Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-24
THE ELEcTIoN OF GENERAL LEE
By Good Majority-Humc Will Fail on
the Republican Vote.

By Good Majority-Humc Will Fail on
the Republican Vote.
fcorreepondence OF tho Richmond Dispstch.l
ALEXANDRIA, October %, 1890.
All the indications point to the cleo
ton OF General Lee to the House by
good majority over Frank Hume. the
independent candidate. The gentlemen
who have been canvassing the district
say that the reports OF defections IN the
Democratic ranks are without founda-
ton, and especially so in the southern
counties-Prince William. Louisa, Stat
ford, and others.
Reports from Loudoun are to the
effect that General Lees majority there
will be as large il not larger than usual,
and in Fairfax the Democratic majority
will not be reduced any. Alexandra
county, Hume's home, may give him
larger majority than the Republican can
didste usually gets, and he may possibly
carry this city, but outside OF this city
and county he will make no gains from
the Democratic ranks, and it is mooted
question whether the negroes who Will
vote for General Lee will not offset the
loss in this city.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.
Both the candidates have their friends
hard at work in Alexandria county.
At recent meeting Of the Lee Cam
paign Club, held at Walkers school
house in the county, it was determined
TO hold mass meeting Of the county
voters on the night of the Both, and
General Lee will be present, with others,
TO address the meeting.
The friends of Mr.. Hume last night
organized Hume campaign club. with
G.. b. Graham as chairman, W. II. Torrey-
son. T.. T.. Season, and T. II. DeLash-
mutt presidents. James Z. Glenn
ents secretary, and q. w. Veitch trea-
surer. This club will look to the pro-
per registration of every friend of Mr..
Hume in the county. They will also
hold @ mass meeting in Carne's school
house on the night of the Both instant.
The club has some forty names on its
roll.
orGAy-GRTNDERs' MONKEYS.
Some of the colored voters OF this city
have issued an address in which they
call on the colored voter to cast his
ballot for the colored mans candidate,
and say that the colored vote constitutes
two thirds OF the strength OF the Re-
publican PARTY here, still they never
receive any recognition. II asks them
If they "ors satisfied to be led along
like an grinders monkey" and
concluies "No, colored voters, we can
not think you will submit, but we'll
arise. assert our manhood, and vote
straight Republican ticket"
THE RING RECOGNIZED.
Not long since ring was found by
Mr.. T. ID. Addison embedded In the
hoof of ono OF his COWS, and as it was q
peculiarly engraved ring, bearing the
coat of arms of Mexico and other in
scriptions, he made the find public
through the newspapers. A day or two
AGO Mr.. Addison received letter from
Colonel Pitchard, United States army,
who recognized the ring from
the description as one belong
ing TO Brigadier- General Hunt, who
died about two years age. General
Hunt had the ring made as a
memento Of his service in the Mexican
war. During the late war his command
was posted on Mr.. Addison's place and
the ring was lost at that time. The
finding OF the ring now, after being
buried for q quarter of century, is re-
garded as peculiar.
rprTJCkT
The man Thomas Cox, who was found
lying in the gutter on Saturday last with
fractured skull, is at the Alexandria
Infrmary in a very precarious condi-
ton. Joseph Wanzer (colored) is under
arrest charged with having committed
the assault. He was given hearing be-
fore Mayor DOwnham, who sent him to
Jail to await the result of Cox's injuries.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company are having erected, at
Fairfax station, on the main line
Of the Midland division, a handsome
depot to replace the one burned about six
months ago. The Richmond and Dan
vile Company since they have had con-
troll of the Midland road have improved
the service on it very much.
Alexandria is again under water,
heavy rain and northeast storm having
come on last night and washed the
town.