Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the AleIs. GAzErrEJ
WARRINGTON, D. c., Oct. 3, 1883.

Especial Correspondence OF the AleIs. GAzETrEJ
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct 3, 1883.
The delegates to the International Ameri
can Congress started this morning, via the
Pennsylvania Railroad, on their long trip
State. The vestlbule train on which they
left was an obi ect of admiration by great
crowd of sight.seers. There was no formal
leave taking between Government officials
and the delegates. Many iriends of the del.
epates accom- pan!ed them to the station. and
for half an hour before the train started the
scene was an animated one. The first stop
will be made at Jersey City. Just as those
who had been bidding farewell to the e1cur
sionists were leaving the gates at the sta
ton, they met the Hon. John B. Henderson.
the president pro tempore OF the Congress.
He arrived about three minutes after the
train had taken its departure. He was very
much surprised when be found the train
had gone, believing it would not start
promptly, He was evidently very much
mortified at having been left behind. An
official of the Department of State, however
undertook to arrange matters for him, and
he took the o'clock train, and will catch
up. The train was sumptuously prepared
for the trip, there being no lees than three
French cooks aboard, and larder stored
With all sorts of delicacies and the most ex
pensige kinds of wines and liquors. Score
tary Proctor, who left the city this morning
on the train bearing the delegates to the
international American Congress-, will leave
the party at West Point and go to his home
in Vermont, and will not return to Wash
ington until the middle of next week.
Major Horace Lacy, of Virginia, who
came here to see General Hampton In ref
erenoe to the latter's denial OF his (Lacy'sl
statement in respect of the alleged high ad
miration General Lee had for General Ma
hone, left this morning for his home, near
Fredericksburg.
Cheathan, the negro Congressman from
North Carolina, ia In the city to-day. He
says there is no truth In the rumor that the
North Carolina republican Congressman, or
those from any other southern State, intend
to refuse to abide by the action of the re
publican caucus unless they be assured Of
their share of patronage, and the repeal or
the tax on tobacco and fruit liquor be pro.
vided for. He says they never contempla
ted such thing, and that they will be as
loyal to the party as the Congressman from
any other State There ia nothing new in
this, as no intelligent man ever supposed
they would be otherwise.
Senator Barbour and Mr. James Fisher,
assistant postmaster of the House, have
gone to Richmond to attend meeting of
the democratic committee of Virginia to be
held there to day. Intelligence here from
that State is to the eff set that never before
since the advent of Mahoneism have the
prospects of the democrats been so favora.
BILE month before the election as they are
now.
Gov. Fowle of North Carolina is in the
city to-day. He is here to protest against
the removal of the Apache Indians from
Florida TO his State, aud also to see what
can be done towards collecting qaite large
sum of money due his State by the United
States.
The President this morning received a
number of callers including the Attorney
General, and ex Solicitor General Phillips
with Gov. Fowe of North Caroline. AT
noon he gave special audience to the new
Chinese Minister, who was presented by
Secretary Blaine, and Immediately after
wards shook hands with large excursion
party from Philadelphia and the members
OF Baptist convention at Harper's Ferry.
The entire afternoon was devoted to confer
epce with Secretary Noble and Secretary
Window in regard to appointments.
A North Coroilnian, mere 10 uay, says lue
extent of the negro exodus from his State
is greatly exaggerated, that the cotton aud
tobacco crops OF that State are good. and
that the negroes are making good wages
gathering them, and are therefore on,ented.
He says State Senator Kerr, of Samson
county, has gone to Richmond to invite
Governor Lee to attend the agricultural fair
of that county.
republican from the 2nd Virginia dis.
trict, here to-day, says many of the white
republicans of his district will vote against
Gen. Malone. and that it is possible some
of the negroes may. He says therei s no en-
thusiasm among any of the negroes there
now, but that it may be different towards
the close of. the campaign if money flow in
and have its usual effect.
Some of the white republicans here think itwas
bad policy to send Fred Douglass and his white
wife to Hayti on o. 8. vessel, and attempt to
force their social equality with the Officers
OF that ship, as the democrats of vir;
einia will be likely to made political
capital of it, and point to it as proof that
the administration, which is throwing its whole
weight in favor of Gen. Malone, is in favor OF
recognizing miscegenation.
Dpopsy FoIrows A BITE Harvey Le.