Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence OF ts. Aie1G. Gczette
WasEIwaTCN, D. =, hp,il 12. 1881.

MAsEiNaGGE. D. 9, April l2, 1881,
Senator Johnston con:inu:s to receive letters
frcEl Il! ra.;a ct lis State. comnccdinz his de |
iersa Of Vi;e!aia 10 tn. Senate, AID the stand
tie democrats taya tak:n thereto. Among
these h0 r,c3ive3 this morning. was oao from
&C GoV@7rov kcDpcr, Of his State. the copolud'
ias paragraph Of which is as fellows: IF the
democrats Of the Senate triumph nov, then the
denocra's Of Virginia will triumph next No
venbcr. But any step backward now nesDs
dsiost neEt fall.
Sac:c;sTy B!sinc'I health is by no mea1s good
and his ifleIds are becoming sol!citous about
him. lie will pay q short visit to Fortress
Ao1roe, stsrtlog to morrow 90 the u. s. vessel
D!sps!oh. and whilo there will 60 10 Yorktown.
Tho President will attend tho Yorktown
Centennial next O,ob:r. llo and his Cabinet
AID tn: Fsoueh guests will 90 lhtro on gov
ernmcnt vessel.
Dr.. L9riag, Of Massachusetts,. hss accepted
an Invitation to deliver tho address at the
Winchester Agricultural Fair on tho 18Th Of
OK. Octcber, snd the President Ni probably go
thcro With kim.
Mr.. Davis. Ct West Vreiais. will speak 10
tho Senate TO morrow. With regard 10 the
Virginia 6ch;, lie will take the position tha. the
democrats OF that State have dono all they
coGld 10 settle it fairly mud honorably. aud that
as respects tho part of il du9 by West Virgins,
it should be decided by the United States Su-
prcmo Court.
Tho unnrorli5u5 aypaatslc> OF the Weather
TO day provented the usual crowd 10 the gallo
rIes Of thu SGa.;c, that il tho ladies' galleries,
Tor almost every SoatlD tho mons was occupied.
Nr. Beck lnGuGuratcd proceedings By speech,
N %tich he said that the country believed the
GaEc' bctTcen mahace aud tho republicans
was q foul bargain" ard explained hoy il
could not BE- other 9ls,, in view OF what had
taken place, and of which everybody was aware.
I'll said iha! Mahone's pretepso that he vas q
democrat, While siwsss voting With the radicals,
wa3 ridiculous, ard that he would hereafter got
10 pair on tho demCctatlc side uDless he came
on; to'dy and acknowledged himself repubr
l!5.n. lie also made "a amusing allusion to
the P:ckHosiaa sersa 10 which Dir. Sherman
abused tho democrats now. aid had abused tbs
i!Jo President when Tho latter |aa collector OF
tho port G. II. y. lie c5GeI1dtd By 81 iog that
The democrats did cot iutend to give General
Malone lha slightest ground for hopirg that
ho " ,uli havo tho ISL Offices u1der tho Scr.
cceHt al ARDS CT the Senate at his disposal
either noy CT aflcr noxt D,c:mber, because,
with sIc! hope, he would promise positions
to $40 p,ap!a il! they wtud vote his ticket
ucSs fall.
NIr. B:ck vas ioIloaad By Mr. Pugh, Of Ala
tama, who made al able speech, but a. no read
il the interest it excited was little. Ho said
tbs; 30 liquIsc!ioa Of the slid South csn be
tt! e'cd G5 any such ruoaus as Mahonlsn,
| which will toe moro toud to consolidate the
chic neorc.
Nj. Pcg1 wss followed by Mr.. Saunders 10
6 UTo7y aIGech from the republican standpoint,
! aiGar ri ljh sn hour was spent ia aye and no
vote' or disory moiioes. and then, ct 3 clock,
the Senate adjourned.
4 syndicate Of BANKERS is bling formed for
tho purpose OF buying up OF the present
nre1ian, or cEen moro, eli tho six per cent.
u. 5. boLd3 offered in tho market, tho idoa
ba!cc that euch bonds, which, after July lst,
| UilI bear Only 81 per o.nt.. will be a good in
yasmsnt even Ut the present prices. and that
| the7 vii! rise uaaor th3 existing upward move.
meat so that they oaa DO cod at 40 advance.
This looks as If tia Goyersnent GOULD have
Aoated bond bearing lover ratio of interest
than j, btc.u:e Rha! - practically a bond Of
that SORT is b iaS eagerly s;usht etar at q
premium. The democrats say tina. the banks
have foaly ao:!on lu3t what They want. %hioh
| is 81 per cont. bond.
| II is reporlei Et the CIpitoi to-day tnst the
great ntimsc9 between General Malone and
Mr. Don Camn7oG WAS fir: brought about by 8
desire Of the Pennsylvania Railway Company
| TO gain iAvors from the Virginia Legislature,
snd that thst road has rendered the General
nsterisl assistance in the past snd will continue
10 reader it in the future for the purpose Of OBJ.
tslninE his influence With succeeding legislatures
! III his State.
I'll the first order for Senator EiIrs speech,
"l1coveiing" General Gahone, has been ex.
talated, and an additional order has bcon re-
coived for q. zoo more for dis:rlbu lion in Viz
giliG.