Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Nov. IA.


morning that sanitary experts declare
that. cholera VIII undoubtedly reappear
in the spring. and that it will be dan
gerous for the federal authorities to
relax their vigilance in keeping out OF
the country all persons on merchandise
al all likely to carry the germs OF The
dread contaaion. In consequence OF
this he said immigrants will not be al
lowed to land in the United States I'M
less il can be shown that they were
booked and assembled at the port OF
departure prior to September LIST.
American citizens and tourists of all
classes are not included i'll this prohibit
ton. The Secretary said he had or
dered the detention nj Cape Charles OF
nearly 1000 immigrants who had come
from Bremen.
People here familiar with Senator
Stewart Of Nevada, who will be re-
elected. say lie has not been in accord
with the republican party for some
wears ana that he viii be sure TO vote
with the democrats hereafter on iinan-
i,l and tariff and civil service matters.
The Senator's wife, us is well known,
is a southern woman and Il democrat.
The House appropriations committee
will. it is expected, mold their first
meeting on the 2Sth inst. \ deficiency
of forty millions for pensions alone this
wear, with hundred and fifty millions
10 be appropriated for next years pen
sions, in addition 10 all the other eX-
pendiiurcs of the government, make the
committees job by no means an easy
one
Mr.. Edgar Allen, chief counsel for
General Malone in the suit of Wind
sor's executor against him, says that
when that suit was before the District
Court here recently, there was judg-
mcnt by default on failure to plead.
A motion will be made, he says, next
week to vacatc the judgment and TO
set the ease fora hearing on plea of
scton. If that motion be denied, either
I'm appeal will be taken or the case will
20 into chanccry on Il bill OF injunc-
ton, with prayer asking for
a settlement ofaccounts between Wind
sor and Malone The amount of set
OF claims, he says, is about seven thou
sand dollars. Gen. Malone is now on Il
visit to Senator Don Cameron At the
latter's shooting and fishing lodge in
South Carolina Mr. Allen says it is
possible that Gen. Malone may now
resign the craftsmanship of the State
republican committee. in which case, he
says. ali the factions Of the republican
party in Virginia, and the third party
Will unite and make Il strong fight
to win the eovernorship and Legislature
next fall. 1t is said here on the best
authority that the republican national
committee did not give the General rs
much a one cent during the last cam
paign in his State, and that the repub-
licnn Office holders in each congressional
district there We're compelled TO pay for
the election tickets.
4 gentleman from the Alexandria
Congressional district here to-day states
that Mr.. Robert Beverley, the chief OF
the third party in that district, says he
has too much sense to be disappointed
at the result of the election. and that
he supported Weaver for the reason
that votes for the latter might throw
the election in the House and thereby
secure the success of Mr.. Cleveland.
\ Tammany democrat here to-day
saws he has no fault to find with Mr.
Davenport, for that Tammany secured
nearly every one Of his deputies within
an hour or two after they went on du-
ty. \ drink, cigar and fivc-dollaI
1 bill to each soon won them all, and
most Of them even voted the democrat
ic ticket He says Tammany acted
upon the idea that Il nan who would
sell himself once would do so twice.
Congressman Meredith, Of the Alex
andria district, was here to-day, and
was much sought after by people here
from his district
People from Delaware. here to-day,
say the bribery carried ON in that State
nj the recent election was shameful ;
that forty thousand dollars was sent to
each Of the counties for that purpose
that from So to $40 a head was paid for
voters. and that even some democrats,
holding Office. yielded to the tcmpla-
ton and sold themselves: and that Sen
ator Higgins staked Ill he had upon the
result, and lost
Ii is said here that the price of farm
crs' almanacs has fallen considerably
us the national republican committee
bought a quarter of a million dollars
worth OF them and sent one to every
farmer in the country.
The U. 5. Supreme Court to-daX de-
cidcd that it had no jurisdiction in the
case of Cross. who murdered his wife
here, and that he will have to hang I'M
less the President shall pardon him.
Prof. T. c. Mendenhall, of the Light
House Board, has made special report
10 the Secretary of the Treasury in re-
gard to the relief of Col. ludlow and
Commander Heyerman from duty under
the Light House Board, in which he
charges Col. Ludlow with being contu-
macious and with keeping the board in
ignorance Of his operations. The Sec
rotary approves the report and has in
formed Col. Ludlow that ii he doesn't
like it lie can submit his case to
court ofinquiry.