Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-23

]. NJ. Lapgston, the negro ex-Congrea5-
man from Virginia, has gone TO ffoVioence.
previously to going to Ohio to maze speeches.
for Mr.. Mckinley at cheaper rates tnan are
maid white republican speakers. before ne
ieft here he said that If ne were appointed
ae,nciete Justice of the new 0. s. court oi
anneals for Virginia 1t would be OF graas
advantage to the republican party. rs
ALAG said he WAS great admirsr OF ffes'-
dent Harrison personally.
General Lomaz OF Virginis, is amcpg soe
strsngers here TO day. He Gays he aslno,
crate of his county, Fauquier, nave sestiea
nnop Pitcher and Mason for the Legislature,
the former not an Alliance man. and though
the latter is' one, he Ia first democrat, sno
an Alliance msD afteTRards.
The commissioners of the District Of 90.
Iunbla are sgein before the public, or rsther
one Of them, on charges. Mr. Douglass.
though Y. Il. G. q. aud Sunday School
man, ia charged with playing lutte strings in
ladies' chambers end with fighting chicken
cocks at livery stables on Sunday mornings,
both, 1t must be confessed, utterly incom-
patible with the teachings Of the Christian
organizations to which he belongs.
Fsom statement of the employees Ia the
governmental service In this city 1t sppsaFa
that the ratio OF negroes TO white people N
such service Is greater then thst CT the Nc
groes to the Nhite population of the country.
It ls reported to-day that President dsr-
rison, in crGer 10 shaw that Secretary bi@ine
is not running the State Department.. Is
about 10 SGT % foot 81 once Degctiatloos foF
the possession Of the is and of ST. Thomas
end the Mole st. Nicholas, and fer proteo
torate Of tbs Sandwich Islands.
ri ~ - no
ouies city Of Georgetown were thrown into
unususl excitement. Iaet nighS about eie7en
O'clock. It seems thst 81 the residence oi
Mrs DoVnmsn, widow living nea- the
corner Of Thlrtleth ao6 P streets, burlS
negro man was discovered under It's diuiag
room table as the house is occupied by
ladies alone, their ou;cries soou alarmed the
neighhorhood, bus the fleeing African made
good his escape by taking up hmssfthe oFy
OF murder" which the occupants Of the
house had used TO call assistance.
A democratic politician from Virginia hero
to-day ssgs the impression among his party in his
section of the S.sJe is that the Farmers Alliance
Will make no attempt to oppose the reelection of
Senator Daniel. but, il they get majority of the
legislature, will make a dead BET at what arc
termed the basement officers thst is Auditor,
% Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary, &c.
Edward s. Stevens, q. s. Consul at Pernam-
buco Brazil, reports to the Department OF State
that the Western and Brazilian Cable Company
is about 10 lay cable from Pernambuco to the
Island Fernando do Noronha and thence to St.
Louis Senegal, Africs.
Secretary Noble received the following tcle-
gram to-day:
"PotawGttomic Reservation 1870 p n, Sept o.
Opening completed without trouble, townsite
thoroughly gusrded against invasion. The sur
vey of The county site will not be completed be-
fore Doon tomorrow, Wednesday 23d instant.
About three thousand people surrounding it, but
is well protected The people aro good humored,
and GO trouble is anticipated. viii remain here
until survey is completed and toaosite opened.
Send this by courier to Oklahoma City"