Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the AZena. Gaze

SpectGS correspondence W We attIo' Ou-ette'
WASHINGTON. D. G.. NV. 23. 1850.
Henry Idiius has been spr ointcd to posi-
ton in tho engineers Departments. Of the Sem
ate. and F. ". Go:Iada7 Ra.cbman. vic,
Iddins.
With refsreuoc t. The gra1lrg cf liquor Ii.
c,nses here, Mijor Morgan. enc of tie District
Commissioner, s7y5 tho commissioners must
execute tho laws. not mako them. This is
considered as oq1ivo:out to settlement Of the
question The Preachers Uoion has raised. and
as implying that all the liquor men will get
Licenses.
The suggestion that negro should be in Mr..
Gal6sld's Cabinet is received With much favor
nv some of tho democrats here. They cay that
Mr.. Gar6elda as proved by the returns, was elect.
ed solely by the united negro vote, ard as that
race Constitutes nearly one eighth of the entire
population Of the coustry, it is, BY both graft
tude and reason, entitled to representative in
the Cabinet, and should demand its rights.
A gentleman who arrived here from Rich
mond this mcrliog says the utteraGces OF the
Wing of that city with reference to General
Mahcne are generally believed to iodicite that
tho General will act With the democrats 10 the
Senate. liz Glso says that Captain John Wise
has made many friends there By positively ro
fusing to contest what he and every ooe else
knew was fair el:o:iop. The othtr defeated
Mahorites would have dono T,!l had they fol-
lowed his example
The question raised By the death OF Governor
Wians, of Indiana. don't cc,ssion much talk
here. Ire LieutcuaEt Governor, by booming
Governor, leaves the Scua.o of tina. State tie.
25 republicans and s. democrats, aud tho new
u. 8. Senator cans DO elected uusil the STATE
Senate organizes But, IS the republicans have
msjorty ia the House Of Delegates, and, as
they will have all to lose aud nothing to gain
by keeping up that tie. they will soon break it
By voting for democratic presiding officer, es-
pecalY IS that will tDEe one democrat from The
jor cf their b3dy.
The republican mi 'iiiY 10 the Eek! House,
ace2rdi9g 10 the lsest ritdini has bcen reduc ID
to two, sni mauy democrats no@ ttl5k they
will tot only have ccnirol Ct the nlxt SGEstr
but Ct the Hlusc slsn. A demccr3t 9!ll be
elected in Missouri 10 Ford place Gon:insep-
cias, aUd infested cases 10 Wtioh the Ciei OF
tho Hovs1 w haVo TO 70 k q Jrirucry d:cison,
arc The ar3ua5s unop which :hoY base their
eEp"otaiijls, w!io:; orc 8, s:Sgui5e thst ih;y
sly if there was n9mioa t.l'j ,ity Of t"n
Instead Of Two agaluat thcm ttty cad ov;r-
como it.
L J. B:iglt vas pppoiocl pecs!sEs'tr st
Wsllsh2rn. F'aaklio .u2t7, Va, to-day, vice
l. l.. Waid', r2hisatd,
Mr.. Gs,i3Id is X. etsd here to night 0: TO-
nmr,g His reception, sc,ordiuz 70 his uigent
AID nphat!c rqopst, will b. cnt!v II ot Z ull-
vae CD ,rscAr M HAYES ssss lho visits between
hiuseIf and Mr.. Gaifisd vii! ba social calls
without any formal c:rem9:y, ED that such
people as desire to pay their respects 20 the
Ple;ideri tl:et will be rfcli7rd By tho latter in
tbs q1ieifst possible uannsr. This d.serni1s-
lien en- Mr.. Gs,i Id i part is coD:ilsred Indie.
live CT deliberately f1rmCd intsD!ijn OF RS
pressing apy attempt Of he . ai@sr!s 10 take
possession Of The pew administration.
Gartral Scheield 6nding that ha aas H. be
renewed from The EuperitterdcE OF Vest
Peot iu clDstq1cCce of the mart be tcok 10
rcfcrero, 70 the Whitaker tfait, has rendered
bis resignation Of TIC pos!iJu. His successor
has not ye, been appointed, aud as lie pscy
requires superior MN, there will be somc
difficult in fading bin.