Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-11-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
", -. 1,,.1.~- II ~ NJ, 90 1900

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2S, 1883.
In the United States Supreme Court to-
day Mr.. John Amber Smith, on behalf OF the
Attorney General of Virginia, made mo.
ton for leave to file brief in the Virginia
coupon trespass cases. The motion was
granted, the Chief Justice rcmarking that
though Mr.. Witt had appeared for the city
of Richmond, he thought he had not APP
reared for the State, and Justice Mathews
saving ne would like to see a brief of the
case as prepared by the Attorney General OF
Virginia.
Theunderground telegraph and telephone
wires recently laid here were tested this
mornii" and found TO work entirely salts.
factory.
Tomorrow will BE- Thanksgiving Day as
proclaimed by the President, and Will he
observed pretty generally. The clerks in
the departments here we've given half
holiday to day, leaving their desks ut noon,
not To return until Friday morning.
Ii is reported here from Virginia that
though Maddox, the straightout candidate
in the Manchester Senatorial district OF that
State was paid by Malone $4,000 to with
draw and throw his strength for the Malone
candidate, and that though he signed a card
of withdrawal written by G.. Clark, the
Generals agent, when he got the money in
his pocket he came TO the conclusion that
lheless he had to do with politics the better,
and that so far as his political strength was
concerned, took no heed where it went.
The republicans in Virginia are carrying
OF "A pretty general correspondence among
themselves for the purpose Of reorganlzlng
their party on Il strict republican platform.
Ii is understood that the project meets with
the unanimous consent Of all except the
oliiCchoiders, and that n convention for the
purpose will soon be called. The Malone
ties. it is said, who have not gotten any
thing, finding that the democrats don't
want them and can get along without them,
are very anxious to join the republican par
" when it shall lac recognized.
ThcS pcakcrshp question becomes more
heated rs the day for the democratic caucus
approaches The Cox men seem not to be
as cheerful rs they were, and thcngh
tho Carlisle men are. or rather seem
To be- perfectly confident Of the success OF
their iavori,e. the friends of Mr.. Randall
are rs assured OF the election of their man
as they ever were. The friends of McssrS
Clark, Lcelom, Winterslnith, and Fisher
say to-day that their iavoritcs are sure to
get the places for which they are respective
ly candidates.
II is reported here that Col. Jones, who
was defeated by General Wickham for the
Virginia state Senate at the recent election
in that State, is so disguised with Virginia,
and is ON such had terms with his late boss,
that he has returned to New Jersey, where
he is better appreciated than he was in the
Old Dominion.
With regard to The reorganization of the
i, .niI thut ha nnminnps pi the
republican caucus Of two years ago will be
renominated by the caucus to be held at the
commencement of the coming session, with
the exception. of course, of the nominee for
the place of Sergeant at-Arms, for which
Mr. Riddlcherecr was the former nominee,
but for which Mr. Canada Of North Caro-
lima, will, it is said. he the nominee of the
new caucns, which ii is generally conceded
will inc held
4 friend Of General Malone, and one
who seems to know about what he is talk
ing. says the report that the two Nir9 inia
Senators are to go into the republican cail-
Gus is not correct. Why ii should not be is
more than most people can tell, as there is
no where else for them to go, and tlocking
by themselves IS poor sport. The confer.
ence which the General is to hold with his
Virginia !iackmen will take place here to
morrow. The General arrived yesterday.
and Judge Paul Maj. Bayly, Col. Sims and
several others are also in the city. As soon
as the General arrived yesterday he sent
for Mr.. Gorh"m. who spent several hours
with him. As it is known that the Presi-
dent still stands by the General, hardly had
he registered at the hotel before he was be-
set with his old enemies, the oflice-seekers
II has heretofore been stated in this cor
respondence that the admission of a negro
into the pharmaceutical association of this
city had been the cause of a great fuss
therein. That fuss has resulted in the dis
solution of the association, all the members
but eight having withdrawn ut the last
meeting us soon as the negro made his APP
pearance He treated their departure with
lerisive laughter. Negroes and whites
won't mix any better in Washington than
elsewhere.