Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the ALEXANDRA Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., July IS, 1884.

senator hlQuleDeTSeF 49, SILL III tuo City,
and had an interview with'the late boss this
morning. There is rumor current here to
the effect that the Senator applied for the
postmastership at Woodstock, his town, for
one of his friends, and that the application
was referred by the Department to General
Malone. 1t is impossible'to conceive that
similar application by Senator Mason
would have been referred to Senator Hun
ter, or vice versa. But Virginia Senators in
those day were men who possessed self
respect and who were respected throughout
their State and the entire country. Un-
fortunately for Virginia it is just the reverse
now.
Ex-senator Clngman has gone to North
Carolina to contest the nomination for the
House in the district now represented by
Mr.. Vance.
Applicants for the position of assistant
examiner in the Patent Office will be ex
amined at the rooms Of the Civil Service
Commission at 10 o'clock a. IN. on Thursday,
the oath instant.
Rear Admiral Nichols and Gen. Hazen
have concluded to suggest to Commander
Schley that he bring the survivors OF the
Greedy party from St. Johns to Portland,
Me-, where they can remain until better
prepared TO stand the change of climate.
Their families can join them at Portland II
so desired.
1t has always been stated in this CORES
pondence that General Malone would new
| or make any concessions to the republicans
of Virginia. That statement is reathrmed
to-day upon the authority of Virginia pol.
| itician OH intimate terms with the General
and as we'll acquainted with his affairs as
any one else The General will have all
the influence Of the Arthur administration
until its close, and Mr.. Blaine is not going
| to throw away the effect of that influence
by antagonizng him, as would be the case
were he to direct him to recognize the
straightouts. Blaine thoroughly under
stands Malone, and has been strongly adj
yised by some of his friends to read the riot
act against him, but though be has no hope OF
carrying Virginia either with or without
his assistance, as Malone has the entire
negro vote of his State at his disposal, and
is the friend of the President, Mr.. Blaine,
in view contingencies, impossible as they
are, thinks it best to put up with him al
least until after the election.
Now that the republicans have determ-
med to attempt to carry several Southern
States-Forida and West Vireinia-they
have lust realized the fact to which they
have heretofore been stone blind, that the
South is entitled TO her full quota OF
federal offices, and declare that she shall
have them. As women can not vote
they have also just determined that no more
women can be appointed to office until after
the election. AS under the civil service
law they dare not impose political assess
ments upon Office holders, they have
adopted new way of collecting money
from that unfortunate class, which is to pro-
mote those who subscribe months salary.
The bankers in the North have "gone back"
on the "plumed knight" and the poor Office
holders will have to suffer in consequence.
The Treasury department has made a
ruling under the new shipping act, that
United States shipping commissioners are
the only persons entitled to receive COM
pensation for shipping seamen for coast or
contiguous foreign trade.
| Col. A. w. Jones, who ran as the Malone
candidate against Gen. Wickham in the
Hanover senatorial district of Virginia last
fall, is in the city to-day. The Colonel says
he is not taking much interest in politics
now, and has not seen Gen. Malone for four
mouths He says, however, that it is silly
to say that such newspapers as the n. Y.
Times Hrald, Post, Harper's Weekly, Puck
and the numerous other republican and indie
pendent papers Of the North rs now support
Cleveland, and such republican and indie
pendent preachers as Beecher and Talmage
and others who are now working for him,
have no influence, and that he feels assured
that not only New York, but New Jersey
and Indiana will 60 democratic next fall.
He also says that as Mr.. Tlden was instru-
mental in having Cleveland nominated it,
will be his browning glory to have him
elected.
| A well-known representative of the young
democracy of the West, in the city to-day,
says the democratic cry 10 his section is
"Cleveland for reform, Hendricks for re-
venge."
Among the callers at democratic head
quarters here to-day was well-posted,
wide awake and influential democrat
ic politician from New York, who stat
ed upon his own knowledge that the re-
publican detection in New Jersey was In
creasing, that Edward Kearney, of Kings
county, New York, Tammany sachem,
says that Tammany will support Cleveland,
that he will have no opposition from the
laboring classes and that he will carry that State
by large majority and that republican club
In one of the New York Assembly districts dis
solved last night the majority Of its members de.
clarng their intention Of supporting Cleveland.
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