Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
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WAsHIHa TOR. =. O, New 1881
In order to help the republican ceuse In
Philadelphia and in the whole S'sie OF
Pennsylvsu,a. dlsuascbea wars cent from
here to that CITY and to sill The oihera Ia t6a5
State esrlv this mosniDg. to tbs ii aol t5st
Acting Secretary Spleoding bal RECESSED
letter from Francis B. Reeves of Pniisdei-
mia stating that he had never p'sen
the certificate endorsed by Senator q Iay
and Mr.. BArdsley 10 any one. and tb'10 ne
had nc knuwle6gs whatever SO to how u got
into the possession of the democratic ssste
com poirtee, and that democratic memser
of the eopmistee appointed to Investigate
the sffairs of the Keystnue bank had picked
the safe thereof and distracted the ceTtih-
cate referred to, and that he would bs or
rested and imprisoned.
Secretary Blaine has had privsts wirs
run into his house go ss to. receive esrly
election newa .o-pight. The repuoiicans
here are by 20 means sauguine OF the remit
OF the elentiors 10 progress to-day. On the
contrary they ara very anxious, and open
with trepidsti0n every dispatch they receive.
Their spirits were cseered litte al ncGn
to-day by dispatch frcm New York 30 the
effect that P!sst had made dsGi With the
county democracy, and that the latter we're
voting for Fsssett. bus their anxiety was
coon restored by intelligence tbaS The repuH.
loan vote In some Of the rural districts of
New York was not ss Isrge as ueua'. Meth
er are the democrats as esnguine Of socoesa
to-day as they we're yesterday, end betting
ia not as active. There are great mary
clerks In the departments here from Mary
land and Virginia. but es large democratic
majority is assured In the former, aod as
NTobona ho, 5oyhIHdon aru ncrtoef
In the latter, few of them gent home to
vote. l. is said that fewer clerks from oil
the States went home to vote at this elec-
ton than ever before since that practice was
established.
The Attorney General had nothing to cay
this morning about the arrest Of the officers
OF the broken Maverick national bank OF
Boston. Mr.. Potter, the president OF the
bank, conducted it as though 1t belonged to
him. He says the failure was due to tho
fact that be had lent half a million or mora
to Irving A. Evans, who committed suicide
without returning 1t.
Gen. Burdette OF the g. &. g.. northern
republican, who has law cfice In this CITY
out resides In Alexandria county, Va, and
two northern republican department clerks
living near him, were the fret to vote at
Ballstou, In that county, this morning.
Most of The other republicans there did not
vote, under instructions from the leader OF
their party, Gen. Mshone, but the three
adopted citizens of Virginia referred to, Of
ter much trouhls recoiected that there we're
two others OF the same sort for whom 70 cest
their ballots, and did so-
Nothing new was developed in the Chilli mat.
ter TO-DAY. At the State Department, it is said,
they are waiting to SEQ what the CHILEAN authori-
ties are to do with the Cbilists who were en-
gagged in the row. 1t is also intimated there that
the Chisn feeling is not so much excited against
Americans. es against Mr.. Patrick Esgan, their
minister.
Senator Barbour went over to Alexandria to-
day to vote, IS he always does at every election.
Well informed d smocrstic politicians from the
Alexandria district in this city to-day FAY that
MI Meredith still has the call the COMPRESSION
al nomination in that district.