Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-15
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. ID. O.. June 10, 1860.
Mr.. Drew, the well known druggist Of
this city, who has just been honorably &C
Quilted of the charge Of conspiracy with
people in the employ Of the Naval Depart
ment to cheat the Government is par
ticularly unfortunate. He has been an
old aud faithful worker in the dem
ocratic cause, and just when that cause be-
came successful he was indicted upon
charge for which, as has been demonstrated,
there was no good ground, but which, Of
course, prevents him from making any, ut
TEMPT TO reap any direct reward for his long
and efficient labors.
Arguments were made at the Treasury
to-day to prove that checks on that depart.
ment from the Agricultural bureau to the
amount of $4,000 the payment Of which
had been disallowed, should be paid and
that the rice growers of this country are in
jured by the admission of foreign rice on an
under valuation.
There are almost daily arrivals mere of
New York ers, nearly all Of whom have in
teryiews with the President, and all of whom
urge him to appoint to the position of Col.
lector of Customs at that port true blue
make 8 mugwump postmaster there, but
that hereafter none but democrats must be
put on guard.
Great dissatisfaction exists among the
democrats OF West Virginia because of the
report that the new democratic internal
revenue collector for that district, Mr. Nc
Graw, had reappointed republican deputy
collector, and also because Mr.. McAIahon,
who halls from that State and who has just
been promoted from q second class clerk
ship to the place of Assistant Comptroller
of the Treasury, is said to have been q
prominent republican up to the election Of
President Cleveland Mr. McGraW's friends
here say he has not appointed republican,
deputy, but has only demanded that tie
incumbent deputy shall give new bond.
The dissatisfaction at Mr.. McMahon's pro
motion, it is said, has better basis.
A well known democratic politician from
Ohio, who has just arrived in this city, says
that of all the unpopular things in his State,
the civil service reform is the most uppopu.
lar, and that in Lacking county last week
an excellent candidate for legislative
nomination, was defeated in democratic
convention by vote of five to one, because
he had voted for PendletOn, the author Of
the civil service reform bill.
On the first of next month uine employees
of the L. S. Senate will be removed, Of
whom six are democrats and three republ.
cans, one of the latter being a nephew Of
Col. Robert Ingersoll, who, it will be re-
membered, would not support MIR. Blaine
because he had grossly iusulted one of his
lady friends There will in fact be no re-
duction in the force, "a the Senate al its
last session increased the number of its elm.
ployees so as TO allow for the removals re-
ferred to without causing any reduction.
There are one hundred and eighty en-
ployees of the republican Senate, of whom
now it is said all but seven are republicans.
And yet the democratic administration says
the republicans cannot be removed from the
offices, which they monopolze, unless upon
charges which must be sustained.
The President to-day appointed Frank j.
Forbes postmaster at Fredericksburg, vice
Lawrence w. Taliaferro, removed. This is
another one of Presidents surprises, as it
was hardly known that Mr.. Forbes was an
applicant for the place. Mr.. Forbes is said
to be q staunch old party worker, respected
by all who krow him, and, one who will
make an excellent officer.
The administration has applied its re-
trenchment policy to the New Orleans Gus
tom house, in which Secretary Manning has
Just directed that four lucrative Offices be
abolished
1t was reported before the election of
Senator Logan that Mr.. Morrison said the
administration could not help him if it
would, and would not if it could. 1t turns
out now that be was right, as it is said
it declined proposition that would have
secured Mr.. Morrison's election.