Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-28

The tobacco tax aud to increased silver coin.
age is not popular 10 the 5.h Virginia dis
trict. He says It Ia generally understood
that the vote of Neg York will be required
to eject The mex. democratic President, and
if that be SO, then common eense demands
that o man who can carry New York be
nominated.
A prominent Oslo dem ocrat here to-day
ssse the recent Odd Roman Banquet" at
Columbus was gotten up by few men IN
that city with The idea that Mr.. Cleveland
would be the next President, and the hope
that, if 60, the mantle of old Mr.. Thurman
would fall upon them and they have the
deposition OF tie federal patronage in Ohio.
He says, however, that from what be has
learned 10 bic intercourse with the know
ing leaders of the OHIO democracy, the idea
referred 10 is not we'll founded.
a prominent western republican Senator
Is authority for saying that when the Senate
adjourned last October 1t was the intention
of the republican Members to take up the
Force bill rs soon "a the coming session
should commerce and force 1t through az
soon as pcesible, and that up to date be hes
heard nothing that induces him to believe
that that inteutou has been abandoned.
a gentleman ffom Hagerstown, here to-
day, who is interested 10 the @. q O. Canal,
says ell the conditions required By the court
for the transfer OF the canal to the partieR
who iutend 10 pat l! 10 navigable condition,
have been corapiied with, and that they Will
60 to work at once, irrespective OF the rumor
that the Stale OF Maryland will appeal.
q. 8. Msrshe! Watts, of the western dis
trict of Vlrgiuia, is still here, etopping at
Chauberlin's, with Gen. Malone. He lie
one of the va1y few of the many men upon
whom the General has conferred favors who
cbershes gratitude. II is understood the
Generals recent investments In mineral
lands IN Patrick county. Virginia, have
proved pre- eble. Tue General eays the
democrats in Congress have done many
mean things, bat never such mean thing as
the reLu9iicau9 did when they admitted
Lsreston TO s seat 10 the House.
CaDgtessmea ar6 now Striving by every
traiu, add IS sons OF them have lonesome
INES away from be Capitol, several we're in
the hall IF tae House to-day. AS large
number OF the democratic members WILL
| bays TO cit On the republican side OF
the next Houae, some Of those 10
the House to-lay seemed to think ii
would be vel 10 open an aisle down
the mic die o the repub ican side and thus move
The diyIong iins between the sests OF the demo.
cratic and republican members But that wouldn't
do, and So at Fl ST at least, republicans and demo
Gratis will ibe pretty we'll mixed upon what is
known as the publican side. The prevailing
impr, ssion among the democl attic members nov
here is thst Mr.. Crisp will be the next speakcr.
Tho War Department is in receipt of dispalche;
from the seat of the Indian trouble, indicating an
| iup ovement in tie situation. General Brooke
says that every hour Lessons the strength of The
dissGected; that Little Wound has come into
| Pine Ridse Agency, and that his brother brave;
are following bim ort Bull, of the Rosebud
Agency, one OF most troublesome OF the Sioux, aad
i; followers, 10 tho num:er Of about 500 lodges
have returned TO Pine Ridge
A despatch received here this afternoon sn
nouuces the lo-eection Of Senator ugh OF Ala
bama.