Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette |
WASHINGTON, D. G., August l3, 1884.


Mr., Eustace Gibson, of West Virginia,
was at democratic headquarters mere TO-
dav. He saws there is no doubt that him.
self and all the other democratic candidates
for Congress in his State, with the possible
axcention of the one TO be nominated in the
district now represented by Golf, republl-
can will be elected, and that if the demo-
Gratis centre upon good and strong man IN
that district, he can also be elected. He
SAYS that the republican machine IN that
State ia now run by star reuter- Elklns-a
fool and e. S. Marshal Atkinson-a rascal,
and that he has letter in his possession
written by the latter to one of his deputies,
in which he tells him that what he wants ms
IDENTITIES TO do is to get voters, and that ne
must get one every time he goes out. ne
saws that the greenbackers will not vote LOT
Maxwell. the republican candidate for Gov,
ernor. in October, that the republicans VIII
not vote for the greeuback congressman IN
November. that Butler is execrated by men
of all parties in the State, and that the
democratic majority there will be larger
than ever before. When asked if the re-
nublicans were co!oniZing negroes III the
State. he replied that some negroes were com
inc in, but that so few negroes lived there tnat
they were all known, and that stranger
among them would be detected at once, and
that though the democrats there were
peaceabe people, any attempt to force negro
voters upon them would be made with
great PERSONAL risk to those making II,
as we'll as to their poor, ignorant dupeS.
Mr.. Gibson says that during his present
visit here he will arrange the time for Sen
ator elect Blackburn aud Mr.. Speaker Car
Isle, who have promised to help him, to
speak in his district.
Mr.. John :. Barbour left here this morn
ing for Richmond to attend meeting of the
Virginia democratic committee, to be held
| there tomorrow.
H. is understood that DR.. Richard Wise,
the Malone ex superintendent ofthe Eastern
| Iunatic ASYLUM, Of Virginia, has been APP
| poin,ed the agent Of the national bureau OF
animal industry for Virginia, at per diem
| of ten dollars.
Mrs Cross, the widow of the Greedy ex
neditionist whose remains were buried here
q day or two ago. was interviewed this
morning on the subject Of the disnterment
and examination OF those remains for the
purpose of seeing if the body, as reported,
was really eaten by the survivors. She ex-
pressed herself as decidedly opposed to any
such proceeding and said that if the report
were true it wonid ouly show that those
who survived by such means were more I'M
fortunate than those who died. The broth
ers of the deceased, however, say they will
| have the remains resurrected and inspect
ed. The reported cannibaism is not cred
tied here to any extent, and it is said that
if it be found that any OF the little flesh re-
naming on the bodies after death was re-
moved, it was done solely in order that the
removed portions might be used for shrimp
bait.
Mr.. Winifred Scott, ex-storekeeper Of the
Virginia peutentiary, who, in 1882, with
drew as the Malone candidate for Congress
in the Danvile district in favor Of Mr.. w.
f. Sims, but who, at Chicago, mutinied with
Sims and would not vote for Arthur, has
now, it is stated by gentleman from Vir-
pinia here to day, determined to oppose the
ex boss again, and strive to get the republi-
can nomination for Congress in his district
over the ex.boss's favorte. The gentleman
referred to also says that Mahone's prospects
arc worse now than they have ever been, and
that it is doubtful if he will contest several
of the congressional districts in his State,
certainly not if he be not helped by the ma
tional republican committee, of which there
is but little present prospect.
The propriety Of returning the supply
ship Alert of the Greedy relief expedition TO
the British government by whom it was
presented to the United States wholly and
Internationally, is questioned by some oili.
GERS. The law provides that the vessels pur-
chased for this expedition shall he sold at
ter their return and the proceeds covered
into the Treasury. An effort will be made
at the next session of Congress to allow
| their retention i'll the navy.
| An old Virginia republican, who has been
| in and out of office here for some years, and
| who is well-known among the well-known
| Southern republicans" says the repubi-
cans of his State will not vote for Mahone's
Presidential electoral ticket, composed as it
is of lifelong democrats, for the very good
reason that if the election be close there is
no telling how they would vote.
A private letter from prominent Con-
necticut democrat who attended q confer
encc of the leading men of his party from
all portions of that State in Hartford last
Saturday night received here to day, says
that from the reports made at that confer
ence there can be no doubt that the State
will so democratic next November, and
that each member Of the conference was
confident that such would be the case.
| Col A. W. Jones, General Mahones candidate
against General Wickham in the Hanover Sena
| torial district in Virginia last fall was in the city
yesterday but left for Philadelphia. The Colonel
is out of politics now. and is another Of the
original Mahoncites to whom the eX boss has
grown cold.
UNFoKTUNAT FOR BUTLER.--Gen. Butler
is again unfortunate. He announced that
his letter accepting various presidential
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