Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Ale1s. GAi

Allen agrees with the statement made by
republican in this correspondence yesterday
and silirms most positively that Malone
end his leadership cannot be withdrawn by
the republicans who ara opposed to him.
TIE boss will continue, therefore, to stand
head" with no curtsilment of his powers.
Ail the BOSSES leading heDchmen have been
paying their taxes lately in coupons. They
do ii for the States good, they say, and in
order 20 reach point whereat final set.
Element Of some sort must be made Of the
debt. In Stanton, Allen says he left a
crowd Of taxpayers camoring for coupons,
and an agent Of the bondholder's selling
them as rapidly as he could pass
them out. The office of distribution
is that of Craig and Paul, republican law
yers of that place. One of the banks in
Staunton was the first depository of the
coupons, but its directors, after the bank had
handled them about week, fearing COM
plant from some OF their customers, who
had pot paid IL coupons, turned the agency
over to another party. A great many cou-
pons, be says, have been used in the Valley.
He paid his own taxes with them and still
has the coupons. He believes it was patriotic
in him to have done so and for the best in
terosts Of the Commonwealth. Allen could
have had tho nomination for Congress in
his district had he pressed for it, but like
many other aspirants of his party, thought
his chances would be better in the Presi.
waited, and now sees "how he got left"
while young Mr.. Yost, who went in blindly,
carries of the prize this year, and may
claim mortgage on the nomination
two years later. Mr.. Allen says
there was scme tax among his party
in bis county recently about starting
movement 10 change the present party re-
| publican organization in his State, the OBJ
ect being TO depose Senator Malone from
his position as general manager, but that
| after talking With some of the men whose
+; past course led him to suppose they would
favor such movement, he is convinced that
| it vii! amount to Dothlng, and that those
engaged in il are OF 20 account. He says
such movement as that referred 10 may,
and probably will, continue to show itself
in different parts ofthe State at intervals un
til the meeting Of the next State republican
convention, when, as has invariably been
the case siacc The present organization was
elf CT ed, it will peter out. He says that
possibly Brady, Dtzendorf, ex Senator Lew
is and Ex-Governor Cameron may assist the
movement, but that if they do their assist.
ance will not heip it. With regard to Sen.
ator Riddlebarger's vote on the organization
Of the next Senate, Mr.. Allen said he had
no doubt it would be cast in favor of the re.
publicans.
Mr.. Armes, a real estate agent of this city,
has Instituted suit against Mr.. Green, who
owned the country house recently bought
by the President, for the balance of the
commission On the sale of that house. The
property was in Arines's hands for sale, but
as Ciaggett, the new register of wills,
wouldn't deal with Armes, the latter was
given 800 to relinquish it, and Green then
sold it himself 20 Claggett, who immediate.
~ turned it over TO Wilson, the new mar.
shall, who transferred it TO the President
1t seems that Armes thinks the remainder
Of the commission on the sale YVES paid, but
Green is the on! y one he can sue for it. II
the suit c5me5 to trial, tho President will
necessarily he one Of The witnesses.
General Malone has arrived and is quar-
tered in bis old rooms at the Arlington Ho-
tel. He says that had the full strength OF
his party been exerted in the recent election
in his State they would have elected a solid
delegation to the next Congress, and that
they will carry the State at the next cleo.
ton by forty thousand majority. He is
anti Blaine, and fayors Sherman for the
says there is great deal Of democratic dis.
satisfaction with Cleveland, and that that
dissatisfaction is growing daily, and that
though Mr.. Cle7elapd will doubtless en-
deavor to retain the solid Southern vote, he
will fail TO get that vote. not only in the IA
tional democratic convention, but at the
election, should he he renomiaGted. 10 the
| latter case, he says, the vote Of Virginia
will be sure 20 be against him. Regarding
the Dissatisfaction in Virginia, he says be
doesn't know the cause Of it, but is certain
of its existence. The General looks well,
and treats bis newspaper visitors very cour-
teously.
The President has been con fined to his
room for two or three days by slight but
annoying attack Ct rheumatism, and has for
this reason been obliged to deny himself TO
all callers except Cabinet officers He is
feeling somewhat better to-day. The Pres.
ident has suffered from rheumatism before,
but this Is the first attack he has had since
he entered the White House.
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle and Representative
Morrison arrived in the city to-day. They
will at once have 3 consultation with the
other low tariff men in Congress for the pur-
pose Of determining upon the best mode by
which to show the country that they are in
| ldFcE III complying VIII ine tdTiu plauk Id
the platform upon which the present adj
ministration was elected. which was to re-
duce the duty on the necesssres of life and
to limit the revenue to an amount just
sufficient tc pay the expenses ofan economi.
celly admiuste cred government.
Owing to the exhaustion of the appropria-
tons the available funds for construction at
the several navy Yards are less for the cur
rent than they were for the past month.
At the Norfolk yard there were 900 for
last, but only 81, 900 for this month. Should
there be any reduction Of the force in the
construction branches Of the yards it will be
accounted for By the fact referred to.
The papers in the case of the transfer Of
the piers of the Alexandria canal aqueduct
TO the Government have been recsived at
the War Department from the Treasury,
and are being examined by the law officer of
the former before the title to the piers can
be accepted and the purchase consummated.
The talk about the refusal Of the District
Commissioners to reissue liquor license to
man who has been keeping Il restaurant
| on the Ten!eytOWn road for wears sjmnlv