Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
FRUM WASHINGIUN.
5oscial Correspondence OF the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 8, 1889.

WASHINGTON, ~. u, Juue u 1000.
The recent food is the principal topic of
conversation here to day, though the only
effects of it visible are muddy and wet
streets in the neighborhood of the market
house and the 6 b street depot, and water IN
some of the cellars and basement rooms in
that locality. All the wharves on the Mary
land side of the river between Alexandra
and this city have been injured more or iess.
The drawer of The Long Bridge is out OF
plumb and one Of the spans OF that bridge
has fallen, but large force is at work max
ing repairs, and travel on it will, it ls SAID,
be resumed within three days. The railroad
track for nearly q mile south of the bridge,
and most of the houses along it, have been
washed away.
The Mahoneit,s here continue to be in the best
of spirits. They say the General is backed by
thirty.two O. S. Senators, and that they knew
two months ago the administration would recog-
nize him as the respons BILE head of the republican
party in their State and that therefore the late
givings out to nat effect are by no means sur
prising They also say the fact that the Presl.
dent has put of hearing the committee appointed
at the late kickers meeting, TO present their SIDE
of the Virgins; case to him, until Tuesday o! next
week. cabinet meeting day too, shows that he is
not much interested in what they Will nave TO
say. and also, that he does not intend to allow
them much time.
1t is rumored to-day that there were several
interviews on Saturday last between the Prcsi-
dent and Mr. Blaine the President and Mr.. Clark
son, and Mr.. Blaine and Mr. Clarksop, ana that
at all of them the Malone and anti-Mahone ques'
ton WAS the subject of consultation. 1t IS also
said that the rcls tons between the President and
Mr.. Blaine are lie ,oming more and more strained,
not as tue months or weeks, but rs the days,
roll by.
Senator Barbour says The meeting of the cxccu'
tive committee of tho democratic party OF Flr-
gnia to have been held an the 9th inst to tx tho
time and place for the State democratic convention
will have to be postponed for 4 week or ten days
By reason OF the obstruction to transportation
caused by the late flood.
Among the Virginia republicans in town to-day
is ext opg gresham Mayo, of Westmoreland county
He says between the MshOneites and "kickors' he
takes the middle of the road lit says he was.
and is opposed to tho present organization OF the
party in his State but that as that organization
was effected by the party, the party is the only
power that can change it. he may, he says have
been opposed to the organization of the Conftd-
crate army, but he followed General Lee all the
same and he follows General Malone on the
same principle. He says he thinks Gen. Malone
stands in his own light by assuming the dispense
tion of the federal patronage in Virginia, as there
are at least five applicants for every place, and
that as of those five only one can be appointed
the other four naturally become his enemies.
Were it not for this assumption, Mr. Mayo says,
the oncraI would he the most popular man IN
Virginia.
well info .mcd democratic politician from
Richmond, here to-day, says intelligence there
from various parts of the State is to the effect
that at at present Congressman O'Ferrall has the
inside track for the democratic gubcrnat rial
nomination. and that Mr.. Gordon, of Rappahan-
mock, would, he thinks, be the nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor if he were old enough. lie says
he thinks the State convention will be held in
Richmond and that the chairman of the State COM
mittee will be a resident Of that city.
Representative Brcckinridge, OF Kentucky, one
IL til. speakers at the late Cleveland banquet in
New York was at tina Capitol To-Day. he says
the banquet referred 70, nor any thing thst was
said or donc at it, had any political significance
whatever. He aso says hist The approval no eX-
pressed at that banquet of the last iministiation
did nos mean that he approved Of all the members
OF Mr.. Cleyc an1's cabinet.