Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Hgaette
WASHINGTON d q Oct 9 1e2S

Garland has returned, it is found that there
is nothing "to" the charges brought against
him in connection with the suit against the
Bell Telephone Company. He knew moth
ing about the suit when it was brought. 1t
was brought when he was absent, by the
Solicitor General, Mr.. Goode, upon the ap-
plication of the suitors. 1t was a right
which the suitors had, which Mr.. Goode
could not have refused to grant, and which
under the rule had 10 be brought in the
name Of the United States. AS so goes
another one of the New York Tribunc's
groundless stories.
The matter of the finding oil one thou
sand cartridges concealed in the Office at
Danville formerly occupied by Col. Raul
ston, Mahone's lately-deposed collector OF
internal revenue for that district, has been
reported at the office of the commissioner Of
internal revenue, and will be thoroughly in.
vestigated So far as yet known there is no
record of the issuance of requisition for
the ammunition referred to. Col. Raulston,
it will be recollected, was one of the "get-
tiers up" of the "Danyile Massacre" case,
and coached the negro witnesses in that
case. Why, at the time of that massacre"
he should have had q thousand cartridgesn
his office, if, as MIR. Wise says, that ''massa
ere" was the result ola plan deliberately con-
cocted by the democrats to murder innocent
and defenseless negroes, Is what the public
would like to know, and what the commits
sioner of interal revenue will find out and
tell, if he can, though it will be hard for him
to do so, as at the time referred to the internal
revenue service in Virginia was run, not in
the interest of the Government, but of Gen.
Malone, and as many of the employees in
his bureau hold the same positions under
him that they held under his predecessor, are
Mahone's friends now as then and OF course
and naturally will rather try to conceal than
to expose any transaction that would ipjure
the Generals chances Of success at the com
ing election.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
ex.Gov. Smith, of Virginia. The Governor
is on his way home from visit to Plain
field, Connecticut, where he went to school
in 1911, when he was thirteen years old.
He went to see if the little girl who was his
sweetheart, or any Of his schoolmates were
alive and still lived there, and though be
found none, he was gratifed to meet one
lady, eighty. five years old, who remembe
him we'll and recounted pleasant incidents
of his boyish sojourn in that ancient town.
| The Governor says the scenes were all fa-
miliar, but that the appearance Of the land
| plainly indicates that the people do not de-
rive their living from it. They make their
living from manufactures, the Governor
said, "from the pillage Of other sections Of
the country, don't you observe"
On asking one of the leading democrats
| of Fairfax county from the Herndon neigh
| borhood, here to-day, if there was anything
| in the information given to the GAZETTES
correspondent last week to the effect that
certain democrats of that locality had sign
ed an agreement not to vote ut the coming
election unless the local postmaster was
changed to suit their wishes, he replied by
saying that he had noticed the report, but
| that as far as ne knew that was all of it.
| The facts are, he said, that all the principal
democrats and republicans, patrons Of the
| Herndon postoffice, are so we'll satisfied
with tho present incumbent that they have,
irrespective of party, Joined in petitioning
| Government not to make any change in
their postoflice; that the present incumbent
| has given entire satisfaction TO its patrons,
and that it would be matter of great re-
greet to the community generally if a change
were made. He further said the Presidents
course on the civil service law was exercis-
ing very icialiniluence in his locality.
Coming back to the enquiry as to demo
Gratis refusing to vote in Virginia, he said:
"Just think for q moment; how could
Fairfax county democrat refuse TO vote
ticket, which, in It's preparation, had the
fostering care of John S. Barbour, and had
Fitzhugh Lee standing at its head?" He
said it is possible, but not probable, there
may be such combination among the three
or four applicants for the postoflice ut Hern.
don, but, if SO, it will be of little account
in the augmented vote that will be polled.
The subject of the distribution of the
Offices of tho District of Columbia, which
has been in allegiance since the time the
President started on his summer vacation,
has been revived and is now talked about
wherever District people congregate. 1t is
said to-day that congressman Robbins,
of Brooklyn, stands the best chance for the
marshalship. Nobody, however, at least
nobody who will tell, knows either when
the appointments will be made or who will
be appointed, and it is said that if the Pres
ident were to make MP his mind whom to
appoint he would not mention it until the
Official announcement was made.
The Wise meeting in Alexandria and the
Wise-Smith fight on the train last night are
the subjects OF good deal Of talk here to-
day. The acknowledged morning republic
can newspaper of this city, fearing that Mr..
Wise would have no audience for week
before had been advertising him extensive
ly, trying to get a crowd from this city.
But few, however, went and some Of the
more reputable among them, after listening
to Mr.. Wise q short time, left, saying they
were disappointed at and disguised with the
character of the speech he was making, and
that they were not surprised to hear after
wards that he had been interrupted Mr.
Smith says he called Mr. Wise a liar because
he persisted in saying that Lt.-Goy. Lewis
was supporting him, which he, Smith, knew
to be untrue. He says he was attacked
by four negro men, one OF whom struck
him violent blow on the back Of the neck,
and that but for the help of one armed
Union soldier he believes he would have
been killed. He says he intends to prepare
and publish q statement OF the affair in
which he will show up Mr.. Wise in his true
colors. Gov.-Lewis, Mr.. Smiths father-in-
law, is on his way here to consult with him.
James w. Moore has been appointed post
master at Mamma Campbell county, Vir