Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alcxa. GAZETTE
WACuIScTaN d q Sant 1C 1Cos


feet of John S. Wise's late letter urging
members of that party Interpreted, his
statement would seem to imply that the
lightning Of Johnnie's last effusion may or
may not strike the object misunderstanding
at the deer he may hit the calf or missing
both, bear wide and him self be foored by
shock from the unexpected end of his gun.
Lawyer Courtney is very emphatic how
ever in his praise Of Wise's speech at the
late meeting Of the legal fraternity Of Rich
mond to pay proper tribute to tho memory
of brother lawyer, John b. Young. He
declares it to have been one of the most
opposite, eloquent and affecting he ever lis-
tened to, touching in remarkable degree
the feelings of all who heard it. Young
was great lawyer and very highly re-
spected man. He was also q most uncom.
promising democrat.
Information reached here this morning of
most momentous and resouuding explo-
sion at the home of Malone, in the black
district. Brady, it was said, had thrown an
immense bombshell directly ut the head of
his own little demigod. Brady. in the role
of the patriot Brutus, stabbing into the Vi
tails of his beloved friend, and Malone, feel.
ing the keen edge of the treacherous blade,
crying aloud after the supplcatory fashion
of the noble Cesar. This was indeed
lovely picture, vanishing, however, the mo-
ment it was seen that the falling out CT
these two coparceners in ''jobbcry" was
merely of the usual aordid and wretched sort
which almost invariably comes with the
division of i'll gotten gains. Indeed the
very latest from the seat of war is that Ma
hone ia not supplicnting worth a cent"
I'M ii nj in 60,
the feeble bomb thrower. One Of his closest
friends. just arrived in the city from Peters
burg, declares if it be true that Brady has
written letter deuouncing Malone, the
effect will be instantaneous in closing up the
gap between Gaines, Hooperand Malone and
greatly strengthening the latter in his district
He says the alleged intimacy of Brady with
Malone, coupled with the unpopularity of
Brady, has been weighing Malone down for
years, making enemies Of friends and doing
him Unreasonable hurt in many ways. Ma.
hone several days ago, he declares announced
to the henchmen Immediately around him
that nothing was left but for all hands to
support Gaines. and since Brady himself
asserts that he caught Malone communicate
ing with Gaines while bargaining with him,
it would seem that Malone has been quite
ready to let his ambitious lieutenant 60, for
the place of Brady, whom Malone will now
liken to pistol without caps or small gun
that's 'een shot off and consequently use
less. The informant predicts be will DO re-
inforced by all the friends of Jorgensen
| whom Brady defeated few years ago for a
denomination, by Hooper and his following
| who, were for Gaines against Brady, and by
| Gaines and his following who are down on
| Brady, and last though not least, by large
number of negroes who followed the negro
Evans in the great scramble which took
place in that district two years ago between
him and Brady. Even Cameron he thinks who
| then fought Brady will not follow him now.
1t may be pardoned the GAzETTE's cores.
pondent for saying that the Brady letter
| thoroughly sustains the many assertions
made 10 this correspondence from time to
time that Malone would be, if he could, the
| nominee of the party in that district The
| picture therein sketched Of Malone asnring
| the next House, within the light of the
| Brady exposure, appears not to have been
| overdrawn. 1t is regarded here as a rich
exposure of Mahone's latest duplicity and
| double dealing. But while the sympathy
| of the case, if any. is on Brady's side, il is
| feared that as he could rally but handful
of friends for his own denomination lie will
| not be likely to bring about the election of
| q negro over Gaines. When Brady was
| nominated two years ago the opposition to
him cried out for negro and they ran one,
! nearly dividing the republican vote with
Brady and costing him nearly ten thousand
dollars. And now, when Brady is defeated,
| he cries out Tor a negro, it being his turn to
| do so. Taken all III all the aspect they pre-.
sent Is q rare one and such is getting to be
| the universal opinion.
Senator kenna, chairman Of the demo.
| cratic congressional! committee, has return
| ed from New York, and was at the rooms
of his committee this morning. Very little
| news of the coming congressional tights has
been received there YET, but that little does
not indicate the loss of the democratic ma
| ority in the next House, though it must
| also be said it is not at all indicative of any
| increase in that me- jority.
a we'll informed democratic politician
from New York CITY, here to. day, Tam
| many Hall man, says the democratic pros.
poets in that city at present are by no
! means favorable. He Gays there will be
open war between Tammauy end the coun.
| ty democracy, and that the republicans will
| necessarily be the gamers. The Tammany
candidate for mayor, he says, will either be
new, the county democracy's Cooper or
Grace. The Irving Hall democracy will
support Tammsny. The fight, he says will
involve the eight Congressional districts in
the city, all now represented by democrats,
and may result in the loss Of four or five
of them. The Virginia delegation to the
last national democratic convention will
recollect Mr.. ODouohuc as the old gentle
man who, with MIR. August Belmont, adj
dressed them in opposition TO Mr.. CIeve-
lands nomination.
People from Norfolk here to-day say that
if there be not too much mugwumpery Mt
the navy yard there next November, Mr..
Parks, the democratic nominee, will proha-
bly, be elected, as Bowden, the Malone
nominee, is not very popular with his party
COL Jack Brown, of this city, has received
letter from Swallow, the swindler now in
jail at Fredericksburg, begging him to de.
fend him in his trial, now soon TO be held,
and saying he can not get counsel there.
40 also fbot ha 10 or ri;