Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazettel
WASHINGTON, Sept. II.


nothing that the regular democratic
candidate for Governor, and ali the
democratic candidates for Congress;
will be elected by large maiorities. and
that though Quincy, the negro collector
OF the port of Galveston and the real
head of the republican party in the
State. has instructed his followers to
vote for the boiling democratic candi-
date for Governor and though most OF
them will obey his instructions, the reg
ular democratic majority will be about
as large as usual.
The G.. A. r. is fast disappearing from
the streets of this city, and by Monday
it is thought all who intend going away
will have gone. 1t is estimated that
not less than five thousand have strand
ed here and will remain. They have
sold their return tickets. Many OF the
incidents of the meeting are being talk
ed over, but none is more adversely
criticized than the admission OF Mr..
WhitIaw Reid to membership, though
he never smelt powder, and does not
pretend to have been soldier, and the
refusal TO admit Jason Brown, son OF
old John. though dozens of men will
swear that he fought two years Ill the
army. Il is rumored that Commission
er Raum is now dcvising some scheme
by which he can manage to put Nil.
Reds name on the pension list. Ar
other thing that has left 4 sore is the
fact that at the grand reception ut the
Pension Office Thursday night. prom
inent republicans who were not soldiers:
and cX-commissioncd officers were adj
mittcd, while thousands of the common
soldiers were refused admittance and
! compelled to stand outside i'll the rain.
They were so provoked by such treat
ment that they threatened to force their
way in, and Il large number OF extra
policemen were summoned to guard the
doors.
The Vermont post of the G. \. Il.
had lis headquarters at the Metropoii-
tar Hotel. ltsmcmbers had meeting
before they left, at which it was stated
that when they first came here there
was some objection TO stopping AT no.
tel generally known as rebel headquar-
ters and conducted by Il rebel colonel,
but that nothing more was heard OF
any such objection after they had gone
to their rooms and taken their first
meal. They then passed highly COM
plimentary resolutions to Col. Sclden,
The proprietor Of the hotel.
Ex-Congressman Farquhar, repubii-
can. of New York. who came here with
the q. 4. r., and is still here, is report
ed in some Of the northern republican
newspapers as saying that his State
will give Harrison twenty thousand
majority. llr Farquhar told the GA
zETTEs correspondent to-day that in
his opinion the State was pretty evenly
divided, and that the result would de-
pend upon Senator Hills speech at
Buffalo tonight, as that speech, he
said. would settle the business. If he
had one thousand dollars to risk now
on the result. he would as soon bet it at
faro as on the New York election.
Mrs. Harrison had a restless night
due to revival Of the nervous troubles
but fell asleep early this morning and
at noon was reported to be resting com
Portable. There has been no production
of fluid in the cavity Of the pleura since
her return to Washington and the at
tending physician says the danger from
that particular complication is over.
As previously stated in this CORE
spondcnce the War Department will
extend the time in which work must
begin on the proposed sewerage system
at Fort Monroe, Va, though the order
has not vet been issued. The propretors
of the Hygeia Hotel have announced
their willingness to accept the plans of
the War Department., and addition
al time is granted to enable an agree
ment to be reached among all the prop
ertv holders as their relative Liability
for the expense. The new Chamber
lain hotel will not be required to adopt
the system as it is still in an unfinished
condition, but it will not be allowed to
open until the sewerage system is APP
proved by the department.
Congressman Catchings ofAIisSissippi
| is still here. He says he thinks Alaba-
ma is the only doubtful State in the
whole South now, and that the doubt
about it will be satisfactorily removed
before the election, even though Mr..
fldStc. tllt SllhSN ~ .iiist IL ptiDiiSt'H
worker" who was sent down there,
brings back such glowing republican
accounts.
Ex-Surgeon General Hamilton, of the
Marine Hospital service, who has been
in charge of the quarantine sations at
New York, is here to-day. He says
there is no cholera in New York.
People from Orange C. H., here to-
day, say that the cock and bull story
that appeared in newspaper of this
city this morning, to the effect that Il
member of the G.. A. r., on his way
through that place to this city, saw
some ladies waving Confederate flag,
and jumping Off the train, rushed to
where they were, grabbed it, tore it
away from them, bore it Off and brought
it here, must have originated in this
city, as nothing of the sort ever hap
pened there.
w II. Lowe was to-day appointed fourth
class postmaster at Sycolinc, Virginia
RAILROAD SuAREs-It was gener-
ally understood that the advance shares
in the stocks and bonds of the Rich,