Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-30
FROM WASHINGTON

special correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March So 1885,
iu ietter Col. Mosby has recently written
mere, asking that some documents printed at
the Government Printing Office be sent to
MIN at Hong Kong, he says he doesn't sun
pose the Boss will object to the granting of
MS request; This is pretty fair Indication
OF the feeling one of the two republican
leaders of Virginia entertains for the other
Since Mr.. Window was defeated for re.
election to the Senate he has been made Pros.
ldentof the Topolovampo and Texas. Pacific
Kallroad, at salary of $4,000. The central
ONCE OF The company is in this city, 50 that
AIR. WINDOW continues to occupy his pala-
tiai residence here, the possession Of which
was the main cause of his defeat.
senator Pendleton is in CincinnatImanap.
ing the municipal campaign in that CITY
which will he decided on Monday next.
lie has to fight not only the republicans,
but the leading democratic newspaper Of
The city, the Enquirer, and some other DEM
Gratis who are dissatisfied with his civil SER
vice reform bill, but, with these apparent
odds against him, the belief here is that the
regular democratic ticket will be elected. If
this be SO it will be great feather in Mr.,
Pendleton's cap and will go far toward
securing his reelection to the s. late. and
possibly raise presidential booI for him.
! The President will entertain } lsson to-
night at the White House, whe.. she will
sing for him. He gave her priv. te enter.
talnment at Cham berlain's club ho Use night
before last, though that was the day upon
which member of his cabinet was buried
Secretary Folger is steadily improving,
and unless he shall have relapse will start
for New York and thence for the Bermudas
next week. During his absence, it is said,
Mr.. New will be acting Secretary. Mr..
News friends will avail themselves Of his
temporary power to press their applications.
Mr. Blaine has established reputation for
good living, if not for good blood, by being
LAID up with an attack Of regular old En-
glish govt.
General Beverly Robertson, whose reputa.
lion in the social world is almost coexten-
slVe with the limits of the Union, has at last
realized the vanity of the world, and on
yesterday made profession of his faith and
was admitted into the membership of Christ
Church, Georgetown, (Episcopali of which
Kew. DR.. Lindsay is rector. Mr.. Bancroft
Davis became a member of ST. Johns
Church, Episcopal, last Sunday
George II. Butler, ex-consu general to
Egypt and ex-husband of the actress Rose
Ettynge, and present nephew of his uncle,
Governor Ben, of Massachusetts, is in trou.
BILE at Walla Walla, whittier he was sent as
wagon master some months since. The
commanding officer at that fort has informed
General Sherman that Butler came there
drunk, and has been drunk ever since, and
That his conduct is calculated 10 impair the
discipline Of the past. The General tele-
graphed back this morning that Butler
should be confined in the guard house, ball
and chained, or subjected to any other pun
lshment even death if there be no other
alternative, but that under no circumstances
should he be allowed to come back to Wash.
Ington, where lie is terror to his friends.
Intelligence was received here last night
Of the death of Mr. John Campbell at bis
home near Warrenton, Va. He was
brother of Mr.. Robert Campbell, Colonel
Mosby's son-in.law Mr.. Aeck Hunter left
here this morning to be- one of his pail
bearers
The Mexican party left this morning for New
York. Before they left they Informed the Amer
lean company which has contracted to drain the
| valley OF Mexico that their Government could
not agree to their proposition to pay the nine mil
hon dollars, tie price Of that work, in two, in
stead OF thirty years, for the reason that her rev.
| enues would not permit her. The company then
proposed to accept Mexican six per cent bonds
which they could hypothecatc and raise the mo-
! ueS .oi Tue Work. % lnlS inc reply was that
probably the Mexican Congress would agree to the
proposition when it was officially made as it
would be as soon as they returned home.
Dorsey vas again to-day subjected to the cross
examination Of Mr.. Merrck, in the star route
trial, and Notwithstanding his loss OF memory
some glaring discrepancies were discovered In
the several statements he had made He has boz
come alarmed AT the bad effect of his testimony
SO far, and has abandoned the bullying air he as
suined when he first wont upon the witness stand