Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria 1azette.J
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. II. 1884.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandra Iasettel
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. IL. 1884:
Congressman Hooper, of the Atm or re-
ersbnTg district of Virginia, is in the CRY
,o-day. MIR. Hooper's district has ABOUT
.welve thousand negro majority, but at tne
recent election, owing to Malone ana Dis
methods, The Blaine majority there was cuI
dnwn TO less than half that number. MT:
Eoc,er would have been renomlnated ana
e;scied without any trouble in the district
"a i not been for General Malone, VINO
hing opposed to him because he would not
be fs slave, as Wise and Libbey were,
mt in his man Brady. Mr.. Hooper says
that Brady's election was obtained by the
nurchase of negro votes at so much neau.
About Mahone's assertion that Virginia mas
gone republican, he says it is absurd.
A gentleman from Florida in the city TO-
dav saws he was at Palatka on the Saturday
before the election that the negroes there
more than here believed that democratic
success meant return to slavery, and that
ON the day mentioned every white person
on train going out of Pslatka, on when
were a party of negroes going to Blaine
barbecue. was assaulted, one lady having to
escape through the car window at one OF
the stations.
The cabinet makers are still at work. As
on yesterday Virginia is credited with one
of the places and Mr.. Barbour as the holder
of that. With him at the head of the Post
office department the mail service in Vir-
pioia would be conducted in the interests OF
the people and not Of a party, as it has been
of late through the malign influence of Gen
Malone. The Barbour boom is evidently
on the rise Of all the prominent Southern
men eminrntly satisfactory to the South,
Mr.. Barbour would be less Objectionable TO
the North.
Intelligence here from the 9th Virginia
district, to. day, is that Cleyeland's election
is the cause of the most intense gratlnca-
ton there, and only exceeds that caused by
the redemption of that district from Ma:
homes sway The people there were afraid
that MahoIe's rule was too well secured
to be overcome, and their surprise and de-
light together have set them almost Deslae
themselves Trigg, who carried the district
for Congress over Bailey, is looked upon as
their deiverer, and is almost worshlped.
All the democats here are getting ready
for the parade next Thursday night, which,
il is thought, will be the grandest affair of
the kind that ever took place here. The
democrats csu't be expected to do as well az
the republicans would have done, having
had no experience for the last twenty-four
years, but they are right apt scholars.
Mr.. Cauady, Sergeant at arms OF the SEN
ate. " ho IS from North Carolina, says that
Senator Riddleberger told him short time
before the election that Virginia would go
for Blaine. About his own State, Mr.. Can
adv says the canvass broke down there
three weeks before the election, and that
he would not have been surprised if the
majority had been greater than it was. He
saws it is surprising that the democrats did
not secure an entire Congressional deIega-
ton, IA they could have done 80 if they
had tried.
The latest report from Illinois is to the
effect that the Legislature there is tied po-
liticaliy. But even if that be 80, or If 1t
should prove that the republicans have
majority of one or two, it will not help Mr.
Logan, for he has enough opponents IN his
own party to make his reelection to the
Senate Impossible.
One Of the rumors ahoat here to-day is
that President Arthur was asked by Jones,
Elkins and the others of the Blaine gang
who are trying to steal the Pre- sidency, If he
would continue 10 assist them, as be has
heretofore done, with the whole power ofthe
administration, and that his reply was that
he would do nothing but execute the law
also that the President has informed Col
lector Robinson, Of New York, who has
been conspicuous in the recount business,
that his duty was at the customs house,
and that no officer Of the Government
should by any act make the administration
party TO the present squabbe.
One of the many rumurs concerning the
attempt to steal the Presidency is that the
vote OF New York will be thrown out en-
trely, and the election be thrown into the
House, where Cleveland will be elected, but
that the Senate will elect Logan its presiding
officer, and rely upon CONTINGENCIES for his
becoming President. But if New York be
thrown out Cleveland will be President, be-
cause he will have majority of the elect
ors counted
Another of the rumors is that we'll
known republican passed through here last
night on his way to Petersburg with large
amount of money with which TO pay Ma
hone and his agents for attempting TO steal
the vote of Virginia. A we'll known ex-
Confederate from Virginia, now in the city,
hearing, this remarked quietly that if Ma
hone Gid make any such attempt and it
amounted to any thing, neither the Gould
nor any other trick would save him.
Senator Cameron is here to day. HesaSs
the national committee has already advised
Mr.. Blaine that he is beaten in New York,
as well as in Indiana and Virginia. aud that
he has no longer claim upon the patience Of
the country. Mr.. Cameron says that Mr..
Blaine is merely assuming the air of an in
jured man to create sympathy for himself,
hoping thereby to make his denomination
four years hence absolutely certain.
Secretary Mcpherson says to. day that the House
will have forty one democratic majority.
Coming.
LINCoLNIA, Nov. 11.-At lively meeting
Of the Cleveland and Hendricks club in this