Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Corr ,spondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3, 1883.

WASHINGTON, ~. u, Jan. 8, 1000.
Among the strangers In the city to day is
Mr. Ryan, the delegate from Loudoun coun
ty, Virginia, in the legislature of his State
Mr.. Ryan is g member OF the legislative
committee appointed to wait upon Senator
elect Barbour and inform him of his election
Mr.. Ryan is on his way to Richmond to al
tend the legislature which reassembles to-
morrow after the Christmas recess. He says
the committee referred to have not yet de
cided when they will perform their sgreea
Bile duty, but will do so at an early date
and in this city or Alexandria. Respecting
the bill now before the Legislature to increase
the salary of the Corporation judge of Al
exandria, Mr.. Ryan says, as it has been dc
| feated in the Senate, it will be useless tt
pass it in the House.
Representative o Ferrall of Virginia has re-
turned. He says the people in his district are
all delighted with the Presidents low tariff
message, and that on his way here. passing
the farm offs gentleman with whom he was
talking on the train, and seeing soma sheer
grazing there, he remarked to him, well
l suppose you want the tariff retained or
wool" To which the reply was, mo,
do not, for the tariff will cost me more when
! buy my next suit OF clothes than it will
pTOuI m0 Wucu SOIL my WOOi.
Judge Willoughby, formerly of Alexan-
prose cution of the latter's suit before the
court of claims, says he hopes to have that
claim tried in February, and thinks the
| Colonel will be successful.
It ia reported to day that the Office of U
| s. Attorney for the District Of Columbia
now vacant, will be given either to Mr.
John Blair Hoge, of West Virginia, or to
Mr. Davis, of this city, son in-laW IF ex'
District Attorney Riddle.
General Malone, who has been In New
York for some time, passed through here q
day or two ago on his way back to Peters.
burg. People who saw him at the depot say
he looked by no means as sprightly as he
used to. The General is now largely en-.
gagged in mining operations.
From Virginia republicans here to day it
is learned that General Malone is to run
State Senator Hubbard for the republican
nomination in the 7th Congressional district
of Virginia next summer against Mr.. Yost,
the present republican representative from
that district, who ia pronounced anti Ma
honeite, and who refused positively to sign
the paper requesting the national republican
convention to recognize the General as the
head of the republican party in his State
There is great opposition in this city to
the appointment Of Mr.. Henphill, of South
Carolina, to the Craftsmanship, of the House
District of Columbia committee. and numer'
Gus delegations and individuals have called
upon Speaker Carlisle to day and urged him
to appoint some one else. Mr.. Carlisle'a
private secretary told the GAzETTE's CORES
pondent this afternoon that Mr.. Hemphill
had already been appointed and 1t was hard
" probable change could now be made as
it would necessitate many other changes.
1t is now conceded even by the prescott.
ing attorney employed in the case that the
man who stabbed and killed lawyer Kenne.
dy on the street here some months ago is
insane.
BW Hanna, republican, who has been pri-
vote secretary to the Secretary OF the Navy during
three administrations, has been transferred to
the bureau of equipment and recruiting, his place
as private socaetary being assumed by A. w
Fletcher, who was chief clerk of that bureau. 1t
is said Secretary Whitney removed him for in
competency. If that be SO, the Secretary must be
very obtuse, as it has taken him nearly three
years to discover tho existence Of that incompe.
tency.
Congress will Reasonable tomorrow after the
Christmas recess. Most of the members who
went home to spend Christmas have returned.