Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
sneo,sl CORRESPONDENCE OF the Alexsndris uGxotto.

complete and thorough than it ever was be-
fore, and that though there may be divisions
in his party in some counties in the State
now, they will all be healed by the day OF
election, when all the votes opposed to the
democratic tickets will be concentrated.
He says the republicans concede the cleo
ton of Lee, but are hopeful OF carrying the
Legislature.
A member of the House from Missouri,
here to-day, says the papers for the removal
of the republican postmaster of st. Louis
are made out, and are only awaiting their
turn for signature; and that he is almos!
sure Mr.. Hyde, formerly the editor OF the
St. Louis Republican,wil be given the place.
: All the silver has been taken out OF the
Yantic, and next week, probably on Tues
day, she will sail for Norfolk for repairs.
She would be repaired here if there was
dry dock at the navy yard, rs there Is al
Norfolk. Capt. Eph. Cheshire, an Alexan.
dria pilot, will take her down the river
At the regular weekly meeting of the Vir.
GINA democratic association of this city held
last night Colonel J. NJ FAINT, of Cul pepper
county, was elected to preside at the head
quarters in the Metropolitan Hotel, and
committees were appointed on registration,
collections and transportation. A spirited
address was delivered by Col. L. @. Wash
ington.
A private letter received here this morn
ing from Congressman O'Ferrall, who has
Just returned to his home from an election
eering tour in Southwest Virginia, says:
sour people are thoroughly aroused, and I
predict majority for Lee of not less than
90, 900, and large majority in both branches
of our General Assembly. There is break
in the colored vote of the State; on Tuesday
last in Henry county, while was speaking,
colored democratic club of fifty came into
the meeting and We'd with the whites in
enthusiasm think can assure you and
the country that we will bury Mahoneism
beyond the reach of the hand Of the resur-
rectonist on the Sd November"
Up to date nothing has been discovered
that explains why, when, or by what means
one thousand cartridges were stored in the
Office Of General Mahone's collector OF in.
ternal revenue at Danville OF the time of
the riot i'll that town.
1t is understood that the resignation of
Commissioner Eaton, of the civil service
commission, will not be accepted for some
time. probably not until after Mr.. Gregory's.
A Texan is here to day exhibiting his, the
latest, invention in telephonipg. He uses
no electricity and no batteries, but his wire
is magnetized, and has both poles or ex-
tremities inserted in the ground.
Captain William Geary, of Alexaudria
county, says he was in the same car with
Messrs. Wise and Smith when they had
their fracas Thursday night, and that he
saw at least one large and strong colored
man strike Mr.. Smith. He also believes
that but for the presence of some friends
Mr.. Smith would have been badly injured.
Said thoroughly informed republican, an
old and intimate friend Of the Lewis family,
there is just word or two more which for
truths sake might be said, Gf indeed all in
telligent persons are not sur(eited with the
great volume Of small preposterous talk
already poured out,) about that Wise.Smith
serio comic, horrifying, yet harmless per-
formance of the other day. 1t really seems
that Wise, politically speaking, is fated to
get "the worst oft" in this campaign what.
ever be the matter involved. Smith was
unquestionably "sent to grass" after very
neat fashion, and Smith is not the first man
Wise has laid out, for Wise is quick, hard
hitter and in "knock down, drag out en-
counter is likely to get away with his man
nine times out Of ten. This he has done in
several instances that are well known 10 the
Richmond public. Wise for years has been
q lover of field sports, has hunted, iished,
NdihCuj lIOuCl3 NlCSpiCu anu lOuIpSu uUUuG
until to day it is fairly safe to be declared
that Wise is one of the most effective anna
teur "hitters" in the State. And in all
probability it was his consciousness of ath.
letic qualities which had much to do with
his published resolution to fight no more
duels. In thus changing the renue, as it
were, from trial on the field of the duelo
to that of fsticuGs, Wise saw chance of
making reputation as fighter at the same
time he avoided the ugly pistols mouth. |
His "flirtations" with the code began when
he was quite young and giddy. First he
was message bearer of Malone to Bradley
Johnson, and saw, doubtless with much
chagrin, his man, Malone, submitting be-
fore the field was reached to an arrest by
the authorities of the law, which, to say the |
least of it, might, perhaps, have been es-
capped. a little later, however, Wise Jumped |
on Johnson with the forocity of bull ter
rier: mounted the rostrum in behalf of COL |
knight, the independent democratic candi-
date against Johnson; carried his father
on the stump with him, and abused John
son most terribly both with tongue and
pen. Prominently associated with him in
the assault on johnson was General
John D. Imboden. Johnson could not
we'll challenge him. as by so doing he
would have disqualified himself from
service in the Senate, for which he was one
Of the regular nominees. Another consid.
grafton, doubtless, was that a duel with
John would have been an affair of almost
,he entire Wise family, as at that time there
was no quarrel between him and the other
members. But when Johnson was charged
oy the Knight party with fraud in the cleo
lion and Wise became prosecutor in the
contest, Johnson could stand it no longer,
and resolved to shoot or cowhide either
Wise or his associate, Imboden. The latter
was selected as the man to assault, and Wise
again escaped fighting. Then came numer-
ous other hostile demonstrations and war
IKE beginnings, such as letters of demand,
explanation, apology, &C., to the number of
nearly a score, and still no fight. Pistol
practice, however, it is said, went on, and
Wise was advertised to be dead shot. Fl
lally his sure enough duel with Captain
Crockett, of Wythe, came, with JUDGE
Nor I'd Inn |