Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. July Is, 1850,
we'll known straightout Virginia repup-
l;nap from the section Of his State known as
the Southsde, in the city to-day, says the
nIan of General Malone is to make the re-
snective friends of Wise and Bla'r as nearly
enual as possible in his coming convention,
en- that That convention may be 1orceo 10
olive the pu5ernatorial nomination TO MIN
Self as he, like every one else, knows ne IS Is
the strongest man in his party. Ii ne snail
eIact . legislature be will then be re elect
.a senator. but il not, and he be elected
Governor, he will still be in public lie ana
hove another show for the Senate TWO years
hence. He will compromise his difference
with Governor Cameron by promising 10
give him something, which promise, the
Gentleman referred 10 says, will not he 1ui-
filled. The same gentleman says tnat
though the democrats have all the property
in the State and friends among the money
eJ men outside Of it, and though the only
affective force OF the Mahoueltes IL COM
posed of the negroes, always purchaseaoie
commodity, they have taken no steps 10
raise the means by which to get from ehaI
f,rce as much strength as they want 10
crush Mahoneism for evermore, anu a'so'
that though the straightout republicans are
~ much interested in defeating Mahone a.
they. the democrats. can possibly oe, anu
are making common cause WIN 49,
against common enemy, the oelnoe' n''
don't recognize the alliance ana III lhe us
tribution cf their patronage doh give nv
y SUD. With reference TO Clay the re'"ii
ed Collector of Chs ons at NewIort ~ s'no
GAYS that M an coaductad Ilopy can P",S"
last wear, going from house 10 aohse III the
district, urging and commanding the ne
eroes to vote for the Malone ticket and
That he is the most offensive partisan in the
whole district, aud that his retention is
travesty of civil service reform.
There is report ahoat to the eIe9t That
at the last Cabinet meeting there was quite
o spirited discussion of the subject of civil
service, in which come Of the Cabinet MINIS
ters mentioned the fact Of the dissatisfaction
existing among the majority OF the demo-
cratic party at the slow rate at which the
republican office holders were being remoV'
ed, and that the President, in reply thereto,
said he had heard of no such dissatisfaction,
and that as fer him, he thought too much
time was given to the subject of the offices
of the Government and too little to the al
fairs Of the country.
The following changes were made In the
4th class Virginia postoffices to-day Iur-
man, Floyd county, Emayetta thurman, vice
f. G.. thurman, resigned Pax, Floyd coun
ty, Mrs. Sarah e. Hylton. vice Austin Htl
ton. resigned Dascond, James City county,
\. ii. Turner vice n S. Godding, decd. In
reference to changes in this class of postoi-
fees congressman O'Ferrall, of Virginia,
and Gibson, Of West Virginia, both Of whom
are in the city TO day, say if MIR. Hay had
remained First Assistant Postmaster Gener.
al much longer there would have been great
danger to the democratic party in their re
spective States next fall, as the dissatlsac-
ton was great and widespread, but that
since Mr.. Stephenson had taken hold OF al
fairs there had been great and rapid IN
crease in the removals, and the dlssatisiac-
ton was rapidly disappearing.
Senator Riddeoerger is here, on his way
to General Mahone's convention, to meet in
Richmond next Wednesday. While all tn"
county and city meetings Of The Generals
party have passed resolutions endorsing the
General, few or none Of them has endorsed
Mr.. Riddleberser, but that Senator, though
snubped by the General on all occasions
and by bis party whenever 1t has chance,
still falls into line st the crack Of the Gen
erals whip and'is as subject to his "malign
influence" az the most insignificant of the
Generals followers.
1t is understood at the Postoffice Depart
ment to day that the Third Assistant Post
master General, Mr.. IlsZar, will soon have
to go" aud that Judge Goodrich, Of Fred
ericksburg, Virginia, who IL being pressed
for the place, has pretty good chance OF
getting it.
The Presidential party who left here last
Saturday afternoon on q fishing excursion
to the upper waters Of the Potomac had
not returned up TO one o'clock to day, so
that this week the oihceseekers will only
have two days. Wednesday aud Friday, on
which to see the President.
Judge Sener, Of Fredericksburg, Va, will
leave here to night for New Orleans, to b.
gone month on private business.
Elk Senator Mcdonald is in this city to.
day. He heartily endorses the resolutions
adopted at the recent semi annual meeting
of the democratic editors OF his State, which
regret and protest against the policy Of the
administration that makes the removal Of
republican officers depend upon charges
that arc brought against them and the
maintenance thereof.
There is still some talk among the Vir-
eina Mahoneites here about the possibility
that General Malone may select Judge
Paul for his candidate for Governor of Vir.
ginia; but even those who so talk say they
don't think the Judge is silly enough tc
give up his life time Office for no other con-
sideration than the nomination for an Office
to which it is hardly possible he can be
elected.
A good many strangers are ct the hotels
here, but none Of them will acknowledge
that he is after an office, though it is we'll
known nearly all of them are.
A real live whistling and singing snake,
caught along the line of the B. & o. r. L. in
West Virginia, has just arrived at the
Smithsonian Institute.
CANNOT BE A CANDIDATE.