Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of The hle1anditH ""se.'".
WASHINGTON. D. G., July 6, 1888.

WASl3NGION, AZ ~, jury v, A''o
Vice President Hendricks arrived here
quite UNEXPECTEDLY this morning: but as
soon as il was known that he had come, MS
room was crowded with visitors, who con-
graduated Kim both upon bis improved
health and his expressions regarding the
civil service reform hnmhug. There Is no
dcub; Of Toe fact HAT among party men Mr.
Hendricks is mere in accord with his parry
than some vi those who have the dlatrlDu'
ton Of the party's patronage
| 1t is learned at the interior Department
that there u:c already on lie i'll thatdepart'
ment seven thou,aEd applications Tor posi-
lions that have not yet even been locked at
Judoing from the number Of appointments
already made in that department, if The
rate of removals there be not increased, the
official term of Secretary Lamar will have
expired before half the applications for posi-
tions there will be examined.
Mr.. Chenowith, First Auditor Of the
Treasury, in reference TO the appointment
| of Mr.. kellar, about which there was 50
| much talk last week, says be applied to The
| Civil Service Commission for man who
stood high OH the list of those who had
passeC successful examinations, and for Que
who hailed from Stale which had not its
full quota OF clerks, but that instead OF send
| ing him such man, they sent one who STOOD
| low on the list aud who hailed from ONO,
which State has more than its full quota.
He also saws he is civil service reformer,
but that he thinks the reform in that SER
vice should commence with the members Of
| the commission.
Among the Presidential po5tmasters ap-
pointed to day are Major w. w. Herbert 81
Alexandria, and Mr.. {. w. Button, It
Lynclhurg. Both were appointed upon The
recommendation Of the Congressman from
their respective districts, under the rule
that allows the Congressman to designate
the postmaslers in their own districts.
A gentleman who had Al talk with the
| President TO day with reference To tho Dis
trict of Columbia Offices says the President
| informed him that his nleu!inn is To APP
noint citizens of that D.strc. to the offices
thereof.
1t is understood to day that the U. s.
marshalship of the Territory of Arizona
will be given either TO Mr.. Armstrong or
Mr.. Meade. both now citizens of that Terri
tory, but formerly Of Virginia, the former OF
| Culpeper and the latter of Clark county.
Republicans here say that democratic
Congressman. by in: offering with that class
of Office holders protected by the civil scr
vice laws, have rendered themselves liable
to the penalties OF those laws, aud that the
republican Senators will see that hose pen
altes are exacted.
| Ex-Marshal Watts of the western dis
trict of Virginia is in The city to-day. He
SAYS General Malone is the strongest man
in his party, and that he Will advise him to
take The gubernatoral nomination. lie
says he can always pu! his hand on the
| General while he Is not 50 certain about
some Of the candidates for that domination.
| He SAYS he thinks the tick ct will be hahcne
for Governor, Bowen for Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Wise for Attorney General.
A Virginia member of Congress in the
city to day says there is no doubt about tue
| fact that great dissatisfaction exists among
| the democracy Of hi5 State regarding the
| remarkable delay in the removal OF tho Ma
| honeite officials The retention of the Mn
honeite collectors of customs at Newport
News and Richmond he says, is al especial
| cause Of complaint. He says the adminis-
tration doesn't seem to be aware OF the fact
| that if the Mnhoneites get a majority CT one
| in the Legislature they will turn Cut enough
democratic members to SECURE Mahonc's
| re election to the Senate, and that if he
should he selected he will DO a bigger man
than ever before, and his iulueuce will cause
the rejection OF every appointment made in
Virginia during the congressional recess;
while if he be defeated his influence will be
utterly gone not only in Virginia hnt in The
national republican party, and that there
fore instead promoting dissatisfaction Ill
its party, the administration should try to
remove ii as rapidly as possible by appoint
ing good and true democrats TO the numci
Gus places now filled by Objectionable Ma
honeitcs
The light house keepers at Point Of Shoals,
Jordan's Point, Cherrystone, White Shoals
and Deep Water Shoa's were informed to-
day that they are suspended and that their
successors will he appointed upon the recon-
mendation of the Collector Of Customs who
is the superintendent of light houses FIR
their respective districts.
A gentleman from Richmood, here to-
dly, says General Malone spurns the Sena-
torial courtesy shown him by the retention
of his postmaster at his own home, and says
if the administration expects TO buy off his
opposition to its improper appointments
with such chat it will be woefully disap-
pointed.
Mrs. Davidge, wife Of Mr.. Waller \.
Davidge, who has been reported 10 be in a
dying condition, was better 10 day, and b.
friends now have hopes Of her recovery.
congressman DafDOur, Dalilel, CaOCll ana WISE,
of the Virginia delegation, are in the city to-
day, and the other democratic members of the
delegation are expected here to morrow or next
day, it is understood their conference will be
resumed here this week.
Marshal McN(ichael, of the District of Colum
bia. has gone to Philadelphia aud now having a
man as deputy who thoroughly understand, the
duties of the office, Col. Phillips it is probabic
the latter will discharge those duties until the
Lew marshall shall be appointed.
A gentleman here from Virginia says he has
seen letter from Judge Staples to fciend in his
State in which he says he is not n candidate for
Governor and does not seek the nomination, and |
il it comes 10 him il must BE- entirely unsolicited
upon his part, and to induce his acceptance it |
must be very clear that such is the general wish
Of the party.
During Fourth of July picnic at Fort |
Worth, Texas, eleven persons were poison