Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-12

Ex-senator Johnston, OF Virginia, who is
in the city to-day, says he has no oouDl Oh
the result of the next election in his state, I
for the reason that all the many voters VINO
like to be on the strong side will vote Win
the democrats, and that the negroes will
never again vote solidy for the republicans.
Mr.. W. L. Scott, who was present at the
conference last Sunday held by the Fresl-
5ent-elect, Mr.. Tilden, and Mr.. Manning,
says that the only definite conclusion ar
rived at was that Mr.. Bayard should have
the State Department aud Mr.. Garland be
Attorney General The PresideDt-elect
wants Mr.. Whitney to be in the Cabinet,
and he will probably be given the Interior
Department. This Of course Will throw the
Treasury outside of New York, and it may
90 to MIR. Mcdonald, whom the West is
Gushing. Mr. Villas it is though will have
the War Department. For the postomce'
according to Mr. Scott, neither Dir. jonas
nor Mr. Money stands chance. 1t may
POSSIBLY be offered to Mr.. Lamar. For the
Navy probably New England man will
be appointed. The names above were men
toned in this correspondence yesterday.
Prominent Mahoneites in this city, who are
nearest TO the General, are bitter against
Mr.. Riddleberger, who, they say, has Ia ken
no interest in the party since his election,
and that he will not 90 one inch out OF his
way to oblige even the ex.legislators by
whose votes he was elected. He has open
" antagoniz, I'd the General, they say, and IS
doing his best to run Governor Cameron for
the Senatorship in the improbable event OF
republican success in Virginia next fall.
A delegation from Westmoreland county,
Virginia, and the Potomac Ferry Company
were at the Capitol to-day to urge the river
and barb.r committee 10 provide for the
survey of Mattox creek as the preliminary
step toward asking for an appropriation for
the Improvement OF that creek.
Secretary McCulloch in a communication
to the Senate to-day says he "is not advised
that a general or extended removal of iDdl-
yiduals in the Treasury Department and
the appointment of others in their stead ls
required at this tune for the better dispatch
of business" And yet the Secretary knows
that thousands of Treasury officials at the
last election prostituted their official posi-
tons to the purpose of eeoting man
proved by his own letters to be guilty of
bribery and corruption.
The Mahoneites who come here now from
Virginia are not OF one accord respecting
their next gubernatorial candidate. 1t is
said that Mr.. Page Morris declares that
Judge Paul is the choice of the party.
In the probable event of his declining
TO run, SOME think that Colonel
Mayo may be the man. Some of them say
that Mr.. Wise is not as popular as he was,
and that his speech about receiving negro
politicians in his kitchen will deprive him
Of the support of the negro element OF his
party.
Mr.. Hutchins, of the Post, it is said, is q
candidate for the Office of Public Printer,
and will sell his paper 10 his son. The law
provides that no one connected with news
paper shall be eligible to the position, and
that whoever fills it shall be practical
printer.
Congressman McAdoo, of New Jersey. and his
bride, Miss. Tardy, of Lynchburg arrived at the
| Riggs House last night from Virginia. and had
quite reception rendered them this morning by
| the Eirginans now in the city.
The army appropriation bill as reported to the
Senate to. day, appropriates S47O,OOO less than
the House bill.
The Senate Committee on Indian A fairs at their
meeting to-day agreed to report in favor of send
ing subcommittee Ct their body to the Indian
Territory and Montana next summer to investi-
gate the question of leased lands. More junket-
| ing trips at the peoples expense.
| 1t is rumored here that there will be some
highly sensational exposures in the State Depart
| ment and Agricultural Bureau in a few weeks.
Mr. Frelip ghuysenss atecraft, it is said, will be
shown in a very uniavorable light. In the Agr-
cultural Department. it is said some of the officials
| may possible be tried for ualfeasancs, and that
witnesses will testify that the whole bureau is
| run by woman.