Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF tho Ale1s. GAzErTxl
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. II, 1889.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. II, 1889.
Col. John W. Fairfax, of Prince William
county, Va, was in the city to-day. It will
be remembered that Col. Fairfax was on the
staff of General Longstreet. Since the war
he has voted and acted with the republi'
cans. He says he can not stand Manone,
but will vote for an independent, and II no
ticket is offered he will cast his vote for
Heermans, of Montgomery, who refused the
Assistant District Attorneyship of the west
ern district of Virginia. Another prominent
republican "kicker" is reported in Col. Jas.
l.. Taliaferro, of Stafford county, Va,
nephew OF the celebrat John Taliaferro,
who for more than thirty years represented
the northern neck in the House of Repre-
sentatives. a.,
The following changes in the 4tb class
postofices of Virginia were made to day
Ftohett's, Matthews county, Isaac L: Hue.
gins appointed postmaster, vice w. Il.
Fitchett, removed Woolwne, Patrick coun-
tv. Jas, W. Hubbard, vice Mrs. A. Weaver,
removed; Zuni, Isle of Wight county, Robt.
8. jenkins, vice 4. F. Bell, removed.
Mr.. Gales Holcombe, formerly of Ale1an,
dris. now in this city on furlough, will sail
from New York on Friday next for Grey
town, Nicaragua, to resume his position as
chief of one of the surveying parties on the
proposed Nicaraguan interoceanic canal.
Fsople from Virginia here to-day say that
Notwithstanding congressman Brownies sup
port of General Malone, the Generals 81
lection for him is not warm, and that the
General hes booked State Senator }. ). NC
Donald 10: the congressional nomination Id
his district next fail also that Alr. Little
will be nominated by the democrats Ior 'he
State Senate to-day in the Fredericksburg
district, aud Mr. Hudgins for the leslsiatu, Q,
In Caroline county aleo that Mr.. DAVIS, the
Malone candidate for the Legislature 10
Orange county, has withdrawn; also tnal
the democrats of the western and south
western sections of the State are oeslrous
that Mr.. w. w. Walker, of WestmoreIano
county, be sent to address them.
A gentleman from Fairfax Court house
Virginia here tot day, says that OK State
Senator Marshall Mccormick and State
Senator Walton Moore addressed a small
crowd there yesterday, that both were Ia
terrupted by q drunken convert to Mahone'
ism. who was 90 insulting to Mr. .McCor-
mick that the latter jumped from the stand
to attack him, and would have done so but
for the fact that the mans friends took him
ont of the courthouse and carried him OF.
Though everybody secs Mr.. Harrison
gwiue long go, that he has his troubles here
below. ia patent to all well-informed obser-
yers. Of all the republican Senators, there
ia hardly one who hasn't more or less griev
ance against him. and that they mean to
try TO get even" is we'll known to their in.
Inmates. One of them told democratic
colleague here day or two a % they had
determined to let the President know that
they had as much 10 do with appoint
ments az he had, aud that they would,
therefore, if not inter fered with by the dem
ocrats. reject all of his nominations that
were not perfectly satisfactory, among 9th
err. that of MIR. Porter, superintendent CT
the census. He said the great mistake
the democratic Senators had made was In
submitting. TO The dictatoriai aeTion OF MT.
Cleveland, aud that, they, the republicans,
would not follow their example. All they
wanted. he said, was that the democratic
Senators would stand oil. and let them and
the President tieht it ought. He said that
the President now appoints men TO places
in the Department Of STA and IN the Urea
sury Department acd, indeed, 10 all tne
other departments, without even consulting
the heads thereof, and that the latter now
never make any recommends lons.
1t Ia rumored to day that notwithstanding
the fact that Mr.. Harrison promised to APP
point District men to District offices, ne will
appoint ex Commissioner Tanner recorder
of deeds of this city, placs worth not less
than fifteen thousand dollars year, which
Ia held now, and was all during the CleVe-
land administration, by q New York negro.
Gen. Merrill, of Massachusetts,, will, 1t ls
said. be appointed commissioner of pensions.
People from the Valley of Virginia here 10 day
saw that ex-senator Rddleberger's oppos ton to
General Malone il hurting the General consld-
erably. and that from present appearances bis
section of the State will, ut the coming election
regain lis old appelIatioa, the tenth legion OF
Virginia democracy.