Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of tho Alexa GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON D. c., Sept. II, 1856.


candidates for the democratic nomination in
that district have made a so-called combi-
nation against the remaining one, has natur-
ally increased the number of the atter's
supporters, and thatin consequence General
Lee will probably have more strength in the
next than he had in the last convention.
He also says, and he talks as if he knows
what he is talking about, that should Gen
eral Lees friends have clear majority in
the convention they will adopt the MAORI
ty rule and elect him on the first ballot.
Per contra, it s said by others that the anti
Lee men are certain OF q majority in the
convention, and that if their expectations
be realized they will have the majority rule
adopted, and draw straws to determine
which Of the three other candidates before
the last convention shall receive the com.
bined vote, as they think the nomination
should fall among those who have borne the
heat and burden of the day, and not be
given to an outsider.
A Bostonian now in the city who knows
whereof he speaks says Congressman Pat
Collins of his city was given to understand
that he would be offered the war Office for
his services in stopping the Irish Catholic
detection in 1884 but that to the great dis
appointment of his friends the place WAS
rendered to Mr.. Chas Francis Adams, who
declined it, but upon whose recommends
| ton Mr.. Endicott was appointed.
Mr.. Greenbaum, U. S. Consul to Samoa,
was requested some time ago to resign, hut
| he won't do go.
The Government will at once institute
suits against all the claimants for tho flats
of the Potomac, of this city, so IS to make
them prove their titles. Among them are
the heirs of the late Richard Lloyd, of Alex
andria.
During the drill at the barracks, the old
arsenal, yesterday evening, large pet
| Newfoundland dog that had accompanied q
lady and her escort to the grounds was so
delighted by the music and the sight OF the
soldiers that in his transports he rushed
through and through the ranks, and so in
terfered with the drill that the officers had
| to suspend it and order the escort to take
him away. The latter was dressed the
evening, but by the time he had caught the
dog and dragged him off the grounds he
looked rs if he hadn't dressed himself for a
week. The lady was SO scandalized by the
dogs behavior that she FASTENED TO get out
of sight.
From the Congressman who stop here on
their way through the city it is learned that
the next session will be pretty lively Que:
made 80 by the members who have failed
to be renominated, and who will eudeavor
to regain the favor Of their constituents by
taking decided stands against the admnis-
tration and all monopoies.
The more the question of nepotism ia the
departments here is Investigated the worse
it appears. 1t is said that Secretary Lamar
has five relatives in office, and that Com
missioner Montgomery made several changes
| in nff in RI how, -, hrof how,
pointed to lucrative position.
Col. Coleman, of the Coast Survey Bureau
yesterday afternoon, through his counsel,
General Hunton, preferred formal charges
against some OF the employees Of that
bureau.
Congressman George Wise is here to. day
He has lately been renomnated He seems
) to have no doubt about his re- election, and
says he will get the support of all Of the
democratic knights of labor, and that there
is no reason why he shouldn't, as be is now
and always has been, a. good a friend oil
the workingmen as they could have.
1t seems to he the impression here that
Brady, the star reuter-, announced his inten.
ton of publishing a book exposing the
Hayes fraud, for the purpose of inducing
propositions for ito suppression. It's publ.
cation can but still further injure reputa-
ton that is by no means good, for if all Bra
dy says be true he was an accomplish in the
crime.
From Indiana to-day il is reported that
Senator Voorhees, who ian the late demo-
cratic convention of that State, was given
to understand by the President, before the
meeting Of that convention, that its endorse
ment of his administration would be per-
sonalIy agreeable to him.
Reports from Petersburg here to day ale
to the effect that the republicans there ara
all tore up," and are as much opposed to
each other as they are to the democrats or
the knights of labor, and that if the right
sort of democrat be nominated for Con
gress in that district he will stand n good
chance Of election. The Brady exposure, it
is said, has not only opened the eyes of Gen.
Mahone's followers to the true character of
their leader, but has made them lose conf.
dence in each other. 1t now appears that ex-
Governor Cameron was in favor of giving
the congressional nomination there to Boil.
ing, who was deluded by the hope that Gen.
Malone was also for him.
A gentleman from Richmond here today
says strong effort is on foot there to SUI
percede the existing municipal government
by police board, in order to GUST the
knights of labor from their control of the
city and to put down the boycott system
that now prevails there, and which has
greatly injured all kinds of the city's bus
iness. 1t is said the means by which the
change referred to will be brought about,
will be legalized at II called session of the
legislature.
Col. Stewart, senior officer of the engineer
corps, has been retired. His retirement
leaves COL Duane as the ranking officer of
the corps, and prominent candidate for
the position of chief of engineers.
| rumor has been started to the effect that Mr..
J. r. Tucker of Virginia, will be offered the Aus.
TRAN Mission but it is not credited for the reason
that as Austria refused to accept Major Kelley
and then withdrew her Minister from this coun-
try the first advance in the line referred to should
come from her.
Real estate men here say the Presidents couu-
| try house was speculation on the part of moro
people than himself but that it isn't likely to DO
profitable, for some years at least and that though
the price of property Ia the ncighborhood has
| gono up none has been sold.
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