Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondents Of the AIexs. dAzETTK
WASHINGTON, D. c., May %, 1889.

The North Carolina Creosote Company
has lust received an order for $50 600 worth
of lumber from the Nicaragua Canal Com
pany. The recent trouble in the former
company between Gen. Malone and Ser
geant-at-ArRs Canaday of the Senate has
been practically decided in the latter's favor,
the Generals representatives In the COM
psny having been removed and the action
of Thomas, the old president. endorsed.
Ex-senator Miller says he was made party
to the suit without his knowledge.
Mr.. Broyles, OF Virginia. hearing en- un-
founded rumor to the effect that eX Auditor
Brown Allen, of his State, had been prom
ised place as chief of division in the Post
office Department, the place for which he
was an applicant, and knowing that MIR.
Allen had Gen. Mahone'ssuppo withdrew
his application, and is pow an applicant Tor a
place in the Treasury Department.
The "kickers," apparently alarmed at the
evident intention of the President to recog-
niza Gen. Malone as the head of the party
in Virginia, have issued call for meeting
of the leaders of their faction, to be held at
the Epbitt House here on the 29.h inst. The
call is signed by Elk Gov. Cameron, Zen.
Groner and ex Congressman Brady.
MIR. Strother, who was an applicant for
the postoflice in Warrenton, Virginia, has
withdrawn in favor of young Mr.. Pattie.
MIR. Flynn is the other applicant. MIR.
Strother's action is q matter OF some surprise
to the Virginia republicans here, as he has
heretofore been considered Malone man,
while Pattie's father is q strong anti Malone
man.
Among the Presidents callers last Satur
day was Judge Nowlin, ex editor of the
Roanoke Times and of the late Richmond
Wing. The Judge is now supporter of
protection republicans against revenue re-
form democrats.
| Congressman Bailey Brown, of Virginia,
/ tried to have friend named Crittendsn ap.
pointed postal route agent on the Kappa
hammock river, but Congressman Stock
bridge, of Baltimore, got the place for one of
his friends named Barrett.
1t was thought for q time That Judge
Hugnes's son would certainly be appointed
assistant u. s. attorney for the eastern dis
trict of Virginia, but halt was asked in or
der that the application of Judge Bristoe, of
Middlesex county, might be considered.
The Judge is being pushed by Congressman
Bailey Browne. Mr.. Browne tried to have
| Waddey appointed U. S. marshal; be tried
to have Crittenden appointed postal route
agent. Now if ne shall fail in the Bris oe
case it will look very much az if he would
get the shell and some body else get the oys
ter part of the federal patronage Ia Viz
ginia.
The friends of ex Congressman ]. Il.
Brown, of Virginia, are by no means please d
that a negro has been appointed to the place
for which be was an applicant-4th auditor
and for which he had large republi
can congressional endorsement. The army
and navy officers, who have their accounts
settled by the 4th auditor, are also put out
no little at having TO transact their business
with a negro official. The democrats are
laughing in their sleeves, and are hoping
that more negroes will be appointed.
A friend of Mr.. Douglass, the new Dis
trict Commissioner, was approached this
morning by friend who lives in the north.
east section OF the city. who said to him he
hoped he would, as commissioner, do some
thing for that section Mr.. Douglass replied to
the effect that he had long boon a Presbyterian,
and therefore it would bo only natural for him to
look after He'll Bottom'-a locality in the sec
ton refcrroi to-
That General Malone doesn't caro- n snap of his
finger for the 'kickers as he terms thom, IN his
party and would Just as soon, if not sooner, have
their enmity rs their friendship, is proved By the
following incident as narrated to 2 frend in
This city by one of them Mr.. Grandsah the author
of tho (randstar bill in the Virginia Legislature
Of which no was member, though now a recent
ly deposed employee of the u. s. Senate, to which
place he was appointed through the influence Of
ex-senator Riddlebergcr. Il went 10 Cham
b Rims and sent my card to the General
room, The waiter returned with the message that
the General was not in. Having nothing particu-
lar to do loitcred about there for timc. Pre-
sonty tho General came down stairs. secing me,
he Immediately began looking under the chairs
and tables in the room, and when | approached
and addressed him, no said his sharpcst falsot'o
vocc, oh, l haven't time to talk to you ; Pm
looking for a little dog
A son of ex-Congressman Eustacc Gibson, of
West Virginia has been removed from his place
as postal route agent.
Mr.. Amor has been appointed foreman of the
! press room in the government printing office vice
Sardo.
before Judge Cox in this city to morrow. 1t in.
wolves abont $4,000. Mr.. Edmund Burke, OF
Alexandria, is counsel for the plaintiffs.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
More than six hundred colored converts