Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
[srecial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gasete,l
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. IS. 1880.


washington D. c.. Oct. 1S 1880.
Itis said there are fewer members of Con-
gross in the city now than ever before at THIS
season during recent previous years. Ihere
never are macy during the congressional
campeiens, bpt the amost entire absence OF
..,am pcw IL phenomenal. A Senator or
Representative, heretofore, could always oe
foucd here if looked for, but it is hard WORK
to fad one now
Thu few sincere friends the President has
here are very much provoked with TreRsur.
or Huston, for the annoyance he has caused
Mr.. Harrison Of late, first by connecting his
name with the Infamous scheme for colo
pjzing Wess Virginia with North Carolina
Eegroes, and more recently by presaging
democratic victory in Indiana next month.
They say if Mr. Huston ia not satisfied with
the recognition lie has received, he should
resign and 90 back to Indiana, where his
CAB would do no harm.
may be stated as fact that the Former
Brewing Company Of Alexandria intend at
an early date to improve aud greatly extend
their present brewery in that city, with the
purpose of making it the great brewery OF
the South, and with the expectation and be-
lief that that purpose will be accomplished
The company will aleo become interested IN
brewery in this ci =.
The following ia the only change In the
All class postoffices of Virginia that was
made to-day Santos, Floyd county. A. Har'
man appointed postmaster vice II NJ. a
Slaughter, resigned.
Admiral Porter ia reported by his family
to b. gradually but surely improving. he
slept we'll during the night and takes sui
icieut quantity OF noursbment.
TIE store keep srs are the best e!ec!ioneereis
| the democrats have here, end, it ia sa'o
every where else in the country. The pslcs
of almost every thing they sell has been
raised, and they invariably attribute that
fact to the new Tariff bill. The pocket nerve
always was the most sensitive In the whole
nervous eystem, and is more go now than
ever before 10 this country.
There lie no doubt of the fact that the re-
publican politicians who cone here, no mat
Ter from what part OF the country, are, witt
out exec ption, either anxious or Respondent
about the result of the approaching election
They say the democrats have deterrioed &c
a!ect majority of the members Of the next
u S. House of Representatives, and, to use
toeir jsvorte expression, 'the damned shop
keepsrg are doing all they can to belr
then" Tin pans end tobacco, they say, viii
make heavy raids ioto their party. They
stil bave faith, however, In the power Of
money, ent base what hope CT. SUCCESS they
still entertain, upon the effectiveness of al
eoorm rus election fund, and the placing Of
| it bg @ say. GARRISON and Dudley where ii
| will do the most good.
| l. is runored to!ay that at thu Cablae'
meeting Yesterday it was determined that ID
consequence of tho evident loss the repuoli-
caa party las sustained by reason
OF tie improper and unwise proceed
iues of tue recent session of Congress
and the probable election Of democratic
House 10 The next Congress, the Pfes!deni
sbal isene oai for an extra session In Nc
veuhsr so &c 10 lave more time In which
to pass the Force bill, and thereby control
| The election OF 1892
NJ. Me-tai s OF Cumberland, he's written
here to the effect that the concurrence ci
the court of the District Of Columbia in the
dscree Of she Mer, and eour', in the case Of
the Chesa cake snG Ohio Canal, is SO assured
that the worS of repairing that canal from
Cum berland TO Wil!iamsport will be com
mencs1 s.; onca aid be completed probably
In time TO accumulate q large store OF coal
At the latter place before the suspension Of
navigation 0g cold weather.