Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-04
FROM WARRINGTON.
1special Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 4, 1886.


Special Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAzErrEl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 4, 1886.
People from Fairfax county, Virginia,
here to-day, say that Mr.. Jacob Ihorn, OF
Falls Church, in that county, will receive
the support of all the republicans IN
Fairfax tomorrow at the election to be held
there for delegate to the Legislature to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation.
of Judge Chichester, but that the friends OF
Mr.. Lowe, the democratic candidate, say
that gentleman will be elected without
much difficulty, and that the election mas
evoked but little interest.
Mr.. W. w. Mofett, of Rappahannock
county, Virginia, has received thousand
dollar position under the Doorkeeper of the
House.
A partial canvass of Congress leads to the
belief that majority of the Senate Will
support the President in his opposition to the
continued coinage of the silver dollars, but
that majority of the House will be against
him on that question. 1t is also understood
that the low tariff men in the House are
confident that that body will put itself on
record as favorable to q reduction OF the
tariff, if not by the passage of bill making
general reduction, by one providing for
the removal OF TSuuCliOu VI IuC uuVJ VI
certain specified articles.
ia Smith, paymaster general of the
navy. was court martialed for conduct
nreiudicial to the service. An Injunction
from the District Court of this city stopped
the trial on the ground that Smith, nav
ing been appointed by the President, is
civil officer, and should therefore be tried
by civil, and not by naval, courts. The
q. 8. Supreme Court reversed the decision
of the lower court to day, and so the court
martial will proceed.
To show the desperate straits to which
oficeseekers are sometimes reduced, it is
mentioned as facts that man who came
here from one of the Western States with
strong hopes of obtaining an exalted station
finally accepted place on the Capitol police
force, and that another one from the South,
who, after waiting here for more than a
wear for an Office, felt compelled to take
place as sweeper in the Capitol grounds.
The President says he was induced to say
what he did about the press in his recent
letter to Mr.. Keppler "by persistent and
continued Misrepresentation, which are
gratuitous and needless"
1t is understood that Senator Edmunds
has called for all the papers filed in the DE.
partment of Justice in relation to the APP
pointment of district Judges attorneys and
marshals, with the intention of Directing to
the Presidents nominees if they have been
offensive partisans.
Most all the Congressman who went
home for the Christmas holidays have re.
turned, and probably all will be here to.
morrow when Congress will reassemble.
Among those who returned this morning
are Messrs. Cabell and Trigg, of Virginia.
Mr.. Tucker returned Saturday from his trip
to Massachusetts. He not only spoke in
Boston, but in Lawrence also, and at the
latter place as we'll as at the former,
though at both the protectionist is on his
own dung hill, he took strong low tariff
ground, and at both was loudly applauded.
Most of the selected chairmen of the
House Committees have become aware of
their selection, but they, as we'll as the
Speaker, have kept the knowledge of the
fact of their appointment from all but their
most secretive friends. The other members
are therefore in doubt as to the composition
of the committees, aud some of them mani
fest no little. curiosity, if not anxiety, on
that subject 1t is generally expected that
the committees will be announced to-mor-
row, Immediately after the reading of the
journal.
NIX. w. ~. hOydil, VI virginia, was az
the Capitol this morning. He says he does
not think the argument in the Virginia
coupon cases will be heard by the U. S. Su.
preme Court until Wednesday next. He
and Ex-Governor Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, will speak for the bondholders,
and Judge Staples and Attorney General
Ayers, of Virginia, for that State. All four
of these gentlemen were in the Supreme
Court room today except Judge Staples,
who is expected to arrive here tonight.
General Malone arrived here late last
Saturday night. He came direct from Pc
tersburg. He was on the same train with
the New Jersey democratic club who were
returning from the Lee inaugural ball at
Richmond, but not In the same car, and
they, having been informed of that fact,
went into his car one by one and took
good look at him.
Congressman Eustace Gibson, of West Virginia,
says he understands his name was spoken Of in
connection with the Alcoholic Committee, hut
that he expressed the hope it would not be
rendered him, inasmuch as he is opposed to pro-
hibition, and would therefore be antagonizod
by the prohibitionists, and is in favor OF high
license and would therefore be antagonizcd by the
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