Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-29
oaoretarv Lincoln in reference to LIT.

corl;noton. who took out the first e6pedl-
ton in search Of the Greeley party, says
hat darlington stands on his record, and
hat nothing that General Hazen has said
has rendered in the least to impeach tnab
satisfactory record, or to raise in bis, the
Secretary's mind, the faintest doubt concern
ing that record.
twas intended in this correspondence yes
terday to say that the cap stone OF the WASH
inston Monument would be laid at noon on
Monday, not to. day, as by slip OF the pen
Il was stated. The rain OF yesterday ana
the high wind of to. day interferred no little
with the workmen, and may have delayed
them, though they will still try to nave the
work completed by IL O'Clock next MOD
day. 18th
the New Orleans exposition says that Mr..
blaine has declined an invitation to attend
the opening' of that exposition, but that
President Cleveland has accepted the one
sent him. and will pass through here on the
NIGHT of the 18th proximo. The exposition
will be formally opened on the 10th.
After the late Senator Anthony was
hurled. CAPTAIN Bassett, Doorkeeper Of the
Senate. received several kilograms and let
tiers from Senators asking for their deceased
colleagues seat. To all such requests the
Captain replied that General Malone had
annotated them for more than year, hav-
inc applied for the seat when Mr.. Anthony
was frat taken sick. It's cold day when
the General is left when cheek can help
him.
The Mace now borne by the Sergeant at
arms of the House Of Representatives, when
in the execution Of his office, was designed
by Congress April IA, 1889. At the time of
it's adoption it was intended as "a proper
symbol of Office" 1t represents the Roman
faces. made of ebony sticks, bound with II
thin silver band, terminating in bow knot
at the top, the whole surrounded by a
silver bali, and eagle in the act of flight
the entire length three feet. 1t was de.
stroyed by fire in 1914. The one now in
use was made in 1912, being in use forty
two years Its present dilapidated condl'
ton will render it necessary for resolution
to repair it,
Senator'S and Representatives are now
pouring into the city by every train, and by
Monday all probably will have arrived. II
is needless to say that the democrats among
them, especially those who have been re-
elected, are in the happiest frame of mind,
in anticipation of democratic admlDlstra-
ton, and one by which they individually as
| well aS COllGCulNeiS Will icSOSuILSo.
Col. A. W. Jones, when here last Tues
day, told friend that when in Petersburg
recently Geaelal Malone bad sent for him,
but that be at first declined to go, return
ing as bis answer that it was just as easy
for the General to come to him as for him
to 90 to the General, but that second and
urgent request induced him to comply. In
the interview that took place he said the
General spoke very bitterly Of Riddleberger
and others of bis party whom he accused OF
either openly deserving him or of giving
him only half-hearted support. The Col
onei says the General and his party have
gone TO ruin together, and that there is not
enough left Of them 10 swear by. He told
the General, he said that had he, Malone,
been successful, he, Jones, would not have
complied with his request to come to him,
and that he only came to pay him a visit OF
coincidence He also told him that there
was once time when he, Malone, had
something to give and he, JONES' something
to receive from him, but that that time was
gone, aud that now the General had moth
ing TO give and Jones nothing to take. He
also told him, he said, of the classical Cen
eral, WHO, relying upon raw levies instead
o. his old soldiers, found the track of bis
defeat slrewed with the corpses of the men
and by whose valor he had obtained all his
fame, and reminded him that such had been
his action and his fate, as he had not ouly
ruined himself but wrecked the political
future of all his original supporters.
The marriage of Mr.. Linden Kent, for
merry Of Alexandria, now one of the promi
nent lawyers of this city, to Miss Mont
gomery, sister in law of Senator Randall
Gibson, Of Louisiana, will take place in this
| city on lhs 10Th proximo.
A gentleman in the city to-day familiar
with the means by which the bill to relieve
the Richmond and Danville Railroad of its
Indebtedness to the State was passed by the
Mahoneites, says that if Mr.. Blair, Attor-
ney General of Virginia, be impeached, and
the right sort of witnesses be examined, not
only Mr.. Blair, but other and larger game
will be caught, and that the Legislature
will be guilty of criminal negligence if
fail 10 impeach Blair at its present session.
Mr.. Hubert o. Thompson and five hun
dred Of the county democracy of New York
city have made arraugementS for attending
the inauguration Of President Cleveland.
All of them will take their meals at the Ar
lington Hotel, and many Of them will lodge
in the house recently occupied as republic
can headquarters here.
JuI DdI DOuI udS IcluIlOu HOul ulS tiSlt
to New York, to which city he went to
attend to some business of the railroad of
which be is president. He was there only
short time, and while there only talked
to railroad people, and only to such of them
as were interested in the same business he
was. Mr.. Barbour, when asked about the
talk connecting his name with Cabinet
position, said he knew nothing more about
it than what he saw in the newspapers, and
then added that while the unsolicited tender
of such position would be great honor
and one that he would highly appreciate,
there was only one place he could consent to
take. the Postoftice Department, and be
would not take that unless the representa-
tives Of the party, national as we'll as State,
believed that his acceptance of that position
would rebound to the interest of the country,
the Stale, and consequently of the party,
fur that he should consider its acceptance
in the light of a sef-sacrifce.