Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Ale1a. GAzETTE.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %, 1856.
Mr.. Cab Maddux, proprietor of Orkney
Springs, Shenandoah county, Virginia, is IN
the city to-day. Mr.. Maddux is the victor
Of one of the most exciting contests that
ever occurred in his county-that for the !
presidency of the Shenandoah Agricultural
Fair Association. His competitor was
Judge Allen, of whom U. 8. Senator Rid
dlebeper was warm partisan. The fight
waped go hot that ct one time personal
conflict between Mr.. Maddux and the Sen
ator was invited by the former but declined
by the latter, thong b terms most favorable
to himself were offered. Mr.. Maddux was
elected by an overwhelming msj ority, many
of Senator Riddleberger's former friends
being among his warmest supporters. Mr..
Maddu9 is on his way to Baltimore to buy
new and handsome furniture for Orkney,
which, he says, will be conducted on finer
scale next season than ever before.
A daughter of Postmaster General Villas
and one of ex- President Arthur, assisted by
the daughters of the most prominent resi-
dents of Washington, waited upon the
twelve hundred poor children who attended
the dinner of the Christmas Club OF this
city yesterday, each of whom, in addition to
bountiful dinner, received package OF
candy and a Christmas card. The Presl.
dent and his sister were among the spec.
tators.
Mr.. Barbour in talking to day about the
recent report, started by the morning re-
nublican newspaper of this city, that he in
tended buying the Richmond Whtg, hereto.
fore denied in this correspondence, said
such an absurd idea had never entered his
head, and that so far was he from buying
the Who that he would not accept it as
free gift.
Court House, Va, says Mr.. Martin Mad
dux, who kept the hotel there, has sold out
to Mr.. Ed. Brown, formerly of the Tontine,
in Alexandria, and now proprietor of q pop
lar restaurant in this city.
A civil service examination for positions
as examiners in the pension Office will COM
mence here on the Sth proximo. The ex-
aminations are open to all, blank forms of
application being furnished to every appli-
can't. The salary of the positions 10 $1,000
1t is rumored at the Capitol to-day that in
order to avoid an open breach between the
President and his party on the silver ques.
ton, q joint caucus of the democrats of both
houses of Congress will be called as soon as
practical and compromise be agreed upon
having for its basis the suspension of the
silver coinage after certain number. of the
| dollars have been coined, or the issue OF Sill
YER certificates of small denominations in
exchange either for dollars or silver bullion.
The rumor is again revived that the re-
signation of Mr.. Rounds, the public printer,
has been requested. There are at least a
4 70 {or he rocifiop
Among the strangers in the city to. day is
Gen. Fitz. Lee, Governor-elect of Virginia.
The General will 60 to Richmond on Thurs
day and be inaugurated on Friday the 1st.
Quite q number of persons from this city
will attend the grand ball to be given
Friday night in celebration of the COM
mencement of his term as Governor.
| A member of the Virginia Legislature, in
the city to-day says an extra session of that
body will be held next fall to consider the
report of the commission appointed to re-
wise the Code of Virginia.
The. friends of Mr. A. P. Douglas, ex-
chairman of the democratic committee Of
Alexandria county, are, it is said here, urg-
ing him for the clerkship of that country in
case there be vacancy.
Congressman Brady of Virginia says he
doesn't see how his State can refuse to &C.
cept the coupons of her bonds for taxes un-
less the mandates Of her courts are more
potential than those of the U. S. Courts.
T. B. Harwell, of Georgia, who committed
suicide here yesterday, had just been ap-
pointed clerk in the postoffice of the U. S.
House of Representatives, and was to have
gone on duty on Friday next.
Mr.. J. R. Tucker, of Virginia, is one of
the congressman who have been invited to
attend banquet in Boston, and, with the
rest of the congressional guests, will leave
here tonight for that city.
The Department of Justice is preparing bill
by which the jurisdiction of U. s. commissioners
will be increased, the number of q. S. courts in
creased, and the court officers be paid regular
| salaries instead of by fees as at present, the
whole fee system to be abolished.
Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana will be reappointed chair
man of the House Committee on Public Lands