Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondents of tho Alexs. GAZETTE
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Especial Correspondence of tho AloIs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July 26, 1889.
An Indiana republican, 10 talking to the
GAzETTE's correspondent to-day about
pai agraph In this correspondence OF some
DAYS ago, said be knew Hornaday as far
back as 1850, and up to the present time bad
never heard him charged with being lover
of the negro; on the contrary, he was
charged with helping the United States
marehal to return fugitive slaves from lodi.
ana long before the war. He became re
publican after Grants administration, and
from that time until the present be has
stood ready 20 obey the direction of Dudley
Kentucky to strff ballot boxes In Washing
ton, Ind, where he has lived for many years.
1t is, he ssid, very plain that Mr. Harrison
knew this man, and has rewarded him for
the "blocks of five" business, In which he
played an important part.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to day
is Senator Ransom, of North Carolina. The
Senator saws the white republicans of his
State are only republicans Tor what they CAP
make, and that as the administration has
only given them the locel offices, and in do
ing that has apparently selected those most
unpopular among themselves, 1t has not In
creased the republican strength there, and
that North Carolina is as safely demo
cratic now 90 1t ever was.
The investigation now going on at the
Pension Office shows that Corporal Tanner,
through Squires, the man he transferred 10
better office so as to make place for a
member of his, Tanners, own family, dou
bled Senator Manderson's monthly pension,
aud, by rerating it, gave him 81 600 for back
pay for Injury to his spinal cord" and that,
too, though the Senator now leads germans
at the balls he attends.
It is reported that Congressman Brewer,
republican of North Carolina, has threaten
ed to sue the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
for 500 900 damages for printing that he
| was in the market. Mr.. Brewer has threat
| ened TO run as an independent candidate
| for Speaker of the House if the admnistra
ton and Congress do not show more Con-
sideration to southern republicans than they
have done heretofore. He does not object
to a publication to this effect, but he says
he strenuously objects to being published
/ throughout the land as being in the market
People from Deer Park here to day cay
that ex Congressman Yost, of Virginia, who
went there yesterday TO see President Har
rison about certain federal patronage ip his
| State, but was denied an audience, at:ei
aiting all day, left last night by no meanf
pleased with the treatment he had received
de was natural, and fully impressed with the
idea that as the administration had en-
dorsed General Malone, it had now little or
no use for any Virginia republicans except
Mahoneites, of which he is not one,
1t 10 said here that the true reason for the
appointment of Mr.. Furlong to be chief o
| 10 ha f,n hot q c
detective, had done effective service for MIR
Russell Harrison, the Presidents son.
Prof. Langston has returned hero from Peters
burg. He says that as long as General Malone
will observe the spirit and letter OF the cal! FOL
the State convention as agreed TO by the national
| republican committee there will be no objection
| on the part of the Virginia republicans, but tina
as soon as he deviates from it there will be a re
volt that will extend TIN oughout the State, snc
| that will sew up the G. neral with single stitch
| or words to that effect.
| The following changes in the 4th class post
offices of Virginia were made to-day: Allegheny
| Station, ALE .hany county, E. p Legg appoint
postmaster, vice W. h. Mann, removed; AIRING
| ton, Nelson county, John 7. billiard, vice c. II
| Stevens, removed; Buckingham, Buckingham
county, P. A. Grigg, vice A 4. Moaeley, removed
Central Plains, Fluvanna county, olivis
| Hidsn, vice G. s. Irving, removed; Col
umbia Plains, Fluvanns county, Joseph Payne
vice James A. Shepherd, removed; Garrisonvilie
Stafford county, j. B G lrrison, vice Mamie Black
burn, removed Greenyiile, Augusta county, j. F
|! Collins, vice d. G. Palmer, removed; Healing
Springs, Bath county, James c. Kincaid. vice
B Williams removed; Independence Syringe
Grayson county, W. z. Dickey, vice L. Lundy
| removed; Iipps, Wise county, W. Roberts, vici
| Willy Gardner removed; Lowesville, Amhers
county, B. NJ. Davidson, vice ]. W. Rite, removed
Marlborough Springs, Bath county Agnes A
| Lerew, vice c. n. Hughsrt, removed Nebraska
Appomattox county, 9. h. Coleman, vice John
Atwood, removed; Palmyra, Fiuvanns county
Joel Haden, vice Geo. E. Bethel, removed; Ros'
Mills, Amherst county, G. c. Waddell, vice Ed D
Slaughter, removed; shelton, Nelson county, w
s. Robert vice ]. z. Shelton, resigned; spou
Springs, Appomattox county, h. F. Collins, vle'
W. A. Plunkett. removed; Twyman's Mills, Madi
son county, salie NJ Strother, vice W. c. Yesger
removed. .
A detective Iasaed through here to-day on hi
way to Annapolis with requisition from thu
Governor OF Mississippi on the Governor of Mary
land for Kilraine. the defeated principal in tn
late famous prize fight.