Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Aexandr" Gazette

vice law as recently and at present couuuoV-
ID presented the case in new and amusing
aspect to the GAZETTE's correspondent.
he said that nobody but philosopher
could answer the questions asked Dy Inc
examiners, and he would be fool II he dld,
because no sensible man would want TO
know such things. Then, too, he said, the
whole business of the Government is moth
ing but stealing any how, and why couldn't
democrat steal as we'll Us republican. His
own words seemed to add to the disgust he
felt for the thing about which he was talk.
ing, and he summed it up by saying TO HI
with it.
AS regards the doorkeepership of the next
House of Representatives, it is the prevail
ing impression that the contest now lies
between Col. Nat. Tyler, of Virginia, and
Mr.: Donaldson, of Tennessee. Some OF MI.
Tyler's friends say that if the Virginia dele,
cation present solid front fer him, and
ask for his election on behalf of the democ-
racy of State that has just made the South
solidly democratic for 1883, the House Will
be yery apt to give him the place.
The crowd of Office seekers here this morn
ing to see Mr.. Barbour was as large as that
by which he was chased yesterday, but a
telephone message having been received
stating that he would not arrive from Alex
andria before the half past one o'clock train,
it dispersed. About one o'clock, however,
il had commenced to reassemble at dlner'
emit points extending from the St. Marc
Hotel to the 9th street depot. Judge Thomas
of Fairfax county, who happened to come
to the city yesterday, remarked to the
GAZErTEs correspondent this morning
that as several people had seen him on his
way here he feared they would believe be
was in the crowd alluded to in this CORE.
spondence yesterday, and that he hoped
the correspondent would dispel such an in.
correct impression. He said it was too bad
that Mr.. Barbour should be so beset.
The following changes in fourth class
postof1ices in Virginia were made to-day :
Bonneville, Albemarle county, Mrs. Mary
F. Elliott. appointed postmaster, vice
Melvin n. Walton, resigned; Brown Cove,
Albemarle county, Henry F. Davis, vice
Miss Sarah NJ. Sprinkle, resigned; Cham.
bersville, Frederick county, S. 81. Petriee,
vice H. II. Snaps, resigned; Hayfield,
Frederick, G. W. Mumaw, vice Jonathan
Jinkens, declined; Saint Luke's, Shenan.
doah county, Geo. W. Dellinger, vice VIM.
F. Wismau, resigned; Star Tannery, Fred
erick county, w. c. Cooper, vice E. 81.
Zepp, resigned Stony Point, Albemar!e
county, Alvah Kase, vice Brice Edwards,
removed; Hardware, Albemarle county,
James Johnson, vice Samuel B. Yates, re-
moved.
The new rules adopted at the Treasury
Department are intended, it is said, to
weed out all the lazy, rude and incompe.
tent officials in that department, the num-
Der Of whom is by no means inconsiderable.
Congressman George Wise, of Virginia,
says the contest between Messrs. Barbour
and Daniel for the u S. Senatorshp in his
State will be close. But other and better
informed politicians from Virginia say the
contest will be by no means close; on the
contrary, so far from 1t, that Of the one hun
dred democratic members of the Legislature
Mr.. Barbour's friends can already count be-
tween sixty and seventy who will support
him.
Col. A. w. Jones, formerly prominent
NIahoneite, but who is one of the many
others whom General Malone beguiled with
unfu filed promises, and who consequently
cut adrift from him some time ago, is in the
city to day. He says he is not at all sur
prised at The result Of The recent election in
his State.
People here who have made it their bust
ness to keep posted regarding the matter Of
the District officers say that, with the posi-
BILE exception of the Marshal, none will be
appointed until after the meeting of Con.
gress. If that should be the case the nomi-
nees for the places can not take possession
of the Offices until they are confirmed by
the Senate, which may be for years and may
be for ever.
Though Congress will assemble two weeks
from next Monday there are only thirty
members of the House in the city, and it is
not expected that that number will be in.
creased much before the Saturday preced-
ing that day.
The final papers in the case OF the appro-
priation for the enlargement and improve
ment Of the public building at Richmond
were signed at the Department of the In
terror this morning, and the execution Of
the provided for work will be commenced
at an early day. 1t was decided that the
amount of the appropriation is $4,000.
The Jefferson democratic club OF this city
is preparing charges of offensive partisan
ship against quite number of colored men
who still retain the Offices in the depart
ments here, to which they were appointed
Malone bargain.
of the Treasury that tho 100000 in crisp
two dollar notes with which ex Senator
Dorsey bought the vote of Indiana in 1880
were fraudulent issue of the Treasury
What the republicans didn't do with the
Treasury when they had control of it was
only what they didn't want to do.
Among the corporators of the proposed
cable street railroad, in this city, is Mr..
Frank Hume of Alexandria county
Commissioner Black hopes to have better
success with the new list of removals from
the Pension Office he has just prepared than
he had with the last one. which Secretary
Lamar, who is opposed to removals, vetoed.
The recent reappointment of Mr.. Eaton, repub.
lican, to be one of the three civil service commits
sioners, heretofore reported to be temporary, is
said now to be permanent OF, rather, as long az
Mr. Eaton desires to retain the place.
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