Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-28
FROM WASHINGTON

Spccini Corrc-p cnucncc of tho Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. IS, 1882
\ well informed gentleman from Virginia
here to-day. says that Edgar Allen, famil-
iarly known in that State as Yankee Allen,
is prominently spoken Of there as the pro-
bablc successor Of Capt. John Wise, as L. S.
Attorney for the eastern district Of that
State in what is by many considered
the improbable event Of The Captains re.
tcntion Of the scat in Congress to which the
Malone returning board will award him
the certificate. ALSO that in view of Mr..
Paul'5 probable loss Of the seat to which he
will he given the certificate, he will he
made judge Of TIE western district of his
State vice liivcs resigned. As he says both
these appointments are TO be made upon
the recommendation of General Malone,
his information is not supposed to be correct
as the prevailing impression here is that Ma
homes influence like that ofthc starroutcrs
has becomes thing ofthe past 1t is also re-
ported here from Virginia that Capt. John
Wise, the L. :. District Attorney for the
eastern district Of that State, failed to
prosecute the Malone registrars in Alex
andria, whose outrageous proceedings were
called TO his attention, and allowed them to
be discharged, but that he is now pcrsecut-
ing some democratic registrars in Richmond,
and that he is also having people summoned
10 testify before the grand jury in Rich
mond who know nothing about election
frauds except what they hear from others,
bui s"dalously refusing to summon witnesses
who do. Of their own knowledge, know of
such frauds and who. if examined bv the
grand jury, would give evidence that would
not only secure indictments but convictions.
also.
The Mississippi commission, or most Of it,
has returned here. lis members approve OF
the EadS system, hut seem TO be rather in
disposed 10 recommend the expenditure of
any large sum Of money for The improve
mcnt OF the Mississippi river
The Govcrnmentto-da employed ex-Sec-
rotary Of tho Navy and Congressman Gle ct
Golf, Of West Virginia, additional counsel
for the prosecution of certain parties in that
State charged with robbing the L. S. mail.
1t will he rccollcctcd that some time ago a
gang Of disguised men, calling themselves
red men pcrpctrated several outragcs in
West Virginia, among which was the rob-
berry Of mail carriers, and it is the parties in
dic'cd for the latter whom Mr.. Gotihas been
employed To assist the e. S. Attorney for
the Stale i'll prosecuting
There was quite crowd at the Garfield
Fair last night, but it was chiefly composed
of city people. II has attracted very few
strangers. To-day, rs yesterday, up to !
O'Clock =. III. the attendance amounted
literally to nothing.
The Marine Hospital Service, for which
SlUo0H was appropriated for the suppress,
sion Of the yellow fever that prevailed in
Florida and Brownsville last summer and
fall, only expended about one third of that
sum instance of rare economy in the
expenditure Of public money
Senators and Representatives are rapidly
arriving now for the session. which com.
mcnccS on Monday next. Mcssrs Lamar
and Allison are among the latest Senatorial
| arrivals. Mr.. Johnston, who was here Il day
| or two ago. has gone to New York for n few
days, but will be back by Monday, and Sen
| ator Malone will, il is said, hc here. and oc.
| cury his new quarters in the Arlington on
Saturday next.
| The Jcaaaettc Board WAS again occupied
to day i'll The revision of the Melville tcsi-
mony. Mr. Melville declines 10 talk about
his wife. but says u suit FOR divorce will be
commenced in Philadelphia next March.
a gentleman here to-day who has recent.
| ~ been in Clarke CO.. Va. says That while
| there he heard that the Malone superinten.
dent OF that county had acknowledge that
| he had received n book Of blank tax receipts
and that he had distributed them to all ap.
picants, like grace, without money and
without price
The only new name talked about o.day
as included in the list of those who will
have to go FOR the part they have played in
defence of the star reuters is II. b. Norton
the finance clerk Of the Postoilce Depart
mcnt.
The House Committee on Appropriations net
to-day, but adjourned without doing anything un.
I'll Tomorrow, when they say they will take uT
aud consider Ryan's Indian bill.