Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-14
PROM jTdSUISE2ON
Special Correspondence Of the Aicra. Ga=ettt
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sB4 tne sGEc! O. ice late PatriGt, 3mCcrat!C
noVs5srir cf this city, bis private secretary.
Dir. Davis attempts 10 Justify bis course 10
secaptirg p,sijiop o: tie hands of tie re-
lubl!csro upon tie hinsy Rrould that the
democrats aced improperly i, eecliog Mr.
Blgara bafofo The Dew sarators we're sYcra in,
1t 10 knnwo, however. that De assured Mr. Fer
~ lha. ii The republicans gsve him the pre,i.
de1ey Ct the Senate he would do them 90
harm. mauy OF the democratic senators are
emphatic 10 their denunoistion OF bin. AS 90
ius!auoe OF this, II msY be stated tbs! ono Of
them to di7. W5cn thklrg about him 10 suolh
er, said lis action he'd made that of Malone
comparatively respectable, and the other said ::
Il e1tcIss lhss bcar;iy.' Some, boHeyer,
think, now that the ela msn having gotten tie
place next to the Prcsidsnt, DO will cJpipus to
Dia9 the role OF independent and will vote with
me democrats Es often as vi The Republicans.
Some OF the republicans opposed bis elcc:iSn 10
CAUCUS, aud ore DOT disposed 10 speak better of
him now than they did then. sid @ question
asked mtra than oGca by some OF them 10 dsy
WAS, What is the thifd move tic old msu will
make to get d gu. of 5ur troubles? The frat
was his res & la;lon a5 justice Of tbs SuIr.me
Court. 81 thst tho rerublica.s cou'd get coutrol
OF the ll:C-OTai oou II ;sion. std tbs secoud.
his otfo,iog himself az the sole mssDS By y hioh
they ragailed possession # the Sooetc.
M,. Kicker, tee postmaster at Laosburg, &C.
cjmDaa2d ~ = large delegation CT lis frierds,
srfivtd mere this marnins, 10 ojastq 10000 OF g
roIic1 10 this ceres ondeno9, to tbs effect that
/. Oven Holmes was to DO appointed to his,
RiOker's, place. Dir. Holmes is also here, but
he says that, while ho was offered the plscs, he
declined i, SIS lie is after moro lucrative one.
The postmaster OF tarmSeIl, Louioun county,
has bseo removed. and Mahoaeite republican
appointed to his place. Similar changes srs
belug made 10 various parts o! Virginia.
Elr. Tate. from Smythe; General Huutop,
from Esuquler. and MIR. Powell, from franklin
couoty. Va, sill report that the prospects OF the
democrats 10 their respective sec;iors Ct Vir-
gina are bri2h: and Frightening every day.
Ge3eral Huuton says the tt0Ubio about Cal
pepper and Madison couo,ies is all over now, and
that those couot!e5 will b, al righ; o. the day
OF elecuoo.
S4uatCr Joh0sIon. Presiden! OF the Yotk.oca
Commission, ,ClsgrapheG t. General Hanc Eek.
Hho is ct Yo,ktowu, 10 hsye Tie t.ot4 creed
8. Orco tor tho accommodation Vi lie eSuce;ui
guests. II is taongn: to dsy ,ha. tic S.nstr
Will not az l0uTn tyr the c3utSaa:, tut INA; u
large number OF tbs SENATORS VII visit Yg;k-
town otVcrlneless
Win regard 20 tue J,rGgosen ciecai.f, i! is
Said 10 day thai G7uerai Msaoue Considers !. Of
iitil1 Or 40 c)ns. qdsGc;. s1d !ha; Il. s,ys Jvr-
stnsen mad to o0mt t. him. es &c bad D"wherr
esq to 20. H. Is a 50 reported STA: no Gsoetsl
says 5UraensGn seot iim / p ,aled prjp;sitioos
Tor settlement OF their dify.cuoas. bas tha:
no rejected them 81. slatluy chat he had 60 ado
three aRreement5 with bin. all Of which Jar.
gersen had broken. and that BIO Touli tre,t
with him no logger. aud iha. ho sent him word
that no Dad every 0tbor carpotbp ger had 70
get out Of offloo. From this it would snne,r
that the dsy Of Jorgenssn retribu.ion is draw
log nigt.
There was little by play 10 tho Ssaate ibis
morning thnt occ1slOned m1ch Comment among
the obssfvsns speolscss. Mr. Sherman Lud
read au cx rae. from Northern paper 10 The
effect that Investigations in the rressurv that
lead 10 his door hsd been stepped ~ Slc;ctsIv
Wlodom. llo assumed on or CT j iur.d icn:
cence. and boldly dem sndrd Prosecution OF
tho investigation, but Senator T. imrnds, ia &c
cordsnco with pseartaDgcd psc, otjeoted md
tho whole ching dropped
Gulteau was arrai2oed 10 c:u.i 10 DIV, Tho
court room VAS crowded Hilh proEliavut reonre
and tho scaEo quito @ dramatic one The
ptIjonor IVES brought from tho jill shu. up 10
tho police vaD. and es It WAS not publicly known
that he was to DO brought out 10 day tho Van
was unoocupIec b. any crowd. Guitsau enter
cd tho rom preceded IS tho Marshal # The
District and suTlCu1dcd by a GORDON of denu,v
maFsh"iS. and took scat basido his o,uossl,
lie never WAS handsome man, but his i'm
pflsonmant aod tho tesrs incident to his crime
have given hin g positively repuIsivs appear
aDce. and when he stood Up to hear his indct
ment read, and answered be was not guilty,
bis torbIddog cocntennuce, bis cropped hair
and his secdy black clothes combined TO make
him IS Trctched and miserable looking a devil
as was ever seen before. District Attorney
Oolkhi!l wanted his trial set for next Monday,
bet his ooussl. Mr.. Scovis. pleaded for time
10 prepare his defsnos snd obtain Witnesses,
The court fixed bis trial for tho 7th Of Novem
Der, but that the argument on the jurisdiclion
Of the court be heard betcra the last day of The
current month.
The Star route switdiug casa a'so cam, 10
in court to daY. bus ts i,isi was p,s.ptnod fer
ITO weeks.
1t seems 10 be generally conceded TO d,v
that 60 Cabinet appointments will be sent ia
until after tho yorktown centennial, sod that
Messrs. FoIglr Dad Frelinghuscu will cer,sioly
have places. Mr.. MacVeagh will 80 ,er,aiplv
60 cus. as he says he will ne; hold co. OfMr.
smes Ii is said he viii ba retained bus cr9
for time. IS ths Lost words spoken to hiF, BY
Mr.. ConkIlog before the latter if: for New
7 ok were. you Gre MT cxpscicd 10 resign:
you are not made OF Ito stuff ina. makes
htroeu."
Ii II lac gcoersi inDEasslon to Gay that 10
1ore c2aDsas vii! be madc 10 the Senate dur.
oG tae prcecn: session, DOT beusGsa the ;ouub.
itans would nc! make thon if they could sud
Turn Gu: every democrat, bat because they car
ooG c99n5Di1atg their own strength CO their can
idaie Tor the Secretsryahir, Mr.. Gcrhsm, ard
because MI Davis is Oh rec,id IS opposed to
utDog OCT oae Set Of cfho'rs Tor no better rca.
SOD thea to out 10 another.
General Mabcne was 10 The Senate to dsv.
Those familiar With him say he has taken no
1otlcs of the public insult put upon him by
General Early, and that If be ever does il will
not be until after the nsxs election in Virgipie.
Large numbers of vistors. Including m.ny
rom Aexs1dria. are in the city to day to wit
less the ceremonies incident TO the reception of
he descendants Of LaFspette and VooSteu6en
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