Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-14
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., September II, 1882
lawyer to bring suit against the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad Company for GER
tain money claimed to be due il for an early
advance and have :. creed 10 give him 5000
he shall be ahl TO recover This agree
mcnt the Treasury Department says can
not he carried ont. for the reason that all
the revenue Of the District must be for the
support of the government thereof and can
not be diverted 10 olherpurposes: the specific
fee, or larger one, can br paid for lawyers
services, but the percentage on the amount
recovered, il is impossible for the District
government to appropriate for the purpose
indicated
The facts that Mr. Speaker Keller saws
the Malone movement in Virginia is over
estimated, and that the Assistant Secretary
oithe Treasury has gone back on General
Malone. are looked upon here Is sure signs
that discerning Northern republicans have
read the handwriting upon the wall, and
have already commenced to let the General
severely alone. If the Northern republi-
cans discard him. rs they are doing, it
wont be long before those in Virginia fol-
lowed suit, and without republican support
he will he no longer an important factor in
the politics OF the country or Of hisState
Well informed residents of Clarke, Fair
lax and northumberland counties, Virginia.
here to-day, say that in their respective
co'inileS the Mahoneites are rapidly break
ing up, the democrats among them ayowing
their intention Of voting the democratic
ticket and the white republicans expressing
themselves heartily sick Of the unnatural
alliance and as determined to adopt Mr..
Blainc's advice and support the straightout
republican movement
II is understood here that Mr.. Henderson,
secretary Of the republican congressional
committee. expresses himself as grossly de-
ccivcd respecting the Chalmers contest in
Mississippi and that General Chalmers has
either not gotten any or will get no more of
that committees funds with which to prose-
cute his campaign.
General Malone, after Il short visit to
Petersburg, has returned to this city, and is
actively engaged in plans and schemes BY
which il possible TO prevent his party from
going to pieces before election day.
The star route cases continue to be the
leading topic Of conversation here The
motion for Il new trial i'm the case of the
convicted parties and that they be admitted
10 bail, will he argued tomorrow. The
prevailing impression regarding the result
is that the motion will be granted, and that
the parties alluded to and those in whose
cases the jury failed to agree will be tried
again rs soon rs possible. The charges in
the bribery case will be thoroughly investi-
gated, rs the Department Of Justice seems
bent upon clearing lis skirts of any such i'm
puta!ion All the parties connected in any
way with the bribery charges have been
summoned and will be here in short time.
and il is the prevailing opinion that
Thorough sitting of the matter will prove
that while the idea of bribing the Jury for
verdict never entered the head of the prose
cution, it was that upon which the defend
ants depended from the first, and in fact
was their only dependence for their acquittal.
In the case Of Brady there are several other
indictments besides the one upon which he
WAS recently tried
leading Virginia democrat in the city
to-day, when talking to the GAzETT's cor
respondent about the political prospects in
his State, said that all the information he
had on the subject was to the effect that
Malone would be utterly routed next fall
liz Slii ICstliS btllCNCt lHlS, ana III IL ulQ
not turn out 10 he so, it would be attribu-
table to one reason only--the failure of the
white voters 10 pay Their capitation tax. He
said the Hubbell committee and other
Arthurites would supply Malone with the
money requisite to pay the poll tax OF the
negroes but there is nobody to help the
democrats to pay for their delinquents, and
that unless the rich men Of the party sub
scrhed literally for that purpose thousands
of white men who would vote against Ma
hone would not pay the one dollar poll tax,
the payment of which is Il prerequisite to
voting
Mr.. John = Barbour has gone TO New
York to attend 4 meeting of the Democratic
Congressional Committee Of which he is :;
member
Col. John S. NIosby, L. s. Consul at Hong
Kong. has nominated his son for Vice
Consul at that port, and the Treasury De-
partment will probably confirm the nomi.
nation. as Secretary Folger is one of the
Colonel'S friends.
The following Virginia postmasters were
commissioned to-day: l.. f. Moore, at Mt.
Zion, Campbell county, and J. f. Hans
broush, nj Motley's Depot, Pittsylvania.
county.