Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
I&lccisl Care ;roadence Of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WAamNGToN, d. c., Dec l. 1856.

Special Care t'oIuence or Inc AleSa. NAaETTEI
WAanHGToN, d. c., Dec /, 1856.
sSsua!o: B .ck being asked by newspaper
correspondent this morning about the fonn-
daton of the story that when young man,
having said that ii horse was eighteen feet,
instead OF hands. high, he stuck TO it and
whipped Il tDan for contraGicting him replied
that he had never licked man in his life.
You fellows, said he, are continually getting
up some story or other about me, and I'll
have to get Up something Gu you, as the
President does.
Mr.. Dsz4ndorr is again in the city, having
been called from Norfolk to see a sick child.
He says ne hopes and believes the republic.
aus will have majority in the next legisla-
lure Of bis State but not if Gen. Malone
shall attempt to run the party as before, and
to exact pledges from the republican candi-
dates. He says the party should meet in
convention next spring and declare for a
speedy, definite and eilectual settlement of
the State debt upon the most favorable
terms that can be obtained.
IL is stated to-day by the agents Of the
press associations that the Presidents mes
sage, 10 be sent to Congress upon the reas
semnling Of that body, will contain about
fifteen thousand words, about six thousand
less than the last message. 1t is minated
by leading democratic members of Congress
that in the message the President will take
strong ground i'll favor Of a reduction Of the
tariff and of lowering the cost OF the necessao
ries of life.
The Presidents attack Of rheumatism has
not ahated, and so he is still prevented from
receiving callers Iudisposed, however, as
he is, hs is able to attend to business, and
the manner in which lie has done that lately
induces the belief that he has at last found
out how earesjously he has been deceived,
and that The members of his party who
criticised mngwumpery as it deserved to be
are the real friends Of himself and his party,
and that hereafter he will take their advice,
instead OF that Of tho llattercrs and syco
plants who have kept from him the knowl-
edge Of the true feelings OF his party to.
wards him, and deceived him into the err.
roneous belief that he was conducting his
administration in accordance with the views
Of the people who nominated and elected
him. He yesterday ordered clean sweep
OF the republican deputy auditors in the
Treasury Department and directed that
other important appointments be made, and
it is ru.cored to-day that his mugwumpery
cut mis- intention will be TO put competent
pubiicars. ibis is the hope Of some, and
1t will he 10 the advantage Of the
President and Of his party if it be realized.
But many wise democrats say it is now
too late 10 remedy the injury that has been
done ~ pursuing the opposite course.
1t il reported here that Mr.. Clark, clerk
Of the House, will have strong opposition
for reelection in the next House, and that
he may be defeated as some of the deega
ton from his own State are opposed to him.
II Is said that two of them refused to 90
upon his bond, but that Mr. Ementrout, of
Pennsylvania, did, and that in consequence,
some o! tae patronage that should have gone
to Missouri, went to the former State. Hence
| the opposition to Mr.. Clark among the deo-
| ton from his own State.
Mr. DUNCAN, one of the leSees ofthe Alex.
andra c:uaI, tad the GAZErTE's correspou
| dent this rnor:inS that the papers relating
To The transfer OF the piers of the canal
aquedGct 10 the Government for free
bridge purposes had been passed by the
Treasury Department and sent to the War
Department, b. which they had been sent
10 the Department. OF Justice. That he was
Informed at the latter, yesterday that they
were satisfactory, and would DO returned
next week To the War Department, where
they would be settled, the transfer ac-
cepted, and warrant issued for
the payment Of tho money, and the
Government at take possession. He
said the old Williams claim against tho canal,
small ut first but now large hy accumulated in
terost, would be paid out the purchase money ut
| the Treasury, and that the mGney for the payment
O; the claim OF the old Farmers Bank Of Virginia,
now held b ls!acs, Taylor {; Co. of Richmond,
would also bc retained at the Treasury.
\ IpNsE Ipmnprat hnrn III, nal late
election there Was the qCictest ever held, and
that there was only one man. negro, killed at it,,
and that the Judge refused TO bail the white muir.
de:cr When asked VIA. tho democrats of Texas
| thought of the President, he smiled and said,
| just those in Virginia do"