Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-25
FROM WASHINGTON,
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandra. Gazette
Wsur1Nf;TnE y C. Julv % 1885


A gentleman, Just here, from Liberty Bed
ford county, Virginia, where young Terry
was recently lynched, says that though the
parties to that lynchiug are we'll known, no
| attempt will be made to arrest them, and
that their action is justified by large ma
iority of the community, and that even Il
| preacher told him they were not to blame.
He SAWS the blame of the affair is attached
| to the friends OF young Terry, who, know
ing OF his insanity, said nothing about it un-
| Ill his victim was dead. With regard to the
| feeling Of the democrats Of that section Of
| Virginia, he says that while many think
the Presidents policy of going slow may be
| wise and may turn out SO IN the end, there
are hut few who do not think that its imme-
uia,e results will lie injuiious.to the party.
4 Fairfax county democrat, in the city
to-day, Says that only Que republican post.
master iii his county has been removed, the
one at the Court House. aud that that Que
wants 10 know why he was specially Sc
| lee ell, as he was not half as offensive as
some of the others. He says the one at
ierudun, Sweetzer by name, at one of the
cent elections went 50 far as to try to TAX
cnur,e Of the polls Of hat precinct.
L. is :u:uursd thai the charges against
rrofe. 81. H,ldeaard, HE Chief Of The Coast
y.
tuu.a iea,ins 10 the cr0okrduess in that
<erv;ce. y Firgiuian is now in temporary
charge Of the bureau.
IL is currently reported among the few
democratic clerks in the Interior Depart
lurnt that Tie Malone negro employees
there are 50 well satisfied that their posi-
tious are secure, that some of them have
already gone 10 Virginia to work for their
party.
Secretary Lamar may have been derelict
in raising the U. s. flag over the Interior
Department on the 4th Of July, but he has
excellcd all the other members of he Cabl-
net in the tlaborateneSs with which he has
had bis department draped in mourning for
General Grant. In this connection il is re.
marked by the critical that while the pillars
on the west front of the democratic House
wing Of the Capitol have one row Of mourn
ing. those Of the republican Senate wing
have two
The Adjutaat General ofthe Pennsylvania
militia has Informed the Adjutant General
Of the u. s. army that the entire militia
force of reunsS lvania will take part in Gen.
Grants funeral.
Am"ng the Presidential appointments to-
day are Richard Sinnott, to be surveyor for
the per; CT New Orleans, and Peter +. Cog
b:; 10 be collector OF cus oms at Petersburg,
Virginia
The mama ard site Of the postoffice at
O.kwood Rockingham county, Va, have
/ e7n changed to Arktou.
Washington is all tore up" because Gen
eral Grant is to be buried in Central Park,
New York. The mildest expression regard
ing it is hat it is shame. The Washingto-
mans say That 10 make the Generals grave
compete with the bears, deer, swan, the
base ball grounds, the pleasure boats and
drives, the music standsan other attractions
of the park referred to will be disgrace to
the nation, and that the protest which will
be made by the whole country against that
selection cannot be without effect.
Vice President Hendricks has not includ
ed either one Of the Virginia Senators in the
committee to represent the Senate at Gene
raj Grants funeral.
1t was only yesterday that crookedness
was discovered in the Coast Survey Bureau,
and today more frauds upon the soldiers
have been discovered in the Pensions Bu-
reau. The republican record will be pretty
black before the close of the year.