Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-09

Judge Houk assured Douglass that II he
would agre TO appear ct Knoxville it would
add 10 GOO to the number of people to be
gathered there. Houk's majority at the
election last November WAS 1854. Houk
has agreed, 1t is said. through Congressman
Bowden, of Virginia, to make eight or Ten
speeches in the latter State, beginning 81
Norfolk and ending at the State line: fop-
ham discussed at some length the virginia
situation. but all that Douglass agreed 10 90
wss to yisit both States provided the state
Denartment. In the meantime, should not
order him to sail for Hsyti. Douglass said
he was much interested in the success OF
General Malone.
Among the papers printed In the Lang
ston Venable contested congressional cleo
ton case are letters from Frederick Doug
lass and Perry Carson-the latter the better
negro of the two-of this city, advising the
voters of their race in the Petersburg, Va,
district, to vote against LangstoD, with
reasons for such advice. Thousands Of
copies of these letters have been printed
and will be distributed among the negro
audiences to whom Langston proposes 10
make speeches in Ohio during the campaign
now in progress In that State. But unless
the negroes In Ohio are very different from
those in Virginia, the cost of the distribution
of such letters, or any others, among them
will be just so much money thrown away
It Ia rumored here now that no matter
what changes mey occur in Mr.. Harrison
Cabinet. Assistant POSTMASTER General
Clsrkson will never be member OF that
BODY, and that his rise and progress under
the nresept administration were brought TO
close when. in his and Mr.. Harrison'S pres
ence, MIR. John Wiae exposed his dupicity
and regeneration by producing his, Clark
sons. own letter, to the effect that the ap
poiutment of Grubbs az postmaster at Rich
mond was one of the terms of the famous
Brady compromise. though he had as
sured the President it was not. Mr.
| Harrison then, it is said, remembered The
difference between the statements made tx
him by Col. Clarkson and Mr.. Agnew, o.
| Alexandria, respecting 4th class post masters
in Virginia, and became convinced that tb'
veracity of the former could not be reliet
upon.
When Representative Sawyer, of New
York. a republican, was here last week, h
was asked by an acquaintance what n
thought of the present administration. ID
replied that it was very respectable 40
mipistration, highly respectable one, al
eminently respe ctable one. 1t is composed
be said, of saints. commences cablne
sessions with the doxology and then make
some of the most Internal appointment
ever heard of.
The following changes in the 4th class posto
fees of Virginia were made to-day: Compton
Page county Chas. NJ. Keyser appointed postma'
ter, vice Geo. W. Updikc, ir., resigned; Flies
Goochland county Mrs. Pattie E. Farrow vic
wv. w. Childs, resigned; Fishersville, August
county, E. B. Bateman, vice Geo. A. Gulley, re
moved Graysville. Floyd county, Warner P. Gu
ter. vice John W. VERT, removed; Mt. Clinton
Rockingham county, David Il. Lands, vice Lew
Driver, removed . Old Church, Hanover county
Geo w Wright, vice Eva N. BROKER, removed
Rixeyville, Culpeper county, w. c. Jamison vic
| Richard Lewis removed.