Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexs. dAzErrSJ
WAsHINaro D. c., Nov. q, 1889.

recently appointed storekeeper in the IN
ternal revenue service, each in the sum OF
OOO the bond being for $4,000. MIR. Dear
born had been for many years General Ma
homes chairman of the republican commit
tee In Alexandria.
Mr.. Blair Morris, General Mahone'S ia.
yorite for the Richmond postotice, is still
here, pushing his claim. He Gays that Gen
ersl Mahone's statement that he was elected
by twenty thousand ma iority ia correct, that
the cheating in Richmond was stupendous,
and that while he would deprecate the ne
esslty for federal supervision of Safe cleo
lions In Virginia. better that than such
travesty upon suffrage as was lately made
in the capital city of the State. MIR. Morris
ia a nice man to serve mail 20 the people OF
Richmond. He WAS reinforced to-day by
Judge Waddil, the defeated republican
candidate for Congress in the Richmond
district last fall.
A delegation, composed of Mayor Dawn
ham, Treasurer Harlow, Delegate.eleci
Hume, MIR. Agnew, the republican
candidate for Congress in his district
last fall, and MIR. F. q. Reed, of Al
exandria, and editor Fox and Mr.. How
ard of this city, called at the White
House this morning and had an interview
with the President, in which they requested
him to recommend an appropriation for Mt
Vernon Avenue in the message he will soon
send to Congress, and gave good, and what
seemed to them, sufficient reasons for doing
30. Mr.. Harrison, however, thought other
wire and told them that while he approved
of the proposed road, they shoDld present
their case to the congressional committee on
appropriations The delegation while at
The White House, met Senator Spooner, a
member Of the Senate committee to which
the matter will be referred, and Postmaster
General Wanamaker, both of whom express
cd themselves as favorable to the road Inc
delegation then called on Engineer Hams,
who has made the surveys Of the road, and
were shown the drawings. While the Major
did not say 30, it was supposed, from what
he did say, that his report will be favorable
TO the route through the city OF Alexandra;
The Mount Vernon Avenue Association will
meet in Alexandria next Tuesday to make
arrangements for pressing the bill for the
road at the coming session Of Congress.
They have either seen or communicated
with at least two hundred members on the
subject, ali of whom are in favor Of the road
Among the Congressmen at the Capitol
to-day was MIR. Compton, of the Marlboro,
Md, district. MIR. Compton says the Cause
of the republican msj orily in Prince Georges
county at the late election Was the fact that
five hundred negroes who do not live there,
and who live 10 this city, came there aud
voted, and that when they did come, dress
ed up in short, light colored overcoats, SILK
hats and kid gloves, aud wearing gold
watches and rings, and carrying canes, they
set the other negroes wild, He says he
thinks the evil will be corrected by the leg
islsture recently elected, who will appoint
registrars with backbone and retire the re-
publican Judge of that circuit.
The following changes in the All class
postoffices of Virginia were made to day
Balcony Falls, R1ckbrdge county, r. b.
Brown appointed postmaster, vice h. "
Locher, removed Colum bian Grove, Lunen.
burgh county, Helen B Rackett. vice Wm.
NJ. Bagley, sr, resigned Farlston, Char
lotte county, Fanny Spencer, vice j. b Far
is. removed ForestvlIe, Shenandoah coun
ty. John Whitmire, vice II. A. Jordop, re
moved Hollydaie, Luuenburgh c,uuty, h.
D. Wilkinson, vice d 4. Bell, resigned !;
KYLE. Botetourt county, Thomas Myers,
yice Joseph Kyle, deceased Poni Pleasant,
Bland county. Martha J. Harmar, vice T.
B Hartman, deceased; Zspp, Shenandoah
county, Emma Whitaker, vice ii. Z. Bart
lett, resigned.
prominent Virginia democrat here to-
day, who had read iu yesterdays GAZETTE
a statement to the effect that Governor FtZ
Lees friends had determined to push him
for Mr.. Daniels successor in the Senate,
said that while at the White Sulphur Springs
last summer be bad heard the same state
ment, and, what was remarkable IN almost
the same Identical words. be added that
though Senator Daniel WAS young man,
most of those in favor of Governor Lee as his
successor belong to the young democracy.
The same gentleman said the terms OF the
present members of the Virginia Court OF
Appeals expire in 1892 that all the mem
bers of that court are republicans, and that
already prominent democratic lawyers were
being talked of az their successors.
Among the callers upon Assistant Post
master General Clarkson to-day were e1-
Congressman Libby, Of the Norfolk district,
Va, Mr.. Agnew, OF Alexandria, and Mr, 3.
p. Bayley, IT,, the republican candidate for
the Virginia Senate in his district at the re-
cent election. The latter says there was
large falling off in the republican vote in his
county at the election referred to, which
woujd not have bBen the case had there
been fair election.
A romantic marriage took place here to.
day. the parties being Mr.. E B. Wilcox, of
North Caroins, and Miss JameF, of Illinois.
Two years ago they were privately married
in Illinois by notary pubic. the bride i'm
mediately after the ceremony returning to
her f.her's house. and the groom coming to
Fauquer county. Va, where he has since
been engaged as tutor in private family.
Soon after the marriage the notary public learned
that he was not authorized to perform the mar
rage ceremony, and Immediately informed the
bride father Of what he had done. Yesterday
the young husband received letter from his
bride telling him she could stay away from hi
no longer and that she would be at the Metro
noltan Hotel here to-day. True to time she ap-
pesred and SO did her husband, accomp .nied by
The gentleman in whose house he is tutor, and
in q short time they were remarked by heV Dr.
Addison. 1,oh.o bos
tatan a bonse ON Connecticut avenue in this city,
sn6 has handsomely furnished it. and will spend