Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Nov. y.


ton being filed by Louis Dent. Mr..
Blaine's private secretary.
There is good deal of talk here now
among Nirginians, and soon great vol,
umc Of it will pour out, over the federal
offices which Mr.. Cleveland and his
Cabinet will have at their disposal after
the 4th of next March. Judge John
Paul. of Harrisonburg, is here, but Is
reticent. 1t is probable, however, that
his mind reverts to the last visit OF Ma :
hone TO the President, made on behail
of his appointment to the appellate
.Judceship which General Gof1, OF West
Virginia. cot. and which, together with
the Secretaryship of War given to
Elkins. was to secure the electoral vote
of that State TO Harrison. The Judge
is now even. Mclaughlin, postmaster
at Lynchburg, is in the city to-day.
He stated frankly to friends that he
was not only resigned to his fate,
but expected to 60 out in less than
sixty days after inauguration. Nc
Laughlin's ''lot has not been happy
one having had hard time with
Wanamaker over his appointment, and
afterwards with the Senate committee
about his confirmation, but he is cheer
ful and sensible enough to laugh rather
than TO grieve over spilled milk The
well-knowD internal revenue collector,
p. H. McCaull, whose office Is also at
Lynchburg, has not as yet been heard
from since the close of the late great
fight. He holds in many respects the
most important position i'll the state,
and succeeded Captain Ham Shepperd,
now secretary to the Safe democratic
committee. There seems to be no
doubt of McCaull's early retirement
from office, since he probably heads
the entire ofliceholding horde of the
country in having broken the record
for ':pernicious' activity in the late
campaign. In his case there will prob
ably be no pardon, reprive or respite
for even the most limited period OF
time. His Consciousness, however, Is
purely political and amounts to no re-
lection on his personal character
or individual popularity. Indeed,
he may regard it rs still greater
distinction TO be thus early DOOM
cd 10 the axe and to shed the
first blood of the Virginia republican
.nartyrs." He undoubtedly heads the
bread and butter brigade for PERM
cious advocacy Of his beaten chief
First he bloomed ont rs Il managing
Harrison delegate to the Roanoke con-
ycntion. Thence he went as delegate
TO the national convention. At both
places he antagonized Malone, who
had secured him his place, and at Roam
ole boldly attempted to instruct Ma
hone and company for Harrison. But
a boldcr stroke still was i'll his taking
the stump for Harrison in Indiana,
where. ii is stated, he spoke as often as
two or three times q day. with no fear
ofCommissioner Roosevelt, the civil ser
vice laws. department rules, and with
au hi else before his eyes than the deter
Mutation to win glory through pcrnici-
ou3aciiyity. 1t turned ont to be Il case OF
leaving home for wool and coming
back shorn. He has clearly oyerlcap-
cd all the rounds of official propriety
and done what no revenue collector
under Mr.. Cleveland's administration
ever dared attempt and this, too, at the
cost of government time and the pub
lie interest. Referring to his PERM
cious activity, a gentleman from Fred
cricksburg Yesterday related Of him Il
funny little story. During readjuster
days he was under orders from M2hone
and would 20 from point TO point
in the State making speeches.
His check was magnificent and
lie often sought joint discussions with
orators like John w. Daniel, Holmes
Conrad and the like. On one occasion
he turned up at Spotsylvania c. H.
where his opponent was Wm. A. Little,
one of the brightest young democrats
in the State. Pat gave 'cm Il gorgeous
eXorliium in which he drew avivid pic
lure of himself and his long journey
from the blue mountains of the great
Southwest to where the beautiful Rap
palannock flows its placid flood along.
Next he told 'em Of the far famed
mineral wealth ofthat rich and bounti-
full region. He had specimens of some
Of the richest Of the ores, and these he
exhibited. When Little came to an
swcr, he minutely inspected Pats en-
tire collection, which embraced about
everything known to the mineral
world except brass. Then addressing
McCaull he demanded to know why
that metal had been ignored and wheth-
er there was no brass in his blue grass
region. The audience catching the
idea called out look at his cheek! He's
got it in the cheek, &C. There was
great laughing. in which McCaull, moth
lug abashed, joined heartily.
So far from stocks and bonds going
to ruin by the election of Mr.. Cleve-
land, there has been general rise in
securities since the announcement of
the democratic victory.
In accordance with the present pol
icy Of discouraging immigration to this
country, the Secretary of the Treasury
to-day directed that the steamship
Weiner, of the North German Line,
from Bremen with 2G0 immigrants on
board be detained at the Cape Charles
quarantine station for twenty days, the
period fixed by the Presidents proc
lamation of September LIST, though the
immigrants were inspected by the Fed
eral and local quarantine officers and
found to be free from infectious or con-
tagious disease and the vessel shows a
clean bill of health.
The Presidents callers this morning
were Secretary Rusk, General Lew
Wallace, General Kitchener of Ind.
and Sergeant-at-arms Valentine. The
policy of the administration in regard
to federal appointments is only partial
ly Indicated by the Presidents action