Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.


closed, and most of the stores aftel the
middle OF the day Hundreds OF peo-
plc vent to Alexandria to ride on the
new electric road from that city to Mt;
Vernon. The bar rooms were all
crowded, as is always the case on holi-
DAYS here. In one of them a Virginia
democrat raised laugh by singing the
following
In 1892
Columbus crossed the ocean blue.
He said unto his jolly crew,
Lets discover a thing or two.
They searched the wild woods through
aud through.
BIZ: never brought the third party to view;
And nobody found that bug;lboo
Till 1oJ2..
Another one, who had never done an
hours work in his life, said he was
glad nc lived in this age, aud could Ell.
ioy the rest and pleasure of a national
holiday. And still another, well
known in Alexandria, said he was 90
ing to the races and try TO turn an hon
est penny.
LAWYER Burke of New York is here,
irving to get possession OF some haud-
& ONE and valuable furniture bought by
Count Mitkiewicz, and stored in the
American Loan and Trust Company 5
building, but the Count has secured
bondsmen in the sum of $4,000, and
will fight for its retention.
This morning a telegram was sent
from the White House to Secretary
John w. Foster at Chicago, informing
him that although Mrs. Harrison was
weaker and had passed restless night
there was no reason for any decided
alarm. and Mr.. Halford, speaking of
Mrs. Harrison's condition, said that
she had passed nervous, restless night
and was weaker to-day, but he die not
think her condition was such as to war
rant any particular fear of a sudden
termination of her illness. The doctor
said this morning he could not say pos
itively that she would not pass away
within a few hours nor would he be
surprised if she fingered for weeks.
There are no new complications and
her present condition is simply the re-
suit of the natural progress Of the dis
ease with which she is afflicted. Alto
gelher the morning hours at the White
House were the most quiet it has seen
for long time, and every one seemed
possessed of a feeling of sadness and
hardly spoke above whisper. Dtu-
ing the forenoon Mrs. Harrison slept
quietly and at one O'Clock was appar-
emily in the same condition. The
White House was closed to all visitors
for the day for the first time since Mrs.
Harrison's illness, but this was due in
a measure to the day being holiday.
Democratic headquarters were open
to-day There was no news there from
Virginia, but there was plenty from
the North, and all was of the most ia
vorable character. Even republicans
here don't deny the assertion that all
present indications point to the election
of Mr.. Cleveland, and ifhe shall not be,
the democrats here will be sadly disap-
pointed, and none of them more so than
those who are best informed and most
experienced in such matters.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city have changed their pro
gramme for tonight. They will meet
at their hall at eight o'clock and imme-
diate march to Concordia Hall, where
the District democrats are to hold a
grand meeting, to be presided over by
Mr.. II. o. Claughton, formerly of AL
exandria; and where Judge Smith OF
Warrenton, Va, Congressman Compton
and McKaig, Of Md. and others will
make speeches. The Virginia association
has received letter from exGov. Lee
of Virginia, stating that he will be in
Washington on the 4th inst. and will
address the association on the night of
that day.
General Malone has gone to his home
in Petersburg and will not return to
this city. it is said, until after the cleo
ton. 1t is still believed here that Gill
liam, the republican congressional can
didate in the Generals district, will be
forced, by the Generals opposition to
him, to withdraw, but that even then,
many of the republicans of the district
will not vote for the third party candi-
date.
Telephone communication between
this city and Chicago was opened to-
day and the voices Of the takers were
Just as-distinct to each other rs if the
wire that transmitted them were one,
instead of thousani miles long.
A Virginia negro named Craddock
has been appointed to messengers
place in the Treasury Department at
the request of ]. N. Langston.
Intelligence here to-day from Nor
folk, Virginia, is to the effect that the
Bowden and anti-Bowden factions of the
republican party there cannot agree,
and that all the indications now are that
Tyler, the democratic candidate for
Congress in that district, will be elected.
The President to-day received the
following telegram from Secretary John
w. Foster, at Chicago: "By direction
of the German Emperor, Charge d. AT.
fairs expresses to you on this Dist of
October, devoted to the universal cele-
bration of the 400th anniversary of the
discovery of America, his Imperial
Malesty's most sincere congratulations
and wishes for the welfare of the coun-
try. l have conveyed to the Charge
your deep appreciation of the imperial
message"