rendered in view of the division in the party
in Alexandris, it is supposed the nomination
will finally go to colored man, probably
Magnus Robinson. They cay the party Is
ntter,y demoralizsd there, and that Hume,
the democratic nominee, will be elected By
large msiority.
The shops of the Cooley manufacturing mpa-