Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-14
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence Of the A1sra. Gazette

The decision 10 The Tennessee bord case WIS
evea w;rse than Tia democrats of that State
feared it would be, and some of them say their
Whole psr:y will have to sc,:pt i! AID become
NOMINAL rtpu6iatcrs 10 ordir TO retsia posses
sion # the State, for, If they do not. the pr SO
regulators, BY the sid Of the republicans, Will
| sweep it at the n:xs election.
Nsws from Richmond is 10 The lot that The
read usIers sre as much split up IS ever on The
Massey question, bu. that on oil other matters
| they have tho State 10 llpg. and d, With i,
just as they please. They are not susceptible
10 tie crdicsry itAaercss of reason. but tb y
implicitly the orders of General Mshoue. co
matter TO what degrees of demagogism and
communism th1s, orders my extend. The
General is theIo DOW 10 ssttle The Massey mst
ter. hsTicg lett here last week for that purpose
The trouble 10 that cas-, Dew is misundeI-
Standing about tbs terms upon which Mr..
| Hale, one OF the b,lttrj. is to go back into the
caucus. Mr.. Hale q idc, is that the read astsr
caucus will not osly permit Mr.. Massey to
| come before it for nomination, bu. that be will
| DO allowed 10 do go witbou. p!edQiog himself
| 10 sbido by the rule which takes from him the
power 10 appoint bis Own depaties. The eau.
| cus u1dsrstsuds on the contrary, that IL will
| only allow MIR. Massey to bs again put in nom-
| naton and that 10 permit him to do 30 witt
out subscribing &c the rule, whiIe eff,c log
| their purpose 10 securs bis defeat, will snow
| that it is his Office they want and not the sue
ss of their princrles. 1t is to settle this dr.
IcreDce that Gen. Msh2n, has gen, 10 Rich
mond. That he Will bs sbe to d. 30. snd that
MIR. Messy will s>op be removed from bis o.
f,e mono who knows The General cntertaios a
doubt.
Bio'o T,x,s was anatxad to lbe U. s, sho
b,d contracted With Col. Me!c.r to bring i'm
! migraota ioso tho STATE, aud to pay him fur his
lVioss la Der Iub.io lands. Tho annexation
| uroks this oontrsc:. ard tha Ccloael or his
heirs. after loDg suit. have ju7t obtained d., :
oisicn IN their favor 10 the u. 8. Circuit Court
f,r ths! State Tho State, however, has ep-
pssled IN the u. 8. Supreme Court. Trxts.
u1l,ko Firg;als. when th, catered the Union
retsioed possession Of der public lands.
PersODs Interested in i!road prt cots 10 the
Northern part CT West Virginia say tina. Alex
sudris will aud NUT bs the shipping port for
| the Q: al from that ssc,iop Of couotry.
TIE House Pos!ofice Committee agreed this
| morning to report bill dividing The latter
| carriers into three classes. who's, pay sa.lI b,
81 600. $500 snl 5000 resp,c lively, and prt
| vidug fer class Of snb,ti.u.es OF q nomioal
| salary Ct 81 year, bat whose pay when on
duty shsll b, the sams as tha. Of thoss whose
| places they supply.
It. Is possible that Msjor R. +. Walker,
Pub!is Printer cf the State Of Virei ala, m,y b,
! candidate frT the position OF Governm snt
Prn,fr s,on to b, 7scated by The reigua.ion
Of Mr.. D,ffees. The oGiaa could be made OF
| muah pIliicai iDportspc, TO State whose
politics sTe n W 81 Uncertain e5 that of Viz
glnls FOL wilton ls 50 near as Virginia Maj3r
| Walker is great friond Of G,nera Malone,
| AID Woaid have stroDg support from all the
| readjG5:tr plry ID Virginia.
The llous, U)m nittee on Ways AID Means
agreed this mcroux TO report isyorsby npoD
The bill sIloGIr2 brewers 10 pay tax If three
cents loo 90 botr Instead ct 81 % bIrrel,
| and to allow hem to bottle on the premises.
Ii i5 Now almost oett'io that o new bill Tor q
| free bridge across tho Potcmlc will havs to be
passed By Congress, So tn, SECRETARY of War,
70 whom tho matter has bsen ri nred, is or
| posed to tba site st. the Thrao Sisters, ns that
81 is out Of the way to Arlington aud Fort
Whiop!e, Spd ss the approaches to i. will COST
| % inmeosa som.
Linden Kent, erq es counsel for Paul Jones,
tc-d,y ios.i u'ed sui. in tho Supreme Cour: Of
| tho Disrici OF Cc.unbis, against tho B. & o.
R. Il. for $50. eco damages sustained by Jones
| 10 the loss of bis erm and Other ipiusiea q,
| the depot 10 Washington on The l0.h Of d.
| csmbor last, occ,bl1ned % alleged By the Ut e.
| ligeno, Of the railroad Cfiaia's Jones is from
Y rgiaia and is we'll known 10 Alexandtis At
time OF the accident be WAS o)nne cted with the
enQinees c,rps of tn, 3 lItimors. Ci1cunsti &
| Western R,ilr1sd engaged 10 surveying ibe
route OF that road through Montgomery Co.,
| Nd.
Mr.. J. II. Vaa AIKEN. Of Petersburg. Gov
! erumeot tobacco Inspector at that city, and the
editor Of tho read l.tsr paper published there
| durirg the last o,mpsxo, has been here for
months past seeking tbs position of Surveyor
| General OF WASHINGTON Territory. He is O
| New Yorker and, u,til the Malone NOV ,mcnt,
was sirsishtou; republican debt psyer, and
when threatened With removal by Uommis-
sioner Rsum, for supposed sympathy with that
movem Mt lw) years ago, r3taiued bis pltc, By
| warmly denying The impu:ation. He changed bis
views OF that movement soon after Gen. Rum
| did, and ss slated above wss wo,kiog rec d.
jusier during tie lsss campaign. Geutrs Ms
hose %! o1ly endorsed his application bus went
to The Pnsideot ADD urged lis favorable corsii-
trntiCn BAT another pao hos been nominated
| Dr.. Smi.b, oansui to Naples. father of Mr.. j.
a. SGi:h, ard WHO'S retenIion WAS also asked
| b? General nj shore, hes also been rem 1vsd,
sod biz p!sc, been giv:n 10 man from auo her
| State. All this looks az il General Mahone' )
iOdaeno, wi.h tede:aI patronage outside OF Wiz
| GINA dcesn' ameuot 60 much, poteniI 80 it
NAV BIO within that State.
| The impression here among the men inlet
| ts.td 10 railroad schemcs is that thu par.iss
who rooeo,lY purchased The w. & D. r. X. " Ii
make good ih.it purchase wiihin the time al
lowed b. tho curt Tois impression is
strengthened By the fac! that the MaCoub tyL-
dio,te, who were bidders =. the sale. and who
were subsequently, asked to take it at thei. bid,
believe that the PURCHASERS will comply with
the terms Of sale within the prescHbsd time.
Mr.. Scoville will present bis application for
| anew uial to tbs curt 10 bate next wetk,
| and will srau, it Abau.sh, middle OF April.
hrs Ihompsor, posim,s .er at Lou; sViils,
By., and 3 dsug ter Of the late Alex snder
| Campbell. left for her homs lay almost Ger.
| tain that her plt c, Will be taken away from her
and v IN to sL.lwsrt WHO viii work in the
sts, wArt ciuse.
The remains Of tho sto A. NJ. Sttedo will
be buried to-motros afternoon. They are DOW
q. the home of Bis wife, and are c,vsred With
OVERS tho gift Of sympathziog tiisuds,