Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
rsn.o,.l Correspondence of the Alex.. GAZETTE.


1snac,al Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAzErTE]
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. 80. 1889.
II Ia now an open secret, Notwithstanding
official statements to the contrary. that some
of the officers of the U. 8. ship Ossipee, the
vessel that was first detailed to carry Fred
Douglas to Hayti. did object to taking him
and bis white wife as passengers. The Com.
modore In charge of such matters ssked
Fred's black secretary, who called on him
last Saturday, how many traps the minis.
ter" had, and the response being, sc good
many" replied. You know our vessels don't
have room for many, but if the Kearsarge
can't take them we'll have to find another
A conference of the Prince Georges
county, Md, democrats was held at the
National Hotel here to day. Among those
present was Representative Compton. Sena-
tor German also dropped in for monument.
The conference was held for the purpose of
trying to effect compromise OF the dit
ferences between the two wings OF the party
In Prince Georges couHty on the subject OF
the legislative candidate In that county, so
% to make those wings flap together on
election dsy. Senator Germans brother is
q candidate, and there is some objection to
him.
The following changes in the 4th class
postoffices of Virginia were made to-day {:
Colley, D Dickinson coun y, VIM. F. Suther.
land, appointed postmaster, vice K. d. Suth.
erland, resigned Swords Cfeek, Russell
couney, Thomas J. Davis, vice WD. r.
Davis, removed.
Representative Golf Of West Virginia,
| whose defeat as the republican candidate for
Governor of his State has only recently been
definitely determined. Ia In the city to-day.
The talk about bis going into the Cabinet
has been revived. II is said to day that
Attorney General Miller. the man who re-
Gently removed territorial judge because
he did not administer his Office in accord
ance with the policy of the President. will
be put on the Supreme Bench, and that Mr..
| Golf will fill the vacancy thus occasioned In
the Cabinet.
Senator Sherman and representative Bat.
| terworth called upon the President this
morning and urged him to make Col. Brown,
Of Ohio, Corporal Tanner'd successor as
commissioner Of pensions, assigning among
other reasons the fact that republican vic.
tory 10 Ohio this fall Is not 80 assured that
any available means for attaining that OBJ.
ject should be neglected.
Secretary Blaine to day accompanied
chang Yen Hoon, the retiring Chinese Min
ister TO the White House, where the minis.
ter presented bis letters of recall and bid
farewell to the President.
LaDgson, the negro contestant for Mr..
Venablss seat iu the House of Representa-
lives from the Petersburg, Virginia, district,
has returned from OHIO, where he has been
speaking for Gen. Mabone's friend, Govern
or Foraker. He e very glib about Ohio
politics, and says Forakeris already elected;
but wont say word about political affairs
In his own State.
Virginia democrats here to day say that
Mr.. Gordon is much improved and will start
from Atlantic City for Alexandria in pri
va,e Car about the end of the week. &
meeliog of the county chairmen and district
committee of the Ssh Virginia district will
be held 10 Alexandria tomorrow. A meet.
ing of the State committee will be held in
Richmond on Thursday next, at which Sen.
ator Barbour will preside. A meeting of
the State executive committee will be held
10 Alexandria on the 10 b proximo, at which
tis expected Chairman Gordon will preside.
Ex Representative Dezendorf of Virginia, an
original "kicker," but who congratulated General
Malone upon his nomination for Governor, and
who will support him faithfully, Is here to- day.
He is, however, by no means sanguine Of the Gen.
dc II Ct disahection in the party in some parts
of the State, and says he is afraid that some who
profess to be the Generals supporters will follow
Mr.. John WisYs advice and use the stiletto on
election day he says he recently met in Norfolk
State Senator Causey, who has been campaigning
for General Malone in Giles county, and that he
wa, told by him there WAS no republican detection
in that section of the State and that instead there
Of there would be republican gains there.