Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-21
FROM WARRINGTON.
ls..oAal corrssnondenca OF the Alexandrta Gazette

A gentleman whose personal and politlcai
relations keep him pretty well acquainted
with General Mahones affairs, but VINO Is
by no means prejudiced in the Generais
favor, says there is no foundation 1or the re- !
mort that the General had an lntlmatlon ne
forehand OF what the recent decision OF tue
u. S. Supreme Court in the Virginia cases
would be, and that he profted considerably
by that intimation. He says that not more
than one hundred thousand dollars worm
of VIRGINIA securities changed hands IN
oonseonence of that decision, on which a
nro6t of not more than ten thousand dollars
was made, and that the General dld not
know what the decision would be until ne
read it in the newspapers. Indeed, SAID ne,
TIE General has made no money on Virginia
bonds and coupons, nor on any thing else
for several yeals.
Among the callers at the White House
70 day were ex Senator Johnston, Congress
men Wise, O'Ferrall and Libby, the latter q
Mahoneite. and Mr.. J. r. Patterson, all OF
Virginia.
Congressman Barbour, who is chairman
of the Virginia democratic committee, anu
whose district adjoins this city, has 30 many
callers now that he has had to change ms
breakfast time to an earlier hour in oroer
that he may have time to attend TO them
before he makes his daily trip to the depart
ments to urge the appointment OF some OF
those who have preceded them.
DR.. Cox, who was an applicant for the
position of collector of customs at Alexan-
d,ia, was in the city to-day. He says MI.
Barbour told bin he had endorsed the ap-
plication of Mr.. Robinson, and that MIR. Rob
inson would probably be appointed to-day.
The Doctor says he has Withdrawn his pa
pers, and will now apply for some other
place.
Attorney General Blair of Virginia, who
passed through here yesterday on his return
to Richmond, is candidate for the Mahone-
lite nomination for Governor OF his State;
but Mahoneites here say that Mr.. John
Wise is assured Of that nomination. Mr.
Blair brags like bis boss, and says the nomi-
nation will be the assurance of an election.
MIR, c. II. Portlock, who was auditor
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad when
General Malone was president of that road,
aad who is now one OF the Virginia board of
visitors to Mt. Vernon, appointed by GOV.
ernor Cameron arrived here yesterday and
| went to Mt. Vernon this morning. Con.
gresham Libby, the Mahoneite congressman
| from the Norfolk district, went to Mt. Yer
| nou vest erday in company with some North.
ern friends. 1t was the first time he had
ever been there.
An old Virginia democrat, from the
country portion of the State, but well
| known in Alexandria, who called upon
| Vice President Hendricks last week, in
formed the GAZETTE's correspondent to-
day ,'lat Mr.. Hendricks had remarked dur
log The interview that she supposed it was
right difficult matter to carry on DEM
ocralic administration with republican Office
holders" The feeling indicated by this re-
mark seems to be the one entertained by
most, if not all, the prominent democrats
here and throughout the country, though II
their names were published they would
hasten TO deny it, for the reason, as they
say, they Can't afford to break with the
| administration now.
| Ageulleman from Richmond here to day,
saws Mr. Childrey's numerous friends there
are by no means pleased with the manner
in which be was treated in the matter of
the internal revenue collectorship of that
district They say he was promised the
| place, that he gave up the business he was
| engaged in to accept it, had acquainted him
self with its duties and that be was not
| informed Of the appointment until after or
| lust before it was made. The excuse for
rejecting him at the last moment, because
| be had been in the tobacco business, they
say, is bosh, as men have since been APP
| pointed TO similar positions who not only
were, but still are, not only in the tobacco,
but also in the whiskey business.
1t is said here by democrats of national
reputation that Secretary Manning was ap
pointed with the understanding that he was
only t. hold his position until next falls
election in New York, in order that his
great talents as political manager might
tell in that election, the result Of which, if
favorable to the democrats, will be consid-
cred as an endorsement of the policy Of the
administration. After that election Mr.
Manning will resign and Mr.. Randall take
bis place. Mr. Randall was first let down
from the Speakership; he will III the next
Congress I've let down from the chairman
ship of the Appropriations Committee, and
as further service in the House would nat
uraIly be unpleasant to him, he will accept
The Treasury, in which his abilities will en-
able the President TO contend with the i'm
portant financial questions that will be-
| thrust at him by republican Senate and
House in which all the democratic majority
will not be too friendly to him, that is if
they be then as they talk now.
Mr. Isaac p. Gray, of Indiana, who is to
contest with Mr. Mcdonald for the next
democratic Senatorship from his State, is in
the city to get his share of the federal
patronage belonging to Indiana, so as TO
strengthen himself for that contest.
democratic Senator from a Southern
State who called on the Postmaster Generals
day or two ago. told him it didn't make any
difference in his State whether the republi.
can postmasters were retained or removed.
as the democratic majority there was SO
great it could not be overcome, but that it
was different in Virginia, and that while he
did not ask him for any thing in his State,
he would advise him to act speedily in SO
close State as Virginia, as it is from their
local newspapers and their village post
masters that the vast majority of voters
get their ideas of politics. Mr. Villas told
him that heintended commencing with Vir-
ginia at once, and that by the first of July
there would not be q Mahoneite post.
master in the State. It seems from the
eight Presidential postmasters appointed
in Virginia to-day that the President
and his Postmaster General ale of one