Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.

Mrs. Harrison is reported to be 'just
about the same to-day" She was a tri-
file less restless last night but showed no
perceptible loss of strength this morn
ing. While it is clearly manifest to the
physician that the insidious disease with
which she is suffering is slowly but
surely reducing her vitality, its progress
is so Slight as to be well-nigh imperceP1-
tible to the other watchers at her bed
side. To-day is the 39th anniversary
Of the marriage of President and Mrs.
Harrison, but the illness OF the lat.er
precludes any recognition OF the occa,
sion outside of the family circle, ana
there it was marked with extreme sad
ness Bishop Whipple, of the I. l..
church. called at the White House TINS
morning and left a message OF sy1npa-
thy for the President.
The Secretary of State is advised that
all the ports of British Guiana have
been closed to vessels from the United
States.
Mrs. Cougar, the noted western pro-
hibition advocate, says she recently
dreamed she went 10 hell, and seeing
no farmers there, asked the devil the
cause. He 1T once opened the door OF
another apartment, in which she saw
a large number of farmers nailed up by
the ears 10 the rafters, and asking him
what that meant, he replied that the
fact that they had voted for high tariff
candidates showed that they were too
green to burn without drying.
Her dream was as opposite as that OF
the old negro preacher who dreamed
that he also went to hell, and saw 1t
stocked with republicans, every one OF
VIII om held negro between himself
and the fire.
Judge Thomas Smith of Warrenton
will address the Virginia democratic
association of this city tomorrow night.
That this association has its use is at
tesi "a by the fact that there are no less
than 20 men sojourningi in this city who
are legal voters in Fredericksburg alone.
The association will see that all Viz
pinians here entitled to vote si!ail be
sent home on election day.
Mr.. Jefferson Levy has been appoint
ed by Mr. Chauncey F. Black, president
of the national association OF democratic
clubs. the Virginia member of the eX-
ecutive committee of that organization.
Senator German, who recently re-
turned from New York, says that SO
far rs he can sec, the democrats are GER
tain to carry that State. y southern
journalist employed at present at the
national democratic headquarters in
New York city, who arrived here this
morning, not only agrees with the Sen
ator, but says the democratic majority
will not he less than twenty-five thou
sand. When asked if the republicans
wouldn't buy the State? he replied the
Australian law had prevented that dan
ger. and THAI the democratic managers
we're advising every body to whom
money was offered, to take it and then
vote the democratic ticket. He said
some might be bought not to vote, but
that as the fact of their not voting
would show to their neighbors that
thew had been bought, few would ex-
hibit themselves as having been bribed.
Private intelligence from republican
sources received here to-day is to the
same effect.
The United States Consul at Cape
Haytien reports to the State Depart
ment that the American steamer Sagi-
nav, of the Clyde line, which left New
York September 18th, with passengers,
cargo and mail for Cape Haytien, with
clean bills of health from the Hayticn
Consul General and New York Gus
toms officials, was refused free pratique
when she arrived there and ordered to
quarantine for five days, because ii was
said she came from the infected port OF
New York, though the British steamer
Alene. which left New York at the
same time, was allowed to enterat Port
al Prince without detention or moles-
t,tion of any kind.
Congressman Richardson Of Tennes-
see is here to-day. He says the result
Of the gubernatorial election in his
State is in some doubt, by reason OF the
uncertainty ofthe third party's strength,
but that no body entertains the slight
est doubt about the Presidential cleo
tlral vote. He says that some fear the
democrats may lose one Congressman
in his State, but that he doesn't.
Chairman Gordon of the Virginia
State democratic committee was here
Yesterday. he says there is no danger
in his State, and that Cleveland Will
carry it by Il satisfactory majority.
A Virginia republican, here today,
having seen in the GAZETTE that Gen.
Hunton SAYS the democratic majority III
Virginia will be between twenty and for
tv thousand. remarked that he didn't
see why it should not be larger, as, so
lar as he could learn, and he had made
diligent inquiry, no body in the State
was doing any thing for the republican
ticket. and that he had even been un-
able TO find out whether that ticket
would be supplied to those who would
vote it, or, if so, from whom it could
be obtained He said he would vote
the republican ticket, and would write
it if necessary, but that many republi-
cans would not take that trouble. He
added that if there should ever be an
other republican administration, he
hoped it would have common sense
enough to let regulators and negroes
and discarded democrats alone, and re-
cognize the reputable white republicans
of the State. The present condition OF
the party in Virginia, he said, is dis
graceful.
The question OF eligibility to Con-
gress of retired army officers, rs pre-
sented in the case of General Catlln
and General Sickes. nominated by the
democrats in New York for Congress, is
new one. In al opinion given in