Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-09

andoah, informs the Navy Department tna1
he has landed about $50 men in Panama LOT
the protection Of American interests. sec
retary Whitney replied to him: your
duty is confined to protecting railway anu
steamship companies property, aud ii'es
and property of American citizens and, SO
far az YOUR force permits, to keep the transit
omen In conflicts between local forces you
must not participate nor show honor OF
dishonor to either" Secretary Whitney to-
dow received the following message from
Commander Kane at Aspinwall. Alliance
inst arrived. The situation is unchanged.
The Colon sail tonight.
The conference Of the democratic mem
hers of the Virginia Congressional delega-
ton did not adjourn yesterday, as 1t was
expected to do, but reassembled this morn
ing. After it adjourned late yesterday
evening it's members stated that they hau
agreed to recommend Mr.. Childrey, OF
Richmond, for collector of internal revenue
from that district. It is understood this was
done because all the tobacco men 10 Rlcn.
mond united in a demand that the collec-
torship be brought back to that city, from
which it had been taken during the Mahone
regime. Mr.. r. w. Scott, of Charlotte,
whom it agreed to recommend tor marsnai
| of the eastern district, is the gentleman VINO
inaugurated democratic clubs in the State.
Judge Graham, of Buchanan county, was
selected for endorsement for marshal OF the
| western district. The conference also
agreed to recommend Mr.. Ham. Shepherd,
Of Warrenton, for the internal reven'
ne collectorship of the Alexandria dis
trct, and Mr.. g. l.. Helms, of Franklin
county, for that of the Danville district. 1t
also determined to recommend Judge Allen
of Shenandoah county for U. >. District
Attorney f. r the western and Colonel Catlett
Gibson, of Culpeper county. for the eastern
district of the State. AS the I'd and Sd
congressional districts in the State are rep
resented by republicans, the conference
deemed it their province TO recommend The
appointment of the local officers in those
districts, and therefore selected for thell
endorsement Mr.. Patterson for postmaster
at Petersburg. 1t is to agree upon othel
recommendations for those districts that be
conference reassemb!ed to day. Most OF the
applicants for the respective position re-
fered to seem to acquiesce in the action Of
the conference, but some ofthe unrecommen'
ed ones have, it is said, already commenced
to kick. Those who have been recommend
ed have the best apparent chance OF ap'
poinlment but are by no means certain OF
it, for of ali white men, it is now conceded
that the President is the most uncertain,
at least in respect of such matters.
| While heavy storm was passing over
the city late yesterday afternoon, the Wash
I inpton Monument was struck three times
by lightning without causing the least dam.
age. Gel. asey examined the aluminium
tip this morning with powerful telescope
and found it as sharp and bright rs when II
was placed on the summit some months
since.
Up to noon to-day the President had made
but one appointments postmaster IN 6
small town in New York Most of The
Office seekers have left the city and return
ed to their homes, and the few who remain
look faint aud sick from hope long deferred
Elk Surgeon General Wales, who is under
arrest awaiting trial by court martial, vii
come before the district court on writ o
habeas corpus. The Doctor wants hi!
crookedness tried by a civil and not by
military court.
Among those who called upon the Presi
dent to day we're Congressman Tucker anC
Col. Fauntleroy, of Virginia.
The son of President Barrios, Of Guate
mala, is in this city, having come here from
West Point, where he is q cadet. VI
| TO noon To-Day ne Sdlu He lau receive" -.
reliable intelligence of his fathers deatt
and did not believe it had occurred. Sec
rotary Whitney to day received dispatch
from Commander Mahan, Of the Wachusett
dated La Libertad, Salvador, in which h'
saws: Salvador is quiet Barrios is Ger.
tainly dead. Nicaraguan troops entered
Honduras, routing the enemy, who retreat
ed in disorder towards Guatemala. tele
gram from Zaldnar to authorities here say!
that Mexico will make formal alliance with
Salvador. expect this will end the trou
BILE without another shot. Probably boil
armies will march on Guatemala city"
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