Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-27
Some Tirginiaus;

\ letter from Washington says "A
dlsclsio,r in the Arlington will case is ex-
pecte'l hourly. This interesting suit is al
ready well known to the public Arlington
/ represents perhaps the last entailcd estate in
this country it was the maiden property of
Mrs. Robert +. Lee and entailed bv her IN
Their upon her eldest son named for him,
George Washington Parke Custis Lee: Gen.
Gusts Lee, us he is called, is perhaps the
most gifted of General Lees three sons
They are all men of naturally fine abilities,
| but General Custis Lee is also Il man Of liter
AIRY attainmcnts, and admirably fitted for his
position rs President of Il great college. He
Is Il hardened bachelor, and the banc of his
! lie Is the fact that his -Lexingtou-is
summer resort. During the season he
takes to the woods. The tendency of the
Lees IS TO grow stout and horid. but in their
childhood and youth they are gifted with
extraordinary beauty. They are natural
born farmers. General William Henry FtZ-
hugh Lee is said to be one of the best far
merS in Virginia, the credit of which is dis
puted by his brother Robert and his cousin
FitZ
Virginia is Il queer place, and some of its
oddities arc now developing in Washington.
one OF its idiosyncrasies is that the people
Who bear certa names are tacitly allowed
to monopoize public attention whenever
they feel like it. Now. whatever happensin
Virginia is OF immense importance here. and
everybody III Washington flies over to Alex.
andrla whenever a Lee or u Daniel or q Wise
Is advertised TO make a political speech,
Alexandria is actually nothing but an annex .
to Washington, although if that remark
We're circulated the citizens of that village
would rush over and loot the capital.
senator Mahonetrotted out John S. Wise
III Alexandria last week, and the Democrats
will return the compliment by exhibiting his
cousin, George ID. Wise, next week. The
dividing of the Wise family against itself
was one of the sharpcst tricks that Senator
Malone ever played. Mr. John S. Wisc's
status may he inferred from the fact that he
is universally called johnny ScnatorNIahonc
keeps him running to and from Washington,
and visions of illimtable Federal patronage
dance before his eyes Heis chieayremark-
able rs being the son of his father. His first
cousin, George d. WISE on the contrary, is
10y no means the nephew of his uncle. Heis
his own ancestor. Two years ago the two
Wises were pitted against each other. and
Georsc,D. won. This year the battle ground
is somewhat changed, John S. being Ma
none candidate Tor Congressman at large,
hut troublesome George Dis in his district.
Senator Malone is now in his winter quar-
tcrS ut the Portland Flats, where he sits in
his drawing room i'll solitary magniiccuce,
and when he wants to sec JAY Hubbcll he
sends for him and Jay Hubbcll comes. I'll
Is perfectly beautiful to see how the Virgin
in Senator runs things his own way. He
has forced social recognition from the Re.
publican society Of Washington. Some time
ago his wife took q party of friends on a
tour Of the departments. When they reach
cd the first one it was after O'clock. when
The public is rigidly excluded
on can't be admitted" said the janitor.
Il am Mrs. Malone, responded the lady.
The doors did not come open--they flew
open.