Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence of the Alexs. aAzErrH]

Especial correspondence OF INC nioAo' SA1EAA NJ
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. II, 1889.
An anti Malone republican from Rich
mond, here to day, says the tact that the
real object of General Mahope's recent trip
to the south west portion Of Virginia was TO
organize might Forest Lodges" composed
of fifteen men each, who meet in the WOODS
and arrange their plans for capturing w
tiers, who are paid therefor, ana VINO promise
every voter FIVE dollars on the nignI OF Tue
s,sc,;on has stimulated the "kickers" to re-
newad exertions TO secure the Generals de.
feat and that one of the measures they have
adopted to effect'that obj act is to bring ex.
Senator R;ddleberger TO Richmond, and
send him out On stumpiDg tour through
the district referred to.
Senator Ransom of North Carolina is here
to day to get flags and make other arrange
nents for the grand centennial in Fayette
vile, In his State, next month, at which he
will be the orator. Ez.President Jefferson
Davis will be the honored guest on the oc
casion, and large crowd, not only from
North Carolina, but other southern states
will be present.
The regular October term of the u. 3.
Supreme Court will commence on MONDAY
next. The Virginia coupon cases are set Tor
Monday week, the 2lst inst.
Mr. Glenn Green OF Charlotte county, Vir.
einia, who has been stumping for General
Malone in the 1st Virginia district, is here
to-day. He says the republican vote in
that district will be increased at next
months election. This is just the reverse
of what democrats aud kickers from the dis
trict referred to say.
Among the Virgiuians in the city to day
is DR.. Murrill, OF Lynchburg. Toe Doctor
is an independent 10 politics and pro
nouncsd protectionist. He says that in the
section of bis State with which he is most
familiar, the republican party has aban-
doned General Malone, whose only white
supporters now seem to be few white men
to whom be has given Office or who hope TO
receive Office at his hands. He says he had
q talk In Lynchburg day or two ago with
NJ. J. c. Rlves, leading republican there,
who told him he believed the msj)r!ty
against Malone would be forty thousand.
That estimate, the Doctor thinks, is too
large.
Mr.. Webb Maddux, of Fauquer county,
Va, has been appointed special inspection
agent in the internal revenue service, and
assigned to duty in district composed Of
his own and several adjoining counties. Mr..
Maddux is an earnest supporter of General
Mahone.
Most of the knights tempars who have
| their respective homes, and nearly al! will
be gone By Monday. The decorations that
were put on the buildings in their honor are
being removed, travel on the horse and
steam cars is resuming it's usual Dimensions
aud accommodations, and next week the
city will present It's ordinary appearance.
Congressman Bynum, democrat, of In
dianapolis, is in the city to-day. With ref
erence to the recent democratic victory in
his city, he says the cause thereof was sim.
py and solely republican dissatisfaction
with the republican President, who Is citi-
zen of that town.
Representative Browne, of Indiana, re-
publican, in talking to day about northern
republicans going into Virginia asstumpers,
said he wouldn't like to do so unless be knew
more about the local politics of the State
than be and some of those referred to do.
He says that when be and Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston we're members of the House Mill
tary Committee, the latter told him General
Malone was 10 his command and was one
of h most plucky officers under him, but
WAYS thought he knew more than his su-
perior officers.
The following was the only change 10 the
4th class postofices of Virginia made to-
day: Harper's Home, Brunswick county,
Emily NJ. Harrison appointed postmaster
vice J. W. Fisher, resigned,
The office of stamp deputy will be sepa-
rated from that of deputy internal revenue
collector at Alexandra, and made district
Office to be filled by ''stampdeputy" whose
salary will be $3.50 year, and who will
DOLLY be required to remain in biz office one
hour each day. Collector McCaull has
asked ex.Postmaster Windsor, of Aexan
dria, to name suitable man for the place.
1t is supposed that the present meeting of
the Jockey club of this city will wind that
| association up completely. II owed sixty
thousand dollars before, and this meeting,
which was dismal failure, will add at least
ten thousand to that amount. The proper.
ty, however, s estimated to be worth
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars.
Special Agent Conrad, of Winchester, Virg mis-,
hiss been dismissed from his office in the So vice
| of the Interior Department, because he was in.
strumeutal in the discovery of immense land
| frauds in California!