Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., September l6, 1882
1t is reported here to-day that Scott, who
was nominated for Congress by the Ma
honeites in the 9Th district of Virginia, will
be withdrawn before the day of election and
be substituted by Sims, who is now running
as the so-called independent candidate in
that district. Sims was in this city short
Time ago. and it is understood called upon
the General at his palatial apartments in
the Portland fats. Bowen, the Malone
candidate i'll the 9th district, is here to-day,
and he, too. called upon the General. All
the Generals candidates come here to have
their conferences with him.
Bowen and Cameron who are charged with
attempting to bride the star route jury for the
Government, have written letters here stat
ing that they will be back as soon as the
railroads can bring them; and that the
charge referred to is ridiculous farce and
a transparent humhug.
The negroes in the Treasury Department
were becoming so outspoken in their con-
domination of the manner in which they
were treated as regards promotion in that
Department, in view of the fact that it is
solely by the votes of their race that the re-
publican party is in possession Of the gov
eminent, that some alarm was created by
the fear OF the detection in the negro ranks
at the next election, and to prevent such a
disaster if possible many of them have been
promoted recently. But this has produced
great dissatisfaction among the white en-
ployes Of the department who though qualss
fled by intelligence and experience have
not been promoted, and who are now sub
ordinate 10 their cn!ored fellow partisans.
Members of the democratic congressional
committee who attended the recent meeting
of that committee in New York, and have
since returned here, say that the informa-
lion Of all the members present was of the
most favorable sort, and that no doubt is
entertained that the next House will be
democratic by good working majority.
Mr.. David A. Windsor has sold one of his
new houses OH 10Th street, near Dupont cir
Gle, to Mr.. Spencer of the telephone ex-
change, for $4,000, who immediately made
present oft to his daughter.
The contributions to the Garfield fair
have been so numerous that the rotunda of
the Capitol is not large enough TO hold them.
The plan for holding the fair there has con
sequently been abandoned, and an effort
will be made to hold il either in the Ma
tional Museum, where the Washington ball
was held, and if that fail to secure the large
market house on K street for the purpose
Senators Pugh, of Alabama; Jonas, OF
Louisiana, and Call, of Florida, who were
recently here, have gone to their respec-
tive States to make speeches in the fall
campaign.
Judge French, ofthe Court Of Manchester,
who is also General NIahone's private sec
rotary. has gone home.
Mr.. R. r. Farr. of Fairfax county, was in
the city to-day. With regard to Mr.. Fairs
nomination for Congress, the Abingdon
STANDARD says the Mahoneites nominated
him in order tor Induce him to vacate his
position of Superintendent of Public In
struction for which they know he is unfit