Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexis. GAzEaTa]
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. IS, 1889.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. 2S. 1889.
r. Humphrey Brooke, formerly of Stafford
county. Va. Ia accused by Gen. Butler of
being party to the forgery of paper in the
Strong. Butter suit. Brooke now denies the
soft impeachment, but is an object of solici-
tude to both parties, one Of whom wants him
to acknowledge the charge the other to re-
main frm 10 his denial.
Ex-Coperessmen Bowen and Libby, OF
Virginia, both republicans, are here to day.
The former seys the recent defeat OF hi5
party was caused by fraud. The latter
doesn't say so, but from the way he talks, 1t
is not a strained conclusion to say that he
thinks the real cause of the defeat was the
appropriately Of General Malone in his own
party.
Col. Larry Boyoe, OF Clarke county, Va,
Ia here to-day. The Colonel prophesied the
defeat Of General Malone long before the
election, and though personally friendly
with the General says the latter takes great
delight In getting even" with his enemle7.
| The Colonel is now interested In lano anu
mining Interests in the southwestern part OF
! his State.
To dsy is observed as a general holiday
| here. All the federal and district offices
and most of the leading chops are closed
The President and his family attended the
Church of the Covenant, and then returned
TO the White House to eat the twenty-seVen
pound bronze turkey that had been sent
them from Connecticut.
Deputy L. 8. Marshal Brown of Virginia,
arrived here this morning, having In charge
boy named William Gillian of DanVil
whom be was taking to the reformatory
school at Catonsvile, Maryland, for having
robbed the mail.
Two Of the democratic Congressmen elect
from Virginia were at the Capitol to-day,
Messrs. Tucker of the 10Th, or stanton, ana
Lester of the 5.b, or Danville district. Inc
latter gays about The only difference there Is
poWinVirginais whether thedemocrstic ma
iority at the recent election there Wss lorty-
three or forty-fo thousand.
The clerks and other employees in the
NAVY Department had to buy the turkeys
thew ate to day. During the whole OF Mr.
CIeyelsnd's administration they we're sup
piled with turkeys on Thanksgiving days
by Mr, Whitney, Secretary of the Navy,
without money and Without price. To-day
at least, many, if not all of them. regret mat
Mr. Whitney is not Secretary now.
A good many Virginia republicans OF the
Malone stripe are here to-day. Their chiei
talk is about the alleged great frauds per-
petrated in their State at the recent cleo
tiop. But most of their auditors listen to
them with ncredulity, having previously
heard from the leading republicans in their
State that the election WAS not only legal
but fair, aud that the overwhelming majority
against General Malone was due to efficient
democratic work and to the opposition TO
the General In his own party.
Several Virgnians from the upper part Of
their State have recently passed through
here on their way to Richmond
They seem to think that now that Ma
hone ia out of the way and thu dread OF
| negro rule in their State has been dissipated
the legislature, which will assemble next
Wednesday, will avail itself of the favorable
| opportunity 1t now has of settling the long
standing debt question upon terms satisfac
tory to the creditors and honorable to the
State.
General Critcher of Virginia who is now prac'
Using law in this city, yesterday, as agent
for the owne1s sold body of forty-one
thou sand acres Of wood and mountain land
living in the counties Of BIth, Highland
and Augusta counties in this State, belonging
to ]. g. Baker. CT this city, and Messrs. Sessions
& Wiley, of New York, to an Alexand ia syndi'
cate composed OF J. Thomss L. c. Barley, Mrs
V. a. Bull and John Critcher r., who, it is re-
,rted, have already been offered an advance Of
twenty odd thousand dollars on their purchase.