Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-09
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Csprc1hL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZETTE. I
s'rona HTnstainGaOn.
WASHINGTON, April 9-!2 Ill,

sine, s!,c ryp;ra,iou Of the terms Of The
po.t,n.siers Il! Richmond, Norfolk, Peters
burg "md iynnhnurg nave became o.
iag.a g. ltcrast, th@:n arc Some other
rfii.., which have aist become vacant loE
auo.hcr Reason There aye othccs which Inc
recent adjustment OF salaries shows to nave
raiccd business sufficient to make llcm pay
one thousaud dollars per aunum 10 the post:
master and thus become ''Presldcnlal offices
i. G. within the direct appointment OF the lresl
dent Of the United States and not Of the Post
master General, who appoints all postma5tcrs
chose salary is less than Onc Thousand dollars.
Two such Offices haze recently been reported
from Virsiuia-Ashland uenrico county, and
Suif1:l,, r,ars,mond County. These Offices will
prouab!y be filled by The rcappontmcnt OF the
p!essut iucumbcils, tu: there's macy slip
between tho cup anu the lip.
VIRGINIA NOTES.
Tie cases Of the Ii:goia posIolicas were 10
DO case called UP today either by the President
or the Postmaster General.
A declaration OF c2lorcd men from RlchmoGd
waited upon President Hayes to day to protest
agaicst tic rcapponilacnt OF E!lss Van Lew as
postmaster AZ Richmoad.
APPOINTMENTS.
Al,uzJ Bill HIS been appointed Assistant
Sc:tctary &! the latari,T. Mr. Bell is now the
Chief Cie.l. Of thai Department. 1t il expected
that Ash. White N!:! b. appointed Chief Clerk,
yia> H.H nra.antHi.
RCMons.
That John N. Llugsou, colorcd, IS TO be
made Secretary CT the American Legation at
Paris.
That } chm l.. Norris, Of Washington, Fres-
dent Of the Jackson democratic Association,
has been made one of the Com ml5sioners OF the
District OF Columbia.
The President viii spend the summer at The
Soldiers Home.
AT TIE EXECUTIVE MANSION.
There WAS 70 Cabinet meeting to-day, and
the President Vas occupied during the morn
Jag hour with cailars, including delegation Of
coIored men from Virginia, who came to an
tagonize the claims OF Miss Van Lew to the
RichmaDd posotrce-
NEW COUNTERFEiT5.
New coantcrIcits have been reported TO The
the Treasury Depar:ment-Sl 900 Treasury
notes, $500 Treasury Notes, aud S. Treasury
uotcs, all well executed.
Mali. CONTRACTS.
Tho following hi is for carrying The mails in
the Alexandria section Of the Stale OF Virginia
were accepted to day: Brstoc 10 Brcn'selIe,
rhos. K Davis. SLIP; Callet's to Tacsest's
Mills, IS. $. Eh,uonds, $50; Manassas to
BouIah. &. T., Davis, Of Alexandria, $40;
Bclrair Mills u Dumircs, w. II. Groves, Sill;
PuIlman's to Tong Branch, G. Il. Pullman and
Alec. BryaDt, s-22;; Brcn:s7io to L4bdstowo
FindIcy & Freemau, c! Whitley, Ky, $780,;
Bealton 10 Pluo View, Robt. Boyd, OF London,
Nv sl42; Rooth's Hill to BealIon, j. Il New.
house, SO: Clifton Station to Centreville f.
W. Parker, of st. Louis, S92; Fairfax Station
10 Fairfax Court House, X. l.. Sissou, S9Gi
Loudoun to Prospect Hill, Fiodey d Freeman
of Whitley, Ky. 1923 Hickory Grove to
Manassas, CuthbeIt Il SroWtalI, 1918; Arcoia
10 Louudon Station. } II Warrau, OF Albany,
Wisconsin, STAT; Vienna 10 Langley, + NJ.
Jacl,.cu & Hill, 1919; Theological Seminary to
Alexandria. j. 3. Ford, OF Washington, $3.50;
Ieesburg 10 M:tli!cburg, &. 4. Suowba!! Il
j. g. G,ode, OF Manassas; 1883; L:csburg 10
Unison, Sawyer & Elliott, of Babowsvillo, Ky,
S3422; Leesburg 10 Point OF Rocks, Flndlcy q
freeman, Whitley. Ky, 1862; leesburg TO
Evergrcen Mills, j. Il. Warran. Of Albany,
Wisconsin. SCI; Round Hill 10 Winchester,
Charles w. johnston. Of Lovcl,sviIIe, STAB;
Purccllve to Il!sbovo' Rodney aui Matth-
cws, STA; Purce!i9ie to BsrryVlle, n. O.
Buck, 1854 80; LincolD to Purcevilie, Robert
Boyd, of L>ud3un O., $l49; l1ilisboro' to
Harpar's Ferry. Rodney aud Matthew'S, SlG4;
NIalk's Gan to Hoin oil Rocks, G.. Il. Rluker,
st40; White Pest 20 Summlt Pulat, {. S.
Harris $40.