Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of tho Alexis. GAZETTE

FRUm WASd1NG1UN.
rspac,al Correspondence Of tho Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. d. c., June q, 1889.
The relative dement's of the sudden aiiray
and deliberate duel being under discussion
in a recent cause 10 the criminal term OF the
court of this city, Col. Robert Christy, well
and favorably known in Alexandra, counsel
for the defence, quoted from French au'
thority the following defnition OF the duel
10: 1.-THE duel is peridious device by
means Of which the cut throat can securely
assassinate an honest man."
Judge Paul and ex-Congressman Brady OF
Virginia are in the city to-day. They are
both republicans, but by no means OF the
same stripe, the former being Malone man
clear through, as be should be, as the Gen
eral gave him life long position, and the
latter, as pronounced an anti-Mahone man.
Maurice Adler, the man Frank Ward shot
here night or two ago, was reported TO De
sinking slowly at noon to-day. His friends
have abandoned all hope OF his recovery.
Wards plea, 1t is understood, will be emo
tional insanity, and scme cay his neck can
be saved on such plea.
So much has been said of late in the news
papers concerning Dudley's Influence at the
pension office that the Corporal" in chaige
there has become little timid, aud when
the Colonel won't there day or two ago to
get man reinstated under the new ruling
of the civil service commissioners, he WAS
told his request could not be granted. The
Cclonels influence there. it would seem
from this, Is now, temporarily at least.eil set
i've only in the matter of having pension ca
ses made special but that is valuable.
Among the strangers in the city yester-
day was MIR. Grubbs, Mr. Wises favorite for
the Richmond postolice. Il was rumored
TINT a postmaster at Richmond would soon
be appointed, and that rumor may have
brought Mr.. Grubbs here. There arc sew
eral other applicants for the place, among
| them, j. p. Smith, supposed to he Waddilis
and Mahone's favorits Blair hiorriss, who
| has been endorsed by the republican clubs
of Richmond Otis Russell, a friend of Sec
retary Blaine; Mr. felouse; who relies upon
his business character, and others. The
general impression about the matter, how
ever, is that tho place, when disposed OF,
will be given to the man who is recon-
mended by General Malone.
| The President left here this afternoon In
a special train for Cape May, where he will
| be dined by General Sewell, the railroad
msgnate. He will probably stay there uu.
til Monday with his family, who are occu
pying the Wanamaker cottage.
The anti Malone Virginia republicans
now here while they talk about holding
convention of their own and running 8
ticket oftheir own at the next election in tbeil
State, don't seem TO be as certain of the
effect of such action as they might be. Some
of them have an idea that the vote such g
ticket would receive might be 30 small as te
render their oppoaition to Malone ridicu
lous and to avoid all risk of such con
tingency they think 1t would probably be
better to hold convention and make 8
declaration Of principles, but not to noml
nate ticket, as they are convinced that nc
republican ticket can be elected, sDG let the
large falling off in the republican vote show
the administration how General Malone
has Injured the republican cause in theil
State. They are very sore ct the treatment
they have received at the hands Of the man
| ,hey supported against Menone's choice fol-
| the Presidency.
A Tammapy brave, in the city to-day, al
luding TO tho talk of the men who received
tavors FROM Mr.. Cleveland about his re-
nomination in 1892, which talk they have
reported in the newspapers, said nobody
| could find fault with the newspapers for
| printing readable items, but that II the nom.
| nation of the next democratic Presidential
candidate shall depend upon New York
Mr.. Cleveland will never lead the party to
| defeat again.
| One of Col OFerralls friends in the city to-day
says unless the men who havo supplied tho Colonel
with information about his chance of receiving the
democratic nomination for Governor of Virginis
have greatly deceived him, he will surely
be nominated, and probably on the frat ballot
He says tho Colonel will get the solid vote OF his
own district and a large part of that in all the
| other districts except the 4th
The following changes in the 9TH class post
Off scs of Virgni, were made to-day: Arkton
Rockingham county, Chas Wnttz, appointed post
master, vico JOS d. Tomplcman; Burke's station,
Fairfax c. uuty, V. F. Burke, vice G. IL, Burke
Edinburgh, Shenandoah County Jas. e. Bes2'oy
vice Mis-. NJ. NJ. Cal .han; Humo Fsuqnier coun'
ty, John Is. Pearson, vice C. l.. Marshall No"
Baltimore, Fauquier county Mary \. GIayton
ice May NJ Sanndcrs Shenandoah Alum
Springs Shenandoah county, john Fl. Fleming,
vcs Mrs. F. f. Myers; skipw tn, Mccklcnburs
county, N. c. Murphy, vice J. A. Gregory.
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