Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence of the A7era. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D, G., Msnch 3, 1882,


tina: General Mshone's sass? Rhila u5dispu'ed !
throughout tic res. G; Vir2iIil did not ircludo !
the Norfolk distrio., Lu: the ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Mi R1o's nomination TO Tho Norfolk pos:ofioe
proves tho! Ih.t dl@tric! also is par: Of his
domain. Tao fac. is tha. hficr a tlr.e
months active o,mpzgn 10 nichmo1d the
Gcacral bgs returned to Washington with tho
| sct!ps Of Massey, the father Of RADIUS ment,
and four o!htr prominent and lesdiog read
us.cIs da7gii0g from bis bGlt-tut no. sil-
| gle one OF the democrats -aod is noW demand
| Ing, and what - moro 10 tho iu!pcse, is re-
| Giving hlg q1;d pro q1o gi7irg the ropub-
llcsus control ct tho SsDao aud supporting
| thcm with sTo additional vJi:s 10 the House.
Ii is stated thEt Rue's application did not have
| tho signatures ct a dem reJu:lb!s mcc. eud it
ia known IhGi neither Postmaster General
Howe nor tho Pfcsiden. wanted 10 remove the
| acceptable aud chce1t incumbent. MIR. Nicals,
but the b:rgtia ba1 been made snd the Gen.
was iDsEorsblC 10 his demands that its terms
should be complied wish. Mr.. D,z,rdort Was
Wit G tina, ell tie otter federal appointments
10 lis district shoui be PLACID ct the Gent
rats disposal if he d. zeDdorf would bo allowed
tho slogo ie7or OF gaming The postmaster ct
|
cratic Senators, and though ho had 6f.y odd
republican members CT the HOUSE to back hin
ia this moderate request it was dsnicd and tbs
| Generals inpe,ious demands were conceded
With booming gg.co. No wonder The Gerersi's
aord is lsW with Vitglaia republicans when it
| is 50 po!9nIi;l With The Administrator.
TITO prevailing idsa about ths retu!s CT Ser
geant Msson's trial is that tho prisoner WILL
DO GuspeIdad for yeir without pay. ard that
that pay will be made up TO him by symDa-
thiz,rs. Guiteau. the ctczy man, will be hanged,
Whl!o M:s2n, tho Same man, who attempted
the sGmo crime, viii have ysst'S holiday
with Bis pcckets wall supplied from approving
c5uu!rymaa. And sili meo strive fer p,puirr
favor. Goiteau is getting fat and is improving
in Sppesrs; C, every dsy. Amo.g tho LumeI-
ors applications wardeo Croker has received
fer The Do Of making the rape by which Gui-
tcau will DO hanged is ono ftGm rope psk:r
10 Ohio who funds Ills clriu upon tho fee!
that DO is citiz u of Oaio. :rd says tho rope
should b. made Of six. the oolols of whioh
should be red. white ard blue.
Mr.. il l.. Lewis. u: S. Atolney fer tho
eastern district of Virpi1ia, hiss been ct tho
WesImoreIapd Court Hocs,, in Virginia, OK
aiming tho court records respec;itg the lille
to tic site upon which tho proposed mocu-
nens TO Ws55iogt0o, e. hiS birthplace. is to be
erected. Tha tile is now vested 10 the State
of Virginia. Mr.. LsIis will not vncae the
position he noH holds AID to which he Wss
yesterday ranrponied until next Jsnusry,
WHOM tho o6ioo 10 which be hos been elected by
the resdjGscre, Judge Of tho Court of Aprcsl:,
b,sins, es it will require rossly El OF that Time
Tor him to e;s3 up the business Of his present
rosi.ion, but it is thought that Mr.. John Wise
wants TO BE- his eucceesGr cs Mr. W. will be the
rsadju5icr candidate fer C3rgrsts for tho
Richmond District.
Contrary to Wdst was supposed to b. we'll
founded predictions, for fifteen republicans had
intlmated that they would vote against the
coSfirmaiou Of Fir. Ccnkliog'5 domination for
Associate Jns!ic, Of the Supreme Court, that
nomination was coJii'nsd yesttriay. only four
republicans. Mss:rs. llosr, Dawes, ua1Iey and
Merrill v5!iDg neaini. it. Ispham took tho
dose Ike an obtdisnt child, but his colleague,
Miller, as wss characteristic. dodgedit. Gen.
Mzhoae voted fer snd Mr.. Johnston against it.
mr. Gambling is pGt lG tho city. as Wsa reported
yeaei day, but 10 expected n%XL week when it
10 understood ho will cal upou the President
Ind in rorso1 cihor dtcino or rcoap!the honor.
Whether be will d. the euc or tho otter is o
sntjco. Of much speculation. there bsipg msuy
who thiuk that ten thousand dollars year for
life will be sufficient induoonont to warrant its
acceptance. especially IS il will rot interfere
With any Presidential aspirations ha may cn.cl
tala.
The Horsa Committee CD Elections heard
| tho lest tt.tto trsunen;s IL The Frisbee Fit
ley contested cleoiion case from Florida, this
morning During tho ssion OF tho Com
rul:tco thero wss quite lively TINA. Tie mem
bors Ct tho nsioriy in lha Utah c.so scausirg
Mr.. Ca!kins, tia chairman Of tho c1mmi.eo. of
plaaistg az rot oay their tbcu1hts but their
very wJEdv, RAD tho mambars of tho various
sub c;Emi!icss accusing The cllarmen Of those
| clmmIltees CT Gpproptlstlog To themselves all
The crcdl: of tho c,mpittcc work
| Msitr Walker. superintendent of pubic
prlaiing CT Virginia. is 10 the city tC-lsy, look
ing Ef;cr his chances es public printer hero.
Bat though bis politics. when confined to Viz
GINA, G!e popular With tho northern republi-
os5s, tbs latter sra rot p,ral to them either
here or 10 their own sec.iop, sud therefore it
is probable the Msjor will have to be Content
| with Wha! tho resajus.eIs bavo given him in
| ti1 oRo State.
| Some of the Virginia democratic Copgresl-
| meo ere ia rtcoiDt Of letters lay from mon
who uatil recently belonged to thu roacjuster
parry in their respective disirics. stating that
they have bscamo disguised With tho u1s9emly
and even outrageous dsgreo to which bossism
has boon carried on in their State aud that the
revolution OF fesing has bseu go grsst that the
members referred 10 now hsvo 20 tear of rt-
elscicn if lhsy obtain the regular democratic
nomination.
The Mutual Protection Association.
At meoti,g Of the policy holders of tho
Mutual Pfotectioa Association 10 Richmond,
yesterday, report was mado by tina committee
/ appointed 10 examine into it's Eff .rs, which
charges tho officers With tho grossest Iooseness
sud uegIec in the discharge of their duties.
la reply Mr.. Wilkinson, President of the assc-
citation. charged The policy holders with dis
honesty sEd c'sined that the Leegus was
simply body Of rnen ueied for mutual pre-
tec:iop. aad II would hsv, stood for centuries if
the policy holders had promptly paid their
assessments abeu called upon so to do lie
also asserted thu. there we're 20 jus. clsius
against the association that had not been met.
MIR. STUDIOS, chairman of The investigating
committee, replied to Mr. Wilkinson, chsrg-
!pg tia: tha business had bsen loosely