Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandra GazetteI

and ontrareous assaults made by Blaine's
friends upon Gov. Cleveland's private char
acter have determined against the advice OF
better men, and contrary to the urgent re-
Quest of the Governor, to print and publish
10 the country the history of Mr.. Blalne's
nainful private scandal which not only al
fects himself but his whole family.
Mr. Canady, sergeant at arms OF the Seh-
ate. saws that General Malone had nothing
to do with his removal OF Mr.. w. +. sims
from the Office he held in the Senate. But
this does not tally with the circumstances
of the case, for Mr.. John Campbell, the
Generals private secretary, has Deen APP
pointed to the place. The clerk OF the
Generals committee was his son, but thaI
position beiug Il per diem and not an annua,
one, he Rad him appointed TO an ahll.'ai
nosition. and made Mr.. Campbell his clerk.
Now that Congress has adjourned and Mr.
Campbell has ceased to draw pay, he has
had appointed him to the place Sims held,
which is an annual one. The General takes
care of his personal friends no matter how
tboca who have worked for his party get
along
Mr. Dezendorf was in the city to-day.
He saws that unless Malone shall consent
to make concessions and recognize the po-
litical existence OF the straightout republi-
cans in Virginia, that State may no longer
he classed among the doubtful ones, as he
knows. from letters in his possession,
thousands of old republicans who will
not vote for Mahone's electoral ticket, and
thousands of other men who never voted
the republican ticket before, but would vote
for Blaine if in doing so they will not have
to endorse Malone by voting his ticket.
He s,ys he airs from Lynchbu,g that le-
cent conference of anti-democrats was held
here for the purpose Of seeingif some COM
promise between the two wings of the party
could not be made, but That Mr.. Page Nor
ris, the Generals jackman in that city, SAID
that nothing could he done toward recog-
nizing the straightouts unless ty the con.
sent of Gen. Malone, and that that could
not be obtained. Mr.. DeZendorf still thinks,
however, that the national republican COM
mittee will exert its authority in the matter
and have the electoral! ticket so arranged
| that every man who wants to vote for
Blaine can do so without having to &C,
knowledge the political overlordshlp oil
| General Malone. Mr.. Elkins, who has
West Virginia and Virginia to look after, is
at Deer Park now, and will not be in New
York until next week, when the Virginia
case will he considered by the national re.
publican committee.
Senator German, chairman Of the demo
cratic congressional committee and of the
executive committee of the national demo
cratic committee, was at the headquarters
| of the congressional committee here to-day.
He says that things are working smoothly
| and satisfactorily, and that the result will
show the work of the different committees
better than any number Of words before
| that result shall have been reached.
Information has been received at the
| Treasury department that the International
| DistilIery Company, of Des Moines, Iowa,
is shipping distilled spirits to Canada under
export bond, and without unloading it from
the ears attempting to bring it back into
| the United States at more eastern ports.
A large crowd, composed chiefly OF ne
| grues continues to surround the United
States Hotel, the old hotel on the north side
of PENNSYLVANIA avenue. between 3rd aud
Il streets, the back building of which fell
last night and caught eight or nine people
in the ruins. Five were rescued alive be-
fore daylight this morning, and two dead
ones, coored, a woman and II boy, to-day
The building that fell was erected 40 years
ago several years subsequent to the cree
ton OF the front building, and was built
with thin walls and in the cheapest manner
Mr.. Eustace Gibson, left here last night
and opened his campaign at Cabell, G. H..
West Virginia, to-day. The republicans will
try to carry his district, but be says he will
he there or Whereabouts when they do it
Speaker Carlisle and Senator elect Black.
burn have promised TO come to his district
and make speeches for him.
Rev. DR.. Fulton, who preached against
Governor Cleveland in New York yesterday
is the same man who. when Rev. DIR. Samp.
son of this city first went to New York, re-
fused to extend him Christian recognition
because he sympathized with the South dur
ing the war.
Ex-senator Stockton, of New Jersey, is
in the city to-day. He is confident of the
election Of Cleveland, and not only of that
but of his election by majority that will
surprise the country. He says the opposi-
ton to him of the dynamiters has won him
thousands of the votes Of people who never
in their lives voted any other than the re-
publican ticket. So great will be the vote
he will receive from republicans, the ex-
Senator says, that if the democrats fail TO
elect him, the republicans will, and that he
will carry the republican States of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Massachusetts. OF New York, Connecticut
and New Jersey the ex-senator says the
Governor is certain.
The organization Of the new bureau of
navigation is nearly completed. The rooms
assigned to it are in the Treasury Depart
ment.
Congressman George Wise is here to-day
en- route to California.
Virginia read uster now in the city says that
Malone has driven away from him nearly all his
original friends by tho change that has come over
him. that whereas he was formerly easily Access
siblo and cordial in his greeting, with the latch
string the outside of his door, and full decant
ers on the sideboard, he now keeps negro lackey
who only passes without objection favored few,
and that the other few who ale admitted after
long waiting are treated with a cold reserve that
effectually prevents them from repeating their
visit Mr. Riddleberger, also, he says takes pains
to let all his old friends know the difference be-
tween what he was and what he is now, and that
those friends are consequently friends no longer.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Two alleged anarchists were arrested in
Paris yesterday.
Il III,