Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Sptc!al Correspondence Of tie Alerz. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Eah. !. 1882.

1t Is understood ncre that the Washington
AID R!etmold R'ilroad Company. noH spply
iag FOR charter !ron the Virginia Legislature,
la scheme Of lha Pennsylvania Railroad Go.
Tor forcing the Richmood, Fredericksburg and
Poonsc Railroad 10 sell out to them or grant
hen more advantageous terms than they now
hsva.
Virginia eatjasers arc still here 10 force, and
| see;o 10 be in good Spirits They say they are
Certain thst they will regsio control CT tho Viz
| f!n's Serato ns soos es they return to Riot :
mocd. anc tbs. then they will remove Auditor
Massey ic shost ord=r. This ia the way they
talk, AID they saem TO beisVe Whist they say,
Gu, Tor all that, tee prevailing opicion is tia.
Mr. Massey will still hold the fort. ADD tina!
thev will DOT prevail ugsOst him.
Soma ct tho Vraiois Congressional Gtleg:-
ticu say that sInce Gensrsl Maboue has relurL
cd to Wasting!o on the removal Of poslmse,ers
IN their State and The appointment of rescjus-
| ters 10 their p,ccas have RECOMMENDED With il
creased energy. Mr. Dizaodotf, when showo
tho following dispatch to the Richmond Wing,
said be knew nothing sb1ut it, but would prob
ably tod cut something before night. as he was
| going to $50 about it:
| WAsuINGToN. d. G.. Jan. %.
1
| appointments of rea5iuster postmesters hs7e
b,cn uado q! Daep Creek. Norfolk o.; BY
| kin's epd Ivor, Southampton CO., and at Wind
| sor and CarriviIle. Isle of Wight couuty-sll
| being in d. zeDdorts district. The Admins
tration e5r}ia!y su,.sias General Malone, az
D,z,pdorf is as poHeress now to harm the lib
ersl oacse hs be YES durirg tho rec,nt cam
paQn. b.
| Sir Edward Il led. Ole, tho Chief Naval Coo
| struo!cr of England, vas before tho Committee
| on Commerce yesterday nornirg. and. strapge
to say. spoke fsyorsbly of Cnp:sin Eads'
| plan for ship railroad across tie I.thmus OF
! Tshsuoep:c
Mr.. Soo7ile was Interviewed this morains
VIII regard 10 the rumored proposal to buy the
| body OF Guitssu after he shall have bsen hang
| ed. tor public exhibition. He replied that the
| report WAS substantially correct, that tbs fami
| ~ Of Guiteau bad the offer under co5sidere-
| tion, aud would probably scceps it. Hs said.
| however. that it they tc,splet il they would
| cot sgree to recsige halt the pct profits of the
exhibition. but would sell the b;dg for SIS 900,
! which would be appropriated toward p'ylpg
Guiteeu's debts. end giving snv reuaider to
some charitable purpose. j. H. Ridg8sy. Of
Philadelphia, is LIE man who makes the offer.
1t il currently runorcd to-day that the Star
| routo interest IL the National Republican
| newspaper Of tits CITY has bsen purchased by
Mr.. Blisa. now prosecuting that interest, and
Mr.. Phil ips. ems of the Presidents secretaries
! and that it will be csp,ilued es s:alHart Or
gan. but without tho Star route attachment.
Dir. Gorham. General Mahons's George" il
! is understood. will I'm sin editor.
The sut-om Dities Of the House Ways end
Means Committee sgrafd this morning to re-
port f.vo:stly MIR. GeoIgs Wise's bill for
abo|ishirg the export stamp on tobacco. The
whols reTelus derived from this stamp doesn t
amount to mora th,a $4,000. mar y all Of
whioh is p.id by Virginia. Mr.. WISE who
appeared btt,ro the committee, based bis bill
upon the situ!iouslity OF 90 export tsx.
Ii is suppoaed the whole committee will CONCUR
in the sction Of tho Eut-,om mirtee. The sub
misee s5o agreed 10 report in favor of alIowiog
brewers to stamp boxes instead of bottles OF
beer.
There is likely to bs aSc!her Shaokefords'
affair, bat this time It is 70 be at Elge Hill,
King GeorSe O., Virgioia. A postofics b. s
been their for ferry odd years j. +. Jonee, the
ings there sod all tho land for some distance
around. He has bsen removed st the order Of
General Malone. ADD his plsc, given 10 q
aadjuster. Blu! Mr.. Jones, being suti:c. to
human Influences. very naturally refuses to let
his SUCCESSOR have building 10 which to keep
tho Office and if tho same course be pursued
as was taken 10 the ShacSeford case, the Post
master General will close the CHi,s and many
people be utterly deprived of mail service.
Senators Davis and Gorman have bceu 10
vited to meet MIR. GoWan. of the Rsn6iog
Railroad. 10 Baltimore tC- morrow pight, 10 talk
abou! the long proposed new railroad between
Baltimore and New York, aud The i'm rassiop
now is ths. such g road will be ono oil ihetvauls
of tho nenr future.
There is rot sointilIa of foundation FIR the
newspaper reports about the apxiety of the
Cumberland coal companies conosrOiDg delay
10 canal navigation mex; spring by rcss3n OF
incompetod repairs to The y. 4, o. canal, aid
the iu!urs msnaCemsDt OF that canal 10 the
interest of the 3. T. o. 4. r. As previously
stated in this correspondence. all The improve
mauts to the cansl thas will bs commenced this
winter will be COM pleted 10 timo for the earliest
possible spring navigation. and 81 far from
b ing managed in the in'eres. OF The B. & 0.
r. R. every interest OF The c.ual is opposed 10
the railroad. |. is to the Interest Of The coal
oonpsrirs th,t tho canal should be rival OF
tn, railroad, else the latter o,u!d charge what
it pleased for Bringing coal to tide water, and toe
coal companies Xpooj That there Will bs &c
duol9n of freight ntXs gear i1 constqu,r eco! o.
tho rlTa!sbip botRsco tho clnsl ard thu raj
r5a1.
Tae sale oflhe W. & o. r. R. 10 Alexandra
Yesterday ia the sutjso Of sem, tslk here.
Tho purchasers are tho Baltimore and Ciucit-
natl Railroad Company, who have recently
su,oeedsd 10 raiSiog eight million dollars 10
EosIaoa Their proposed line 10 Yves. VII
all al VI hot nf
located by The w. & O. r. r ard as the latter
is excn Eted by It's charter from texsion it ia
suppos;d the purchasers will adopt it. lis
understood that the extension Ct tho road will
BIO conmooc:d at the sriass prsc.icabs
meDert.
NEWS or The DAY.
Tho President sid Cabinet bav, been Invited
to attend the Mardi Grass festivities 10 Nav
Orleans.
Mr. @ amiga Ras IF Nam Yo,k b.o ,r,