Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Aexaudris Gaxs.te.

Especial Correspondence Of the Asxaudris Gazette,
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Sept. IS, 1855.
Under a new rule Just issued by the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue the fee Of to-
bacco inspectors has been reduced from ten
to seven cents on export tobacco. This re-
duction does not diminish the receipts of
the Government one cent, but saves the to-
bacco manufacturers hundreds OF thousands
of dollars. Strong efforts have been made
for many years past to effect this reduction,
but it was not until the advent of demo-
cratic administration that they were sue
cessful. The benefited tobacco manutactur-
ers of Virginia should remember this in con-
nection with the election to be held II their
State next November.
Congressman Barbour, accompanied BY
some of the officers of the Virginia Agri-'
cultural Association, called at the White
House this morning to repeat an invitation
to the President to attend the State agricul-
tural fair of Virginia. to be held in Richmond
next month.
Virginia republicans Of the anti-Mahone
stripe now here say the best exposition OF
Mahoneism they have ever seen is that re-
Gently made through the GAZETTE by Major
s. P. Bayly. and that if the democrats are
wise they will put copy of it in the hands
of every voter in the State, certainly in the
hands of every man who ever voted either
the republican or the Malone ticket.
Col. Absalom Baird, of Pennsylvania, was
to. day appointed by the President to be In
spector General of the Army, with the rank
of Brigadier General, vice Gen. Nelson II:
Davis, retired. His most formidable rival
for the place was Col. Roger Jones.
The Pennsylvania Congressman now here
say that Postmaster Huidekoper, Of Phlla-
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in his city to be removed, and that his re-
noval will soon be announced.
1t is stated at the Treasury Department
to-day that Secretary Manning will make
personal investigation of the case of Mr.
Sterling, whose appointment as weigher at
the New York Customs House has been
suspended. It is also rumored that the
President has said if the investigation shows
any dicker or deal among the New York
politicians he will not only suspend him
permanently, but remove Collector Hedden.
It is understood that the appointment Of
Marcus Hanlon, the editor Of q protection
list newspaper and an offensive supporter of
Blaine in the last Presidential election, to a
lucrative and easy place in the service of
the Treasury Department, was made upon
the recommendation of democratic Con-
gresham from New York, and that it will
be investigated and probably be revoked.
Several gentlemen from Fairfax county,
Virginia, here to-day, concur in the opinion
that the democratic candidate for the Legs
ature in that county will be elected by two
or three hundred majority. They say that
most of the democrats who left the party on
the question of the State debt have return
ed to it, that the old republicans of the
county are not we'll disposed towards Ma
hone or his abettors, and that the numerous
republican federal office holders who live in
the country will either vote the democratic
ticket or not vote at all, or that if any of
them vote the Malone ticket they will do so
without attempting to influence anybody
else to vote that way. Fairfax they say,
is General Lees home, and the reputable
people thereof irrespective of party, will
take pride in giving him rousing majority.
1t is rumored to-day that the Treasury
statements prepared by aud sworn to by
Assistant Treasurer Coon for republican
campaign document last fall are being ex-
amined with view of removing him if they
shall be found to be incorrect.
Secretay Bayard returned last night, and
was at his Office this morning. Among those
who called upon him to-day was Mr.. Lucien
HooG, of Fairfax county, Virginia.
Under the new democratic regime sad
change has taken place in the condition of
the clerks in the departments here, and
Government clerkship is no longer a sine
cure. Every such clerk has now not only
to work for his money, but to work long
time and continuously. The following is
copy of q printed notice on the walls of the
land Office in the Interior Departments:
"Timekeepers of divisions will keep daily
register as indicated requiring every EN-.
poyee to register when they arrive a. NJ,
and note when they return to duty after
lunch. Each evening the chief will make
a report. Doorkeepers at the entrances of
the building and the janitors will keep ex-
act time of the coming in and going out OF
the clerks. and report rs above"
One of the ex-Mahoneites from Virginia,
and thereseems to be thousands of them now,
here to-day says he would not be at all sur
prised if the Malone movement in many
parts of the State collapsed within short
time, for the reason that Gen. Malone has
promised his candidates for the Legislature
money with which to carry on their respec.
| tive campaigns, but that as he has only re.
ceved five thousand dollars from the North,
he will not be able to fulfill q quarter of
those promises, and that many of his candi-
dates, therefore, will be likely to withdraw.
Mr.. HILL CALLS BLUFF.-Frank Sid
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