Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-27
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special C6rrc:pondenee II the Alesu. Gcze

A'P't''.' SS'OfLtLCESS ~ !Hc GC2ctS
WASHINGTON, D. e.. June 81, 1881.
The committee appointed BY tn, obligation
1t Malone Republicans VITO wcre here last week
to represent their side Of the case TO the Presi.
dent. at the head Of whom IS Collector Brady,
of Petersburg, are 10 the ci y. aud will call ct
the White HOUSE to morrow morning. The
President will return this afternoon, accom-
panied by Secretsry Hunt and Postmaster en-
eral james He will receive visitors to morrow
morning, and it is probable tho Vireinaus will
be the first to call. though there are bundreds
OF efi,ese kss waiting fer him. aud to get
ahead of them will be no easy task. The Pfe!i.
dent will have to mako the mos! of bis time, as
be intends golrg away again next Friday, 10 be
absent two or three weeks.
Ex Senator Conkling, who paid flying eisi!
| here last Saturday. has gone back to New York.
When here he gave up tho rooms he has been
occupying for soDo time past, Wtioh looks ss
| though he has at last realized the fac. that he
| will net return to tie Senate.
Last Ihursdsy afternoon passengers who lei!
| hero by the WASHINGTON and Ohio Railroad DO
tic.d that hands:me little boy about six years
| old on the traln was sutFerit from an affection
| II
| be frothing ct the poso and mouth His nam
was Charlie Christian, only child of Col. Bolivar
Cbii5tisp, aud grandson of Mr.. Paytop, o
wealthy Northern settler 10 L,udoun CO., We.
| A gentleman, who left Locsburg this mofuiu g,
says the poor little fellow died Saturday moru,
ing. snl was buried yesterday.
! Several mt mber5 of the central committee OF
the republican party 10 Virgins, which com-
| nlttce is to bold another meeting to morrow,
gro hers 10 dsy on their way to Richmond.
Some OF them say the meeting TO morrow will
simply endorse the proceedings of last week
| meeting. and aoj burn. Among those who tax
| this way is MIR. DrZsndori. who will attend tho
meeting CT tho Committee. Others soy thai,
| though the committee vi probably concur in
the action OF last weeks meeting, so far as re-.
| laios to the mere calling of the convention, i!
Will charg, the place Of the convention aud re-
m)Ve tho restrictions gut upon the qua!li ,aioDs
of delegates 10 it,
A gentleman who has just ioachod hero from
WaIronton says that General Payuo tells eytr5
body who talks or writes 10 him upon tho sub.
cot tia; under n circumstances would it ba p: St
sble for him to accept tbe m:cratic nomina
ton foi Governor If it Wiz. tcnGcrcd him.
Gererll Payne being out Of The way the people
of WGrrenoa, according to the gcn.lem, W re-
terrcd tc, have no particular choice for Cover
nor, bot will oheerfuy support anybody tho
Convention may nominate. 1t ia thought that
Misses Stribling AID j. v Brooke will be tho
democratic candidates for tho Legislature from
| Fauquier county.
Mr.. w. c. Whitney. who was shot and kill:
hero last Saturday evening" ty his brother-in
| law, MIR. Christmas, was member Of the Vir-
glnia democratic club oil this city, aud vas I'D
Grail Contributor to III, fund Of that c,rb.
Another Baltimore delegation. bu. q rather
! exclusive enc, ctmpos d ss it WAS of only Mr..
Fulton, editor Of the Baltimore American. AID
MIR. Thomas, collector of the port OF Baltimore,
we're hero to day, and called upon Secretary
Blaine, but if they met the !ato Of numerous
other callers upon Tho PREMIER to dsy they
| did no. sec him. 1t is reported that Mr..
Blaine says there arc million cficc seekers
and tina. he is not goiog to SEQ any of them il
| he can help it.
Notwithstanding the fac; that lst Assist.
| ant Postmaster General Tyncr says be has
not rendered bis resignation. il is known that
his position has been offered 10 tGo gentlemen.
II is probable that several changes will b. ms d.
| in tho Posiofico Department at the cOso of the
| current mouth.
The Schuetzcnftst commenced to day. The
parade of the Veroin through tn, stroe's at.
ricted many spectators.