Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-16
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence of the Ale1a. Gazette.

highly responsible Gthoial 10 aSy, aGo RiSe 1" w.
what it is worth: General n sboDe, ISIS knoRp'
was here last Tuesday. aud Wheo here, ss Is
also kuovo. had long conlerercs Wild Mt'
George c. Gorbam. The next morning, as ID
. 30 knowD, Mr.. Gorbam started for HsrrIs'
ourg, where he saw MIR. Cameron. from thence
be went to Meutor, whero be hid an in;erVie"
with Mr.. Garfield, and from Mentor hc went 10
New York where be held consultations With
Messrs. Conkiug, Dorsey and other nansg:rs
Of the republican party. When here, 40
cording to my Informant Gorham proposed
that if Malone would 80 vote as to. give the
repubicans the control Of the Seuste be would
secure him The entire Federal patronage OF tue
State, $50 officers, With the il huerc, OF which
he could readily obtain possession OF the
Stale, ioc'udDg Governor Legislature, Ssna
TOR and Court OF Appeals. Malone replied that
Gorhsm might make the sale, bat would be un
ahs to deliver the goods. for Garfield 10
10 full sympathy With Wiekham, Jorgen
con, Yost apd the other leading repub
loans 10 the State, and would therefore
belo,h to enter toto any suca bargain,
but tbs. if be were not ono ct the democratic
members OF the Senate. thirty eight. inoudlog
Senator Davis, would not vote to confirm single
one of bis appointments, 80 that the patronage
would be of 90 Value to him. he said, how
ever that Gorham might see what could DO
done, AID hercs the trip Mr.. Gorbam has just
rskoo. There is another report bore to the
effect thot Genersl Mahono will not vote to put
the committees Of tho Senate in charge OF the
r.pub!isops, tut that BE will vote for Gorhsnl
for Secretary OF tho Senate provided tho repub.
Iicsn members of that body will vote tor enc OF
bis V:rsiuia parissrs for doorkeeper. My o7o
opinion, o. heretofore expressed. ls that when
General Mshone resohcs the Senate be Will
vote ia acc rlaros Ui!h the wishes CT the large
majority of the people of his State.
The notorious Johnny Davenport. the New
York supervisor of elections. Is 10 the city to-
dsy for The nominal purnose of ferre,iog on!
the men who induced O'B:eo. the witness ID
the Morcy affair. TO puliure himself; but. tho
most knowing ones ssy, Mr.. Davenport knew
what be is DOW trying to 6od ont before O'B len
ever was thought OF.
Il seems noW that 20 matter how General
Malone may vote. the ntXt Senate will be 10
the control OF the democrats, tor it has been
discovered that there has been mistake 10 the
number of the republican Senators holding over
10 the California Legislature, and also that 10
one oouuly which elected three republican
members Of the HOUSE by small n'j'rlty,
enough afidavits have been msdet to change the
result, thus giViog three more members to tie
democrats, and With them msjoliy on Joint
ballot, It is understood that Judge Walac.,
attorney for the O. & S. p. railroad, q delegate
10 the Ci.c.nnati Convention, and ono OF the
most prominent democrats Oh tho Pacific slope,
has been seltc:ed by the democrats az Mr..
Boolh's SUCCESSOR 10 tho Uaited States Senate.
Rumors about the danger Of republican
Senator from Tennessee are not credited hero
srd all talk abou. il is considered mere bosh.
Mr. Garfield is expected here DUNG the next
two weeks snd will probably b, rendered 70
cep,ion by tie Literary Society of which be is
uenbsr. The psrty new attempting to obtain
control Of the Inauguration ceremonies have not
the c,n6deLc, of the oonmuLiiy and will prob
ably be sent foot, and the management be en-
trusted to other hands who will have csa din
Guilty 10 ooec.iug Tho funds requisite fer the
purpose.
There is general improvement 10 the price
OF all Southern securities 10 corseq1erce OF the
favorable appearance OF the present material
condition and future prospects OF that sectloo,
% presented By The census returcs. NortheEn
capitalists have apparently found 10 the South
Investments that will bling them much haId
soner returns than Government four per cents
A Northern reader Of the Gazst,e tells me
that he was surprised to 6nd tyiLs advertising
columns that aImcss everything its merobsots
have 10 sill comes from the North, even pota.
toes and apples. aud this too while Virginia is
c.sssed With the agricultural Statee.
The impression about tho PG5.otHca Depart
M 60, 70 cay With regard to lLe cost @aster ct
Alexandria is thss there is bomb With
Iishtel soS MACH baDesth him aud that Il ray
D, IS oily explode even before The lew Edm!olS-
traitor comes into tttite.
The decision in tho case OF Tic alleged intHc'
,ion Of the custo1s regulation reported from
Alexandra has been made aod forwarded to
the collector of tho port Of that city.
No anxiety is experienced here s51ui tao
proposed Contest CT Mr.. B,rbour'5 scat 10 tho
next House of Representatives, as the extent
to wboh the republicans could 60 would be TO
send the c;ss back to the people Of his district,
Who would e-eIcct him by q stil larger ms
i.rity. There would be 90 pr c:dsnt tor giving
,be scat to Mi r Bsyly.
There is still some talk among the d ,mocratlc
employees of the House about the possibility Of
the organization of that body by the democrats
but what grounds they hsve for It nobody but
the mselvss seems to know.
Judge w. A. Ofenbscher, ct Colorado. ls
prominently mentioned for Secretary ct the
IateriOr for the next ADMINISTRATION. He is 40
intimate friend OF General Gar6sld. Judge 0.
is @ nephew Of Mr.. w. A. Cave. OF Alexandra.
SETTING FIRE t. his CHILD "A scene OF the
widest excitement was occssioned about noon
ye,terday in Bntimo1 by the news wh: ca spread
rapidly of an insane father setting fire to his
three ear old child aud nearly burning him to
death. ct house No. 81 Oxford street resids two
families. the lower floor being occupied BY the
family of Charles Holly. a1d the upper floor
tenanted By John Purcell. Purcelps mind has
been effected for souc time, and since yesterday
be has consumed about three dollars worth of
chlo1oform. Joseph Purcell, his little SOD, be-
gan to scream about twelve o'clock, snd MRS.
Holly running up stairs fonnd the little fellow
enveloped in flames aud his insane father stand
ing over him also enshrcuied in fire. Mrs. Ho!-
~ slatched up the little boy and ran into neigh.
boris house. where the flames were ex!inguish.
ed though the iDj uries of the little fellow are
supposed to be fstsL. The father CT young Pur-
cell rushed out into the street with his scknty
clothing on fire. and was taken into custody By
n@oere To ood OIhoara Ha wea hadlV