Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON. Nov. S.

would not be regarded, and that L. 5.
marshals and their deputies should be
permitted free access to the polling
booths.
The Virginia Democratic Association
of this city sent 1872 Virginians sojourn-
inc here. home to vote. After their
money had given out yesterday Baltl-
MORGAN, who had read in the GAZETTE
that they were short of funds, suppii!ed
them bv telegraph with the requisite
money. The president OF the assocl"-
ton saws the members are Obliged TO
the GAZETTE for the help it has aliord-
ed them.
4 private dispatch received here this
morning from L. 5. Senator Kyle OF
South Dakot:. says the electoral vote OF
that State will be cast against Harrison.
From the railroad conductors on the
trains running into Virginia from this
city, it is learned that while they have
carried some negroes down there to
vote. the number has not been any
thing like that at former Presidential
elections.
A private dispatch received here to-
dav from New York is TO the effect that
the republicans are polling an unex-
poctedIy large vote there, and that they
march to the polls under banners bear
ing the following inscription: 'Neter-
ans Vote as you shot! Shall it be
Harrison, the patriot, statesman ana
Grand Army comrade, or Cleveland,
the substitute buyer, demagogue and
killer of pension bills? Let your bal
lots of 1892 echo the music OF your bull
lets in 1862
Col. A. w. Jones, formerly of Nir-
ginia, and once prominent Mahoneite,
but now of Missouri, is here to-day.
He says he is perfectly confident that
Cleveland will be elected, for that no
matter how much money the republi-
cans may spend in New York, Tamma-
nv will have to carry the State in order
to save itself. and that it will do so he
has not the slightest doubt.
Messrs. ]. l.. Norris, III. o. Claugh-
ton. Charles Allen, Robert Ball and j.
II. Johnson 81 committee of the Jack
son Democratic Association of this city,
called at the White House this after
noon and presented the President Il
handsomely bound copy of the resolu-
lions adopted by the association sym
pathzing with him in his recent be-
reavement.
The u. S. Supreme Court, on motion
of Assistant Attorney General Maury
has postponed from the l4th to the
Dist instant the hearing in the man
damus case for compelling Judge Paul
of the U. s. Court for the western dis
trict of Virginia to show cause why he
should not remand Carrico. a I. 5. dep
uty marshal, charged with murder,
back to the State court for trial.
This city to-day is probably the quiz
etest of any place of large size in the
United States. Up to noon no street
ARRAYS growing out of politics had been
reported and the streets were freer Of
people than usual on such fine au-
tumn day. Probable more than ten
thousand men have left the city to visit
their homes and cast vote for Presl-
dent and Vice-President. The public
departments were opened as usual this
morning but only the barest routine
business was transacted. There are not
enough clerks left in the postotlice de-
partment to make up the list of changes
in the 4th class postoffices. With few
exceptions all the government officers
were out of the city. Nearly all the
clerks living in closely contested States
or in congressional districts that may
be reckoned as doubtful had also gone
home to vote. In addition to the gov
eminent employees several thousand
men engaged in private occupations
here went TO their place of voting resi-
dence 10 aid in the campaign. Those
persons remaining in the city displayed
an interest in the result but it was of a
subdued character and void of the ner-
vous anxiety which was so marked
prior TO the passage of the civil service
law. The President remained i'll his
apartments at the White House, where
he received intelligence of the way
voting was progressing by means of dis
patches from the Associated Press, from
political friends and from other sources.
The only cabinet officers i'll town are
Secretary John w. Foster, of the Trea
sury Department and Acknowledgement
Miller. each of whom had arranged a
pair with democrats in Indiana, so that
their absence would not affect the result.
Each was at his department early in the
morning attending to election business.
The first dispatch the President re-
ceived was one from II. NJ. Howe,
president of Curry University, at Pitts
burg, to the effect that at an election
held by the students at that institution
this morning he was elected by two
thirds majority, and that he, Howe,
hoped the vote of the country would
sustain that of the University. The
second one was from New York, stat
ing that the weather there was good
and that tho republicans there were poll
ing an increased vote. The third was
that republican deputy marshals in In
diana were being arrested on charges of
attempting to bride voters.
Commonwealth Attorney Johnston, OF
Alexandris county here to-day, says only
a small vote had been pollcd 1T his voting
precinct III that county when he left there
this morning, and that lie does not think the
full negro vote will be polled in his county
as there WAS not money enough there 10 pay
them for handing out election tickets. Mr.
Johnston says he intends TO prosecute the
gamblers recently arrested at Monte Carlo III
his county with all the means at his COM
mand
Too LITTLE DEMAND FOR WHEAT
There is little room for doubt that there
exists larger amount of available