Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
sDacial Correspondence Of sba Alesa. aAanTTR!


WAsH1Naros. D. O.. Oct. 20. 1889.
SIR. Blunt, who WAS shot here iats yes
terday evening, Is in very Iavosaoie COZ
di:ion tn.day. Both the bullets that were.
In him have been found and extracted, spd
unless ore of them touched and wounded
the lover part of his liver he will certainly
recoyer. As 1t is. the chances ere fifty to
one thst he will. This news cones directly
from hi father and almoat 10 his exact
words II will be very gratifying to Mr.
Biunt's many friends in Alexandria.
The old Mayo chestnut, to the effect that
General Mahous will have counters on the
outside OF all the election polls naxt Tues
dsv. who will hold q private election 90
their own account aud make their returns
directly 70 him, and that If from those re-
turns be shall think majority OF the voters
of the State support him be will proclaim
hims.lf and his candidates for the legisa-
ture elected, and call upon President Har-
risoD to put him in possession OF ihs state
government, has been revived, revamped
and GENT North, where 1t has produced quite
sensation. a well known democratic poll.
| tician from Virginia here to day, In talking
! about 1t, said be bad never given General
| Malone credit for much wisdom. but that
he could not believe tho General is such
fool IS to contemplate any such action SO
that referred to, and that if be should at
| tempt anything of the sort be and all his
aiders and abettors would come TO certain
and speedy grief.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
ex Secretary Robson. He has changed
nightly In APPEARANCE, and for the worse,
having aged considerably, sincs he was IN
| the swim here, When corruption ran even
| higher than ct present. He has become
poor toe, and is now al applicant for az in.
signi6can. position lii The municipal gov
ernment of Camden
Among the Presidential postmastcrs sp
polluted TO day was Mr.. a. NJ. Allen, pre-
nounceG Mabonei,e md endorsed By Gen.
Malone at CuIpeper c. a., vice Mr. Jas. F.
Robertson, the efficient and popular incum.
bent, removed for bring a democrat.
One OF the New York papers Of yesterday
reported that oets were beiog mode al g GER
tain hotel here on Malone. Ever since that
paper rencben har. the hote deferred 10 has
been beseiged by democrats, diligently sesk-
| ing such bets, bur, OF c1uT5a, hniing none.
The statement vas devoid OF a selno!ance Of
truth no bets had been made there or ctitr-
ed. People are TO day walking up and
down Pennsylvania avenue and visiting The
hotels and restaurants with thousands of
dollars in their pockets l1okISg for bats on
Mshone but can fad none.
Virginia po!itica! news here to-day is 30
the fol owing effect: Senator Barbour, chief
adviaer OF Chairman Gordon of the State
dcmocratIc committee, has gone 10 Rich
moDd on party business. More Virginia
democratic voier- temporarily residing hers
will 90 home to vote than at any previous
election the work of supplying them with
| he MI cf
the Virginia dam ocra.io association mere.
| Ger. Mahon1 AID dIs euienants are 50 rot
| tied abont Tia result. Of the registration and
| thu purgstou of the registrars books tbet
they ara almost beside themselves, aud are
fitting about the State ip all directions, Ut
tering dire threats sn;l trying 10
devise new scbemes for offsetiing
their losses. l. IL also ssd that
while they haze been protesting that
the 9th district was the chief object of their
attack, they will on clec:ioa day concentrate
their Efforts Oh the 18th district. where they
suppose the democrats are unreparsd for
them, and att, npt TO !ake it by stern.
But all such attempted s;rsagems have
been anticipated and provided for
Private intelligence received here to day
by republicans from republican sources in
Ohio i5 to the Effect tbs: :he REPUBLICANS f
that State are greatly depressed at the un-
favorable prospect of their campaign, and
that the democrats there are in the best of
spirits and seem to be assured OF victory.
Mr.. Brown. the father of the missing girl says
tho clew he thought he hsd to tho finding of his
lost daughter has proved to b. deusive It was
followed up and the young wOmsn found at the |
end of it turned out to be somebody else. Mr..
Brown is now very much depressed in spirits, and |
believes that his unfortunate child has really |
carried out the threat contained in the note she |
left-to drown herself.