Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-06
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. !
WASHINGTON. d. c., September 6, 1882
With regard TO General Mahone's enforced
collection Of political assessments, it is said
that he is terror TO all the clerks in the
departments who hail from Virginia, and
that his cXactions are SO oppressive that the
clerks from other States thank Providence
they are not in his bailiwick \ clerk from
one Ofthe WesternStatessa says thereare bosses
and Bosses but that The General has run the
thing in the ground Most of the Eir-
ginans in Office. Ike those ut home, live up
to their incomes. and most Of them had
contracted debts here while waiting for
their appointments. 50 that the General 5
tax offs per cent. upon their salaries bears
extremely hard upon them, as they have to
borrow the amount at 4 high rate of in
terest. They all pay it, for the meaning Of
the order is pay or quit, and even the heads
| of the departments, it is understood, when
applied to by the sufferers, tell them it is
better to pay and avoid trouble. With re-
gard to the force the Administration lends
TO the collection Of these assessments, it is
said that it has told the General it is now
or never with him, that 1t will give him its
whole and entire support in the next
election, but that if he does not succeed
then, it will leave him to his fate whatever
that may be.
In the star route case Col. Ingcrsoll fin
ishcd speaking Ut hali:past IL o'clock this
morning, and Attorney General Brewster
| will beg in at o'clock and speak, so he says,
for three or four hours. The great stan
route case to may gothic jury to morrow un.
less Judge Wylie is more long-winded than
there seems to be occasion for Ingersoll
was decidedly more Ingersollian to-day than
yesterday, and especially in closing. He
appealed to the jury in behalf Of right and
justice, as he had explained it TO them, with
all the strength of his great grasp on human
sympathy. He told the jury that he had
shown that the evidence was totally at va
rance with the charges in the indictment
held up to contempt the theory of Judge
Merrick that i'll passing upon the acts of a
brother man they must put aside all broth
erly considerations for the effect of their
verdict, and paid a tribute to the women
who had so closely watched the trial of thei,
husbands. The court found it necessary &c
| frequently suppress the applause.
The evidences of Mahonc's rapidly impending
downfall are multiplying daily. There is no LEI
up as yet in his potcntialiy in the matter of tho
| federal patronage in Virginia, that is as regard:
the removal and appointment of officers, but the
day has already gone when he can make places
| for his followers. This was plainly shown recent
| ~ when, as is currently reported at one OF tho
departments, he applied in person to have some oil
| his appontccs, who had been dropped because
| there WAS NJ work for them, rcnstatcd at least
until after the election but had his request cour
teoualy but positively refused. The imp OF
his approaching overwhelming defeat is general
and exists as Well within rs without the Depart
mentS. The bargain which the President acknowl
| edged to Mr.. DrzendQrf had been made with
| Malone will be kept, hard Is it is, until af
ter the election. but then. farewell to all his i'll
used greatness.
Mr.. DUNCAN, one of the lcssccs of the Alexandra
Canal, informed the Gazette's correspondent to-
day, that coal boats loaded by the American Com
| pany were expected to arrive ut Georgetown to-
| day, on their way to Alexandria, aud that late as
the season was that company expected to do big
| business before it was OYER.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, in compliance
with appeals from New York, where money was
becoming somewhat scarce, to-day directed the
Asst. Treasurer there to redeem ut once the six.
| teen million bonds under the 115th call without
rebate of interest though they are not due until
the 18th ultimO.
j. n. Gregg. Cappahosic, Gloucester, CO., Va
J. w. Daniel, Locust Hill, Middcscx co.. Va: d
W. House, Greenwich, Prince William CO., Va.
Lucy b. Hope, Jackson, Louisa CO., Va; Sherwood
W. MuStcin, Chalk Level, Pittsylvania CO., Va
NJ. Murphy, Fields Mecklcnburgh co.. Va, were
commissioned pUStmastcrS TODAY.