Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Nexandris Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. 1894.

Correspondence of the Aexandris Gazette. ]
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. 1894.
Nelson Peterson, workman On the
new city postoflice building here, who
c,me from Chicago early this week,
was almost instantly killed this morn
ing by the falling of stone caused by
the breaking of derrick.
Among the callers at democratic
headquarters this morning was Con
gresham Meredith, of the Sth Virginia
district. He says the republicans ana ma
populists are after him, but that be wall
beat them without using a spur. IL
ia also said there that General Hunton
and Major Bob Hunter will go to the
Norfolk district to wake up the demo-
Gratis thereof.
The New Workers who came mere 10
attend the Alexandria races speak IN n
the highest terms of the track and ali
its appurtenances, of the attendance at
the opening day, of the racing and OF
the betting. They say the whole thing
more than equals their expectations,
and that the fastest horses won the
races. The order preserved was excel.
lent, all toughs were excluded, and
Pinkerton detectives were there, on the
lookout for crooks. They are charmed,
too, with the weather.
Democrats from nearly all the Vir-
GINA congressional districts are here
to day, and the consensus of what they
say about the coming election in their
State is that apathy not only exists
among their party, but that IT seems
almost impossible to dissipate it and
substitute enthusiasm for it; that ii
never was so hard to get money even fol
necessary campaign purposes, aud that
such votes as the populist candidates
may receive, will come entirely from the
democratic party, as every republican
will vote the ticket OF his own party
The result of the election, they say,
may be democratic sweep, or some
thing else, but to them what it will be
is unknown.
Major Yost, of Staunton, Virginia, Is
here to day. He says that as he IS the
father of the republican candidate for
Congress in his district, he doesn't like
to speak of the election prospect there
He did say, however, that he wasn't al
all anxious about the result.
Mr., Smythe of Virginia, .. S. minis
ter to Hayti, left here this morning for
New York to sail for his post of duty
He applied for an extension of his fur
Tough, but the State Department was
not disposed to grant it. Mr.. Smythe
who lives in the 9th district of his State
is SO. confident of the election of the
democratic Congressional candidate
there that he was willing to risk 8
thousand dollars on it, but couldn't
DO so.
Among the visitors here TO day is Mr.
Mcdonald, the republican candidate
for Congress in the first Virginia dis
trict. He says be has ridden fourteen
hundred miles in his own carriage anc
at his own expense and is more thar
satisfied with his prospect. He has
met the farmers of his district at tbei
homes and talked with them face tC
| face, he says, and wouldn't trade 1
| modest home in the country for pala
tial residence in the city. But as MIR
Mcdonald will probably be defeated, ht
will have to come back to his home
here after all.
The chief of the secret service ha
been informed of the arrest III New
York last night of Harry Lionel Brown
and George Harer, on the charge of be
ing implicated in the robbery of post
age stamps at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing.
Congressman Meredith and Messrs
Jeffries, of Fauquier, and Kilgore, O
Loudoun county, will address the Viz
ginia Democratic Association of thi
CITY on the night of the 10th inst.
1t Is said that the contractors for tn
new U. S. ship Maine will receive NJ
less than $50, 900 for her surplus hors
power.
Senator Conan left this morning
FIR New York, where he will spend tn
balance of hi, week.
General Merritt, U. S. A., in his an
null report, made to-day, recommend
The establishment of breeding farms 70
army horses.