Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Ga=ette.
WAeHTNe row. \ Q. Oct. IL, 1890.

vAeHINe row. \ Q. Oct. IL, 1890.
As lie trial OF the Waei ,auIde. case has
been postpone, it Is poetioi., The case of
New!oc and Ve.ser, Of the o. Dominion
republican league of this city, icr p!q ating
the civil service law By CO iecting political
assessments from FEDERAL tficetclders n this
city. may come 10 a. the present term CT the
Criminal Court of this city. Toe iect that
the accused have written u Is ter sckoowl.
edging the truth ofths charges against them,
thus obvistiug the necessity of the examine
ton of witnesses, will it is feared, prevent
the prosecution from catching the bigger
game 1t YVES after.
The rumor that Mr. Hume will wisFasEaw
from the congressional! ooates, "a tho Aaz-
andria district ia not credited hero His
real friends wish 1t 3are otherwise. 70 they
say he has gore too !ar Eow, aud vii ;bide
the unnecessary ex pens3 md the NECESSARY
defect.
Senator Barbour Of Vissiais was On Penn
sylvenis avanuo tv-laJ. II sage ':a5 IL
several OF tho Vi-giAia co"E-e5sioa- dis
triots there Is opp 3sition iota9 1em cratic
nominees, ard that 10 some Others, where
there ia opposition, 1t Will amount 20 notA!pS'
or those In which there is strong opposition,
the Let, 2ad, All and s q, be says, MS inior-
nation is to thee Fl &c. that the S,h and I't
are safe, that the 2od is neatly s., apd that
as Gen. Malone IL opposing Linsston, IL IS
not at all improbable that the b is also.
He Gays when the administration abandoned
Gan. Malone 1t lost its % ost effective agent
in the State.
Congressman J. h Lsngston hes employ
ed as his counsel in thu suit brought against
him by Mr.. Lyons, his conneei 10 bis con
tested election case, for counsel feea, MIR. ".
R. Mckinney, who was Mr. Vsnabe'a coua-
sell In the same case.
Intelligence here to-day from ParnsSl.
vania Is to the effect that the republican
managers there are afraid they will sustain
defeat next month, and tibet 90 mans tc
stimulate their party and prevent such q
result, they ssy if the democrats s;a success
ful, the legitimate effect will be. should
the next u s. House Of Representatives
be democratic, that motion to repeal too
present tariff bill will be introduced as soon
as the new Congress shall meat, and frat Ii
will be adopted, ss nos5 of the y. 5. Sena'
tors from the Northwest vii! unite Win
heir republican colleagues, Mcssrs. Pant,
Paddock and Pettigrew, 30 accomplish tEGS
object
Among the strangers in the city to-day 10
Secretary Fisher Of the State democratic
committee of Virginia. He says intelligence
from sill the congressional districts of Viz
pinia received at the committees headqua;-
| tiers In Richmond is highly favorable. and
that the committee is certain of eight dis
tricts, hopeful of nina, and you'd not oe
surprised Ii tho Whole ten were 10 go dem
| ocratic. He says the republican Congtes5
has drawn a sectional and color line, aud
that most all the Virginia republicans who
have any interes. in the wslia-o of the State
will vote with their democratic neighboEe at
the coming election.
A republican politician from the Peters
burg distrlct, hers to-day. says the republ!-
can committee of that district viii meet TO-
day to determine whether or not to put a
ticket in the field at next months election.
He says It the negroes vote as they FEEL ED
their votes be counted, Laugaton Will be
elected but that his incandiary speeches
have made every white man IN the district,
republican as we'll as democrat, antagon ze
him, and that in such condition, aud Win
money with which to buy oegro votes, anc
with ell the white election officers opposed TO
him, his election is anythiDg ese than certain.
Regarding the chances Of Browne and Boz
den in the Fredericksburg and Norfolk dis
tricts, he says the CAVITIES previously
published intelligence f5om those dist.ictd is
correct, which is TO the effect that Browne
will be defeated by q large majority, ana
Bowden by q smaller one.
Admiral Porter. q s. N, Is very Ill ct his
residence in this city.