Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-06
FROM wAsHIHGT5E.
Especial Correspondence of TIC Alexandria Gasette.
An .-.=z..a=axz n q MN 1871


WAsHINeros. D O.. Nov. 6 1871
Among the AIe1ap6rlsnt a. tbs races DAY
before yesterday wrs enc vino Wnen UP
seller came aruuhd said to him, your UPS
are worth nothing you don't knoN Wnse
horses will win any more tbsh 40, anu w
test your knowledge I'll bet you hVe collars
you can't name one winning n0r+e oae oil loe
whole Io,.n AZ he said this in the presence
OF others. the tip seller cou'c 40 noehius eise
than take the Bat. he named hoEsa, out
T. djdn,t win. and the Alexsndrian vas i've
dollars ahead. 80.
The Brezlisn minister here said this
morning he does not think there will be war
IN HE country, end Ia convinced that the
rsnort 70 the effect ttag the monarchista In
Europe ere bebi, the reVolutioniets Ia na'
founded. He Gays the navy lie with the
President. and that the latter will serv 9
during the two remit ing years OF hs tern.
The old Eads Mil proper y in George.
town Ia beipg repaired end transformed into
a power house for the Washirg or and Ar.
lington electric railroad.
MIR. Frank Hume, ons Of the s0peryisors
of Aexapdris county, says the roads in that
county are better now than they have been
for years, and that, too, though not cent OF
of roads hos yet been expended upon h m.
When that tag, be says, becomes available
the roads will he still further improved 81 n
gravel and rock.
No notice hss yet reached the Department
of State respecting the cause Of the refusal
of the Spanieh government to grant an eX-
equator TO the q. 8. conaul at Ponope. Caro-
line Islands.
The following is the only charge that was
made in the 4,h olsss poetoHiceB of Virginia
to-day: Ararat, Patrick county, J, W.
Gases appointed postmaster, vice F. NJ.
Gates resigned.
A prominent Virginia politician. here to-
dsy, Gays letter has beeu received 10 this
city from Mr.. Robert Beverly, OF Fauquier
county, Ia bis State, dated on the 26 b nlt.,
to The effect that the Farmers Alliance OF
his District had determined to act independ-
Entity at the coming congressional election
10 that district, as they think farmer
knows more about the needs OF farmers and
can better attend to farmers business than
lawyers. A letter received here from Mr..
White. Commemorative Attorney Tor Staf-
tord c. unity, is to ths effect that MIR. Mere
dith will receive the vote of thst county In
the congressional convention. Mr.. y. u
Lee OF Fairfax county, In the came district,
says he thinks Captain Jspney. OF Loudoun
acuoty, will get the votes of soma OF the
Fairfax delegates. From Loudoun county
It ia learned that primary election may
possibly be held thsre by which to deter
mine which ofthe Loudoun men, RysD, jan
nsy, Foster, Fairfax or McCsbe shall he pre-
santed to the convention. Il is said that
Mr.. Scott will ct the solid vote OF Orange
county. Mr.. Winston. OF Louisa, is also
spoken OF 90 we'll qualified for seat In Con-
gress.
The Marsha OF the District OF Columbia
met secretary Noble at tie White House
this morning and served legal process 90
him to appear at court and answer to the
suit against him az Secretary of the Inte
rior, by the Uoion River Logging Com
pany The Secretary Acknowledged service
and said be would respond.
a New York democrat here to-1ay says
tho result of the recent election in his State must
necessarily increase the power and influence of
the Tammany democracy, and that as the leaders
of that organization are opposed to Mr. Cleveland
he cannot possibly have solid delegation from
his own State in the next national democratic
convention.
The Mayor of Savannah, Ga, with a committee
of aldermen and residents of the city called at
the White House this afternoon and invited the
President and Cabinet to visit Savannah during
the winter as the guests Of the municipality and
citiyana