Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette-l
WASHINGTON, August 9.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette ]
WASHINGTON, August 9.
Mr.. ]. T. Luttrell, who has been APP
pointed assistant assessor of the District
of Columbia, an Office the salary OF
which is 81, 500, is native of Northum-
berland county, Virginia, but has Tor
many years been engaged IN the dry
goods business of this city. He Is a
true blue democrat, but the place, by
the rule of precedent, belonged to Il
democrat.
Meetings were held in Alexandria
county last night to appoint Delegates
TO the democratic congressional conVeh-
ton to be held in Alexandria to-mor-
row. In Arlington district Ar. Albert
Douglas was appointed delegate and
Mr.. Randolph Birch alternate, ana IN
Jefferson district Mr.. J. +. Clements
was elected delegate. The meeting III
the other district, Washington, will be
held tonight. In Jefferson district a
resolution was adopted instructing the
representative from the district to urge
Congress TO make appropriations for
Mt. Vernon avenue and for bridge
across the Potomac at Arlington.
Numerous complaints are made here
of the cruelty Of the negro drivers OF
the carts and wagons hauling brick
from Virginia over the Long Bridge to
this CITY. and OF the failure of the Alex
andria county constables to take any
steps toward preventing it. 1t is said
that the drivers referred to, some OF
whom weigh nearly two hundred
pounds, add their weight to that OF the
load of brick, and when the poor beasts
give out during the prevailing hotwcath-
er, beat them numerically with heavy
whips and sticks and force them ON,
though ready to drop in their tracks
from exhaustion, and that the consta-
bles referred to, at Monte Carlo look
on with the utmost indifference, and
when appealed to by other people TO
stop the outrage, say the horses are
balky and should be whipped.
People here to-day who attended Au-
gust Court at Lecsburg yesterday say
Gen. Field, the third party's Vice Pres
idential candidate, did moi appear and
speak there, though it had been an
nounced that he would. Congressman
Meredith of that district and Boatner oil
Louisiana and eX-State Senator Moore
of Fairfax were present and made sound
and able democratic speeches. General
Fields absence was unexpected and an
explained.
There is no doubt of the fact that
democratic congressman from various
and many parts of the South are seri-
ously alarmed at the known and I'M
known strength of the so-called people 5
party, not only in their respective dis
tricts, but in their States. They say
they are surprised at the sudden growth
OF that party in their States. and that
unless great change be effected be-
tween now and next November, they
fear there will be q marked alteration III
the political complexion of the congress
sional delegations from several of those
States, and that the solid South will al
last be broken.
Mr.. "Lo9en Harris, editor Of the lead
ing republican newspaper in North
Carolina, is here to-day. lie says Mr.
Worth, ex-State agent. of the Farmers,
Alliance, will probably be the third
parly's candidate for Governor, anc
that if the republicans run no candidate
he will be elected Mr. Harris thinks
it would be wise if his party shall make
no contest for State offices this fall, but
concentrate their whole strength upon
republican Presidential ticket.
A demoralized North Carolina demo
crat at the Capitol to-day says the thirt
party will be the means of giving his
State, Virginia. West Virginia, Floridf
and Alabama to the republicans, but
that the loss of those States will be
more than offset by democratic gains III
the North, as Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire, Illinois, Iowa and Wiscon'
sin will 90 for Cleveland, and that low
down as he is about the South, he will
bet his last ten-dollar bill that Grover
will be the next President.
Senator Colquitt's condition is so much i'm
row ID that his family has decided to remove
him tomorrow TO the mountains of Georgia
where he may escape the warm weather her,
and get the benefit of change of scene ant
| climate.