Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-06
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, January 6, lS71.-Notwlth-
standing the uncertainty surrounding the re-
suit Of the iuapcn,ing crisis the woud.5e
leaders aut! ,ill :e;r:5 On both sides are arraas
ing the cabii:"ts for their respective taVorites
in the event OF Success. and there seems TO be
q prevailing impression that 10 matter VINO
turus up on toy Virginia IS 70 have place 10
the Cabinet, and that place would appear to
be the posItioo Of Postmaster General. 1t has
already been sisted 10 these dispatches that
Mr. Lewis Mckenzie, of Aicxludrla VIII be
strongly urged by influential republicans III the
event OF Gov. Hayes lnaugursGou, aud 1t Is
now whispered that if Coy. Cllden Is Pfesl'
dent Gen. Eppa liunton, OF Warrcntoo, Va,
vii! probably be urged Tor the posltIoo.
Whether Stanton will permit her l.u;cis TO
pass thus from her prov is a much mootcd
question auoug Firgipans here, and with
what rrac. Stuart, Eoilols, Shetf9y, Bell and
The great nen + the hub would yield TO
Smith. Payne, Huaton. F,rbes, and the other
great rncu Of the other "uub' Will be curious
"to t,ahoL." Gov. Walker was at one time
oauicI 10 connection with Cabinet appoint
mcui, but as little of good can come from out
Side the hubs" Of course the eX Governor
will waive lis Claims as 10 duty bound.
Ii sreportcd here ou good authority that there
will c,,ue to this city from the Great West, on
the If ii Of February next, the day tor the count
Ing Of the electoral vote. one hundred thuuS
and men, who will briag with them their me,
morals praying the Senate to stand by the
House in fair Presidential! count, aud to ask
for equality aud justice 10 the premises, aud
"as in du,y bound the memorials will, should
they come, be hccded-certah.
The statement published 10 some OF the
morning papers that Col. Mosby would DC APP
poipted one OF the Police Commissioners Of the
District is not credited by those acquainted
with Col. NJ, and who kn~w that he has as
serted that hc would not accept position 10
der Gen. Grants administration. In the event
of Gov. Hayes Inauguration be might be pre-
vailed upcn to change his mind and "go
abroad" to get away from the imporunates
for office that would certainty overwbelm him.
1t IS reported that the House will take cog
n;zaace OF the var On the gam olers by the 20
| lice commissioners here, aud that 10 that event
there will be some rich developments, imph
eating to greater or less extent some MEM
bcrs OF The Board.
Mr. Cvx chairman OF the New \ 'rk Phila
deiphia. e., Investigating committee, being
unable to get his com Iuitee together IN Phlla-
de phis durirg these hilarious times, has quit
and Gene back to his place 10 the House.
No action has yet been taken by the Judi
CARY Committee cf the House on the Barnes
case. |, is generally thought that the commit
tee will report 10 favor of compelling the pro-
ductiou Of the teegrams, AMI that the House
will sustain the Ma ority Of the Committee.
The House Committee on Counting the
F. c.oral Vote met this morning, but did moth
inc, and auicurucd urtiI Monday morning.
The Senate AMI House portions o. the Joiat
Committee on Counting the Electoral Votes
were 10 session to-day, but came 10 10 concu
slou.
A petition has been presented 10 the House
prasiug that pension be granted John 5
Gallagher, now Of this city, soldier Of 'h