Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of The Alexandria Gaastte.
WASHINGTON. D, c., Nov. 5, 1890.

WASElEGFoE. ~, ", NOV. D, 1oSU.
Mr. Poplar, q. S. Commercial agent st
Panama, now here. says that seven miles Of
tee Panama ship canal on the Colon side
and four or FIVE on the Panama side are
nevigable, that he American Dredging Com
pBny has sold its machines to the new
French company, that the Colombian gov
ernment will extend its concession to the
new ccmpaoy, that the new company 10 al
ready in possession of two million francs,
that the work of completing the canal will
soon be recommended, and that he believes
IL will be finished.
The following changes in the An class
postotfices of Virginia were made to-day !:
Mayo Forge, Patrick county, P. 8. mt
mayer appointed postmast or vice E. P Zant-
meyer, resigned; Lexington. Charles City
county, Mary s. Lacy, vice w. 3. Wikin'
son, resigned.
Private kilograms received here to-day
ale 10 ths effect that Pa,ison has certainly
been elected, that The legislatures OF Wis
cops;n, New York, Illinois end New Hamr-
shire are democratic, insuripg the election
of democratic U. S Senators In those States,
and that both Mckinley and Foster are de-
fested In OHIO, and that the same fate has
befallen Greenhalge of Massachusetts,, mem
Der of the House, who Insisted that Lang
ston must De seated. The general press
dispatches are to the effect that the demo-
Gratis have made clean sweep, gaining eve
rywhere and losing nowhere.
Senator Barbour was on pennsylvania
avenue to-day. He says be Ia sorry Aiex-
sndr;n went as she did yesterday, but that
1t wsse little alteration from which sne
will recover in time FOR 1892 He says the
large democratic majority in The next
House, and the immense popular opposition
| to the Force bill induce him to DOUBT
| whether the republican Senator's Will at
tempt 20 pass that bill now, even II urged 10
do so by che President; but that II they 90,
the democratic Senators will resort to every
available means TO prevent them from &C
com plish!rg ,hss ctject. Mr.. Barbour re-
ceiyeti dispatch THIS morning from Chair
man Ellyson, of the Virginia State demo-
cratic committee, to the effect that all the
democratic candidates for Congress in nis
| State had been elected.
Some of the members of the Virginia
| d mooratic association Of this city are talk-
! ing about the reorganization OF that assoc!s-
| ,icn owing TO The equivocal position it tool
In the late cfmpaign In regard to the
election 10 the A!exsndria district. Col. J..
| O Washington, an old membar of the or
| ganiza.ion, says te wants IL distinctly III
d.rstood ths5 his position was not at all
,ouivocsl, bot that from frat to last he Tss
~ pronouoCsi IS he could possibly be in
AYR Of rs regularly nonlins ed democratic
tcka; in the district refs RED 10.
Toerepuutcans here tc-tay ara low down
| 10 the dc drums, aud have only rp'Fit
enough to 'brest, n the passage OF toe Force
| oil so that 80 Can not De repeated IN ".
as o'd Aexand.isn now resident IN in's
city. @ho weUt ever TO AeIsndria yeste'-
day to see now ne election was goipg on
Gays every Hume man be saw there had
money ard Il plenty OF it, out that he didn'i
see a tingie l. man with suy, ard that
he had gone 10 oed last night uoder the
imp,e.si9c hat iacs OF money had lost Gen
Lees elsctiou, and hsd remained under that
impression unJil this morning when be rssd
Ia 6 peDar of tais city that he had been
elected by :Gs Use OF money.