Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

| Especial CORES oondence of the klexs. GAZETTE
WAsHINero TON, D. c.. Nov. 1, 1889.
Political assessment notices, issued by the
Old Dominion Republican League of this
city, were served yesterday upon all the
Virginia employees in the departments
here who had not gone home to work for
General Malone. Yesterday was pay day
and the notices were served then when the
assessed were supposed to have money
The notices were left upon the desks of
those upon whom they could not be served
personally. 1t is reported that they met
with only faint response.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Capt. Ham Shepherd, one of the secretaries
of the Virginia democratic State committee.
In reference to the Malone assertion that
the recent purging of the registration books
was the result of sudden alarm on the part
of the democratic managers, Capt. Shepherd
saws nothing could be more Incorrect, and
that the measure was determined upon i'm
mediately after last years election, when 1t
was discovered that thousands of names
were on those books that had no right to be
there.
Gov. Lee and Senator DAME, iof Virginia,
were here yesterday. The latter left last
night, the former this morning. Both agreed
that the election of the democratic ticket In
Virginia is assured and that nothing now
can change that result. Mr. W. W. Berry, a
prominent democratic politician of Bedford
county, Va, son of the late Benjaman b.
Berry, OF Alexandria, was also here yester-
day. He says if all the other parts of the
State do as we'll as his, McKinney's MAORI
ty will be overwhelming.
Col. Lamb. one of General Mshone's
stumpers in Virginia. was here yesterday.
He saws General Malone will certainly be
elected, and by not less than 1O. 600 ma.
jority. a Virginia democrat being informed
of this prophecy, said he knew General Ma
hone would attempt to buy the State on the
morning of the election with new silver dol
lars, and that the plan he would adopt
would be not to offer so mucn vote. which
would subject him to the penalty OF
the law, but to pay voters dollar apiece to
swork" for him on election day. He said
he hoped the democrats would be as wise in
the use of their money. He also was hope
full that of the silver dollars entrusted by
Gen. Malone to bis agents, By far the larger
number would stay in the pockets OF those
agents.
Mr.. Blunt, who was shot here last Mon.
day evening, is doing well. Neither nerv-
business, nor fever, nor swelling has yet been
developed, and the irrltabiity of his stom
ache results from the morphine he has taken.
If no untoward symptoms manifest them
selves within the next few days, Mr.. Blunt
will be out of danger.
Senator Butler OF South Carolina says he
doesn't think the republicans will be able to
pass q national election law unless that law
shall provide for the Australian system of
voting, and that such system would cor
rect nearly all the election evils from which
the South now suffers.
The following changes in the 4sh class
postofices of Virginia were made to day :
Cliff Mills, Fauquier county. J. w. Parr, jr.,
appointed postmaster, vice Robert 3 Parr,
RESIGNED Powhatsn 6. H., Powhatan coun.
ty. Octavia O. Davis, vice A. NJ. Howard,
removed Snow Flake. Scott county, D. S.
Godsey, vice W. 8. Culbertson. removed I;
Zamuth, Lancaster county, VIM. NJ. Brown,
sr., vice Julian T. Snow, removed.