Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-24

Westinghouse feet, and In church
of which his pew Is jast IS he last sat in It,
and that his resting place is only few miles
below. Mr.. Reeds remarks on both occa
sions were received with much applause,
Senator Edmunds hes arrived here and ts
already engaged 10 preparing bills ana res
olutjons for Introduction as soon es Congress
shall assemble. Among the first OF suoh
hills will be one to regulate elections 10 the
southern States by federal authority. With.
out knowing anything about the subject,
Mr.. Edmunds says the right OF suffrage is
practically denied In many Of the States CT
Che South, and that suoh condition must
no longer exist. He says the evil would
have been corrected long ago except for the
different political complexion of the two
branches of Congress-, but that now, as
both branches are republican. there will be
no excusetfor its remaining uncorrected any
longer. Mr.. Edmunds speaks In terms OF
approval of Mr.. Harrison's administration,
and says that though the President has
been little GLOW in turning democrats out
of office, be will get there all the same.
The following changes In tee a,h CLASS
postoffioe of Virginia were made to day !:
Chester. Chesterfield county, E. S. Fiz.
patrick, appointed postmaster, vice Thos.
H Frisnd, removed; Rice Depot, Prince
Edwards county, W. z. Hubbard, vice
Stanley Hurt, removed.
Blanche Bruce, the colored man who rep.
resented Mississippi in the q. S. Senate
when the Mahoneites of that State held
sway there, says he will 60 to Virginia on
the 1st Instant, upon the invitation of Cen
eral Malone, and make four speeches in
that State, between that tins and the day
of election The exact dates and places
have not as yet been arranged for him, but
he says that does not matter, as it Tlii re-
uuire only few hours previous notice to
get him as large an audience as Can hear
him, no matter when he may speak. He
saws he reckons General Malone will re.
ceive practically the solid colored vote OF
| the State.
Vim. J. Vernon has been appointed store
keeper and guager in the 9Th district of Vir
ginia.
A Virginian temporarily residing in this
city who intends to vote the democratic
| ticket, says he has received circular letter
signed By Asa Rogers, Gen. Mahones secre
| tary. inclosng certificates of ten dollar sub.
scriptions to the surplus fund ofthe national
republican committee, bearing on their face
| the promise that the holders thereof will be
held in high favor by that committee. de
Ia requested to distribute these certificates
to such of his friends as will subscribe the
sum named The surplus fund referred to
is supposed to mean the amount left over
from last falls national campaign, the iuten
ton being to induce the belief that the
whole of that imaginary sum will be expend
ed in Virginia. The certificate is evidently
a device to induce negroes and ignorant
white people to give the General ten dollar;
by the hope that such gifts will secure them
offices under the Harrison administration
1t Is needless to say that such hopes viii
never be realized, and that the money col
lected by such means will beiike that raised
by other sride games.