Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. ID. O.. Oct. %, 1885.

,sneo,aI Correspondence of the Alexandria GaEelte.l
WASHINGTON. ID. O.. Oct. %, 1895.
1t is rumored here that the whole bottom
has fallen out of the Malone organization
in Alexandra, and that the democrats there
will have almost walk over. The rumor
is to the effect that General Malone, with
out rhyme or reason, has grossly insulted
his county and city committee there by
entrus,ing the disbursement of his campaign
fund TO Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, in whose
honesty he says he has confidence, and who
has promised to deliver to him the full
party vote. The General thus implies that
he has no confidence in the honesty of the
committee, and the committee, in conse-
quence, either have or will resign, and let
Mr.. Mckenzie fulfill bis contract without
their assistance, which, those who know
best say, it will be impossible for him to do.
1t is also reported here that so rapacious
were some of the Generals white and cc c,,o,-
ed jackmen in the county for upeir share of
the amount given ts"1MI r. Mckenzie that
they, actual!yffia taught for it in that gentle.
YG2 a 5 room.
Among the strangers in the city to day is
State Senator Heaton, of the Loudoun dis
trict, Virginia. The Senator says his esti-
mats Of the next Virginia House of Dele
gates is GO democrats and 10 Mahoneites.
He says of the 10 holdingover Senators Is
are democrats and republican that of tho
districts to elect this fall, 81 in number, last
year Is were democrats and republicans,
and Of the S, went by less than 100 major
ity that the last House of Delegates was
composed Of 63 democrats and 81 Malone
itca, and that of the 81, 6 were elected by
less than 100 majority. So that to have
majority of the House the Mahoneites will
have to retain their 81 and gain Il, which,
he thinks, will be impossible.
Mr. G. G. Rounds, a leading republican Of
Prince William county, Virginia, here to-
day, SAYS he sees that the A1ahoneites are
attempting to make some ado about the re-
cent removal of lady postmaster in his
State and the appointment of a democrat to
her Place, but that he doesn't observe that
they say anything about General Mahone's
removal of his, Rounds, sister from the
postolice at Manassas in order to give her
place to Mahoneite. Mr.. Rounds is one Of
The many Virginia republicans who do not
support General Mahone's ticket.
Senator Butler, Of South Carolina, is here
to-day, though he made q speech before the
DIX. E. convention ut Middletown, Con-
necticut, last night. He says from what he
gathered in New York the impression there
is that the State will 60 republican, but that
the people he met did not seem to take much
interest in the election, and certainly talked
very little about it.
Two of Ex-Governor Shepherds daughters
were married here yesterday evening--.onc
to Z. A. Quintard, of Tennessee, and the
other to W. M. Brodie, now of. Mexico.
They were married by Bishop Quintard, Of
Tennessee.
Col. Lamont, it is reported, told friend
the other day that he thought New York
would 90 republican 1t is said to-day that
the President. in talk with Congressman
McCreary of Kentucky, told him he thought
it would so democratic
From Ohio the latest news is that the re-
publicans can have not more than three ma
iority on joint ballot in the Legislature, and
that ex Governor Foster has fourteen of
them pledged to him. A bet of 500 was
offered here to-day that Mr.. Sherman would
not be re.elected to the Senate.
Cadet Engineer McAlpen, of Norfolk,
whose class, that of 1881, except the few
who were wanted to fill vacancies, were
honorably discharged under al act of Con.
gress, which was retroactive and therefore
unconstitutional, is here to-day. He says
the suit his class brought for reinstatement
has been advanced by the U. 8. Supreme
Court. and that the navy people here think
it will be decided in their favor, and that,
too before Christmas.
Major Hines, leading republican of
Fairfax county, Va, doing business in this
city, is staunch anti-Mahone man, and says
that many republicans of his county, here
tofore strong party workers, are taking lit
tie or no interest i'll the present campaign.
He says he thinks Mr.. Chichester, the dem
ocratic candidate for the Legislature in his
county, will be elected.
A delegation of Baltimore democrats was
here to day to invite democratic Congress
men in the city to make speeches at the
grand democratic demonstration to be held
there tonight. They met with no little
trouble, as most of those they asked de-
clined upon the ground that the fight in
Baltimore was family affair, i'll which they
would not interfere.
M. A. MCGOWAN, of this city, has been
awarded the contract for the stone and
brick work on the public building at Lynch
burg, Virginia.
About one hundred fourth-class postmas
tiers were appointed to-day, but only one
in Virginia, p. F. Feiser at Yorktown, vice
J. S. Poller.
A private investigation of the accounts Of
the Indian Agents is now going on in the
Office of the Second Comptroller of the
Treasuvy-that is of the agents appointed
under republican administrations. It's said
that more than half of them have been dis
covered to be iefaulters, and that suits arc
to be instituted at once against their sure
ties.
1t is understood at the Treasury Depart.
ment that the rice planters application for
an order to enforce the collection of the
full duty on imported rice will be granted.
A gentleman from Alexandra here to-
day says that Mrs. General Lee is in that
city, tho guest of ex.Mayor Beckham,
whose wife is her first cousin. He also saws
that in a recent conversation with her he