Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Corresponding of the Alexandria Gazette.

There is no noticeable change in Mrs.
Harrison's condition to-day as com
pared with yesterday. She rested far
Iy we'll last night and the regular, medl,
cal examination this morning showed
no perceptible decline in strength.
Nervous symptoms have been more
Denounced than usual during the past
three or four days. TIE natural tend
encv of the disease is to slow but
steady decline and in Mrs. Hariison's
case the gradual loss of vital. is SO
Slight from day 10 day that frequently
hardly any change in condition Is no
ticeable. While the hopelessness of her
case is generally conceded, her vitality
is still so great that regardless of the
possibility of change for the better,
there is no danger of an immediate
crisis, save for the always possible ap-
pearance of additional complications.
Her physician, DR.. Gardner, is authorl-
tv for the statement that she may ling
er for several weeks in her present
state and that no possible complication
would terminate fatally in less than As
hours.
1t is generally understood here that
Governor Mckinney of Virginia has
definitely determined that he will not
call an extra session of the legislature
of his State this winter, SO that Senator
Hunton will at least serve out the re-
mail,der of the term for which the late
Senator Barbour was elected. 1t is also
understood that ey- Congressman Goode
will be candidate for the Senatorship
at the expiration of General Huntons
term.
The Uncertainty respecting the vote
of Eew York is increasing here. 1t is
feared that the republicans have pro
NOTED the idea that New York
is certain for Cleveland, for the
purpose of taking the democrats
oil guard, and that both in the
rural districts and in the city they are
resorting to all the means III their pow
ereto |, 5 en- the democratic, and to in
crease their own vote. 1t is known
that they have unlimited money. They
have already been detected in trying to
bribc democrats 10 refuse TO register,
and have made their plans for attempt
ing to bride those who register either to
refuse to vote, or to vote for Harrison,
and will not higgle about the price OF
vo es.as they can get back all the money
they spend IN such purchases from the
protected monopolists, who can well
afford to bear the expense.
Capt. Cculson, commanding the [. ;.
revenue steamer Rush, has made a re-
port to the Treasury Department in re-
gard to the work performed by that
vessel during the past season in patrol
ling Behring sea. Thirty-tour vessels
engaged in taking seals, or proposing
to do so, were warned not to
enter Behring sea for that purpose.
Three vessels have been seized for
violation of U. 5. revenue laws, viz:
The British schooner Winifred, of Vic
toria, i. c., and the American whaling
banks Lydia and Northern Light. The
Winiffcd was caught in the act of tax
ing fur seals in Behring Sea. Captain
Coulson reports that the volcano OF
Akutan has been in active operation all
summer, and presents IN awe-inspirlng
picture from the sea at night.
A question as to W, e her Friday
next is Il legal holiday in the District
of Columbia SO far as business of ma
tional banks is concerned was present,
ed 10 the Comptroller of the Currency
to-day. That official positively declin-
ed to assume the responsibility of de.
Gliding the question and informed all
anDlicants that they must themselves
determine the question according tc
their own best judgment.
Congressman Meredith, of the Alex
andria. Va, district, was at the Capitol
to-day. He says he thinks his majority
now that Mr.. Agnew, the republican
nominee, has withdrawn, will be be-
tween four and five thousand.
Mr.. J. +. Clements of Alexandria
county SAYS the democrats of that coun-
ty will meet tomorrow night and dc
termine whether or not to give barbe-
cue at the democratic rally the! propose
having. MIR. Clements says Mr.. Frank
Hume has subscribed literally 10 the
democratic election fund ofthe county.
Mr.. T. B. Davis, a brother of ex-Sen-
ator Davis OF West Virginia, is among
the visitors here to-day. He says that
Secretary Elkins-who married his
neice--is doing all that mortal man can
do to carry West Virginia for Harrison,
but that he, Davis, doesn't think he
will be able to do SO.
A democratic politician from Virginia
now in the city, thoroughly conversant
with political affairs in his State, says
the slate for the new Court of Appeals,
to be elected by the next legislature
thereof, as at present arranged, is Keith
of Fauquier, Barton of Frederick, Nc
Laughlin of Rockbridge, Buchanan of
Washington and Riley of Halifax coun-
ties.
Knowing republicans here say that
Mr.. Gillian, the republican candidate
Tor Congress in the Petersburg district
of Virginia, issued his circular announc-
ing his determination to stay in the
field, before he received orders from
headquarters to the contrary effect, and
that Notwithstanding that circular, he.
too, will have to step down and out.
Superintendent Newcomb, of the
Nautical Almanac Office, says the be-
ginning of the eclipse of the sun to-
morrow at Alexexandria will be 1905,
eastern standard time.
The now commercial treaty with Spain
went into effect to-day. By it sewing ma
chimes and other northern manufactures are
admitted into Spain free of duty.
The racing at the fall meeting here is by no
means good, and the attendance is small as the
attractions are limited Tho race men also