Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandr" Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. G., August 81, 1885.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Isoecsl Correspondence Of the Alexandria GaIette.l
WARRINGTON. D. g., August 81, 1885.
A well-known Mahoneite, from Alexan-
dria, here to day, says that as Attorney
General Blair, from some cause or other, as
vet unknown there, did not keep his ap-
Monument to speak in Alexandria last Fri.
dav Mr.. Craig, the deposed collector OF
internal revenue for that district, was on
hand to fill his appointment, but did not
sneak as the previous announcement in the
GAZETTE that Mr.. Blair would not be on
hand had not been supplemented with
notice that Mr.. Craig would take his place.
Mr.. Blair had also an appointment to SPEAK
at Falls Church on Saturday, which MT;
Craig went to supply, but as no crowd had
assembled no speech was made there either;
II costs something to get up public poilticai
meetings, and federal office holders can
not now be forced to pay assessments Oh
main of removal ifthey fail to do So,
Peonle from Louisiana here TO- day say
,here il no doubt that Senator Gibson
made so many promises about the federal
patronage in his State that finding it i'm.
possible to fulfill all of them, he was forced to
face the music and break them right and
left. and that in consequence of the two
Senators from that State Mr. Eustace now
occupies the more enviable position and
that too though the distribution of none OF
the patronage was entrusted to him.
The following changes in the fourth class
postotlices in Virginia were made to-day !:
Vienna, Fairfax county, j. B. Bowman, vice
Anderson Freeman, resigned; Stafford
Court House, Stafford county, Miss Mary
w. Barnes, vice G. A. Bryan, resigned {;
Elan, Amherst county, VIM. Bell, vice Mrs.
II. A. Smith, not commissioned.
Congressman Cabell, Of Virginia, is in the
city to day He is reported as saying that
the political prospects in his section OF the
State, the Danyille district, are indicative
of democratic victory at the next election.
Congressman Cabell, of the Lynchburg dis
Mr.. Il. w. Burke, of Stauntop, a member
of the democratic committee Of Virginia, is
also here to-day, but will 60 tomorrow to
Alexandria, where that committee will hold
a called meeting, at which large attend
ance is not expected.
Mr.. James f. Clements, Commonwealth
Attorney for Alexandria county, is in the
city to-day. He says the democratic voters
of his county have been considering seri-
ously the question Of their next member of
the Legislature, and that, in view of the
many important matters that will probably
come up at the next session Of that body,
MANY Of them have concluded to support
the candidate of the city, Judge Charles E.
Stuart, for the nomination.
Mr.. Williams, Third Auditor Of the Treas
ury, reiterates his assertion that Norris, the
deposed pension agent at Philadelphia, Is,
under tho law, guilty OF cmbezzlement.
The Virginia democratic association of
this city, OF which Col. l.. @. Washington is
chairman, will hold its annual meeting here
on the second Friday in September, when
the regular election of officers will be held.
Not only this association, but tho Jefferson
and Columbia democratic clubs of this city
will do what they can to assist the demo
Gratis of Virginia in their present campaign
u. S. Senator Cuiup, of Illinois, arrived
here to-day He is reticent about politics,
saws it is too soon to talk about what will
be done at the next session Of Congress- but,
though pronounced republican, is by no
means under the impression that g demo.
cratic administration will ruin the country.
General Butler applied to Justice Miller,
of The U. S. Supreme Court, for an iniunc'
ton to prevent the President from executing
his order forremoving cattle from the Indian
leased lands, butthc application was refused.
1t is said now that when the forty days
allowed the cattle men to remove their cat
tie, shall have expired, the officer in COM
mand Of the soldiers detailed TO execute
that order will be epjoined, and the cattle
therefore be permitted to remain where they
are until the case can be settled in the
courts. The General is said be interested in
q large cattle ranch on the lands referred to.
The committee appointed at the last SEES
sion of the Senate to examine the roll of
the employees of that body with view to
reducing the number of those employees,
have completed their report, which, it is
said, recommends considerable reduction
in the force of the Sergeant at Arms office,
and some in that of the Secretary.
The President is expected back here prob
ably this, and certainly next week, braced
up for the vigorous attack the Office seekers
will make upon him as soon as he shall ar
rive.
The White House was opened to-day for tho 1e-
ception Of visit7rs-that is the East Room-and
will continue open until next summer. The other
portions of the house have not yet been opened
to the public.