Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-02
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. d. c., September 2, 1882
Senator Johnston is here to-day. He saws
he is convinced that Mr.. Massey will be
elected Congressman at large in his State.
He says he hears of no democrat in the 9th
district who will vote for Wise, but that he
not only hears of but knows many readiust-
ers, men who have heretofore been among
the strongest of General Mahone's support
ers, who intend to vote and besides to work
Tor Massey. He says that Malone did q
bad days work for himself when he broke
with Fulkerson, and knows it now, or he
would not have sent Mr.. Elan out to
Abingdon i'll the vain attempt at reconcilia-
ton, as he is reported to have done.
Floyd and Sam Hurt are two of the best
party managers in the 9th district They
have heretofore been Mahone's best friends.
out are now opposed TO him. and are work
ing to elect Massey. One of them was a
director in the Generals railroad, and was
superintendent Of the Salt works. They are
influential men, and with Kelly, the read
Juster member Of the Legislature Rhea.
Judge OF the County Court Ward, editor
OF the abingdon Tirginian; Summers n
prominent lawyer, and other heretofore
strong Mahoneites in Washington county,
assisted by others in every county in The
district, all working for Massey, are pro-
ducing change in public feeling that is
surprising. He says that in Tazewell coun
ty, men who were recently the strongest
sort OF readjusters, now declare their inten
ton of voting against Wise and Bowen, II
is the same all through that district. and
SO far as he can lean the feeling against Ma
hone throughout the entire State is so great
that it will be miracle if he is not defeated
The letter Of Dorsey, declining the offer
OF the Interior Department, rendered him
by President Garfield, is in the hands of the
newspaper correspondents and will be pub
iished as soon as the Star-route trial is over
1t seems to be pretty well conceded that the
jury III the case has been so we'll fixed" at
least, so far as Dorsey is concerned, that he
will be acquitted.
A telegram from Brownsville TODAY re-
ports Il new cases of and deaths from vel
low fever since yesterdays report. It is
surmised that the discrepancy between the
number OF cases and the number of deaths
is due to desire to continue the receipt of
the 500 day now coming from the Marine
Hospital to keep up the Gordon of cowboys
around tnat town to prevent the egress of
Its plague-stricken population Two new
cases and two deaths are reported at Pensa-
cola.
Intelligence from the Norfolk district in
Virginia is to the effect that Dawson and
Dezendorf will get large majority of the
colored vote of that district, and that Daw-
son is in receipt of letters assuring him of
large support in all portions of the State.
Libby, it is said is not popular with either
wing of the coalition and Wise has been too
recently proscriptive democrat for either
the white or colored republicans to banker
much after him.
A private citizen but well informed resi-
dent OF Washington county, Va, here tc.
day says the democratic committee of the
9th Virginia district met last Tuesday and
resolved to put no regular candidate in the
held for Congressman in that district, but to
support either Fulkerson or Newberry. he
is OF the opinion that Newberry will retire
before the day Of election and that Fulker
son will beat Bowen, the Malone candidate