Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-10
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 9.-Thc fail
ure of Congress to make the usual approprl-
alton for the support Of the National Board
OF Health is lraceable to Malone in part.
Ii appears that one peterborough. negro
from Fredericksburg, and 4 messenger in
the Office ofthe board, has been playing the
part Of Il spy in reporting the politics Of the
clerks TO the Boss. AS ii was intended that
this department should be non-partisan
doubtless some democrats have gotten into
il, amongst whom are the president of the
Board. who is distinguished Nirginian, but |
not Il Mahoncitc. This was enough TO in
cur the displcasure of Malone. so with the
assistance Of the Marine Hospital Board
which has always been opposed To the Ma
tional Board, he has cflectualy destroyed
It's usefulness For which the South and
Southwest will always he under obligations
to the Boss. Brokenborough will loose his
place, but will doubtless be provided for in
some other department in time to drum up
| the nonresident negro voters for this fall
| election.
One Of the leaders Of the straghtout re-
publican party in Alexandria county is
Il mulatlo named w. A. Rowe He is n
very worthy blacksmith and is highly re-
spcctcd by every body who knows him.
white as well rs black. That nc is incor-
ruptihc and is in earnest in his opposition
to Mahomcism is proved by the fact that
when he WAS approached last November by
Gen. Mahone's agcnts with money in their
hands To buy his support he contcmptuous
! ~ *purncd their offers, though they were
by no means inconsiderabc He has great
deal of Influence among his race, and will
Use all Of it to defeat the men who are try
ing to promote their own selfish ends by
means Of the negro vote.
1t is understood here that the salary of
the postmaster at Alexandria is 81. 100, and
that he has 5000 allowed him for clerk
hire. 1t Is also said that the salaries of the
clerks under the new postmaster are to be
cqualiZcd.
General Malone having gotten about all
the departmental offices to which Virginia
is entitled, has now turned his attention
more particularly to the federal offices in
his own State. He has sent circulars to his
strikers in the several districts telling them
to make lists Of the federal offices therein,
and to recommend persons iorall the places
not filled by active workers in his cause
1t Is reported that changes in the Richmond
Custom House may soon he expected.
ltall the republicans in Virginia feel as
those who come to this city talk, Capt. Wise
will have hu; Il small vote at next falls cleo
ton. for almost without exception those
vino have recently been here are sick and
tired Of the coalition, say their party has
been badly treated and either say that they
have no interest in the next election or else
that they intend to let the Administration
see that they are irecmcn and will not al
low Themselves to he traded of like SO many
cattle IL crafty the selfish ambition Of a
man who until recently was their most III
fra and prosrriptive political opponent.
Previous tn Judge Willoughby' s departure
for his summer trip, he called upon Secre-
tary Teller, Ut the Interior Department
with Mr. tiarwood, also Of Alexandria, whom
ne recommended To the Secretary for one
of the new rlerkshils The Secretary in
formed him that his recommendation was
u~,'l,sS unl,'-.; endorsed by General Malone
A. ii wa." moi 81 endorsed, the interview
terminated at once. and Mr.. GarwOod was
not appointed.
| \ gentleman interested in the Washing
ton aud Western Railroad says that Mr..
Best OWNS ninr-trnthS Of that road and of
the Baltimore, Cincinnati and Western road,
and that Il meeting OF the directors Of the
former road will be held in Alexandria next
Tuesday.
In the isl of the new appointments to
clrrk.;hir; in The Interior Department the
following namt:s appear as hailing from
Virginia: Churchwell Alderman, $500 :;
Charles }. Aulrr, $500 Tignal Brame, $500:
Raleigh f.. r"lston $1,000: Thos II Cornett,
5000 Benz. X. Eldrdgr, 81 900 Martha A.
Goodwin. 5000: John Al. Green, 81 900 Geo
o. Palmer. 5000; Geo. w. &. Phillips, 81 200:
Lewis =. Pitts. $500; Sarah {. Poulson, $500
W. L. Srarlr. ST.O J. \. Sebrell, 81 400 :;
W. =. Shepherd $500; W. f., Stith, 81 900 ::
Roht. Tucker. 500: ChaS. b. White, 81 900 {;
W. NJ. Wood, S:am. On the books of the
department from which this list was taken
there appears, opposite the name of each
appoinlec, that Of the person upon whose
rrr"mmcnlaliunth the appointment was made,
anil that Of Alahour stands; opposite each of
the names above mentioned. Among the
changes made in the Post Office Department
are the following from Virginia: Mrs. Pau
line Gordon, from temporary roll to $500
per annrm; Mrs. =. VI. Srarlc promoted to
500. From inquiries nj the War Depart
mcnt it is learned that if the new upponlccs
authorized in that department have been
determined upon, no one but the Secretary
knows who they are.
Mr.. JOIN. s. Barbour is now out of the
city, but will return in day or two and
will then remove TO his residence in Alex
andria.