Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-28
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Ispeotal Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gsxettel

WARRINGTON. ~. W, MAY 20, LOU.
An item that had extensive circulation
was printed here day or two ago to the
effect that man who was entitled 10
monthly pension of $72 and had been draw
ing it for years, called at the pension bureau
and asked to have his name Withdrawn
from the pension list, stating that ne mad
recovered from all the injury be ever recelv,
ed by the war, aud that he thoughtlt would
be equivalent to obtaining money under
false pretenses if he were to draw MS pen
sion any longer. 1t now turns out that Tue
man referred to is as wild as March air, ana
his friends have requested that his name be
restored to the list as his pension money IS
his sole means of support.
The delay in turning over the ohces OF
internal revenue collectors in Virginia ana
in the other States is occasioned oy tne IN
sufficient number Of examiners IN the treas
ury service, who have to examine the OH
cisl affairs of the removed collectors before
their SUCCESSORS can take possession OF their
Offices.
From a Virginia Mahoneite in the city
TODAY it is learned that General Malone
intends to make the case of Mr.. Shepherd
test case in the matter of confirming the
Presidential appointments that have been
or will be made in Virginia during the re-
cess of the Senate. Mr.. Shepperd will he
charged with the authorship or the puhli'
cation of the democratic circular issued 10
VIRGINIA previous to the Danville riot, and on
that ground the General hopes enough repuo'
lican Senators will vote against Mr.. Shep-
nerds confirmation to defeat it, aud thus TO
establish precedent for rel ecting all the 9th
ara But the General will be more deceived IN
this than he usually is in his ideas about the
| result of elections in Virginia, for the re,
| nublican Senators have too many personal
| fayors to ask of the administl alton to he
antagonizing it in the matter of Virginia
appointments
Col. Fred. Smith, of Arizona, the young
est son of OK Gov. William Smith, of Vir-
pinia, is an applicant for an Indian agency
or inspectorship, and it is said will proba,
bly, be appointed.
The President to-day appointed one col
lector of internal revenue in Wisconsin and
one in Michigan. number of postmasters
were commissioned, among them John A
R. Warner, at Lexington, Va, and William
Henry Ritenour, at Harrisonburg, Va.
The prominent democratic applicants for
the postmastership at Danville are Messrs
McDearman, Law. Herndon and Burr, with
chances in favor of the former, if the IN
cumbent, who was a republican and IS a
=, Mahoneite, be removed.
Quite number of negroes who live aud
move and have their being in this city went
over to Alexandria to day to vote against
the democratic ticket, as it is understood
here all of their race in that city did.
It seems to be understood now that not
withstanding all the talk about cleaning out
the entire number of Mahone's postmasterS
| 1,,1 ba xrh nl a
removals such as those of last Monday, as
among them we're included many OF the
most offensive of the Generals partlsans.
OF course more removals will be MADE 10
Virginia, some probably to-day, but they
will come hereafter singly rather than IL
battalions.
Secretary Manning has returned from Ne"
| York. and was at the Treasury day, be
sieped by as large a crowd Of Office eker:
| as that which he left when he went away.
Congressman Barbour, who is usually
here making the rounds Of the department:
| in behalf of those of his constituents who
are applicants for Office, remained over II
| Alexandria to-day to vote, but it is reported
| that he was as much beset there rs he /!
when here.
Mr.. Beckford Mackey, the U S. Consu
at Rio Grande del Sur, who has had dill
Guilty there, is the grandson Of the late K. b
Lloyd of Alexandria.
| The gal dener at theWhite House, in dig
| eing there this morning, unearthed large
number OF insects, which, when examined
were pronounced to belong to the species
known Us the seventeen year locusts
Those who know say that among the de
partment employees here are many colorec
men from Alexandria who were appointed
by General Malone, and that though good
and worthy white democrats have applied
for their places, it has 80 far been impossl
BILE to have them removed.
The recent reported disagreement between
the President and Mr.. Bayard, Secretary o
State, is without the slightest foundation
Up to this date, at least, the President:
Cabinet is a happy family, and none in il
more disposed to do exactly as he wishe;
than the three Southern members.
The only fourth. class postoffice change in
Virginia to-day was that of VIM. NJ. BeaLon
in place of S. B. Deavry, resigned, at Bay
kins, Southampton county, Va.
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