Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-04

is setting the court authorities of Alexan-
dria. of Virginia, and indeed Of the Uni
ted States-for the national government now
has the supervision of Congressional cleo
tions, at defiance by not only avoiding the
process Of his city, but by leaving the Jurls-
diction of his State, and, as is reported, car
rying the registration books with him.
1t il understood that Boss Cameron. OF
Pennsylvania. has become one OF the prlncl-
tai owners CT the National Republican
newspaper Of this city, and that Mr. Ike
BruInley, formerly of the New York Tribune,
will soon he the enditor-in-chief OF that
paper.
Judge Lawrence, the comptroller of the
Treasury. is Il candidate for the .. S. judge.
ship of the southern district of Ohio, made
vacant by the death Of Judge Swing. and it
is understood that it will probably be given
to him.
The yellow fever news to-day is that nine
new cases and two deaths have occurred at
Pensacola since Yesterdays report, and that
DR.. Martin. L. s. n, who was i'll with the
disease, is recovering.
The Jeanette Board of Inquiry was oc-
cupied again to-day with the revision of the
Dancnhowcr testimony. The next witness
to be examined will be Engineer Melville.
Intelligence at democratic headquarters
to-day from Massachusetts is that many re-
publicans there not vote ALL that many will
vote for General Butler; that the General
will get the united democratic vote. and,
strange as it may seem, be the next Cover
nor Of Massachusetts,, and thus, at last, when
almost too old to enjoy it, achieve the oh
ject Of his long entertained ambition.
Mr.. DeZcndorf's statement affirming that
Dawson, the straigh1out republican candi-
date for Congressman at large in Virginia,
would get a large vote in his, the I'd dis
| trict Of that State, was corroborated to-day
by Il disintcrcsted gentleman from Norfolk,
who says that from all lie has heard from
the employees of the navy yard and the
colorcd people of Norfolk he is induced to
believe that Dawson will at least equally
divide the colorcd vote there.
Charges were preferred to-day by Sim
mons, Deputy Clerk of The U. S. Supreme
Court, against Mckinney, Clerk Of that
copying work never executed The charges
were presented to the Chief Justice, who
will take the proper steps in the matter at
once.
1t is reported here from Pittsylvania
county, Virginia. to-day, that the Malone.
ties are rather demoralized in that. the 9Th
district of the State; that the special collec-
tor of taxes appointed for that county re-
ceived Il check from the Mahonetes with
which to pay the capitation tax of Malone
voters upon condition that the amount not
used for that purpose, as proved by the re-
suit of the election, should be returned that
he refused to accept the check and re-
signed his position, and that three
others who were successfully appointed to
fill the vancy, had, up to night before last,
failed to qualify on account of inability to
obtain bondsmen. 1t is also reported that
recently protested notes in favor of Scott, the
withdrawn candidate for Congress in that
district, have revived the rumors about his
having been bought of.
| Everybody here is comparing the action of the
| republican Governor of Pennsylvania in refusing
even TO preside III 81 republican meeting in Phila-
dcirhia with that of the scalawag democratic GOV.
ernor Of Virginia in stumping his Stato and adj
wishing the negroes In maintain the color line, and
il need no: hc said the comparison is unfavorable
| 10 the latter.
! There is Il hitch in the work of the reclamation.
nj the Potomac flats uccasioncd hy the doubts
| Major liinc, entrrtains about the ability OF
! Adams. tho l"wrsl bidder, to comply with the
| terms nf he contract,