Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-28
che Can do nothing elae, and that the latest
Chilian effsiv has been already. or speedily
will be. settled.

che can do nothing else, and that the latest
CHILEAN sffsiy has been already, or speedily
will be. eettled.
MIR. r. 8. Lacey, prominent Alex ndria
county republican, here to-day, says MS
party In his county, black and While alike,
are In favor of Judge Ohichsster's fe-elec-
ton. and will therefore vote for bota Mnsh-
bach and Bsudhein, the regular dem nosa''c
nominees for the Virginia seya'e ard House
OF Delegates, the members OF which eiecs
the Judges In hle S,ats.
The following changes 10 the asa
postofioes of V:reioia we're msds to-day
Gaiepa. Augusta .oounty, W. simm 'ns. 40
pointed postmaster, vice a. Il. sonsv, re-
elgned; Plum Branch, Campbell eaunfy, J.
A. Land. vice ] A. Watkins. resi9ned ;
Rausenp, Campbell county, @. f. Carlton,
vice a }. Caii1ton, resigned
The Lancers, cavalry company from
Boston, out dsmouDta6, are here Oh visir.
With their red coats and fui p,umad be-
NETS they make very hapcsoma shaw.
upon the President. and attracted auch a.
tention.
People from the Alexandria coDgressions!
district. here to-day, say that were the dem.
ocratlc convention that will nominate Gsn.
later Mr.. Meredith would be nomjnsted
probably without opposition, but tost The
fixing of the day Tor holding that couven-
ton at 30 ete date was greatly to h!s dis
advantage, ss 1t gives opportunity ioT other
aspirants to make their arrangemsnte. and
will also allow them time to examine crii.
cally Mr.. Meredith's political record. and |!
they find any thing In 1t that may hurt bin.
to give 1t fall publicity. There are also ru-
mors afloat here to the effect that efforts ore
being made to combine the boilers 1T the
last election and the Alliance men in oppo-
s!tion to Mr.. Meredith, who Ia called by some
Of the latter RAILROAD lawyer"
In the investigation of the CAUSES of the
recent less of the q. 8. stes msr Dispatch to-
day the executive officer of that vessel testi-
fed to the effect that he was to blame. as he
had mistaken one lighthouse for another in
the thick weather, and had changed the
vessels oeuree.
Third day Of fall meeting Of Washington
Jockey Club, weather clear and cool, track
good, attendance fair. First race Busted
won. Bellevue second, Ella third. Time
1.164.
General Charles W Field, of this city, who
eerved with the army of North Virginia during
the war, and was at one time doorkeeper Of the
House of Representatives, is disturbed because
the speech made in Richmond last night at the
meeting OF the society of the Army of Northern
Virginia, in reference to unfurling the Con feder
ate fl ,g at the Worlds Fair has been attributed
to HIM. The General was not present at the
meeting and ssys he ID not in sympathy with the
sentiments OF the speech. That be is not is re-
gretsed by all his southern friends.
Mr.. Huidekoper, formerly OF the Richmond and
Danvle r. g., in Short talkito. day with the Ga
zETTE's o-respondent about the Richmond apt
Danville system, and the possibility OF its disin.
tegra,ion into its original elements said he didn
know how thst would or could BE- bit that hi
did know the Richmond and Danvills road wa
profitable property, though 1t is seriously hand
icspped by sumo of iss associated lines, having
lost last year he had heard, hslf million by tht
Georgia Pacific