Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-11-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence Of tile ALEXANDRA Gazette.
WASHINGTON D c. Nov DC 1888

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. &c, 1883.
Ex-senator Johnston, of Virginia, is in
the city, making arrangements for the pub
LEGATION of a new law journal in New York,
the first number Of which will appear about
the 10Th proximo With reference to the
of the democratic State
committee that members of the Legislature
of Virginia should be excluded from the Of
fees at the disposal of that body, he says he
thinks it wise and proper, and that the
Legislature should be careful not only to
refuse TO elect its own members to Office,
but should elect, young, active, vigorous and
competent men, who are respected and pop
ular and have weight in their respective
parts Of the State.
The Speakership is still as doubtful as ever.
The friends of each of the three candidates
profess to he assured of the success of their
respective friends. Members are arriv-
ing by every train, but most of them are
non comlnttal, and, it is said, that some
who are committed to the ear will break
their committal to the hope when the
secret ballot is taken in the caucus.
The prevailing opinion among the old
er and more conservative men here is
now as it always has been that Randall
will be the man. An Ohio member in
speaking about the sectional question which
has been raised in the matter OF the Speak
ership, says that question is dead and buried
ia his State, that the people there are tired
Of it. and that any man who attempts to re-
vire it will be politically buried also. The
friends of Clark, OF Missouri, appear to be
as confident of his being Clerk as those of
Atkins. of Tennessee, are that their ia
vorite will be. Thompson's friends say
he will be Sergeant at Arms, but Lee
doms friends say their man has the
best chance; Wintersmith counts on q
majority for Doorkeeper, but so does Field
For the Postmasters place there are said to
be seventeen candidates, among the most
prominent Of whom are Messrs. Fisher, OF
Virginia Wedderburn, of Maryland, and
Dalton, of Indiana. All sorts of rumorS are
started to affect the Speakership question,
the latest one to-day being that should any
one of the New York delegation break away
from Cox and go to Randall, the remainder
will 90 in body to Carlisle. OF course this
is not so, for il it were it would show that
the New Workers have no independence.
There are many other rumors equally as i'm
probable.
An Ohio republican, in the city to-day
says his party in his State were as much re-
ioiced al the defeat of Malone as the demo
Gratis were, and that unless the national re.
publican party repudiate Malone they may
as well make up their minds to take back
seats. Condemning fusion in Maine and
supporting it in Virginia, he says, won't
do" as the voters of the party as class
and neither rascals nor simpletons, as
the Arthurites must suppose. He also says
that Arthur stands no show of nomina-
ton and less of election that the States
that will 90 republican are Blaine States
but that Blaine will not seek the nomina.
ton and will notaccept it if not rendered
unanimously. He also said that Blaine is
the only republican who can be elected
and that his chance lies in the fact that he
will lead an aggressive high tariff move
ment, and because he is the only prominent
republican in the North who was bold
enough TO denoumce Malone.
The Proteus court Of inquiry this morn.
ing advised the calling Of more witnesses
and then adjourned until the 10Th pro1imo
John Roach has sent in large illagainst
| the Government for dockage of the unfnish-
ell and worthless naval vessels lying ut his
ship yard. Secretary Chandler has put the
Government TO increased expense by ap
pointing board to examine the merits OF
the claim which everybody knows will be
paid.
1t is said here by democrats from Virginia
that the contested election case Of Massey
vs. Wise will not only give the former the
seat but expose to the country the fraud oil
Mahones cry about democratic buldozing
and intimidation. and put the boot on the
other leg.
Ex-senator Spencer arrested rs delin.
quent witness iii the route cases, accompanied
| by his counsel TX Secretary Boutwell,, appeared
| in the Criminal Court here this morning. The
Government was represented by Mr. Merrck. As
another was in progress ut the tune the hear
ing was postponed until this afternoon. Spencer
threatens that if sent 10 Jail for contempt he will
reveal things in connection with the Govern
mcnt's prosecution of the star route swindlers
which the Government has so far concealed and
which will he very damaging to it.
Two of the judges oil the Virginia Court of APP
p.als Judge Lewis. the President of the Court,
and Associate Justice Richardson, will il is un-
dcrsto"d. on the 1th proxmo marry the two
daughters of Mrs Luny. of Tennessee, whom they
met al tine Virginia Springs last summer
1t is said at the luitotce Department that
more changes have been made in the Virginia
postnficcs since Malone became Senator than in
all the previous twenty Years together. Since
Mahone's late rout scvaral of the postohices that
We're created for other purpose than to help the
cx boss cause have been discontinued.