Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAzErrsl
Washington, D. O.. Nov. 81. 1889.
The appointment of Mr.. Russell ss post.
master at Richmond was genuine surprise
to Virgiuians of all parties and factions OF
parties here, hut it showed the fine Italian
hand of Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Blaine wrote a
letter to Mr. Russell months ego to the eff
feet that he would do all he could for him,
and patient waiting and silence on MIR. Rus
sells part, and the result of the late election
In Virginia, have enabled Mr.. Blaine to effect
his object. Mr.. Russell ia not the fsvorite
of either the Mahoneites or the "kickers, "
and his appointment makes both of those
factions of the republican party mad but it
Ia probably as satisfactory to the Richmond
democrats as that OF any other republican
would have been. Mr. Russell was so sat-
isfactory to them that he retained the office
of collector of customs at Richmond during
the whole of the Cleveland administration
without any effort on their part to have him
removed. Judge Waddil, the defeated re
publican candidate for Congress in the
Richmond district, finding that Mr.. Blair
Morris. his and General Mahone's cendi
date would not be appointed, made vir-
tue ofnecessity, aud added his recommends
ton to those On Mr.. Russslls application.
General Malone and his wife, son and
daughter arrived here from New York last
night and stopped at the Arlington Hotel.
The General will stay here for several days,
but his family expect to go to their home 10
Petersburg tomorrow, where they Will re.
main at least until the spring. after Which
time 1t is uncertain where they will 1--we.
The ship on which the Generals wife and
daughter came from Europe had seven
days and stormy trip during the most OF
which both those ladies were confined TO
their beds by seasickness.
The track of the cable railroad on 7th
street is now laid to the river, and will soon
be completed but the president Of the rail.
road company says he expects to use horse
cars on it until March. When the cable is
running, he says, the rate Of speed will be
nine miles an hour.
Representatives Browne and Bowden, the
only two republicans from Virginia now in
Congress, are here to-day. A meeting OF
the southern republican members of the
House was held last night but as only eight
of the seventeen were present, nothing was
done.
Representative Springer of Illinois, q
democrat, talks as though be thinks the re
publicans have precedent for allowing
certain republican contestants for seats IN
the House to take part IN the organization
OF that BODY. Representative Mills, on the
contrary, Gays such action would be revolu.
tionary, that the democrats in the House
have always admitted the men holding the
Governors certificates, and that be once
moved that two negro republicans from
South Carolina be admitted because they
held the certificate of the Governor Of their
State.
The following changes in the 4th class
postofices OF Virginia were made to-day
G. J. Mohler appointed postmaster at Cen
trevlle, Fairfax county; @. W. Wiley at
Great Bridge, Norfolk county, and J. G.
Payne at Shiloh, King George county.
Postmaster General Wansmsker, deemins il
more profitable to keep his promise to South
Carolina republican than to Senator Hampton, TO
v hom he had previously made one, has removed
the democratic postmaster at Columbia and ap'
pointed republican in his place. The order in
this case was suspended after Senator Hampton
recent letter.