Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-24
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence Il ;i4 44!eaa Gass,t>
WASHINGTON, y. c., J1ce a, 1881.

WASHINGTON, u. u, J1te ", 1881.
Sergeant 0. Arns Btigh! OF the Scia'c when
asked this morning but The reo:1: renCv.lti
J. Monroe Haiski!l, OF Ball;m r., fem his pos
siion as an employee Of The SaLa'e, sid that
no understands the duties ard responsible l:s Ct
bis ofic, and is more iatcc1st q 10 ham THAI
any one else can possibly BE- and ,houc W5o
have not yet becona sail I'd that he is attend
log TO his business properly vii b. 60 waen
correctly informed upon the 50! c..
The Comet Wss distinctly Vs.tl3 from the
Observatory here a5cut tIo o'clock this mo:n.
leg. 1t was 10 the northeastern portion OF the
sky, near the sa: Ca5cl4. 1t Will b. visible 10
the same place little after sundoTn this after
noon. but will set in short lime, to riso egair,
however, about two o'clock to morrow moroiag.
lie the Chtlstiarcy case. here, this norrirr,
| the plaintiff, who hiss had Lile oaths to pies,
| ecu!e his suit, demanded AZ iomcGi.lo Trial.
| The defense opposed this, AID was allowed SIX.
| ty days. aud the ll.ntiH ten days ia which &c
reply.
The President viii leave Long Branch 10 liasc
10 be back hero and ready for the ;plicn oI
delegations of Mahono republicans and ell clhe,
sorts eff oficeseeksrs on Monday mar5isg.
Tho delegation Of republicans wdo have &C.
serted tter party and Como ov:r!o Mshouc,
and Sho came her: yesterday, epic irg 10 see
the President ard wise him to do what BIZ 81
ready Intends doing, namely. to give ell the
fedora! patronage 10 the wti.e Mahcuies. are
desciibed by enc who saw them in the room oil
tho Commissioner Of Internal R:ve1u, IS E
'q1eer AID uaksupi lovktg set OF meu."
They called upon Geo. L q, aud. thrcrgl
tltlr spokesman, Co.c OF Brady. Of Pe,eis
Cd Va h j
of aIl1w!rg the republican DO. 10 be waegaa By
tic Mshoni.e tail. MIR. Rsua didn'i mako =
speech 10 reply, but SO he Is particularly aUy
lous to retain bis cfice. and IS te kooHs b.:
support ct Malone will b, tgietatl to thc
sg) he vas so opposed to Mahouism that he
threatened to discharge one Ct tis su5otdirsles
for reported support of Tho Mahouc movement.
At the copvocation the delegation lad ut the
Arlington Hotel, though oEly one orta Of them
were registered there, Mr. j. Amber SEi;h
said the reason 5tsuoton vas SCI led st tic
late ncetlIg Of the central Committee a. the
place for hvldog tho r. plbica cjuveutioa was
becsuse Gen. Wicshsu had c.n!,ol Q! ito ri!
rad that RUGS 10 tha: toWo, and cjud eeDd his
delegates there Tlthcu! cost. Mes: CT The d. ;.
CATION have gone back to thcit homes. az .hay
Gull not wait Until The return OF the President,
but they said before they !ctt, that if the pl. C.
OF the convention vas DOT chstge ard tie
restriction upon tho qualifications vf delegates
removed. saother convention will DO he'd ia
Richmond, and that that convention will CO.
dorso the Mshoaa ticket While NEST ci
the republicans hero ct, il l.v)r OF The
Mahone coalition sono aro utterly Opposed to
1t, and will not agree 70 it evca il clmu ed
oy tho State convention. Olc ct :ho latter, &
prominent menb:r of the NJ 4 Gu CT, and
very ittluenial with the n {. oes, isfoiro,J tho
GtZ,tte'5 correspondent tbs toor1ine that he
would s:utap he Staic 10 opposi'i1o 20 such q
clali:or.