Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
,s,.csI Corrsepondenoeo Of the Aexandris Gazette.

FROM WASHINGTON.
,sn.cs, Correspondence Of the Aexandrs Gasetsel
WASHINGTON. D. c.. July Is, 1885,.
we'll known straightout Virginia repuD-
linan from the section of his State known as
the Southside, in the city to-day, says tne
nlsr of General Malone is to make the re-
rsnactive friends OF Wise and Blair as nearly
epnal az nossible in his coming convention,
ca that That convention may be forceo 10
oiye the pubernatorial nomination TO MIN
Self as he, like every one else, knows ne IS
the strongest man in his party. Ii ne snail
elect p legislature be will then be re elect
Cd Senator, hut il not, and he % eiecteu
Governor, he will still be in pubic lie anu
have another show for the Senate Two years
hence. He will compromise his difference
with Governor Cameron by promising 10
give him something, which promise, the
gentleman referred 10 says, Will not De lui-
filled. The same gentleman says LIZA.
though the democrats have all the properly
in the State and friends among the money
| ell men outside Of ii, ami Though the Only
! affective force OF the MahOueltes Is com
nosed of the negroes, always a purchaseaole
commodity, they have taken no steps 10
raise The means by which to get from that
| force as much strength as they want 10
crush Mahoneism for evermore, anu also;
that though the straightout republicans are
~ much interested in defeating Malone as
they, the democrats. can possibly oe, anu
ara making common cause with theln
| AGAINST a COMMON enemy, tue oetnoci.''
DON'T recognize the alliance, and Ill the dl7-
tribution Of their patronage don't give ne"
81 sun. with reference to Gay, Inc retain
ed Collector Chs oms at Newport Ne"S,he
s,vs that M IN conducted l,ibby's campaign
Loot vear. going from hodse to house IN inc
district. urging and commanding the ne
oroes to vote for the MahoGa ticket, and
That he is the most offensive partisan in the
whole district. aud that his retention is 4
travesty Of civil service reform.
There is report afloat to the elieat that
/ ut the last Cabinet meeting there was quite
spirited discussion Of the subject OF evil
service, in which some Of the Cabinet minis
ters mentioned the fact ofthe dissatisfaction
existing among the majority OF the demo
| cratic party at the slow rate at which the
republican Office holders were being remoV-
ed, and that the President, in reply thereto
| said he had heard of no such dissatisfaction,
and tha, as fer him, he thought too much
time was given to the subject of the Offices
| of the Government and too little to the al
fairs of the county.
The following changes were made In the
4th class Virginia postotIices to-day: Tur-
man, Floyd county, Emayetta thurman, vice
+. G.. Truman, resigned Pax, Floyd coun
ty, Mrs. Sarah e. Hylton. vice Austin Hyl
ton. resigned Diascond, James City county,
n. II. Turner, vice n. s. Godding, decd. In
reference to changes in this class of postot-
fees Congressman O'Ferrall, of Virginia,
and Gibson, Of West Virginia, both Of whom
are in the city to day, say if Mr.. Hay had
| remained First Assistant Postmaster Gener-
| al much longer there would have been great
danger to the democratic party in their re
speclive States next fall, as the dissatsfac-
| ton was great and widespread, but that
since Mr.. Stephenson had taken hold OF al
fairs there had been great and rapid in
crease in the removals, and the dissatisiac-
ton was rapidly disappearing.
Senator RiddIe3erger is here, on his way
to General Mahone's convention, to meet IN
Richmond next Wednesday. While all tn"
county and city meetings ri the Generals
party have passed resolutions endorsing the
General, few or none of them has endorsed
MIR. Riddcberser, but that Senator, though
snubbed by the General OH all occasions
and by bis party whenever it has chance,
still falls into line at the crack of the Gen
erals whip, and is as subject to his 'malign
influence" az the most insignificant of the
Generals followers.
1t is understood at the Postoffice Depart
ment to day that the Third Assistant Post
master General, Mr.. HsZar, will soon have
to $50" and that Judge Goodrich, of Fred
ercksburg, Virginia, who IL being pressed
for the place, has pretty good chance OF
getting it.
The Presidential party who left here last
Saturday afternoon on fishing excursion
to the upper waters Of the Potomac had
not returned up TO one o'clock to day, so
that this week the oiIceseekerS will only
have two days, Wednesday aud Friday, on
which to see the President.
Judge Sener, Of fredericksburg Va, will
leave here to night for New Orleans to b.
gone month on private business.
Elk Senator Mcdonald is in this city to-
day He heartily endorses the resolutions
adopted at the recent semi annual meeting
of the democratic editors OF his State, which
regret and protest against the policy of the
administration that makes the removal Of
republican officers depend upon charges
that are brought against them and the
main enance thereof.
There is still some talk among the Nir-
eina Mahoneites here about the possibility
that General Malone may select Judge
Paul for his candidate for Governor of VIr
ginia; but even those who go talk say they
don't think the Judge is silly enough to
give up his lifetime office for no other con-
sideraton than the nomination for an Office
to which it is hardly possible he can be
elected.
A good many strangers are ut the hotels
here, but none of them will acknowledge
that he is after an office, though it is we'll
known nearly all of them are.
A real live whistling and singing snake,
caught along the line of the B. & 0. r. K. in
West Virginia, has just arrived at the
Smithsonian Institute.
CANNOT BE A CANDIDATE.