Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of tho Alexa. GA1

WASHINGTON D. c., Sept %, 1856.
1t is a remarkable thing that of tho entire
House committee appointed to investigate
the Pan Electric scandal, and whose major
ity report was Of a decidedly whitewashy
character. the only member Of either party
renominated is Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama, all
the rest, Messrs. Boyle, Eden, Hall, Hale,
Ranney, Hanback,, Willard and Mofett,
having failed to be renominated. This fact
looks very much as if the constituents Of
the members referred to don't want any
more Of the Pan Electrics in theirs.
There is a heated fight going on among
the West Virginia democrats over the cleo
ton of the successor of Mr.. Camden ia the
United States Senate, the Camden and anti.
Camden democrats contesting every county
convention fps nominating candidates for
the legislature. At the democratic conyen-
ton in Jefferson county, the banner demo
cratic county Of the State, Mr.. Strider was
nominated for the Senate and Messrs. Chew
and Lucas for the House of Delegates, gil
anti-Camden men.
| New York politicians here soy it Was a
good thing for the President that the State
democratic committee CT that State, at their
meeting yesterday, determined not TO call &
State convention this year, for if one had
been called, resolutions denouncing Daug-
wumpery snd civil service reform 80 at
| present conducted would have been intro
Glced just as sure SIS it assembled. They
also say that &. G. 3. Walker, OF Corning.
who was elected chairman of the committee,
is on anti administration man, and has 81
majority OF the committee with him.
The news from the Sth congressional, tho
Alexandria, district to-day is that ali the
delegates TO the democratic Congressional
convention TO be held tomorrow at Curep-
er Court Housc5have been elected, and that
OF them General Lee has 103, and tbs ether
three candidates, Messrs. Meredith, Foster
aud Hume, have 60. This leaves Lee six
short of g two. thirds vote. But it is said
that two of the Meredith delegates from
Stafford and one Of them from Prince Viii
liam will vote for Lee when they find tbas
their favorite can rot be nominated. But
as even with these thee Lee will still lack
three of two thirds, his friends, with their
large majority, will take control Of the con-
vention and nominate him by majority
vote
A democratic ofIice-holder from Ohio,
Who mas just returned from visit to that
State, says the democrats are bound to lose
scIna congressional districts there next No.
Velaber, but not as many as tie republicans
are counting upon. He says the repubi-
cans say the democrats will not have but
live districts, bat that ths democrats arc
confident of eight.
The President WAS in Albany this morn
ing. He is expected here to-day or to.
night, but nobody knows at what hour
The White House is ell ready for him, and
all the clerks and other employees there ex
press desire for his rcturn
| Of tho Homo, ~ IL
Messrs. Boyle, Hall, Robertson, indeed al
most ell the democratic members except
! the chairman, Mr.. Turner, have failed oil
renomination. 1t will be remembered that
though the democrats had their usual ma
lority on this committee, they either voted
for republican contestants or elss failed tC
attend the meetings Of tho committee, aud
thereby gave The control Of that committee
to the republicans.
The War Department has decided that
Geronimo and the Indians captured witL
him can only he tried by u military court
aud only for breaking their parole. They
will probably be- sent 10 the Dry Tcriugas
in Florida
Senator Kcnna. chairman Of the demo.
cratic congressional campaign committee
was at the rooms Of that committee this
morning. He says every word in the cam
paign book is true and cannot be disprovad
AS tho day Of election approaches the con
tri5ntions to the campaign fund are iGcrcas.
ing, AID are HOW coming in quite freely
large remittances being received recently
from the Western States, especially from
Illinois aud Kansas.
| Y. A. Fasin, while chief accounting officer
of tho coast survey, prepared charges OF
| fraud and corruption against nine employees
OF that bureau 10 Mr.. Thompson, 2d assist
ant secretary of the treasury, and offered 10
appear and prove them if desired. Twelve
hours thereafter Mr.. Fagin was dismissed
He has since, rs heretofore stated in this
correspondence, been appointed to clerk.
ship in another branch Of the Treasury De
partment. ltow's that for civil service re.
| form ?
A new postoflice has been estab!4hea nj
Voy, Prince William county, Virginia, and
Henry Foy appointed postmaster.
A gentleman from Richmond here TO day
says that Congressman Brady has written
another letter about Mahond, in which he
paints the General even in darker coIoTs
than he did in the letter already printed.