Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-16

an appointment there, that Messrs. Maury
and Heath also from Virginia had been re.
tanned there, that the elevator was also IN
charge of Virginian, that consequently IL
would be impossible for any more Virgin,
ians to obtain places there, and that he naa
better seek place in some other depart
ment.
Democ, ats from different parts OF Virgin
ia here to day say that at the county meet
ings now being held to appoint deieeates
TO the State democratic convention 10 No
held next month, as general thing the oel.
COATES are uninstructed, both as regards the
the ticket to be nominated and the State
debt question. =,
There have been so many faith cures re-
ported here recently that a request mas
come from New England to the effect thaC
a medical commission be created for Tue
nurpose of investigating them and seeing
whether or not there is any truth III theih.
Placards in the Treasury Department
| stating that in making appointments e. 10
clerkships therein ex'Unon soia'ers VIII
always be preferred, are by no means pleas
ont siohta TO the office seekers from The
! South, who frequent that department. On
the contrary such notices ara exceedingly
disapreeab'e to them, and give them occa-
sion to make the atmosphere of some OF the
hotels blue with denunciations of an admin
istration elected by Southern votes taking
,ch mains to manifest its discrimination
AGAINST the men who cast those votes:
| A member of Congress at the Capitoi 10
dav saws he met on his way down fennsyi-
yania avenue this morning man whose aP
nlication for Office he knew had been I'M
successful. who told him the ADMINISTRATION
had already gone to The devil, and that TIC
country was going to hell; but that on Inc
corner below he met another man "hn nae
lust received an appointment as whtchmai
in one of the departments, who told him the
administration was the best since JackSon's
dav and that the country was on the HOOD
tide of prosperity. He said he did mol
know which was right, but he thought tht
latter was.
At the late conference Of the democratic
members of the Virginia congressional ae'o
cation in this city Mr.. Mckinney, brother
of Mr.. Phil McKenny, was recommended
for postmaster at Farmvil!e,a presldentla
appointment in the 4th district OF the Sfate
Among the requests received at the rea*
ury Department for Investigations OF alieSeo
frauds in the customs branch OF thai dc
partment are many from merchants "h'
are ultra republicans, and whose request:
snow the ph%AI hoS PS'
the Treasury during the regims OF theI
own party. ~,
Among the callers at the White Hous'
this morning were Congressman Daniel am
Wise, of Virginia. Besides them MesslS
Barbour, Trigg and O'Ferrall, of The slE
pinia delegation. are in the city to day.
Some Of the few Mahoneites who nov
come here say that tho republican Senator
will assist General Malone at the next scS
T sion ofthe Senate in his efforts to defeat IN
confirmation Of the democrats who hay
been appointed to the places of his denose,,
5 followers in Virginia. But how that WI
! hell him is not known, rs no matter whethe
the appointees be confirmed or not, the dc
posed Mahoneites will not be relnstated, on
] some other good democrats be appointed.
: Among the Virgin.ans who are applicants 10
office outside of the State under the new admins
tration are Messrs. Opie, Bell. and Booth, VII
Q want consulatcs; Messrs. Smith OF Nelson Gu
Glascock, of Fauquier, and Gallagher, OF WaSf
ington, who want Indian agencies; MI. ehle:.
q of Richmond who wants a clerkshlp In the far
E consulate COL Robins of diouTes CT who WAN
. the collecsorship of Alaska, and Mr.. vaughn,
0 Hanover who is All applicant LOT position J
q NsM Blaine left on the O'Clock train for A,
gusta, Maine to-day. He was unattended at III
depot and loft without any CEREMONY. Anon
the three or four who bid him good.by was N
Lewis Mckenzie, of Alexandria