Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-23
From WASHINGTON.
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Special Correspondence NJ the Ale1o. GGsttte
WASHINGTON. i. O.. May D. 1881.

Special Correspondence NJ the Ale1o. Gazctt.
WASHINGTON. u. O.. May 90, 1881.
The latest political ineg .nce from Ohio is
to the effect that there is Iit!c or no doubt nov
abIu; the nCmioaiion OF Foster by tho repu5l-
CABS Of that State as their candidate for Gov
error, though no will have some opposition 10
bis cRn party after he has been nominated, sld
that tho democratic rouiaation will probably ba
given 70 ouo Of tho following: Messrs. Cook,
Hunt. hicS"acuey, Rice, Grosbtck OK Wald.
There is good deal Of taIk here about the
cours, CT tee ADMINISTRATION 10 removing sll
So1thorr republicans from places OF aoy in
portasc, ucder the s,Vtrnmcot. either at home
aud abroad. II Chandler bad been confirmed
as Solicitor General. MIR. Rsyaor would have
boau tho OILY one of the class referred 10 now
holding sny really gooi place, ezc!ps Colonel
Mcsby.
The Yorktown Commission, 10 thcir inter.
view with Sacret.ry B!sioo las. Saturday, de-
cded tina. sEcl thiug s5 the posipoDemont CT
the CeGte0nial w4a cuE OF the question. They
$50 agreed t. chatter the steamer George LnaTy
to convey themselves aad thtir Invited guests,
including tho Flenohmen the latter f whom,
~ ~ GuLSISiOOui WIN NV IlUEC tllBG Leu,
to IoIktoWo and return, and made some other
deEclte srTs. gamens Ter the Dyitg Of tho coracr
stone OF tic m)auueDt. ln addition to the
ten Frenoanen alluded to, O regiment will ar
!iso at Yorktowa Oh French ships.
Tho ABSURD aud ridiculous Sunday laws that
went iato etf:c: 10 Alexandra yesterday lra the
sutj:c cf good deal Of comment hero to day,
the Gist OF Thioh is to tho effect that they are
cot only foolish and positively Injurious 10 the
t.mo, hut sl:O 30 the material interests Of TIC
CITY.
1t is the Impression here hat MIR. juan N.
Navarro, the Mexican Consul at Now York,
will be appoiotcd Mexican MiciSte. TO this
cjuotly. vice Minister i ,mouica.
Republicans from Fairfax cju1y, Va, aud
the Mahouites of that county, who have t,rm I.
cd eoaiicn fer the election Of county officers,
were here las. week for the pups, of raisin e
| noacy With which to pay the capitation tax OF
tho tgtoes 10 that county SO az to cnsblo them
to vote Mt neXs Thursdays eec,ion.
Among the few Senators who yet rem.io il
tho city gre Mtssls Bayard, end Jones of
Florida.
Nothing new has been developed to day 10
the various c:cukad cases uoW being invest & .t-
| cd ct the Treasury Department. B:ady is now
here, and the Investigation in his casa 10 p:o.
gtess at The Postofic, Department is rapidly
urswirg near its close, AID the nesrer it ap.
prorche5 the cod the moro irrefragablc bcolncs
the proof Ggliost him and MIR. Dorsey.
tx Senator Bfuco entered upon the duties
of his ofic, as Register OF tho Treasury this
moruiDg, butts ty 20 means easy in il, as be has
numerous applications for PLACES under him
from people Of his Gwl rac'. If he dUcso't
grant sonc OF these ct laast no will DO ss much
dis!iked by the negroes az Fred Douglas is, and
| if he docs his o(fioo will havs an unenViable no.
toriaty in the department. Truly is ito effort
Ct the radicals to CrfoEco negro equaiN diff.
| cult task. ard ns dsagrcentls to tho negro as il
is to the white man.
Opinions here differ IS 10 tho probability Ct
! The return Of MtsHs. Plstt and Cooking to The
Senate, but most democrats hops they will be
| rotvrlcd if it be found impossible to send q
democrat id tlacs OF one Of them. Some Say
| that whether Conkling oomes back or not be
will DO likely to oppose a0y independent movo.
ncpt IN Inc South, 50 ss to make the neXt ures
i3eotial cl:c:ion dependent upon New Y ork
and make bis OWE nomination necessary to SO.
cure the vote OF that Srso
| The pc5toilica at Beulsh, PRICE William
| county, Vs. was to-day discontinued and pa
pe-s ordered to Independent Hill Also The
| Office ct Green Gsld. Nelson county. and papers
| ordered 10 Lodebar. The name of the post
MASTER at Gloucester. Gloucester county, i:
! Thomas 3. Armetead, instead CT w. Arm.tssd.
| Gen. Brady, late Second Assistant fos!ma:te,
General visited the Department today and crua-
| ted quite sensation among the employees Hi
was warmly received By his old asaoclstes and
seemed in as coed hoalth and epirits as though
tho words star service had never bssn
heard Of.