Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-18

RON WARRINGTON.
Special Correspondence of tho Alexa. GAZE

Special Correspondence of tho Alexa GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. Is, 1886.
Governor Pierce of Dakota, rank and
offensive republican partisan, rendered his
soon after the inauguration of
President Cleveland. He has waited for its
ever since, but finding that it
was the apparent intention of the admins
trstiou 10 retain him, and thus max him
one OF lis endorsers, he has come on here
and asked 10 be relieved at once.
MIR. j NJ. Johnston, son of The late DR..
Johnston CT this city, and nephew of Capt
b. L. Hooc, OF Alexa ndria, and Miss Sophie
Carr, daughter Of the late Capt. Ovcrton
Carr, y. ,. a., were married at St. Johns
Church here today in the presence of q
large and fashionable company. The bridal
party were subsequently entertained at
breakfast at the residence of Mrs. Edwin
Stanton, sister of the bride, and daughter
in law of the late Secretary.
1t is current talk here to, day that the ru-
NOR of Mr.. Carlisle's defeat, prevalent for
day or two after the late election, evoked
no signs Of regret al the White House, and
was received there with as much compla-
cency as was the news of the defeat of Mr..
Rodgers, the democratic and anti. Cleveland
candidate for Congress in the Buffalo dis.
trict of New York. Mr.. Carlisle is becom.
ing entirely too prominent in connection
with place, either first or second, on the
next democratic Presidential ticket, to
please the fancy of the President or of the
tlatterers by whom he is surrounded.
On the first of the coming month the new
rules of the departments, by which the
money due claimants is sent directly to
them, and not to their agents, goes into e.
feet. This order is a sad blow to the agents,
who say that the claimants, once in pos
session of their money, will never pay them
for getting it, and that those who live on
the frontier would probably shoot them il
they were to 20 after it.
The news of ex.President Arthur's death
was received here this morning with gen.
eral expressions of regret and sorrow. All
the flags on the public buildings were at
once lowered to half mast. Mourning drape.
ry has already been put on some of the
Government buildings, and will probably
be on all. Gen. Arthur was very much
liked here by all classes of people, and by
men OF all political parties, and, barring his
bargain with Gen. Malone, really deserved
the favor in which be was held. He had
many. friends among the Southern congress
men, all of whom used to say after leaving
him, that no matter what might be said of
his politics, no man could deny that he was
a gentleman.
1t now turns out that the Presidents wife
hae not been invited to Boston, when she
made her recent trip with him to that city.
She was specially invited to visit Richmond,
and grand preparations were made there to
receive her.
The result Of the police scandal in this
RI hu toll H.
decision in the case of 1t. Arnold be reach
ed. AS previously intimated in this CORE.
spondence the prevailing impression con,
corning the matter is that while Chief
Walker did Instruct his subordinates to
watch the private conduct of congressman
the idea Of doing so was not his own, and
that = congressional investigation would
be anything but agreeable to several public
officials here.