Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Aexandris aasette.'
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 81, 1880.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Oct. 81, 1856.
As tho day approaches for the election
in Virginia the interest tho Virginians here
feel in its result increases, and DO anti Ma
hone man in Virginia will rejoice at tue
Generals defeat more than the Nirginians
in this city who have lost their votes by
residence here. Mr.. w. E. Fenda!i, Oh
Alcyandria, who was hero yesterday. aiter
talking with Mes<rs. Reginald Fendall M. w.
Gait and Peter Fegan, old Virginians, on
the subject of the election, WAS handed y
liberal sum By each of them to be spent i'll
ofIsetting General bIebone's effort to buy
enough votes TO secure his re election TO the
Senate. But most all the Virsinians in the
city have subscribed to the Virginia fund.
General Wilcox, q classmate OF General
Mcclellan, says the idea OF the Generals 5
being offered q position as MEMBER OF
the civil service commission Is preposterous
He saws the General was offered the Russian
mission and would not accept it, and would
have rejected the offer of the war port folio
had that been rendered him, IS was con-
templated.
Mr.. John Amber Smith, when asked to-
day if Lieutenant Governor Lewis was as
much opposed to Mr.. Wise as he was Wnen
in this CITY, replied, Eyes, and he will not
vote for Mr.. Wise" When asked if be
was going TO Virginia to vote, he replied,
"No. there is no use; the democrats will get
the votes of all the white people, and II
would be useless for me to 60"
The Virginians holding federal offices here
who NAV 20 home to vote next Tuesday
. will have the pay for the time consumed DC
Quoted from their salary, that is II the Tune
allowed them for vacation has expired.
A republican from Fauquier county, Vir-
einia here to. day, says the negro vote IN
his county will be more solid for Mahone
than it has ever been. He is entrusted with
money by Richmond city Mahoneites to bet
to the extent of $500 that General Lees
majority will not exceed $4,000. If the
Generals majority be that much, there need
be no fear of the Legislature.
One of the oldest and most consistent re-
publicans Of this city, man whose business
for the last thirty years has been to observe
politics and politicians, in short talk with
the GAZETTEs correspondent at the Cap
itol to day, said that with his ideas of the
democratic party he could imagine why
some of the members Of that party could
vote for Malone, but that for the life of him
he could not conceive how any republican
, could
The exposed attempt of General Ma
hone to accomplish his re election by
fraud and bogus tickets is the talk Of
all the Eireinians here to day. Messrs
Judd & Detweier, the printers, who were
first asked to print the fraudulent tickets
refused the Job, but another establishment
not so scrupulous, did take it, and the tick
cts are now being circulated in Virginia. A
similar attempt it will be remembered, was
made and traced to Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, OF
Alexandria, at the last election. Poor Nir-
GINA! to what low state has she fallen, when
a candidate for her highest Office is detected
in such trick.
1t is learned at the Treasury to. day that
upon the order of Senator Sherman, who
was master of ceremonies at the Inaugural
ton Of the Washington monument, the sun,
of two thousand dollars was drawn for the
payment OF the 100 carriages engaged by
him that day 1t is said by the livery peo-
pie here that though that sum may have
been drawn out of the Treasury it was not
paid for the carriages.
Judge Vincent, of New Mexico, who YVES
suspended for appointing ex-senator Dorsey
jury commissioner in his territory, is here
trying to have the order Of suspension re-
voked, but his successor has been appointed.
and is on his way to New Mexico.
Secretary Mauning's letter accepting the rcsiG-
nation of Mr.. Coon. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, was made public to-day. 1t is trief
and formal and expresses no regret for the
severance Of Mr. Coon's connection with the
Treasury.
Yesterday was the last day on which Office
seekers and their advocates could see the Presi
dent. But few of them avaled themselves of the
opportunity. rs most all OF them had gone home
before, having abandoned hope the day on which
the order limiting the per;ol for their appeals
| was issued.