Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence or tho Alexis. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug %, 1889.
1t Ia reported at the Internal Revenue
Bureau here to- day that no republican 10
the city of Alexandria who could give the
bond required of the deputy collector there
$50 900, wanted the place, and that none Of
those who did want 1t could give the bond
and that consequently q man from Fairfsz
county had to bs appointed The appoint
ment, 1t is reported, was made upon the rec
ommendation of ex-Postmaster Windsor. OIL
Alexandria, we'll known here as oue of Gen
Mahone's most trusted lieutenants.
Mr.. Park Aguew, of Alexandria. the re-
publican candidate for Congress at the last
election 10 hs district, but not Mahoneite
| was here to day. Being asked what be
thought of the approaching election 10 bis
| State, he replied that in his opinion the
/ vote would be close, and that no matter how
some people now talked he supposed that
on election day party lines would be pretty
| we'll drawn on the State ticket. On the
legislative ticket in bis city and county, be
said, the republicans would be likely to lose
| many votes if Mr.. Hume be the democratic
nominee. Mr.. Pattison, an old origininal
republican, from Lynchburg, here to-day,
| says Malone will be defeated by twenty
thousand majority. A Loudoun county
democrat says the Quakers in his county
usually vote the republican ticket but they
will not do so next fall, as General Malone
is not man after their heart.
The talk on the subject at the several de
partments here to-day is to the effect that
Gen. Malone, having accepted the unani.
nous republican nomination for Governor of
,oyo ha Cd ind Oh oplp mill
but must, do as the Arthur administration
favor, and that consequently all the federal
Offices in Virginia remaining in the hands OF
the democrats will at ones BIZ placed at his
disposal.
The following changes in the 4th class
postofices of Virginia were made to-day :
Browntown, Warren county, j. A. Baublitz
appointed postmaster vice Jacob Mesmaier,
removed Collerstown, Rock bridge county,
Jas. NJ. Slough, vice W. 81. Rogers, removed;
Linden, Warren county, Thomas Conner,
vice W. o. Walter, removed Wolf Glade,
Carroll county, Amanda j. Dean, vice S. F.
Dobyn, resigned.
Congressman McRea democrat, of Arkan.
sas, whose parents came from Virginia, was
at the Capitol to day. He Gays he supposes
the republicans of Virginia could not have
pleased the democrats of that State better
than BY nominating General Malone for
Governor, as, if what he hears be true, a
great many of the white republicans of that
State have determined TO submit no longer
to the Generals arbitrary end au;ocratic
assumptions.
It's learned here that notwi. hstandiug
the suspension of the call for meeting OF
the Virginia State democratic committee at
Lynchburs next week, circulars have been
received by several of the prominent demo
Gratis of Virginia inviting them to meet in
Lyochburg next Tuesday to confer with the
candidates nominated at the recent demo
cratic State convention about the manage.
ment OF the Virginia democratic campaign
duripg the month of September. What this
means is not understood here, where it was
supposed that the arrangements for the
whole period of the campaign would be
prepared at democratic headquarters at AL.
exaudria after Senator Barbour's return
from his conference With Chairman Gordon
at Atlantic City.
James Morrisaey wos to day appointed
gsuger 10 the Richmond, Virginia, internal
revenue district.