Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-17
FROM WASHINGTON

asked the cause ofhis apparent unhappiness.
In reply he said ''that politically things
were not going well with him. thatin Alex
andria the removal of Lewis Mckenzie from
the postoflicc would lose the coalition one
hundred votes that the same thing would
be the case at Hampton, where an old re-
publican had been replaced by man who
voted and worked for Daniel" "Then,"
said he, "thcy have removed Volt and
Beckley and all the other old time republi
cans, white as we'll as colored, who held
Office. and have given their places TO men
whom you call scalawags." I'm North Caro-
lima" he said. "they are doing no better.
Leach, who assumes the role Of Malone in
that State, came here and got $1,000 from
the Hubbell Committee, but when he went
TO Ashvillc last week to fix up ticket, the
republican Office holders there got drunk
and drove him out of town, telling him that
when they were compelled to vote for
democrats they would select the men," Il
saw Malone and Gorham,' said he "goiug
into my party's headquarters on 18th street,
between T. and +, yesterday evening, and
the former directs everything that comes to
the committee from Virginia, and no matter
how good and true republican may be, if
he has not supported Malone in the past and
and don't agree TO support in the future, hc
stands 40 chance ofam Office Continuing.
he said, why the devil didn't you all elect
Mohonc Governor, and then there would
have been none of this trouble We came
within twelve thousand of carrying the
State for Garfield but I'm afraid it will be
IN Il h,.t, wa hat in
for or party is so split up that there is no
One thing is certain, there are republicans
in the State to my knowledge, and many of
them, who cannot be driven into the re-
nunciation Of their political convictions
merely to please the whims of man who
until he found that you all would give him
nothing was their most proscriptive enemy"
such, it may he said, is the way most of
the Virginia republicans talk who come to
this city.
1t has been agreed that Attorney General
Brewster shall be allowed to address the
jury III the star route cases and that he will
tell them that the President says he wants
no guilty man to escape, and that unlike
General Grant, who used the same words,
he means what he says
|. Under a law passed at the last session of
Congress, widows who forfeited their claims
for pensions by failing TO apply by June 80,
1850, are rrnstated rs lawful claimants.
The report sent North from Richmond TO
the effect that General Malone had induced
Col. Filkcrsou, the anti Malone readiuster,
To withdraw from the contest for Congress
in the Sth district Of Virginia by giving him
The mission to Peru is said by the Colonel's
friends here to he the veriest twaddle. 1t
WAS So supposed when first read because the
mission referred TO is now filled by Mr..
Partridge, y prominent republican of Mary
land, who was appointed not more than
TWO or three months ago 10 succeed the late
General Hurlhut, and nothing is better
known than the fact that though General
Malone has sole and undisputed possession
of the federal patronage in his own State,
with that outside of Virginia he has long
since been given 10 understand he has moth
ing to do. and the NIaryantlers would raise
Il dSlracling caller about the Presidents
ears were he to allow Malone TO be boss of
their State us he is of his own Then, too,
ii WAS well known that the General and the
Colonel hated and despiSed each other to an
extent that would render such an agreement
as that referred TO almost impossible But.
in addition to this, a. stated above, the
friends Of the Colonel here say that oprop-
ositiun of the reported kind was ever made
to the Colonel. and would have been reject
cd if it had been made. The readjuster
| convention in the Colonel's district was held
day. He is Il candidate before it. but as
al anliMahoncite. and if he doesn't
receive the nomination, the party will be so
utterly split there that its nominee will
stand no chance of success
The Treasury officials have reviewed their
last week $ estimate Of the receipts of the
current fiscal year, and instead Of deficit
of fifteen million of dollars, they now make
a surplus of thirty-tivc millions But this is
far short Of last years surplus, and is caused
by the cNtravayant expenses of the repub-
licans
Two members Of the U. s. Cattle Com
mission-Laws, OF Cornell University, and
Saunders. Of Chicago.-will start for Canada
to-day 10 inspect the ports at which import
ed cattle are received in that country, for
the purpose Of Introducing the arrange
ments and conveniences for such importa-
ton ut the ports Of this country, and there
by prevent most of the cattle imported into
the United States from entering the country
through Canadian ports, as is now the case
The Comptroller Of the Treasury decided
to-day that the National Board of Health
could only expcnd the $40, 900 entrusted to
1t, III obedience to recommendations of the
State boards. As the Attorney General has
decided that it has no control over the
100000 appropriated for the suppression of
Infectious diseases, it has now practically
no funds TO expend, and government
board without money is an absurdity.
All the l. =. Senators whose address was
known were informed by telegraph yester-
day Of the death Of Senator Hill, and it is
expected that in addition TO those who left
here this morning to attend his funeral,
several others will he present
4 gentleman here to-day from Maine
says that Notwithstanding the efforts both
wings of the republican party have united
in making to carry that State at the next
election, and the greenback support thew
will buy with the money furnished them by
Mr.. Hubbell; who has collected it from the
government employees, those efforts will fail
unless there be great change in the public
sentiment there between now and the day
of election.
1t is said here that the evident dissatisfac
ton i'll the republican wing of the Malone
party At the Generals preierment of men,