Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-25
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Special Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE J
WASHINGTON, D. c., April %, 1889.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April %, 1889.
A large delegation Of Virginia republicans,
among them Col. Mayo, Judge Clairborne,
Col. Stubs, Major Jackson, Col Martin,
State Senator Stovall, and Messrs. Bocock,
Welfey, Mayo, Penn, Broyles, Stewart, and
others, started from the Metropolitan Hotel
Yesterday to call upon the President, Score
tary Blaine and Postmaster General Wana,
maker, but obtained audiences from none OF
them. They were received, however, by as.
sistant Postmaster General Clarkson ana
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton. or
MIR, GARRISON they asked that Mr.. BroyIes
be appointed a chief of division in the Post
office Department. They We're informed
that under Instructions from the White
n use nothing is being done with Virginia
applications now, but that probably such
applications would be considered at an early
dav. OF Mr.. Wharton they asked that Mr.
Stewart, who halls from Richmond coun
~, be appointed consul to Montreal
Mr.. Stewart said that he had first applied
TO; the Cape of Good Hope consulate, but
h I'd come to think there was no good hcpo
/ that, and had now conferred his hope in
Canada. They also asked that Col. Martin,
who halls from Portsmouth, be awarded the
Hong Kong consulate. The Colonel said he
was not only endorsed by the names on bis
application, but by the 10. 0O0 people who
voted for him as Presidential elector last
fall. Mr. Wharton said he hoped be would
not bring all of them to the department.
Mr. Wharton elsorsaid that he was power
less, and that they must see Mr.. Blaine.
The races have been postponed until to-
morrow. Tue attendance of strangers is
,aata,lar
comparatively small, and the prospects for
successful meeting are by no means
bright.
There were no changes in the 18th class
Virginia postmasters to-day. Walter John
ston was appointed postmaster at Bowie,
Prince Georges county, Md, vice Liners, re-
signed. Il is said at the Postoflice Depart
msat that the republican postmaster recent.
~ appointed at Halifax and at some other
Presidential postc ces in North Carolina,
have baen unable to give the requisite
bonds
Many OF the loads Of fish that have recent
" arrived at this city from the fishing
shores on the Potomac found no market here
and had to be sent bacl; TO Alexandra,
where they found ready market.
A party and personal friend of Gen. Ma
hone from Virginia, now here. in a talk with
the GAZETTE's correspondent this morning,
said the President had recently stated that
he intended to send for Gen. Mahone within
the next few days aud have long confer
ence with him respecting Virginia Affairs
The gentleman referred to said he believed
from eli he could see and hear, that after
all, the President, il he would not, like Pres
ident Arthur, throw the whole weight Of
the administration in favor of Gen. Malone,
would be disposed to recognize him "a the
astutest and most effective republican in
Virginia, aud 10 act accordingly. ConliEu
ing, he sad he believed that Gen. Mahone
would he the republican candidate for Gov
ernor of Virginia next fall and that General
James A. Walker would be on tho ticket
with him for Lieutenant Governor, aud that
no matter how much few impotent kickers
might talk such ticket would receive the
practical support Of the entire republican
party of Virginia.
Elk Senator Lewis, of Virginia. Mr.. Lewis
Mckenzie, of Alexandria, and one or two
more Virginia republicans of the anti-Ma-
hone faction, or "kickers," as the General
calls them, met here to-day and started for
the White House, but whether they got
there or not, or. if they did. whether they gov
an audience with the President, is upknown.
The ex-senator and DR.. Gimer, the ex-post-
master at Richmond, called yesterday, tut
were not admitted.
MIR. Dave Bailey, of Virginia. finding that
General Malone would support Mr.. Craig
for u s. attorney for the western district of
Virginia, has abandoned his contest for that
place and gone home, hoping for something
else if General Malone shall come into
power again, but without expressing any
ideas that induce his friends to believe that
he suffers from second attack of cacbexia
Africana. As this may not he understood
By some OF the new settlers in Virginia, it
may be we'll to tell them that some years
ago Mr.. Bailey said he bad eaten a bushel
OF dirt for General Malone, to get an Office,
and would eat two bushels more to effect
that object.
A correspondent Of tho New York Herald
was sent from here to-day to Alexandria to
interview Mr.. George Washington Ball, Il
resident of that city, and relative of Gen
eral Washington, on the subject of Mary,
the Generals mother, and her tomb at Fred.
ericksbprg.
Genera Brady who shot himself accidentally
at his homo in Wcstmoreland county. Virginia,
some time since and WAS brought to Providence
Hospital in this city for treatment, is rapidly re-
covering and says he hopes to bc out in a short
time, but il must be on crutchcs.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Miss Annie /. Garrett died Mt her home