Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, August 10.

Acting Secretary Grant of the WarDe-
partment to-day telegraphed lnstruc,
tons TO the commandant of the Arsenal
at indianapolis to forward ut once to the
Governor of Tennessee at Knoxville
600 stands of arms and 80, 600 rounds OF
ammunition for use by State authorities
in suppressing miners riots. This ac-
ton was based on formal requisltion
from Governor Buchanan. General
Grant explained that the arms and am
munition form only part of the Tennes-
see quota under its allotment ofSlO,OOO
of the appropriation for the support of
the national guard of the States, and
that the Governors requisition would
have been honored at any time regard
less of the condition of affairs in the
State. 1t so happened that the Gov
erpor had not previously availed him
SCI. of his legal privileges 80 far as ma
tional guard allotment is concerned.
General Grant added that no applica-
ton for troops had been received so far
as he knew, and he added that he did
not look for one. He said that the de-
partment had refused an application to
allow volunteers TO use the government
arms at the University Of Tennessee for
the reason that they were intended
solely for the use Of the cadets and
could not lie loaned to outside parties
no matter how commendable their pur-
pose.
The meeting of the Potomac Baptist
Association af Falls Church adjourned
to-day. People who attended it say
they heard there, and from good and
true democrats from several parts Of
the eighth congressional district of Fir-
ginia, that supporters of the third par
ty are beginning to show themselves in
many, if not all the counties of that
district, and that with few exceptions
they are Inen who have heretofore
voted the democratic ticket.
A republican from the Sth Virginia
congressional district here to-day, being
asked if he thought Postmaster Agnew
of Alexandria would be the republican
nominee for Congress i'll that district?
replied that he was in favor of him, and,
he believed, a large majority certainly of
the white republicans of the district,
but that he did not think Mr.. Agnew
would 90 to the necessary expense of q
campaign unless assured of the exist
ence of a larger third party in the dis
trict than has yet been manifested. The
democrats in the district, he said, were
now united, and their majority is too
large for the republicans to attempt to
overcome it,unless there be many more
third party men in the district than
have yet shown up, and that, as at
present informed, he would not advise
Mr.. Agnew, nor any other republican, to
spend any money in making contest.
Among the visitors at democratic
headquarters here to-day was Congress
man Bynum of Indiana. He says the
existing labor troubles can not but in
crease the democratic vote, inasmuch
as Mr.. Carnegie, the Homestead pro-
prietor, Mr.. Platt, the lessee ofthe Ten
nessee convicts, and Mr.. Depew, pres
ident of the New York Central Rail
road, are all ultra and partisan republi-
cans and large contributors to the re-
publican election fund.
w. w. Durrett was to-day appointed
postmaster at Mount Pleasant, Spotsyl-
vania county, Va, vice e. G. Hemen-
ger, resigned.
Mr.. Gardner, who is in charge OF the
democratic headquarters here, has just
re.uaed from Il meeting of the demo-
Cratic campaign committee in New
York. He says that the democrats are
in good condition in New York, and
are sure of carrying the Statc-more
sanguine, he says, than they have been
for several. previous years. He also
says that Senator Hill is democrat
and will be heard from in good time.
So fer as Virginia and the other south
ern States are concerned, he says all
the intelligence at democratic head
quarters here is of the most favorable
character and to the effect that the peo-
pie of the South have too much at stake
now to be trying experiments with
third parties.
An intelligent negro from Alabama
here to-day, Il republican, of course,
and one who has held government
position abroad, says that at the late
election in his State his,a the feelings
of his race were with kolb, and that
there is 10 sense nor truth in saying
that Jones, the democratic Governor,
was reelected by negro votes.
Among the winners at the Gloucester
race track yesterday was Artillery,
born and raised in Albemarle county,
Virginia, of the old Eolus stock, and
belonging to Mr.. Payne Of Charlottes-
vile. The owner not only made large
winnings on the race track, but, it isre-
ported, struck the pool sellers at Monte
Carlo here for 81 200
A western third party man, here to-
day, says the st. Louis and Omaha reso-
tions ofthat party were the acts of the
knights of labor and that as that Or
ganization controls the party, he is con-
vinced that the effect of the labor
disturbances now existing in several
different parts of the country can not
but tend to weaken the republican
party.
Mr.. Whelens, one of the directors of
the newly recognized Washington and
Arlington Railroad, told the GAzErTE's
correspondent to-day that he had Just
returned from Philadelphia, where he
had been on the business of that road,
and that Mr.. King, the president of
road, is now in New York on the same
business, and that though the resump-
ton of work on the construction of the
road has not yet been commenced, it
will be during the next few days, and
with the intention of completing that
portion of it between the Aqueduct
Bridge and Arlington by the Goth of