Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondents Of the Alexandra Gazette

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 16. 1884.
General Butler is still in the city looking
over the ground 80 as to determine whether
or not it will advance his ends for him to
announce himself candidate for the Presl-
dency, and if so, to prepare and arrange his
plans for that purpose. He will not be in
terviewed by newspaper people, but re-
ceiyes all callers who come to sec him with
reference to his expected candidacy. or
such was one Who called this morning, a
rather prominent one, who came to talk
about Cabinet position in the improbable
event of such place ever being directly or
indirectly at the Generals disposal.
Of several North Carolinans in the city
to-day, who were talked to about the state
ment in some ill.informed republican
newspapers to the effect that Blaine had a
chance of carrying that State, every one
secuted the idea, saying the State is as GER
tain for Cleveland as Texas; and while some
of them estimated his majority at twenty
five thousand, none put it at less than ten
thousand.
Up to this time the plans of the Blaineites,
as developed, are that Sargent, of unsavory
California memory, shall work the machlne
in that State, Elkins in West Virginia, Bra.
dy in Indiana, and Dorsey, Clayton and
kellogg, where they can do the most good
Leaving out Sargent, who was in Germany
at the .ime and therefore couldn't get IN
the ring, the machine, up to date, is In the
hands of the star reuters.
Mr.. DeZendorf has returned to the city
and will remain here for an indefinite time.
He SAYS that while there would be chance
of carrying Virginia for Blaine if all the OPP
ponents of democracy in that State were
united, there is no chance if the present
condition of affairs he allowed to continue,
and that while almost every body in the
State who wants TO defeat Cleveland is anx-
ipus to effect the required unity, General
Malone and bis head man Brady prevent it
by opposing all the plans that have been
proposed for that purpose.
The Treasury Department has been in
formed by one of its agents on the Canadian
border that paper rags, supposed to have
been collected in the cholera infected dis
tricts of Egypt, Turkey and the south of
France, are being imported into the United
States through Canadian ports. They are
described as of low grade, and likely to
contain the germs of disease. A large lot
was recently shipped to this country from
Liverpool.
Among the Presidents visitors to-day
were ex-Minister Sargent, General Butler,
Lieut. General Sheridan, Senator Hampton,
and Messrs H. A. Rowland, NJ. B. Snyder,
and A. B. Newcomb. Of the committee to
organize an electrical commission.
Mr. TDwnshend, democratic member OF
the House from Illinois, is in the city to-
day, having just returned from New York:
He says that while in New York he had
interviews with several prominent members
of the Tammany organization aud that all
of them said Governor Cleveland would be
supported as earnestly by that organization
as if he had been their choice from the first.
Colonel" Perry Carson, the negro res
taurant keeper on the south side of Penn,
sylvania avenue, between A and Sd sts.,
still keeps his Blaine and Logan flag
stretched across the avenue in defiance OF
the District Commissioners, who refused to
give him and all other applicants permits
sion to fly flags from ropes extended across
that thoroughfare.
Several members Of the House and others
from different parts of the country called at
the democratic headquarters here to-day,
and all reported that the action of the recent
Chicago convention was eminently satisfac-
tory to the democrats of their respective
communities, and that in all Of them some
of the more reputable republicans have also
declared their intention of voting for Cleve-
land. 1t is stated at these headquarters
that the civil service law has been examined
and that it's provisions do not exclude
Messrs. Barbour, German and others from
the national democratic committee, as has
been enormously stated in some of the
newspapers.
Upon the authority of Virginia gentle
men here to-day, who know whereof they
speak, it is stated with certainty that an
extra session of the Virginia Legislature will
commence on Wednesday, the 18th proximo,
as twot thirds of both houses will sign call,
and the Governor, if he shall refuse to issue
it, will be the only sufferer.