Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-18

Generals Brady, of Petersburg: and Gro
ner, OF Norfolk are among the Mahonets in
the city to-day There are always crowds
of them here, either reporting the condi-
ton of affairs, consulting, receiving orders
or applying for office All the latter are
promised whatever they ask, but are told
that they cannot be appointed until after
the election. 1t is said that one place has
been promised to as many as twelve differ
ent people.
1t has leaked out that the Hubbell com
mittee have determined to concentrate their
efforts during the interval between now and
the day of election, in the matter Of gaining,
or rather of preventing losses in Congress
sional delegations, upon the States of Penn
sylvania and Virginia, and that money and
speakers will be thrown upon those States
ad libitum. Intelligence from both of them,
however, is to the effect that notwithstaud-
ing the INSCRIPTIONS means that will be in
terposcd, the democrats will gain five men,
bers in the first named State and will GER
tainly have eight and probably nine of the
ten members Of the latter.
The way the negroes in Virginia are fool
ing the Mahoneites there is the subject of
this city. 1t was only few weeks ago that
pose them, and yet now in the very same
district, that of Norfolk, they let Smallwood
play them the same identical trick. It is
said that the Virginia darkies are learning
sense from their cousins in the North and
West, and that having paid with interest
the debt they owed the republicans, and be-
ing free to vote for whom they choose, they
intend to scatter their iavors and put their
ballots where they will do them the most
good.
1t is reported that General Malone is
highly inccnsed at the rumors that Farr, his
Congressional candidate in the Alexandria
district, is trading oil Wise for Massey, in
order to increase his own vote. The demo-
Gratis. Oh the contrary, are pleased with the
rumor, as they say that Barbour's election
is assured, and thatit doesn't matter whether
he be elected hy cithcrsevcn or eight thous-
and votes.
From Ohio it is learned that Mr.. Neale
has been elected to Congress, that the
courts will direct that the Wallace votes
thrown out because of an error in his
Christian name be counted, which will give
him the certificate of election, and that
Campbell, who was defeated by forty-one
votes, will contest. and as he has good
grounds for doing So, will be awarded the
seat. This will give the democrats sixteen
of the tWenty-onc members to which the
State is entitled.
Republican clerks in the departments
here mailing from that district, who were
turloughed to go TO the Richmond district
in Virginia to elcctionccr for Mr.. j. Amber
smith, have returned, saying that election
ccring work in that district is useless. as
everybody. republicans as well rs democrats.
comedies NiSc's election by Il large majority.
1t is now the current belief here that the
Baltimore ana Ohio Railroad hold the con-
trolling interest in the Richmond and Dan
willie system, of which the Virginia Midland
land is apart and that the plan by which that
control was obtained was formed when
Erlanger lent General Gordon the three
millions Of dollars with which TO build his
Georgia Pacific Railroad.
The classes OF the Columbian Law School
have opened with larger numbers than ever
before. The harmony however is likely to
be seriously disturbed because colored
man has been admitted to the Junior class.
The darkey is so light that his race was not
at first discovered. Since its discovery there
has been some lively kicking and it is prob
able that an appeal will be made 10 have him
removed. This would be no hardship rs he
could attend the Law School in Howard
University.
The case Of G.. W. c. Lee VS.. Kaufman
was called in the Supreme Court of the U.
S. at one o'clock to-day. Judge Wilough-
by, of Alexandria, opened the case on the
part of the Government, and spoke two
hours. He was followed by Mr.. S. f. Beach,
also of Alexandria, for Lee Judge Rob
ertson, of Virginia, and possibly Mr.. Ship
man of New York, will follow, also for Lee
and Solicitor General Phillips close the case
for the Government. This is the case in
which General Lee is suing for the recovery
of the value of the Arlington estate.