Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-26
FRoM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 26.-The latest
political intelligence from Virginia is to the
following effect: The republicans, except
those who hold Offices and expect to retain
them, arc almost without exception exceed
ingly dissatisfied with the subordination to
the repudiating democrats to which they are
subjected by the Administration, and though
only a few Of them have the boldness to
avow their feelings openly, as at present
advised they viii not hesitate to manifest it
at the fall election. The Mahoneites have
entirely abandoned the idea of another extra
session of the Legislature, but only for the
reason that they fear the "big five in such
Il case would be reinforced. Malone fully
realizes the magnitude of the mistake he
made i'll voting against the exConfederates,
and with the object of diminishing its in
furious effects as much as possible the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate will
report bill repeating the statute he voted
to retain the other day, and he will make q
speech in its support Mr.. John Wise will
not run for Congressman-at-large against
Mr.. Massey, nor is it unlikely that the Ma
do any democrat, may allow him to run
without opposition, as they fear that with
all they could do he would be able to carry
off enough of their votes to secure large
majority, and thus utterly destroy their
prestige if they opposed him. They may
therefore give him wide berth and con
centrate their efforts upon six Congressional
districts, two Of which are those now occu-
pied by Mcssrs. Dezendorf and Jorgensen,
both Of whom they say shall so, though the
latter has made all sorts of oVertures. They
are afraid of Mr.. John Wise look upon him
as a bull in a china shop; don't know when
and at what time he may kick up his heels,
and to keep him quiet are holding out to
him the place now filled by Judge Hughes
when the latter, as is expected, will be made
one Of the Judges of the new Court of APP
peals. For the reason stated at the COM
menccment of this paragraph, it is not ex-
pected that the proposed stalwart conven-
ton, nor the called meeting of the State
| Central Committee, nor the convention that
that meeting may call will amount to much,
but that though the Virginia republicans
are not as game rs the anti-bOss republicans
Of Pennsylvania, they will resent the way
| they have been treated by the Administra-
ton next November.
The dead lock in the House on the South
| Carolina contested election case was resumed
the lirst thing this morning and is still in
! progress. After last nights session the
/ governing committee of the republicans held
\ consultation but came to no conclusion as
TO change i'll their programme and so
agreed To let things drift along. 1t is I'M
dcrstood that many republican members are
dissatisfied with the action of the committee
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! plan by which business can be resumed.
Some of them want the Speaker to resort to
arbitrary measures, but the majority, includ-
ing the committee referred to, are opposed
to any such measure, knowing that it could
not be sustained. Others seeing that it is
useless to fight any longer are in favor of a
compromise and it is not improbable that
efforts 10 such IN end will be commenced to-
day. The democrats want the case to 20 back
to the Committee on Elections, so that the
evidence to he produced by the contestee
can be considered by that committee, and it
is not known whether, having tested their
power, they will now consent to let the re-
publicans withdraw the case under con-
sdcration and substitute for it another con-
tested election case which proposition, it is
understood, will be made to them.
1t is reported here to-day that the pur-
chasers of the Washington and Ohio Rail
road bought that road with the inten-
ton of selling it to other parties, the
same ones who offered an advance of S Der
cent. on their bid, who have all the money
they want, and who propose, either by that
road or by the Manassas branch of the
Midland Railway, 10 construct line OF
railroad extending from Cincinnati via the
coal fields of West Virginia, to Alex
andria or possibly Annapolis, Maryland
EX-Sccretary Blainei in Cincinnati now on
business connected with this matter and
the negotiations are proceeding satisfactory
On the other hand, it is said by some that
the new purchasers intend to produce the
road themselves at once to Berryville where
it will connect with the Shenandoah Valley
Road and subsequently extend it to the
Hampshire coal fields.
, In the Senate to-day the whiskey bill
was reported from the Finance Committee
rs it passed the House, except that the
period shall be five years with interest at s
per cent. and that that already in bond shall
| be allowed TO remain two years longer upon
renewed bonds with interest.
The idea of removing the remains of
Thomas Jefferson from Monticello to Glen
wood Cemetery, i'll this city, is entertained
by nobody who has any authority to move
in the matter, and such a thing will not be
permitted under any circumstances. The
money appropriated for the purpose of i'm
proving the grave and erecting monument
at Monticello is sufficient for that purpose,
but would be utterly insufficient were the
remains moved, and those who have control
Of the grave are satisfied to let it remain
just where it is and will not permit it to be
moved.
The Senate Committee ON Appropriations
will probably amend the army bill so as to
make retirement from the army optional at
the age of sixty-two and compulsory at six
lty-five, with no exceptions save such as may
be made by special act of Congress-
MIR. Russell Errett Member of the House
from Pennsylvania, while getting of out a
Hurdle under the covered way of the east
front of the House to-day, fell, broke the
bridge of his nose and was so badly hurt
that he had to be taken Jack to his rooms
His injuries, though painful, are not sup
posed to be serious.
1t is said to-day that another member of
the Tariff Commission has been selected