Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-20
FR1m WASHINGTON.

This is the last day of the Oregon Legis-
la;urc, and still the deadlock in that body
continues. Ex-senator Mitchell, whose
real name is Nipple, has not been able to
buy enough of the members to elect him.
The Governor can call an extra session, but
it can only last for twenty days, and as the
members have stood out against Mitchell
during session of forty days, it is probable
they could worry through one of twenty on
the same line. Should that be so Oregon
will be without representation during one
session Of the next Congress, for the Cover
nor will have no power to fill vacancy
created by Il dercliction on the part of the
| Legislature. Here is another probable loss
for Mr.. Gorham, the editor of General Ma
homes organ in this city, who hopes to be
the Secretary of the Senate, and it will be
one that he can i'll afford.
4 private letter to 4 friend here from
prominent Indiana republican, one who is
at the headquarters Of his party in that
State and who is assisting in the manage
mcnt Of the campaign there, says the demo-
Gratis arc sure TO carry ten OF the thirteen
Congressional districts.
The Jefferson Association, recently or
ganizcd here. has for its object the erection
of large and imposing monument to the
author of the Declaration of Independence
in this city, so that the young men OF the
nation while looking at it may be inspired
with the anti-boss spirit Of that immortal
instrument. There is to be neither Con-
gressional nor State appropriation to the
monument, but it will be erected by the
voluntary and small contributions of the
people Of the entire country.
There is still some uncertainty about the
Congressman elect from the Charlestown
district, in West Virginia, the report to-day
being that Mason has been elected by ten
majority. Should that be so, democrats from
that district here to-day say it is solely at
tributable to democratic apathy, five hun
dred, one says, staying away from the polls
in his county alone for no other reason than
their belieftlat the democratic ticket would
be successful without their support. Dem
ocrats i'll Virginia should take warning by
this and see TO it that every man of their
party either goes or is taken to the polls in
November. Should Mason have no greater
majority than ten, Wilson, his democratic
opponent, will contest the seat, and it issaid
he Will have no difficulty in establishing the
fact that treble that number of fraudulent
republican ballots were cast at the election
General Butler has not got his dropping
eyeid for nothing, as General Malone has
recently discovered to his cost. The Gen
cral always has an eye TO good bargains
and meeting by chance a clerk employed in
the rooms oflhc Hubbcll committee in this
city, who had for sale copies of letters writ.
ten by Malone and other prominent leaders
OF the Arthur wing Of the republican party
respecting the campaign: he bought them at
once and is now giving them out in parcels
at Boston for publication. The first install
mcnt WAS published in yesterdays GAZETTE
and more, it is understood, will follow.
Intelligence here from Georgia to-day is
to the effect that the entire Georgia delega.
ton in the next Congress will be democrat.
ic, and that Mr.. Emory Spccr, the indie.
pendent and would-b be- Malone of that
State, who tried to inveigle Mr.. Stephens
into the so.callcd Liberal" movement, will
be left nj home as he should be. Mr.
stephens, il is said, is opposing him, and
his and Senator Browns influence combined
cannot he easily withstood in any district
in the State.
The President arrived here at Il late hou,
last night He rises earlier than General Ma
hone. ard was ut the White House before
noon to-day. There were many callers, but
only IL few succeeded in obtaining an inter
view. as Il Cabinet meeting was held during
the middle of the day.
The argument III the Arlington case was
concluded Yesterday, us stated in tho
GAZETTE OF that date. The single and
whole point in the case, as previously men.
toned i'll this correspondence, is whether
Kaufman. who is i'll charge of Arlington by
appointment of another officer of the Gov.
eminent. is in fact, the Government, and
therefore above and beyond all courts
Should the court thus decide it will estab.
fish Il dangerous precedent, for no matter how
unlawful and unconstitutional any seizure
by any Government officials may be- the
outrage will be lrremediable BY the courts
Among the negroes sent from here or to
be sent by General Malone to advise their
race TO maintain the color line and vote
solldly for the Generals candidates in Fir-
ginia, is one named Cruiser, Il guard III the
Jail. and who was quite notorious rs a re-
publican politician during the Shepherd
sway here: He has been assigned to the
Richmond district
A leading democratic politician from Vir-
Sinia here to-day says Mahone's request for
$685. coo only proves what has long been
known i'll that State, which is that he in
tends to pay the capitation taxes OF that
number Of negroes, and vote the others
without paying their taxes.
The following Virginia postmaste,s were
commissioned to-day: Geo. E. Martin,
Rabat, Halifax county, Miss Il. +. Hackett,
HUBBARD. Buckingham county; G. f. Austin,
Quinton, New Kent county; and Thco. Suck.
; Dclon@, Pleasant county. w Va.
People who attended the fair at Culpepcr
Court House say every thing went on we'll
except the weather, which was exceedingly
inclement. They say that everybody they
talked with there about politics was in IA
vor of Massey and Barbour and that the I'M
preston seemed to be general that Massey
would carry the State
resident of Alexandria county here to-
day says that when the straigthout republi-
can leaders, Rowe, Holmes and Syphax,
asked for division Of time at the Malone
meeting there last Wednesday night and
were refused they left the room and went
down stairs, carrying the majority of the
voters with them, and held an enthusiastic
meeting of their own leaving in the room
above them small crowd, composed prin-
cipally of oiliceholders, and Mahoneites from
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