Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandra S"Ae'e'i
WASHINGTON. D. g., July II, 1885:
The following postoffice changes 10 lir-
pinia were made to-day: Established-
Mia. Northumberlan county, Samuel b.
Harcum: Andrews, Spottsylvania county,
Horace A. CammAck Enoch, Mlddlese4
county, Mart. a. Jackson; Farinholt, Ian
caster county, George + Beane: Changes
Onancock, Accomack CO., stephen hoPhins'
vice J. d. Tyler; Warsaw, Richmond co.
F. A. Shackleford, vice J. w. Harris; H'ou'
cester c. H., Gloucester CO., A. I. DAVIS,
vice David Ross Horntown, Accopack co.
Mrs. Sarah A. Petit, vice Mrs. n. y: USweil'
Seaside. Acconack CO., Thos. =. Gillespie,
vice VIM. Walsh Saluda, Middlesex CO.,
H. l.. Smither, vice Lewis l.. BrlstoW;
Iocustville. Accomack CO., E. B. Swanzer,
Vice Robert #. w. Kellam Partlow, Spott-
svIvania CO., w. G. billiard, vice II. Scultza;
Belmont, Spo.sylvania CO., Elizabeth N.
Graves. vice e. t. Peak; Accomack, Accomack
CO.. VIM. 7. Bell, vice VIM. IL. Parker, Jrr;
Brit)retown, Northampton CO., Ed. W. KoO-
er,s, vice Leonard Trehune; Maharvin, Lu-
nepburp co., w. 2. Wall vice Mrs NJ. &.
Price Rapp ahannock Academy, Caroline
CO., Jno. Il. Droaddus, vice B. G.. Blythe;
Matthews Court House, Mathews CO.,
Mrs. Sarah 81 Garnet, vice Joseph w:
Owens. The retiring postmasters were ali
removed. Special service esiahlished-Nur-
nevsyille, Nansemond CO., from Suffolk
Lumber Compauy's Railroad, distance one
and q half miles. Star service changes
Roanoke to Jacks Mill from July %,
1885, service extended so as to embrace ana
end at Qraysri!e, increasing distance three
miles.
The VIRGINIA democrats in the city 10 day
soy they are well satisfied with the result OF
the Malone convention in Richmond, ava
that the cool way in which the General Ut
terly and entirely ignored the republicanss
| in his party, not even mentioning one VI
them in connection with any or the noiil'
nations, is refreshing in th'a YARN HealEer'
| They say. however, that snunoeu w they
have been BY the General, most OF the re
nnbIicnps of their State are so lost to self
respect that even in State election, IN
which party principles are not involved,
they will vote as ne directs them..
Owing to the fire here last night at the
central Office of the electric light company,
a good deal Of inconvenience has been &C.
casioped IN those buildings supplied BY light
| from that Office, as Sii The connections were
| DESTROYED and cannot be reunited for some
| time.
Mr. Barbour left the city yesterday for
his farm in Maryland, and will not return
until Monday As all the other democratic
| Congressman from Virginia recently here
have returned tn their homes, there Is to-
dav not n single Virginia democratic Con-
gresham in the city; the Inst time silch u
thing has happened for many months.
| Ohio dem ocras here are very Respondent
about the political condition of affairs in
their State They say that Congressman
Geddes, Que Of their most Influential lead
ers thinks il will he better for them If they
LOST. the State by one hundred thousand
majority, lis such defeat might open the
eyes OF the administration TO the real feel
ing of the democracy respecting its official
poIic;. while it would regard Il victory
there as an endorse ment of that policy, and
thereby be induced To continue it and thus
efflc!ualy destroy all chancp CT success in
the RAJ nual election OF IS.
| The impression among the F!rginlans
now here i that The nominee OF their Stat
convention, To he held ON thu 20th Instant,
will be either General Fiz. Lee or Judge
| staples, with the former IN the lead. Elk
Congrassman f. John Eilis, Of Louisiana,
now engaged in il lucrative law practice in
this cit;, who has done murh effective cam
paign work in Virginia, thinks that Major
|
| the nominee
Senator R;ddleherser and Mr.. Grandsta II,
Of his county, delegates to the recent Ma.
hone convention II. Richmond are in the
city to-day. Some Of the Other delegates
are also here The latter say that Riddle
| be ger knew long l.eture he kicked up the
| fuss in that convention, for the pretended
purpose of nominating Mr.. Bowen, that
that gentleman would not accept O nom.
nation, and tha, his real OH Ct was to show
| Malone that he had strength enough in his
party to entitle him to more consideration
| that he, Malone, has heretofore accorded
him. Nothing is better known than the
fact that under the late administration Mr.
| Riddleberger had no more Influence than
the most obscure man in his party. and that
even his recommendations for Office were
invariably referred by the departments to
General Malone Whether his attempt to
exact more respect and consideration from
his boss now that the latter has no patron
age to dispose of remains to BIO seen.
The supply of gold is decreasing 30 rap
| idly at the Treasury that payments there
must soon be made in silver instead of in
gold, unless the banks, Of their own accord,
agree to advance the Treasury as much gold
as is required 10 keep up the gold basis.
But the banks knowing that gold must hs
withdrawn from circulation if the coinage
of silver dollars continues, and must there
fore command q premium, are uncertain
whether they will not make more by hold
ing on to theirs than by staving of day
that must surely come.
RENAN.-Nature is terrible when she
takes it into her head to play tricks with