Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tsycciel Correspondence Of The Alexandria Gaae'teI
WAsHIEs roE, D. c.. Oct. 90. 1880.

rsyeeicl Correspondence Of the alexandria Gd2ettel
WAsHIEs roE. D. c.. Oct. %. 1880.
Among ne very early arrivals at the Az
iiayfon Hotel here this morning was ex-
President C!eFeisnd, who has GENE on 10
gpppar as COUNSEL In Il case to be argued In
tus q. : Supreme Court tomorrow, II 10
euppcsed. Towards noon dispatch was
received from Nav York stating IL was re-
pcf.ed these that Mr. Cleveland was deac.
This Of course, was the cause OF many In
oui.ies al the hotel, but the proprietor said
mat tsouen the ex-President had eaten
enough breakfast 10 kill him, he was still
alive aud as well ss be WAS when he arrived.
Numerous newspaper men called TO inter-
view Mr.. Cleveland, but he declined to be
seen. The hotel people say lie ID not az lat
al reputed, and looks certainly as well sc ne
did when be occupied the White House
On newspaper row tt was said ne WAS uesu'
politically, and had been killed by GOV HUI.
The large sea turtle, weighing probably
three hundred pounds, thrown oVerooaru
here about two weeks ago Tor want OF put-
chaser, seems to be fond OF fresh water, as
he wont seek the bay, By going down the
river, hat hangs around the WnarVes at tue
| foot of TIN street. He was seen there o'day.
Tho total number of employees in the
whom ever 10 per cent. are negroes. Ire
total number in the mailbag repair shop is
shown to be 1876 Of whom over 70 per
oeot are negroes. Combining the two, there
are 81 negro employ. e5 Ia total NUMBER OF
742 or nearly 13 per cent.
democratic politician from Pennsylvania here
to-day SAYS that notwithstanding the lmmea use
republican mai ,rty ia that State two years ago,
so go, ana the enormous amount OF money lha
republ CANS will spend at the approaching e!ec-
tioa one man alone, Senator Came GA, having
subscribed Sl( 1000 to their bribery fund.- so
great and general is the republican DETECTION
there. in c1Ls quepce OF Boss 2 lays methods ana
| Delarnaters demonstrated crookedne9s, that no
democrat in the Stats will be disappointed II the
| democratic tick ct be elected.
Blocks of Five Dudley IS conducting the 1eIuo'
Iicsn campaign in Indiana, and it is we'll und 81
stood here that il republican eglsls'ut De
elected there, he will be senator Voorhees, sac
ce. sor in the o. :. Senate, in order to vndlcate
! hirn and show President Harrison that though
he refuses TO invite Mr.. Dudley TO his dinner par.
ties, they hold hun 20 their hearts with hooks OF
steal -:
A calf from King George county, Va, on us
| way to this city by tie steamer Arrow5mlth some
| months ago Jumped overheard in the nlght Wheh
| near the waari i re, aud was supposed TO nave
| been drowned. Early this morning. however, a
| gunner on the reclaimed fats was very mu d
alarmed By stirring u2 what he 81 first supposed
| WAS vicious wild animal, that rushed by HIM In
| the dawn vii the speed Of the wind, but which
was subsequently, discovered to be the calf re-
ferred to, and so wild that it will probably Lave
to be shot before captured.
The federal ofiiceholders here ridicule the
| hrests of the civil service commission to prose
cute them for VIC ing tue civil service law. They
ssy they have tie heais Of their departments aud
| the Pre- idcnt to back them, and that 'mugwump
| ism is played ont
| Good constitutional lawyers here say the omis
sion OF the toba co drawback section of the tsrli
bill in the ergcossed copy of that bill invaldates
the whole hilt but Secretary Window said to-day
that ho means TO en- force that bill whether it he
invalid or not, and will do so until restrsined by
| the IT, s. Supreme Coult
| The races at Bennines were Suspended to day
| ard will not be resumed until the next fair day