Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WARRINGTON. j. c., Nov. II, 1891


longer a single peg upon which TO hang a
hone. made no objection when The stake
holders informed them that they had turn
ed the money over to the winners. The
office holders, too, look upon the result 80
inevitable, and those who expect to be re-
moved are making arrangements Tor other
occupations. They are an unhappy set
altogether and deem their fate very hard
one. not thinking for q moment OF the
thousands equally as worthy as themselves
of government patronage who have oeen
denied a grain of it for twenty-four long
Years, About the removals that will be
likely to take place, the prevailing impres.
sion seems to be that of the twelve thousand
Office holders here the large number whose
salary is between 5000 and 81 500 may be
reasonably sure of retaining their places
provided they have not disregarded the ex'
ecutive order prohibiting federal employees
from active participation in politics, but
that those whose salary is below the former
figures and above the latter may as we'll
prepare to s'go", as that will be their fate
sooner or later, the reason for the latters'
going being that reform must be effected,
and that 1t will be impossible TO do that
with the same instruments the republicans
have employed.
Mr.. Walker Blaine, the defeated cand-
dates SOD, is in the city to-day, looking for
house for his fathers family, the report that
tt Sergeant house had been secured by them
being incorrect. Young Mr.. Blaine says his
father takes his defeat quietly and bears ii
with euuapimity. He also says that his
father knew he was defeated on the morn
inc after the election. This being so, and
there is hardly doubt of it, the question
that naturally suggests itself is for what
oood purpose Mr.. Blaine demanded a re-
count of the vote Of New York, and keep
| the country in dangerous suspense for near
Iy two weeks? Young MIR. Blaine also says
be hopes the incoming administration will
support civil service reform. His hope is q
| curious one in view Of the fact that though
| he holds q lucrative position here he has
been al sent for six months,
Sergeant at Arms Canady of the Senate
saws that great many negroes voted the
democratic ticket in his State at the last
election, and that such has been the case in
| many preceding elections. He also says
the national republican committee was not
wise In sending money to Virginia; that
Malone did not get as much as reported,
and that if they intended to make real at.
tempt to carry the State they should have
given him great deal more.
A party of Southern democratic Con-
gressmen, ex. Congressman and newspaper
correspondents who met by chance In the
postoffce of the House to-day, got to talking
about the future success of the democratic
party in their section of the country, and
the unanimous opinion expressed was that
the only possible danger lay in that
anomalous factor, democratic protectionists.
Mr.. John Goode, of Virginia, said that dur
ing the late canvass he made speech at
Roanoke, the new manufacturing city in
his State, and that a card was handed him
Just before he commenced advising him to
treat the tariff gingery. He didn't mind
the card, however, and made revenue tar
itf speech, and that at its conclusion sixty
odd young mechanics, who had cotne from
Pennsylvania, came up to him, were intro
duced personally, and told him that if the
ideas he expressed were free trade ideas,
they were free traders. Mr.. Eustace Glib
son, Of West Virginia, said that Mr.. Speak.
or Carlisle made & revenue tariff reform
speech in manufacturing town i'll his
State, and that the people there told him
they accepted his doctrine.
A member of the Virginia Legislature
here to day says that body will pass bill
providing for new registration wherever
and whenever it may be deemed necessary,
and that it will readopt the resolution re
questing General Malone to resign his seat
10 the Senate, amended by request that
Senator Vance present it to the United
States Senate, as Senator Edmunds, the
presiding officer of that body, to whom the
former one was sent, refused to present it,
In the Criminal Court here to day the
case of George Hough, of Alexandria, in
dicted for murder was called up by Mr..
Edmund Burke, of counsel for the defend
ant, who filed motion that the District
Attorney be compelled to elect which Of the
two indictments The United States would
prosecute. The District Attorney asked
leave to consolidate both indictments into
one, but the court sustained the point raised
by Hough's counsel, and ordered the Dis
trict Attorney to select which of the two
indictments he would prosecute, and that
the other should be dismissed, and further
time was given him to consider what course
be would pursue. The last indictment was
found on Saturday and the case fixed for
trial on Wednesday next. Mr.. Burke, who
has been here several days investigating
the case, says that great injustice has been
done the accused, and that the facts are
altogether different from the statements
first published In relation to the affair, but
he is apprebensive that the occurrence of so
many homicides in Washington lately will
have a tendency to operate unfavorably
upon any case of the sort before District
jury.
As an evidence of the change that has sud-
denly come DER the dreams of the officials
here, it may be mentioned that democra-
tic congressman from Virginia came here
last week to see why federal office holderin
his district had been removed, and that
greatly to his surprise the removed man was
not only reinstated, but he, the congressman,
treated with the most obsequious civlity,
and even invited to ride to the Capitol in
the carriage of the official referred to-
Gen. Fl. 81. Wells has presented claim
of $500 to the Treasury for legal services in
the case of the Alexandria Canal Aque-
duct.
Gentlemen mere from the Norfolk district
in Virginia say the democratic vote there at
the recent election showed a large increase
but that the increase of the negro vote was
larger, because large number of negroes