Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazctic.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL.

Venezuela. The kearsage lett Curacao
THURSDAY where she stopped few
hours to coal. The Chicago now on
her way south is expected TO reach La
Guayra early next week.
The Wyandotte, one Of the Old time
monitors. has been ordered TO Washing
ton from Norfolk, TO participate i'll the
G.. 4. K. encampmcnt next week. she
is now on her way here and will arrive
tomorrow.
The vice consul at Lisbon cables the
State Department that the port of New
York is declared infected with cholera
and suspected ports on the east coast
of the United States. including Flori-
da. The U. S. minister TO Norway and
Sweden cables that Sweden declares
I. :. ports OH the east coast infected
also. 1t is presumed from the above
cablcgrams that the countries referred
to will detain all passengers from the
United States until danger from iniec-
ton s passed. This is what President
Harrison's scnseless quarantine circular
has done for the business OF this coun-
try.
The following statement in the New
York SIN of to-day has raised demo-
CT tic hopes here almost 10 enthusiasm:
Mr.. Cleveland has given Il full and
emphatic assurance that he appreciated
III nature OF the situation, and that in
case of his election he will be a demo-
craJ and not amugwump. He has pro-
missed that i'll the future his influence
will invariably be exerted on the side
of the democrats and against their enc
mics
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
IT, lay received Il telegram from Agent
Bennett, dated Muskogee, l. T., Sep
tember l6, stating that the Choctaw
affairs have been temporarily quoted
and sixteen prisoners have been surren-
dercd to the sheriff of the county for
trial and all armed bodies are disband-
ing. The feeling is still so intense, adds
Agent Bennett, that any violence will
cause Il serious outbreak and loss OF
life.
Among the visitors here to-day is
senator Mcpherson, OF New Jersey.
The Senator says there is no doubt that
Mr.. Cleveland will carry his State, but
seems TO be thinking great deal more
about the outrage perpetrated upon
himself AMI the other passengers on the
Norlnania by the quarantine officers in
New York harbor
Senator Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky,
was at the Capitol to-day. He has been
speaking in Delaware, which State he
saws is certain for Cleveland. He says
from all he can see and hear he thinks
New York will vote the same way, and
that Cleveland at present certainly has
the lead. He says the only southern
State about which there is any doubt is
West Virginia. and there would be no
doubt of that were it not that Senator
Kenna is sick and can take no part in
tire campaign The simple fact, he says,
that Secretary Elkins is campaigning
in that State shows that he thinks the
republicans have chance of carrying
it. as otherwise he would waste neither
time, trouble nor expense on it.
People from Alexandria county here
to-day, say that the roads and fences
and outsdes of the houses in that coun-
tv have been improved greatly during
the last fortnight under the direction Of
the special inspectors appointed for that
purpose, and that already prospectors
are thronging the roads there looking
out for investments. They also say
that some of the cars for the Washing
ton and Arlington Railroad are already
on that road, and that trial trip over
it may he made this evening or to-mor-
row. The road would certainly have
been ready for travel by Monday but
for the inability to get the few rails nee
essary to complete the track, caused by
the obstruction of transportation by the
G.. A. r. passenger trains: The re-
quired rails were obtained in Alexan-
dra this morning, and were hauled by
wagons to Arlington to-day. Should
the road be in running order by Mon
day, connection between it and the
Washington and Georgetown street
cars will be made by herdics, which will
cross the Aqueduct Bridge.
Nothing is going on here to-day but
the G. A. r. Large numbers OF the
members of that organization have al
ready arrived, and trains are hourly
coming in loaded with others from the
North and West. The sidewalks Of
PENNSYLVANIA avenue were thronged
with them to-day, as were all the public
buildings. and by Monday the crowd
will be immense. 1t is said by the rail
road officials that no less than three
hundred thousand tickets have been
sold If that be so there will be per-
feet jam. All the public buildings here
are decorated, even the feet of the god
dess of liberty on the Capitol being
wrapped with the American hag-her
head has all along been crowned with
the eagle. The street peddlers are do
ing large business in badges and med
ais, and almost every other house on the
north side of the avenue has a booth in
it for the sale, purchase or exchange of
railroad tickets. 1t is said that the
quarantine at New York has prevented
a single one of the thousands of ex-
union soldiers in Europe, drawing pen
sions, from coming to this country to
march in the procession to take place
next Tuesday.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city met last night at their hall;
near the corner of 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. As neither OF
the invited speakers either appeared OF