Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON. ID. g.. July IS, 1885
One Of the delegation of District demo
Gratis who called upon the President yesler-
dav in relation to the Offices of the District,
saws that after being satisfied republican
would be appointed to the vacant commis-
they asked that that appoint
ment be offset by giving one Of the other
offices to democrat at the same time, but
that they received no satisfactory answer.
The President to-day appointed Mr.. w.
A. Burke postmaster at Staunton, vice Ma
Tor S. M. Iost, suspended. Mr.. Carter Berk
lev was AIr. Burke's rival, but as Mr. Tuck
or recommended Mr. Burke, that gentle
man was appointed, according to The rule
that allows Representatives TO designate
the postuustcrs IN their own districts.
T. i said here That Mr.. Hurt, OF DanVliic,
president pro ten. Of the virginia oehate,
will be urged by his friends Tor the SECOND
Mace on the Ii. keL, and that all MS hienus
will support General Lee for GoVernor, no.
WI. ~ ,Ee;r admiration of him, but be-
oy IF tl. Governor be chosen from the
northern end Of the State, the stronger will
be the re:.son why tho Lieutenant Governor
shgu,d coulc from The southern end.
The three names most frequently spoken
Of in connection with the position OF door
keeper of the House OF Representatives, to
ill the vacancy created by the death OF Mr..
Wiutersmith, are those OF General Field,
who once held the Office, Mr.. Higgins,
chief clerk of the Treasury Department, and
Mr.. Donaldson, Of the House folding room.
Mr.. Higgins's election will, it Is said, be-
urged upon the ground that be Is the repre-
sentative of the simon pure and true blue
democrats, who believe that party work IS
Justly entitled To party recompense, ana
that 90 few Of the workers have been re-
r.a,dsd by The administration, that when
the democratic House has an opportunity
10 do so il would be recreant to It's duty IL 1t
failed.
No matter when the President shall so
away, he il soon or late, when he does 1t is
urobable he will not resume active work
until about the middle of October-a at least
that was the impression left upon the mind
of gentleman to whom he talked yester-
day upon q subject upon which he is inter
ested, and which has no relation to INC
distribution Of patronage.
Mr.. James Barbour having been written
to on the subject Of the democratic nomina-
ton for Governor Of Virginia, says lie is not
in condition to accept the nomination, and
that he thinks the nomination should go to
one of the sections of the State where the
democrats want strength; but that as the
result of the election next fall will be OF i'm
mense Importance to the welfare OF the
State, he, and he believes every other good
democrat within her limits, will cheerful1y
abide the action of the convention.
AS neither the President nor any of his
cabinet could be seen to day on the subject
of office, all the Office seekers were in easy
striking distance OF home left the city yes,
terday afternoon and will not return until
Monday. The hotels, therefore, where most
of the class alluded to congregate, when
not actively at work on their respective
plans, looked deserted today. JUDGED, the
whole city to-day presents the quiet and in
active appearance it usually wears in mid
summer, and when there are no Offices to be
asked for ard refused.
1t has long been known at The Department
of Justice that Captain Howgate is tired OF
his hiding place. aud would come back and
tell all he knows if he could make some
compromise by which to avoid long I'M
prisonment; but as he has no money to
restore, the Government can only get even
by Furnishing his body, so no compromise OF
the sort the Captain wants can be mace
with him.
ne laSC "HS S'Saf III ~
professions of solicitude for the interest OF
the wool growers of the country, for whom
it wanted the already high tariff on wool
increased. But it has now beon discovered
on the testimony of republican coustlS,
which has heretofore been concealed, that
republican customs officers have connived
with importers of wool to reduce the duty
on wool by fraud SO as to make it work dis
astrously TO the very men for whose benefit
it was supposed, By the unssphistlcaled, to
have been imposed.
AS the banks show n disposition to hold
on to their gold, and rs the existing bonds
and the interest thereon have to be paid in
gold, it is probable the Government will
have to issue new bonds to raise the reqni-
site amount OF that coin, and that, too, with
its vaults OVERLOOKING with silver dollars.
OF course the new bonds canno! be hoated
OF three per cont.