Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-20

Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D, c., Nov. 90. 1885

~PSS't'A WI E.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 20, 1856.
The democratic administration is becom-
ing mere and more autocratican exclusive |
To day ODD: were issued that the grounds |
oi the While House should be closed to the |
public from o'clock, p. m, TO q. "a, 90
that The President aud his wife can walk
through them free from the observation of the
vulgar public 1t is said at the White House
thai this CIDER was not Issued from the fear
OF any personal danger to either the Presi.
dent or his wi,e from the people of their coun-
Try, but OILY To save ti.eio from The annoyance
OF close iu-peciior OF their movements by
irqu!s.tiye aid intrusive Spectators An
old t!ms G r!:c Graf, when he heard of this
order 10 DAY, said il the President we're the
right sort IF ulan bis f CO would long ago
have become &C familiar here that PEG.
plewould haze ceased to look at him
AZ SHOW, and he and his wife
could row walk not Only in the grounds of
the White House, but down Pennsylvania
avenue, without attracting any more atten-
ton than any other two respectable looking
people. They will have to do that two
years from next March, he said and they
mag as we'll commence to do so now.
The report concerning the police scandal
in this city current to day is that Major
Walker, the chief of the police force, will be
removed for inslructing the lieutenants un.
der him TO watch the private conduct of
congressman for the purpose of blGckmail-
ing them into supporting large appropria.
tons for tho District of Columbia, and that
Lieutenant Arnold of the force will also be
removed for making those Infamous instruc.
tons public. 1fthis prove true it will look
as if the course pursued in the case of the
coast survey crookedness is TO be adopted
in all cases of crookedness that occur in the
public Offices Of this city-which is to punish
those who reveal such crook edness so as to
deter others from following their example,
and thereby keep all such affairs secret and
permit those engaged in them to continue
| their operations indefinitely and With
impunity.
Vice.Presdent Huidekoper, of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, says the pub
lished account that he and his people have
sold their interest in that road is correct,
| though he is still at The central Office of that
| road in this city. In this connection it NAV
Do mentioned that General Malone has
Melted forty thousand dollars profit by the
late rise in the stock of that road.
| Representative John Arnot, Of the Emi.
ra district, in New IoriS, died this morning
after long illness. His successor in the
50th Congress is republican.
IL is understood that in the appointment
Of DR.. Moore TO be Surgeon General of the
Army, the President was Influenced by the
fact that the Doctor was the ONLY one
among the eiigibe5 who had not applied
for the place. 1t seems therefore that the
President Is so enamored of the autocracy of
his appointing power that he wont even
countenance recommendations for the places
at his disposal.
Senator'S Allison and Harris arrived here
TINS morning. Several Of the members of
the House who were here recently have
gone away sSain, so that not more than
twenty-five OF them are now in the CITY.
Gen. Malone is expected here next week.
| his successor, Representative Daniel, has
rented furnished house, 1866 NJ street, and
will reside there with his family during the
coming session OF Congress.
Mrs. Julia Cracraft, Of West Virginia,
was to-day appointed to a 5000 position in
the internal revenue bureau.
Inc annual report of the chief OF ord.
nance says thu. the ordnance now being
| constructed for the new steel cruisers COM
pares iaporahly with that made in Europe,
and recommends that six of the wooden
ships CT the navy lie armed with the same
sort of ordnance.
Now that Austria has made The first adj
vance towards this country in the matter Of
! the resumption of diplomatic relations
| through accredited ministers, it is probable
81 minister vii DO appointed to Vienna in
short tfme, .aG that Mr.. Lee. the present
Secretary 81 legation there, will be the mao
l1c Resident has ri evident leaning in tbs
direction o! w5aiaa's rights. He ycstei day ap
pointed woni;:u u notary public OF the District
| OF Columbia, iha first one ever appointed here
Inc President expects to occupy his new coun-
try home By Christmas, and has invited his sister
| to eat her Christmas dinner with him there.