The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-31
FROM ALEXANDRA q.
Resistrars Action Endorsed - General
Johnston on Mahope-PoIitical Points.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. October 30 -. Special.
Cartmell. the Washington man who regis
tered here and in two other wards on >atur-
tlay. IL held 10 await the action of the grand
jury.
The registration cases come mp before
Judge Norton this afternoon. The Repuhli-
cans had asked that certain names be
erased from the registration books. ~ they
were illegal. The registrars declined 70 do
this. and the matter went before Judge Nor
ton, of the Corporation Court.
II was shown that the notices had been
posted about midnight and were not up
next day. and the testimony became rather
mixed when Nessrs. Brent and Marburg
began 10 crOss.qucstiOn the Witnesses,
mostly cOlOrcd.
Judge Norton ruled that in the absence Of
testimony 10 the contrary. he presumed
that the registrars acted properly IN regis
tcring the names in question. and that un-
less it was shown that the names had been
improperly registered they must remain.
He also held that because "A man Temporal
rily removed from the city he did not forfeit
his right 10 vote.
The result WAS that the cases. with the
exception Of mat Of l.. l.. O'Brien. were ali
dismissed. OBrien, name was ordered
scratched OIL
The TI,lrs has stated that Representative
~
stated 10 the G0-cffc'S Washington cOrrc-
spOndent that when hc and General Joe
Johnston were members Of the Military
COmmittecOf Of the I niicd states House of
Representatives the latter told him that
General Malone was one of the pluckicst
officers in his command. To-day Or. snow
den received the following:
WASHINGTON. j.. G.. Oct 2Hth. 1883.
10 the Eduor of the 1icr0adri0 G0-cffc:
The assction that / told Representative
Browne. of Indiana. that General Malone
WAS in my command and was one Of the
most plucky officers under me, i utterly in
correct have never used such language.
and could not have done 80. General Ma
hone was under my command but two days.
i'm which he was not in action. nor under
my ewes. Indeed. when the war ended |
had never seen him. Yours very truly.
j. l.. JOHNSTON.
The Washington letter Of the G0.crc has
the following items
That General Malone and his advisor,
here, QUAY. tlarkson aud Dudley. c0niem-
plate some attempt 10 get possession of ' IT.
.inia. in the probable event Of his failure
10 purchase the vote Of the state, j. made
apparent by the fact that when here re-
Gently he consulted prominent Republican
LAWYERS. and also Judge Bond. Of the
'nifcd states Circuit Court of ' irginia. He
is making a desperate fight. and VIII hesi-
tate at nothing 10 accomplish his object.
\ meeting Of one Of the Republican clubs
of this city was held last night. at which
about 900 negroes were present. all of whom
expressed their intention of going 10 Viz
gina 10 vote at the coming election. Large
packages of badges and handkcrchieis with
General NahOnc's likeness printed thereon
aLf 4.
to the negroes. who seemed 10 take great
pride in the possession thereof. The recent
purgation Of the registration books will
tend in some degree at least t0 lessen tine
number of negroes who will 20 from here Ia
Virginia 10 vote. rs they have all heard OF
it, aud some of the timid ones fear the pen
altv of an attempt 10 vote Illegally
Intelligence from Virginia received here
today is 10 the effect that General Malone
is now placing his second instalment OF
money in the hands of his disbur-er-. y
large sum has been sent 10 every county in
the state. rs much as fifteen hundred dol
lars 10 some. all in new silver dollars. 10 be
used i'm the purchase of voters on election
da,. a. Dorsey used new two dollar bill-
when he bought the vote of Indiana. NJ
the lowest estimate one hundred thousand
dollars will Ice in the hands of Mahonc :
agents on Tuesday morning. That sum
could buy a large number Of votes, but IN,
Democrat, hope and believe that not NOR,
than onc-fOurth of it will ever reach the
voters, and that the remaining ihrec-iouit h.
will STAY i'm the pockets of those 10 whom IT.
disbursement has been entrusted.
The political assessment circular ISSUED
by the old Dominion Republican Club OF
this city. to which Mr.. Elam's name l. alt
pended. is dated in september. The state
ment that his name was put there without
his consent was not made until three ol
fourdays ago. when proceedings against hin
had been commenced. Al least one witness
has been found who will swear that the
circular was laid on his desk in the DEPART
ment i'm which he was cmploycde II ih'
civil service law be executed efficiently Mr.
Elan will be- in a bad way.
The executive committee to-day received
intelligence Of the preparations Of mite,
states marshals for arresting Democratic
election Judges of Halifax and PitisNlNani;
counties. The arrest, are looked for FRIDAY
ar Saturday.