Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-16
ROW WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZE1r
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. 16. 1885

f'peelal correspondence OF the AleEa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 16, 1886.
Mr.. O'Donohue. g Tammapy leader, who
was here last week and spent an evening at
the White House OF the invitation of the
President, says II told the President with
great irankness that | was opposed to his
policy, that did not think it was democrat.
lc and that if he had been running for the
Presidency this fall he would have lost New
York, and that unless he changed his policy
toward the leaders Of the democratic party
he could not by auy means be renominated.n
The President cid not agree with Mr..
ODonohue. He was confident that he
could have carried his State. He was not
at all convinced of the correctness of Mr..
O'Donohue's talk Mr.. O'Donohue, in talk.
ing about his visit, said II went IN to the
White House an anti. Cleveland man, and I
came away more of an anti Cleveland man
than ever. I leave Washington to-day op-
posed to him and his policy, and I don't
care VINO knows it. | am glad l came over
here. | found here democrats from all sec.
tons of the country, and they are all of one
way Of thiEking-they are opposed to Cleve.
land. ! have just come out of q conference
Of representative democrats, where We dis.
cussed the general situation. There was
not a man who stood up for Cleveland or
who would be for him in 1855 under any cir
cumstances.
\ Government office holder in the CITY
to-day, who has sixty other Government
! employees under him who are not subject
to the civil service rules told the GAzETTE's
| correspondent to day, with the understand
ing that if his name were mentioned he
would deny the truth of the statement, that
| if those rules applied TO his subordinates his
business would not be conducted as effici-
emily as it IS, and that he is certain from his
personal knowledge of the two most efficient
men Of them all, that those two men could
not have passed satisfactory examination
before civil service board. The gentle
man referred to holds an important
and responsible position, and though q
recent appoIntee has already gained an en-
viab'c reputation for the manner in which
the duties of his Office are conducted. He
is sensible Ian and well qualified to Judge
OF the ways OF trausacting federal business.
He doesn't hesitate to speak of the civil
service rules as delusion and snare. pro.
vided his namo be not used, for he naturally
desires to retain his office, as it is upon it's
salary that he supports himself and his
| family.
General Corse, the manager of the late
demo cratic campaign in Boston, is in the
| CITY. dc came on to make the necessary
arrangements with the PossofIice Depart.
rnent before entering upon his duties as
postmaster at Boston. He was appointed
to that position during the campaign, but
as ne 4as then an offensive partisan" and
"ectiveiy engaged in politics, "he delay ed &C
cepting 1t until after the election, 90 as to
avoid the infractioa of letter of the the civil
service rules
Congressman O'Ferrall is ia the city to.
day. lie says that among the causes Of the
reduction Of his majority wss the fact, that
his opponent was a protested democrat.
| Col OFctraI made bic late fight on reye-
nua tariff platform.
Elk Gov. Wells, one of the lessees of the
Alexandria ChDul, says the Alexandria Ca
nal Company will meet next Monday and
confirm the agreement already made by its
directors by which the Government can OBJ.
tain clear title to the piers of the canal
aaqueduct at Georgetown for bridge purposes.
IL will then be Tor the Government to accept
such title or not as it shall see fit Mr.
McCue, Solicitor of the Treasury, will rep.
esent the Governments interests at the
meeting of the canal company.
| Mr.. Eikins, tho famous "Steve.n Mr..
Baine's chief manager in bis last campaign.
says If Blaine ID not the republican Presi.
Dental candidate in 1885, Western man
will be, possibly Mr.. Sherman or Mr.. Harri-
son.
The Commissioners Of the District of Co.
lumbia have examined the charges against
DR.. Townshend. health officer of this CITY.
and have decided that they are not sustained.
1t is prohsble the Doctor will retain his posi-.
ton as long as the Commissioners do theirs.
ExMa,shal Ward Lamon of the District
OF Columbia and the biographer of General
Grant, WAS one of the counsel in the case
decided by tho U. S. Supreme Court yester-
day in favor of the Choctaw Indians for over
two million dollars. His fee, which was
contingent, amounted to $250,00O
| yirginians here TO day say that since Senator
Riddlebcrgcr has learned that his vote may prob.
ably determine the political complexion of the
next Scnate, he has become remarkably reticent
upon all matters relating to his possible action in
| the 5Oth Congress-
An elderly man, representing himself to be
John Stab!er, has been detected here in efforts to
| deceive Virginia farmers into sending him pro.
duce and selling him lands.
at the metropolitan Methodist Church here
| last Sunday night, Rev. Florence McCarty said he
| believed this is the worst city on the continent
| for crime and that il Christ were to come here
| he would he compelled to change his recommends.
| lions into such as woald suit tho times
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