Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence o! tho Aexandris aasette'
WAsuINGTnH d c.. Sent 9, 1883.

that bow who had set his mind upon learn
ing the book binders trade might be given
employment there. with pay if possible, put
without it rather than no place at al, as nc
wanted to become a book binder ana 10
earn his living that way. Mr.. Rounds told
him it was impossible to give the boy place
with pay, as his application was behind four
hundred and fifty others, many of them be.
ing endorsed by democratic Senators and
Representatives who had his promise that
their friends should have the first va.
cancies, and that if he were to give
him place without pay, work at the
Office and at every other Office where
government printing was done would be
stopped tomorrow under the order of the
labor Union. The gentleman referred to
says he did not know before that the Gov
eminent was under the control of labor
union, and that if boys are not allowed to
learn trades even st no cost to the teachers,
he would like to know how they can be
blamed for turning to robbery as a means to
obtain living.
Mr.. Frank Hume, of Alexandria county,
whose many friends both there and in the
city talked of running him as candidate for
the democratic nomination for the House of
Delegates of Virginia in that city and county,
morning that in order to avoid any possible
injury to General Lees cause he would de-
cline to allow his name to be used for the
purpose referred to, and will use his utmost
exertions to further the Generals interest
in every legitimate way.
1t is said at the White House to-day that
the President is rot expected back until the
latter part Of next week, but that Secretary
Manning will return on Tuesday or Wed.
nesday.
Senator Call, of Florida, is the latest
prominent denouncer of the civil service
law. He openly says it is, at least as at
present executed, delusion and snare for
for the purpose of retaining republicans in
and excluding democrats from Office. With
o republican Senate, however, it can not be
repealed, and if disregarded it must be at
the expense of the loss of the entire mug
wump vote. As to the strength of that vote
there is great diversity of opinion.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Mr.. Cab. Maddux, the popular and genial
proprietor of Orkney Springs, who is on his
way to attend the celebration of the 85th
anniversary Of the birth day of his relative,
Mr.. William Baker, at Marshall, on the
Manassas branch Of the Virginia Midland
Railway. Mr.. Maddux says there are four
hundred and fifty guests at Orkney now,
and will be that many during the month, as
people are stopping there on their way
home from the other Virginia watering
places. Among the expected guests this
week are the family Of Major Kelley, U. S.
minister TO Austria.
OF the two hundred employees in the
Washington navy yard, but three, it is said,
are democrats Ia the State War and Navy
Departments, the chief clerks, the dsburs
ing clerks, chiefs OF divisions and chiefs of
Office, and the messengers, are all republi-
cans. The two assistant Secretaries of
State are republicans, and there has been
but one change in that department.. In the
Navy Department there has not been one
change, and in that and the War Depart.
ments, the private secretaries are republi
cans, while in the latter the republican chief
clerk is acting Secretary in the absence of
Mr.. Endicott.
Previous to the last Presidential election
the republican officeholders from the neigh
boring counties of Maryland were so often
sively partisan in their behavior on the
trains coming into this city every morning
and going out every evening that they made
their democratic neighbors who happened
to be travelling with them feel exceedingly
uncomfortable. But all this has been
changed now, aud such change has come
over the spirit of the republican officehold.
ers referred to that some even of the most
obnoxious ones have become such good
democrats that they attempted to take part
in the democratic primaries lately held in
Montgomery county.
Major S. ?. Bayly, of Virginia, says that
the reported interview with him, as pub
lished in a newspaper of this city yesterday,
took place more than week ago and that
be had no idea he was talking to news
paper man when he said what he did, but
that with few trivial errors thu interview
IS substantially correct. He says, however,
hat what he has said in opposition to Ma
none is only faint prelude to what he in
lends saying.
About two hundred fourth.class postmas-
ers were appointed to-day, but none of
hem was in Virginia.
The bodies of Senator Morgan's son and
;he lady who was drowned with him in the
Potomac, near the Chain bridge, yesterday
evening, had not been recovered up to one
o'clock o.day, though diligent search had
oeen made for them.
Gentlemen from Fauquier county, Va,
mere to day, say the choice for the demo-
cratic nomination for the House of Dele
gates IN that county probably lies be-
'"een Messrs. Stribling and Pitcher. The |
convention Will meet on the eighth instant.
They also say, as do gentlemen from Lou
loun county here, that fourteen of the Eau
Iuier delegates to the Middleburg con.
7ention which will meet on the 10Th
o nominate q candidate for the Senate
ire for Loudoun's choice, Major Heaton.
tut that the other eleven will demand thai |
he nominee come from Fauquier, and that
here is some talk of their withdrawinp If
heir demand be not complied with, and run
ling an independent candidate. But they