Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-10
under the present administration, even
il it were adopted, which it will not be.
Mr.. Cleveland is not that sort of man.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Aexandria G"7nste.j
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1884.


Correspondence Of the Aexandris G"7ntte.j
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1884.
Mr.. William Mayo of Westmoreland
county, Va, in the First district OF that
State, here to-day, talking about the re-
ported contest to be made by Mr.. NC &c
Donald, the defeated republican candi-
date, says it can not succeed, as, though
the election law may be defective, II
was executed fairly at his precinct, and
he supposes it was the same way Ut all
the others. He says some ballots were
thrown out, but among them were those
of intelligent white democrats. The
most of the thrown out ballots were
those of young negroes who would not
consult the constables but did their
own scratching, and, ofcourse, didit de
fl ctively.
Among the strangers here to-day isDr.
Bradley of Prince William county, Va,
one of the U. S. commercial agents on
the isthmus of Panama, who is home on
furlough. He says Colonel Rives, OF
the Panama Railroad, tells him he
thinks the Panama canal will now be
completed.
Toe transit of Mercury as witnessed
to-day by the scientists at the U. 5.
naval observatory, was made an oc-
casion of some interest through the
presence of a number of dis
tinguished persons. Invitations were
issued by Secretary Herbert to the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, the
members of the Cabinet, and the ladies
of their households. Several Cabinet
officers drove out to the Observatory
during the afternoon, but up to late
hour President and Mrs. Cleveland had
not appeared. Mrs. Cleveland had
promised to come if she could.
Major w. w. Ashby, d member OF
the republican committee of the first
Virginia district, now here, says ne
saw the vote of his county, Spotsylva-
MIA. counted at the court house OF that
county. and that more defective Jones,
than Mcdonald ballots were thrown
out and that so far at least as that
county is concerned Mr.. Mcdonald has
no ground of contest. In this he agrees
with Mr.. Mayo, of the same district, as
stated above.
It is understood that in consequence
of the anti racing law of New York, the
races on the track of the Virginia
Jockey Club, near Alexandria, may be
continued during all the good weather
this winter. The races, it is said, are
profitable to the proprietors of the
rack and are conducted strictly on
the square. Next week the electric
cars will be running to the track from
Alexandria.
Letters here from Petersburg are to
the effect that Mr.. Thorp, the defeated
republican congressional candidate in
that district, will make contest but
they also say that he has no chance Of
success, for the reason that if ballots
for him were thrown out, they had to
b, uuder the law.
Rev. DR.. Rainsford, an Englishman,
well known in this city, will make to-
morrow a thanks giving day in his
church for the defeat of the democratic
ticket in New York. Mr.. Rainsford is
the preacher who advocated wine and
beer saloons as adjuncts to churches.
1t is publicly stated here by those
who know whereof they speak that OF
all the recent democratic congressional
.ndidates, the only one in whose cleo
zion the President manifested any prac-
tea interest, was Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, to whose campaign fund he
contributed.
Congressman and Congressman-elect
Swanson of the Danville, Virginia, dis
rict, is here to-day. He says he never
vas really doubtful of his reelection,
and that he doesn't think his seat will
be contested.
Capt. William Bell, an old river man
on the Potomac, who formerly ran a
tug boat, but more recently has been in
the employ of the Mount Vernon line
of steamers, dropped dead in the mar.
ket house here this morning.
Mr.. McCaull, the defeated republican
Congressional candidate in the AleNan-
dria district, was here to-day. He says
be believes he was fairly elected last
Tuesday, but that he has not as yet
determined whether he will contest for
it, and will not until he hears more
definitely from his friends in the sever
al counties of the district.
The proprietor of a prosperous drug
store here told the GAZETTE's cores
pondent to-day he was SO pleased with
the small bottles he has been getting
from the glass works at Alexandria
that he intends to get all his supply,
large as we'll as small, from there here
after. He says the bottles are cheaper
and better than he can find any where
else.
Congressman Bum, of North Carroll
ma, is among the arrivals here to-day.
He says though he fears the legislature
OF his State is lost, he still has faint
hope that some of the back counties OF
the official vote of others may save it.
A FIEND's CoNFEssIoN.-N. j. Vii
lore rpae hronpht IN the CasS county,