Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-13

mepts against those subordinates. Mr..
Dawes at once>asked for the names of such
officials. His question reminded all who
heard him two years ago narrate the dolor-
Gus tale of the gray-haired Northern man
who had been driven out OF Mississippi, OF
his inability to give the name OF his imagln-
airy martyr when pressed for 1t by the demo
Gratis.
A wel-informed Virginia republican here
to-day saws that the probable outcome OF
all the several different republican and Ma
honeite organizations in Virginia will be
that Malone will, By hook or crook, obtain
the craftsmanship of the Virginia delegation
TO the national republican convention, and
make the best bargain he can in that con
vention for the vote Of the State, and that
with few exceptions the republicans OF the
State will support him, as we'll as the
nominee of the convention, upon the ground
that any thing is justitiable in law and
morals that will beat down the democratic
party. ,ro
ming contested election case came up on the
report of the majority of the Elections Com
mittee, which declared that Manning prlma
facie claim to the seat is not good. MIR.
Turner, chairman of the committee, made
long speech in favor of the adoption OF The
report. The case will probably consume
the whole day. The friends Of Manning
will probably endeavor to have the report
rejected, and to seat Manning, who holds
the Governors certificate.
The bill for free bridge across the Poto-
mac at GEORGETOWN, which has been repor-
ted upon by subcommittee in both houses
of Congress, provides that the site OF the
bridge shall be above the aqueduct bridge.
Should this bill pass the aqueduct bridge
will be comparatively worthless.
Mr.. Keller says he intends to treat the
difficulty between himself and Gen. Boyn-
ton, the correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Commercial, with contempt, aud that II the
committee appointed to investigate That
trouble wants him to testify before 1t, II VIII
have to subpoena him.
Mr.. Converse says the report that he has
abandoned his purpose of Introducing bill
to restore the duty on wool to the old tg.'
ures is without foundation, and that he IS
only awaiting favorable opportunity
1t is understood here that the reason why
Mr. Elan has ceased 10 be the editor Of the
Richmond Wing is that an article he wrote
advocating forcible resistance to the demo-
Gratis was so cut by the managing editor as
TO be almost unacceptable by its author;
that he at once rendered his resignation,
which WAS accepted rs soon as received.
The New York Commissioners of lmmi
grafton appeared before the House Com
mittee on Commerce to-day and argued in
favor of imposing q tax of 80 cents head
upon each immigrant landed at New York,
which tax should go to the support of the
immigrants while at Castle Garden.
Some of the officers of the B. & o. K. K.
appeared before the Senate District of CO.
lumbia Committee to-day with reference 10
the suggested change of the site of the de-
pot of that road in this city.
Those who profess to be on intimate
terms with the President say that he has
for some time past suspected that General
Malone was playing him for what he was
worth, and was more intent on promoting
his own ends than those Of either his, Ar
thurs, or those of the republican party, and
that this suspicion has been strengthened
by the fact that the General got Mr.. Sher-
man, who is on a still hunt for the republi.
eau Presidential nomination, to introduce
his bloody shirt resolutions.
Leading republican politicians from the
North, in the city to-day, say that Arthur
is practically out of the field as Presi
dental candidate, and that the republican
nomination now lies among Logan, the two
Shermans, Edmunds and Blaine, with prob
abilities in favor of Blaine, should be DO II
delegate to the convention, as Garfield was.
Representative Findlay made an argyll
ment before the House Committee on Rail
WAYS and Canals to-day in behalf Of the
proposed Maryland and Delaware Ship Ca
nal. His argument was mainly upon the
advantages that would be gained by COM
mercia interests if the water way was con-
structed.
Among the strangers in the city to-day
are Ma John Daniel, Of Lynchburg, who is
here to make an argument for Mr.. O'ter-
rail- before a subcommittee of the House
Elections Committee Tomorrow and Ma
ior Sam. Yost, Of Stsunton, who is here on
official business with the departments.
1t is understood that some of the officers first
selected to accompany the Hoar committee, before
they were informed that the investigation Of that
committee was to be conducted in New Orleans
and not in Copiah county, Mississippi. We're so
much afraid of the ku-klux they were told they
would necessarily have to encounter, that they
fcgneG sickness in order to be relieved OF what
they really believed would be dangerous duty.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue this
morning received telegram from the revenue
agent ut Cincinnati, saying that the river was 70
feet high ut that place, and that every distillery
in that district had been compelled to close.
The Temperance Committee Of the House to-
day heard arguments in favor of prohibition as a
means to prevent crime and promote the prosperl-
to- Of the country.
The Secretary of the War to-day telegraphed to
the Mayors of number of towns in West Virginia,
Indiana and Ohio, authorizing the purchase of
supplies for immediate use among the sufferers by
the flood
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAZETTE