Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-19
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WASHING ron, D. c., April 10, 1889.

WASHING ron, D. c., April 10, 1889.
Among the southern republicans In the
city is General Chalmers, who commanded
at Fort Pillow, where so many negroes were
sianphtered, but who abandoned the demo-
cratic party because democratic Congress
awarded his seat to Lynch, his coicred re
nublicap contestant. The General Gays he
thinks there is something in the Alabama
movement to start white republican party
in the South and that the negroes must ne
led by white men, but that they can be made
to do so without any fuss.
An anti-Mahone Virginia republican here
to-day told the GAZETTE's correspondent
that he had heard from some of the Ma
boneites that General Malone and his whole
caboodle had become sick, tired and dis
eusted with the administration and its de-.
laws, and would pack oil back to Virginia
next week to chew the cud of bitter disap
pointmcnt and plan ouch revenees as their
imagiDations may conceive. Ihey mad Two
long sittiugs last week, one with Secretary
Wiudom and the other with Postmaster
General Wanamaker, both OF which were so
unsatisfactory that they deem waiting here
any longer waste oftime. % the contrary,
Mahoneite Gays the General told him,
when he signed his application for an office
day or two ago. that everything was going
OF fsVorabIy, and that in short time ap
pointments in Virginia would commences,
and all be made on his recommendation
Which is correct, tho correspondent doesn
know, though he has q strong suspicion.
Captain Thomas Popham, of Rappahan-
mock county, Va, is an applicant for place
as deputy internal revenue collector, bui
saws ne will not present his application I'M
| I'll he shall know which one OF the various
applicants for the colectorship shalt he sue
cessful.
Mr. Griffith, who has been recommended
! for the Winchester postofiice by Col. Roller
! ia here. He says General Malone will not
/ endorse Mr.. Deans application for thai
place.
Col VIM. Beckett, of Butler county. Ohio
! is here, at the head of delegation to re-
quest the President to eliminate and eradi
cate the faintest vestige of mugwumpisn
| from his administration.
Among those who called upon the Pres
dent Yesterday were W. ID. Strother, h. L
McCue and Alvah Martin, Of Virginia. Mr.
Strother says the call was very agreeable
and satisfactory one, in which the southern
question was discussed, bot that of particu
lar Offices not mentioned. Mr. Strother, anC
Mr.. Flynn, who is also here, are now the
only two applicants for the Warrenton post
office, all the others having Withdrawn.
o. all the democratic office holders here
only one, Mr. Oherly, is known 10 have
asked to be. retained. The others nave &C
cepted the situation with becoming resigna
ton, and conceded that the republicans
having won the fight are fairly entitled &c
the fruits of the victory. This is in marked
coutras to the action of the republican of
flee holders here four years ago, OF whom
there was hardly one vino did not beg some
democrat To have him retained. Before
Senator Voorhees, and Representative Hcl-
man left here last week for their homes in
Indans, they said they had not been asked
to intercede for any democrat, and would
have declined if they bad been, but that il
any d emocrat shall be removed for Cause.
they will demand that cause and the proof
thereof and have it tried before a jury COM
posed of the American Congress.
The Academy OF Science expect to close
their sessions this afternoon. They have
been in session now for about four days. large
number of important papers are still on the list
and it is doubtful whether there will be time for
al to be read. The first paper road to-day WAS
ION the feasibility OF the establishment of light
wave rs the ultimate standard of length. by A.
A. Nicholson and f. w. Morley.