Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-15
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Special Correspondence Of the Ateta Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. G., july Is, 1879.
The rei:eraiiou This mo!r:cg BY The avoTld
republican paper Of this city Of tic report pao
lished in the Democrat, paper yesterday to the
effsct that Col. Boyd Elelir, an ex Confederate,
bad been appointed to promlucnt posi'lon 10
the engineering department OF tie army, IN
ducnd an enquiry concsrE!rg It's correctness at
the engineer department. where 1t was stated
that upon tue best inform 'tioG obtaldab!e thai
offco 30 such appointment has yet been made,
though, notwithstanding the imprObabliily OF
lis truth, inasnuoh IS Col. Edelin, was not 40
applicant fer the position mentioned, but for
cle,k5hip in the department, the report Tss
not emphaticay denied, as such % nppoIot-
mebt could have been made ~ tho Secretary
of War or by Col. Wheeler, VINO Is charge CT
the surveys No information, however, OF
such 90 appointment has set been received a.
either the War Department or ct the engineer
iug bureau Ct that Department. There ls 20
doubt that Secretary McCreary has OF late
made several appointments al the Instance CT
promiocnt democratic senators, Tor the purpose,
| it il openly stated by Ei9 cnemics, OF securing
the votes Of said democrats fer his confirmation
| az circuit Judge next winter, ard as both Saua'
| tors White and Lamar have urged EielIn S ap'
poutmcpt it is sill suspected, notWtt Standing
tho dcnials alluded to, that tho Colonel, who IL
we'll qualified to make an efficient Officer, will
suon receive All appointment OF some SOFT. mat
! he has net yet received one. however, Is beyond
| doubt. 10 this cJnDaoiloa Il may net DC
auss 20 observe that il Secretary Sherman can
appont the notorious Mis-. j epkS 10 slGccuTe
| $500 oiiioc. Mr.. M:Crcary ought certainly be
allowed the privilege Of aT9clnIlug al honorable
and cffcicut man &c lcas lucrative and really
laboricui posi;ion, even though DO did nearly
twenty years ego, when c3mp.ralVcV boy,
az many Other generous aud chiralrcuS boys
from Maryland cid, take the part OF the South
| and lose their icrtunts and rick tier lives IN
support OF tho cause OF sc ldaalstic ARD chlVal-
rio patton as ever had existence.
The contest fer tho vacancy occ!slo1ed by
the death OF tho late Judge llumphrles, OF the
Supreme Cour. Of the District eli Columbia, is
waxing as waru Gs the weather, and much
more furious. As stated ycs!trlay Mr. Thomp
SOD, Of Pennsylvania. has the Inside track 10
tho rae, of those who gre considered outsiders,
but none OF that class gre looked upon as likely
\ to obtain The appointment unless their sclVcos
| 10 tho approaching ctction campaign IT.
considered important. iEe members OF
the bar here gro active i'd their tx:r,ions
10 haze either cpn OF themselves or a
Maryland lawyer. vino 81 course, will be
familiar with District LAYS, appointed, but 1t
secus impossible for theu TO select mau upon
whom to ccutro. They held . mectiog for that
purpose this morning., bat were as far from
achieving t;lcir purpose at lis adjournment as
thny were before they wcEo called to order.
| Among the aSp!rants lGr Iio isInn.hip alC
Messrs. Francis Miller ard II. III. Wells. b5n
of whom formerly lived in Alexandria.
Tho latest Presidential ramer is oro 10 The
effect that should the contss! between Grant,
Sherman and Blaine 10 The oaloGal republican
convention threaten q dead lock, ex-senator
Ramsay, Of Minnesota, vii! be fallen upon as
the Moses who will lead the republicans out Of
their difficulties. Neither Mr.. Conkiug, nor
his candidate. fIr Window. is spoken OF 10
connection with the nomination.
heard this morning, for the frs: time, that
the Tontino restaurant, Coorey's famous res
tauraut in Alcx.oiria, is adytriiz,d for oslo 10
ono of tho Baltimore papers