Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-20
lowed his own son to be arrested and i'm.
prisoned for obtaining money On false pre-
lenses.
From Washington.
special Correspondence. of the Alexs. GAZETTE
u,e1,1orou n q Anril 20. 1859,

| 1leClAl CORRESPONDENCE VI tuO Ai0>o' NA>N~S
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 20, 1859.
Mr.. Park Agnew, the republican candl-'
date for Congress in the Alexandra district,
had an interview with the Postmaster Gen
eral Yesterday in reference to some OF tne
postoffices in his district, but was informed
that appointments in Virginia were sus
nended by direction OF the President, ana
would not ba resumed until further ORDERS
from the White House. at the Postohce
Department to day it was gwen OUT lha'
there was no intimatioD, 20 TAR, OF an carry
resumption Of the changes that were going
ON so braahly by Mr.. Clarkson, until stopped
nv the President till he can decide 10 which
f.cion Of the party ia Virginia the post
,fIices in that Stale shall be given. II is
said the charges the two factions have
brought against each other have induced
the President TO believe there Ia very little
good in Virginia republicans, and to enter
tain the idea that for the credit of the party
he had better let the democratic incumoents
remain in Office until be can find republic
cans Of enough intelligence and standing
among their neiehbors to warrant him IN
giving them Offices.
Senator RiddlebergeT is still here and so
are Messrs. Blair, Allen, McCaull and other
ex Virginia dem ocrats who followed General
Malone Into the republican party Senator
Riddleberger has proposed to both factions
Of his PARTY that if they will agree to bury
the Ratchet and come TO some agreement so
that the federal offices ia the State msy be
6llad by republicans, he will bind himself to
maka one hundred speeches in the next
State campaign. one in every county In the
State. Neither faction, however, would &C
cept his proposition.
Among the Virginia republicans in the
city to- day is Mr.. Murat Willis, of Kappa
hammock county. He Gays ono of his sons Is
al applicant for the place of U. ;. attorney
| for the eastern district OF Virginia, and All
other for deputy internal revenue collector
| for his county, and that he thinks ;hey will
| be successful. Mr.. Willis is one OF tho many
! relatives the President has in Virginia
| Virginia republicans here to-day sag that
I General Malone will call upon the Pres
dent next week and have long interview
Z with him on the subject Of Virginia allalrs
The Generals friends do net say the cal
will be made By invitation, but intimate
hat it will he, by saying that he has tor
high on opinion of himself to call without
one His enemies in his own party, how
ever, say ne has found out that he would
wait until his corns dropped out before M
would be Invited to call, and that having
determined to 60 home next week, he ha!
decided to go to the White House and SET
defnitey on what footing he stands witt
the administration. Langston has seen The
President twice lately and has told hin
things about the General that we're not cal
culated 10 make him look more favorsblJ
uprn the great reedjuster. Messrs. Wise
and Brady have heard of tho Generals pro
posed call upon Mr.. Harrison, and will be
| here on Monday next 10 spike his guns
gentleman from Birmingham, Alabama, here
to-day says the movement to add responsibility to
the republican party in that State by excluding
the negroes from office, recently started IN his
| town. has already como 70 stand still, as the nc
gro preachers there have taken their stand against
| II, aud tia the silly attempt is dead failure.
| People from Philadelphia here to-day say that
| Postm ster General Wsnamaker is interested IN
| the firm OF WSnsmsker & Brown, OF that city
who have Iec-ntly sent out circulars to the 4tl
class pos.masters asking them to solicit orders foi
them.
The early removal OF democratic U. S. marsha's
| and district attorneys in tho Southern States, and
the appointment Of ultra republicans in tn II
places, is looked upon By democrats FROM those
States now here indicative of an attempt st leu
erai interferen in those States at the next cleo
tion and as sadly at variance with the Prcsl
dents profe sod admiration for civil service re-
form and his expires el views on the Southern
question.
Mr. Aleck Hunter, formerly of Al xan1ria, who
lost his place in the Interior Department under
the last administration, has bean reins;ated