Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-17
FROM WAsHIHaT0E.
Special Correspondence Of The Alexandria Gazette


WASHINGTON. D. o., Sept. II, 1891.
An Alexandria county democrat here TO-
dev ssvs the democrats OF his county Will
assemble In mass meeting st Walker schoo!
house there tonight and endorse MF Mush-
bach for the State Senate fsom tneir district
and appoint delegates TO the cisg aLd COUP
~ convsnUion TO nominate candidate Iof
ina lover b.anch OF the Legislature, ana In
struot them TO vote ior MIR. Dduglaf aod 10
ask The cty delegates co 40 the same
daieyation from Frede '.ckaDurg, var
yinia. COMPOSED Of Messrs. Quinn, Foster,
Fjok,sn and Gorilla, arrived nsre thls mora
Ing and were met at the depot 6y MAJOR ..
= Bayjy OF Fsuquier county, VINO .ook tnem
IN tha White House TO Introduce t0em 10
Presideus. so that they could Invite him 10
attend the coming Rappahannock agrioui-
turai isir to ue held in their town.
A Virginia republican here to-day, talk
Inc SPOUT the late reported meeting OF tbs
Virginia sepub iusD "kickers" In this city,
said 1t was evidently movement In favor
of Mt. Bleine. for whom General Mshoue
eutertens mortal hate, but that even were
/! act, the President would give 1t 10 sap
port, as he de5pjses kickers, and as much as
told the delegation of one hundred and
t~eaty -fye haiing from Virginia who called
10 him ,wo years ago. He also said that
nav light must have broken In upon Mr..
Parsons, az, the occasion referred TO, when
the pSrty had chance Of throwing Of the
old man Of tbs sea, he refused to take any
psrt, slough begged to do so.
hlsrS aad republican in the ci5y today
sass there ls no use denying tue TACT that his
party IN mis- State wes rarely before In ss
bad condition a. il is low. This be gays is
the effect OF several causes, among them the
siGpietous Lo whom the prominent Iedessi
cfiioea io the State have been given, and
ther uupopuiesi!y, the lack OF recognition
OF the workers, the attempt TO pass the Force
pill, sHd the fight between the Harrison
and Inc Blaine mep. The present 7esuld Id,
10 says, general apathy aud pickering, and
the future the largest democratic majority
given for years.
OF ali the applicants fox enc OF tue ysosn-
cies Ia the interstate commerce commission,
ex-Congressman Clements of Georgia is said
to have the best, largest and most iDfineD-
tisl backing The only man who is oppos
Ing his appointment is Mr. Buck, the repnb-
iican manager OF Georgia, who says e1-
Mayor Glenn Of Atlanta should be appointed.
Ur. John Pophsm, jr., U 5. commercial
agent at Panama, who has been ON slck
fQrIough here for some time past, Will Sail
for Colon on the 1st pro8imo. a. soon ae
he reaches there be will base the remains Of
Col. ". e. 6ims, Of Virgins. who was U S.
consul there, disiaterred and sent 10 .bis city
for ouFial.
IN reply 10 en- invitation from conmitiea
Of Georgisns, headed by Mr. Patrick Walsh,
Of Augusta, Ca, to attend tbs exposition to
be opeoed in that city 90 the % of Noyem
her, she Pces!deot said II recall with
D 'easuye he visit made by some OF your rep
researatives think Thsverepeatedo on every
suitable occesion-espsoially during my r.
cent visit to tie South-expressed my SIN
cere hope Of the development of those mar
vellous resources 90 long hidden from eight
hui nov about 10 be opened up. bed oc-
cssion to cay fben that you would resI'-s the
advantage OF ccmSining manufactures wi
agriculture. The old system made of Georgia
plantat State | Wnuld not have Is less
60. But you may still develop other industries
without destroying the surface OF toe coun
ty. There Is DO competition between these
industries; one does not eupercede the other.
The former still has bis near market for
some products that will not Dear trsDsporte
ton. Out of this diversity think the high
ess development will come. Recently |
made trip through New England, and
was deeply impressed with the numerous
Industries and small factories showing in
little pisces where the lives and homes OF
the workmen were so much oleeper aod
purer than In the grea: oiliss, a1d this was
made possible by the great diversity ofsmsll
INTEREST,". In Vermont | came upon 5usS
little factory surrounded by cottege3 In The
midst OF the hills. vas told that the pro-
prietor msde stethoscopes and out Of
small beginning had built Gpa great trade.
These little things MAKE happy homes: bring
money. trade and development. Lem great
Is interested 10 these shings, and | would DE
very happy TO see this Development IA Ais
bGus aud Georgia 80 In any northern SJase.
We sll wish 1t. Whistler can De With you
OK not cannot now say. I have good
many very important matters demanding at
tention from now on to the meeting CT Con
eress. Some sre home matters OF iupor-
tence spd some are foreign. Looking back
over tbs lGst year it would seem nrobsbie
that Lbe:a wss g conspiracy among the pow
ers 10 sec that those IN in FssponsiDie places
should beve no rest. Macy Of tbeee tdng5
muet now come 10 my personal attention.
If cannot DE with you, you will know that
my heart is Eith yen II Il cen Rill come,
but the time row being 30 close TO she meet
ing Of Congress 1t is doubtful.
Among tho callers upon the President to-day
was Judge John 7. Harris of Virginia.
Now Yorkers here to-day say the new demo-
cratic committee OF their State appointed at the
democratic convention yesterday is composed On
TREY OF Hill men.
The following changes in the fourth class post
Offices OF Virgins were msde to-day Alden,
Prince William county, J. q. Bowling appointed
postmaster, vice a. s. Eicheberger, resigned
Cspron, southampton county, J. s. Drewry, vice
J. j. Robinson, resigned.
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The Proposed BRIDeE-In eli probable
ity the scheme to construct u memorial
bridge ncsoss the Potomsc from Washing