Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-18
FROM WAsHINGToH
[speoiol Correspondence Of tho Alexandria easste'
WAsEINaroE, D. O.. Aug. 18. 1881.

FROM WASHIAGT1a.
Ispeo;ol Correspondence Of tho alexandria Gazette.
WAsKINaroK. D. O., Aug. IS. 1881.
The late Malone conference at Peters
nnrp. Va, giving evidence among otner
ti,,nvs ,hat the General feels he is get IN tne
"saddlan and in.snds, booted and spufren.
r. etoy there fo. the Presidential campaign
NJ next wear, has created no list!e anxiety
IN the minds Of csrtain republicans OF tDaS
state. especially thoee who wear the anti
Mehone stripe. as circumstances just nov
annear TO be ooustssinipg Malone toward
the eunport OF Harrison. these anti-Mahone
renubIcans. many OF whom fought eifher
directIy or Indirectly for him sc Chicago,
are fearful of the "Boss's" growing influence
with the administration, and would gladly
defeat, by enS means In their power, the
proposed union O; tbs supporters Of Manone
and Harsiscn CT behalf Of the lstter's sec-
ond term aspirations. Malone, they hsd
hoped woud raiss the bloody shit End dars
to 90 everything possible in opposition TO
the man W no turned hin from hie Cabinet
and denied him the control OF the ofhces IN
his State Bot Mahone will make no War
OF the kind, snd In h!s present somewhat
disabled ooodi.ion 10 evidenoiag
decided disposition fer peace. Hia oD
porents ara therefore beginning to
look about and arc preparing to face the
probable Dangers that are gathering around
them. They have already told the Presi-
dent that Malone is iasincere, and not TO
trust him. But tiis has brought them no
solid comfort in the form Of any recent hos
tile act or pledge against Malone, and 20 Ii
is nov manifest that they mean to be more
demopstrst!ve themselves in behalf OF their
cbieftan and by loud growing TO drown the
tWitte.ipe voice of the little General. Ihis
being the latest pta,e OF the contest. well
Informed republican declared sneeringly to-
dsy that pretty soon We should have tbs
spectacle OF the Malone and the anti Mahone
cocks, each trying to crow louder than tbs
other fJr Harrison, Morton and TIE epo!ls Of
office.
A largo number OF people lined the shore
of the Potomac, from the foot OF the White
House almost to Georgetown, this evening.
to lock at the boat racing In progress on the
river. Jos. W. Bergen, OF the Bradford Boat
Club, Cambridge, Mass won the frat race.
senior quarter.mlle dash In 20. Williem
Ceff.ey, Lawrence Canoe Club, OF Lawrence,
Mass, second. E. Newton Atherton, of the
Metropolitan Rowing Club, OF New York,
third. The second race was for single scnlIs
one ard one-hs!f mile. Csry vas scratched
race wen by Flemming. Dsyer, second.
Time slow, owing to the many boats In the
river.
It sala at the Department OF Justice
that U. 8. Marshal Buck, of Gtorgis, car
pet hegger, the successful opDosar of the Or
gsniz ,:!on o. q white mans republican psf
~ CT the State 0; hi5 present dom;cil, has
beep charging constructive mileage end has
had bis aoooUuis cut down accordingly. II
E.ro lixrir
TIA tama linz OF yaiiToad, snd one only ieB
niss Dagcnd the other, no would charge
The 8atire distance icr The latter. though 5s
aaG charged e.! nut ten la;lss Of Ii 70 the
fotJnsf, There was scme tsiS Of 0is-
ohaygs, hut AZ Mr.. Back lie expected to Sc
cure Harrison delegation from Georgia &c
that wac al Of !6.
The commissioners appointed to mako the
;hree thousand al!otmente Of tho Cheyenne
Iadian lands have already expended nearly
lhe Whole OF tho appropriation for that pns
pase, though they have only made about
three huad.ed s!lotmeDts. SILL. es thrse OF
tbs coumlt s,onsrs ars from Ipdianapoiis OF
USER there. AID SO the Pres!deUs'a feoces are
in very had or5oy 10 Indiana, they, too, will
be allowed t. 20 Scott free.
gent!ensa rem West Virginia, here TO-
day, says that the troabls ebont Senator
K7una's hears VA altogether functional,
aud not organic, ami now that 5he Ssostor
hiss abandon ed the use Of tobacs a0d CT fies,
he has reeained his hsslih, s uo1 90 well I'D
ever. and will be here next week. He slso
ssve the sena'or was reported Incorrectly in
ssceot interview 10 which he was made to
cay that Mr.. Cleveland would be re-nomi-
mated, ard b; t Whist ha did cay was that If
New York wsro for Cleveland be would bs
nominated.
The American Chemical Society held its second
and last session for the year in tbo Columbian
University building this morning. beginning at
1879 O'clock Papers ware read and informally
dicussed as follows: l.. Identification Of Arsenic
and Antimcny, james :. Anderson or Acid Gul
plato of Limo. II. Endemsnn Gluten, II. Epde-
mann; on tho nature aud origin OF asphalt from
TIL. Isinpd OF Trindad, Clifford Richsrjsop; Scmo
characteristics of Pinte, II. W. Wiicy.
At the meeting of tho society for
tho promotion of Agricultural Science the
following wore among tho papers read
"An additional note On p"tat' rot by j.
]. Burril. "a symposium on MEiz8' by -. g.
Caldwell Soil ezamiustian aud soil maps" By
E. ". HilFard sell extract in rclaicn to dovcl-
opmeut OF tubsrclos on c:oror soots' by L. c.
Xedz!e; "a soution Il arsoDc and copper rs q
funp;cide and nsectcide results Of troa' mens of
raspberry snthrscnose' bY w. j Green; "0llve
oil authorizations bS i. Papsreli snd Tho struct
ure OF coils snd the circulation OF soil moisture"
by Ii. Whitney.
Storm in Culpeper
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