Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-14
FROM WASHINGTON,
SptciGI Correspondence Of Tic AIec1. G.,

report the President ss iu!rJ,iag. lie sgtio
sat up in chair at the window Of bis room.
and ate fruit and thcr nutrimtn With appa-
ent relish. Notwithstanding this. however, he
mends $, Slowly. and seems to gain so little
strength that mary sill fear his improvement
is OILY temporary, AID that he viii have anoth
or relapse.
Tho following is the gs! Of Virginia politic,l
affairs at prts,n': Thst notwithstanding prom
Uses Of support from Northern republicans G. H.
Malone is bearing most Of tho expense OF lis
present clmpnGn; that adse Bond Of tho u. s.
Circuit Court will allow Gen. Mshono his claim
of $l25 600 for salary as President OF tho A.
q. Nj. e q. II. Il. for the FIVE years curing
which time that road wss 10 tho hands Of ro-
liver, and That this monty will also bo put
into tho c.mrairn. 1t the Genera! gets this
money he will ha7o tho right to do With it as he
ploascs. but his g,tiitg it will be great litc,
Of i, lstoe to tho stockholders Of That road. g.
pcclal'y to tho farmers OF the counties OF Camp.
bell. Bo,ctourt. Roanoke, Montgomery, Pulaski,
Wythe. Smytho snl Washington, filing up tho
two hundred and Gyo miles between L5Dch-
burg aud Bristol, who invested thSir hard oarn.
ings 10 shares OF the stock oil that road 1t is
hard that they should lose all OF their invests
mcut whiIo Goueral Malone receives $l2j Goo
Of thalr maUey Tor seIylcts never rendered. 1t
is as, sid mat Col Cameron has no more
hope rt heing elected Governor than MIR. Rid
dieborger has OF b coming Sergeant at Arms of
he Senate, AID tina! therefore tho former holds
on to the mayoraIty OF Petersburg IS tho latter
docs to lis scot in tho Virginia Senate. Will
son, the man to whom tic Blair letters arc ad-
dressed. is republican rcac jdstcr, was c'clk OF
o commit % Of tho Virginia llouso of Deo, gates
when tho Nlahopitts had control of that BODY,
aud is the man Who ioauguratod tho fuss at
Flabk!in Court House between Cabc and
So7al, during tho last Conerct sionsl ,mpaigr,.
People who know Capt. Blair say tho letters
express sentiments similar TO those ho onco en-
tcrtsined. and which arc expressed in Just suoh
language as no uses and in his style.
S.nator Johrst of Virginia. arrived here
las: night. 10 On interview with tho G.z,ttt's
correspondent this mornirg. he said. from all
he could see aGd hear. lie was ooLfil lent tho
democrats would carry his Sia:o at tho next
election y large majority, not only tho State
llcket, but tho IL glIlature. For the senatorial
district 10 which Mr. Trieg WAS tho democratic
candidate, but dColiotd, sreightout democrat
wi be lup. end aa tho Mahontes and tho re.
nuboans arc each runDi5g o candidate 10 that
district, 1t Is highly probable tho democrat will
b. elected With regard to tho Blair letters.
no says hlsjJr Danitl and Captain Wise, bo.
ioro tncy used those letters. consulted with
Mcss.s. Phi gr, Walker, ard Terry, and 9th.
crs. who had BARS manuscript in their possos.
tloO. ald. after tho most careful and critical
Comparison, 50 as 10 avoid oil possibility of mis-
take, THY oil camo to tho unanimous conviction
that tho letters were written by Captain Bail;
tina! Daniel and Wise had the l,ttcrs 10 their
possession week before they used them, aud
refrhlotd from usiog them until they had be.
como thoroUgy and completely satisfied that
they were beth genuine and suthen:i,. lilo says
tho rubI!ost!ol OF these letters has produced
great char SO 10 a .ho Southwest, among both
tho % gfoGs and tho democratic foadjustcrs, but
that tvoD UiIh0u. that charge tho State was
safe for the democrats.
4 gentleman who was at Woodstock ycs,tr
day ssys General Malone refused to discuss
the qnisl0rs Of tho campsigu with Mr. Goode
upon tho ridiculous ground Of his senatorial
dignity; that then Mr. Go0de msdc apeeoh,
and that though the oroEd had boon gather ID
from Shenandoah ard all the Surrounding 10.
ties by Mahooc r1nners, those Who listened TO
him outnumbGrcd those who heard Msbone by
three to one; that no dsrad Mahono to emo
before an su!cnc, Of Virginia democrats and
have bis senatorial record discussed, ADD said
tho General was afraid to stsLd any such or
dea'; that ho read The Blair letters and stated
that the man who dcped their authorship had
said honor wOuIdo'G buy Breakfast; that he
spoke ter four hours C)Dtlnu-u,!y, y the eud
of which time he hsd drawn nearly every body
away from the Mshouo meeting; 10 facS that
most of those who were prescott at that moct.
ing left it 50 scou as ihoy had eriiiiod their
curiosity by looking ct the Senator, and that
dutiog his. Goodies, speech he was tho r C nj
ent OF beautiful bouquets from tho ladies OF tho
town; that Nlahone entered tho place escorted
by three bass bsnds and q crowd but left it
sad y Respondent, and with only two or three
dIsprlted looking individuals to 500 him ciE
that his refusal to discuss with Me- Goode was
looked upon by cvg.y body rs indicative of tho
luar inspired by bad Cause. and that Mahon
ISM az indicated by the Woodstock meotinp, is
as Gcsd in tho Valley as it is ia the Iednlopt
section Of tho STATE; at n>gat band sertnaled
Mr.. GJode at his hotel, ADD that 10 respors s, to
| the compliment he made few remarks. 10 tho
c,urse of which no sgaln said that Geo. Malone
was afraid to hsso his senatorial record discussed
in tho isoc of a denocra ic sudier c., and that,
though General Malone sat 10 the porch of O
hotel dir, ciiy across the Dalrow street and with
10 hcariny, he failed 10 reply. Previous to the
speaking tho democrats OF Shenandoah held Q
mass convention and nominated. ty acc, m alton,
! as tn, IL candidate for the House Of Delegates
Mr.. n IF. p0ru'sr youug man. who il oor fl :.
dent tt carrying tho county.
Tho executive conn i!oe of tho Yorktown
Centennial commission met at the Capitol TO- day
| TO complete their final srrrn gements and preps
| rston. Tor tho Yorktown Centennial, Cant.
Nash of the Norfolk City Guards. and Capt.
Burroughs of tho Norfolk City Council, passed
through here last night, on thtir way 10 Phils.
delphls and New York TO induce the Volunteer
military organizations Of those cities TO take part
in tho Yorktown Ceutenn al, and to visit Nor.
folk, which city will put on holiday attire dur.
ing Tho celebration snd be handsomely illumi-
mated.
General Hancock has ordered military court
Of inquiry TO consider such cases as have occur
| red at tho Washington barracks, including, of
course, the csse OF Mason. who shot at Guitesu's
window.
The cJnsultaLon between Commissioner Rsum
and tho private bankers upon the subject of tho