Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-09
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WASHINGTON. .. e.. July 8, 1880
Congressman Warner, of Ohio, at whose
instance the appointment Of MIR: kelMr, OF
his State, TO a clerkship in the Office OF lEo
First Auditor Of the Treasury was held up
for a few days, and which holding up was
the occasion Of so much fuss, is in the city
TO-DAY to see why his Objection TO that APP
pointment was SO easily overcome. Con
sressman Lafevre of the same State, is also
here. and be is equally opposed To the sys-
tenn of civil service that prefers repupii
can to a democrat Of equal quelltcatlohs
for Office under a democratic administration
indeed, he is so much opposed to 1t that
he doesn't hesitate 10 shy that he VIII noI
vote for one dollar for the purpose OF coil'lh'
ming the civil service commission. ;.
Mr.. Mankin, ono Of the democratic caiul
dates fer the pustollice al Ierndon, Fairfax
county, Va, is in the CITY to-day. Inc
other app|icaEt, Mr. Hutchinson, was mere
Yesterday, and was magnanmous enough 10
Toll Mr. Barbour that If The place could not
bn given to him he hoped MIR. ManEln
would get l.. II is stated the reason Tue
incumbent, Mr.. Sweeizer, Is not removed is
that he is endorsed by several democrats;
but people from Fairfax county here say II
the endorsers are democrats it is what they
never heard before Judge Cockerell, from
that county, says tho incumbent is notori-
ousy offensive, and should have been re-
moved long ago.
Messrs. Barbour and Wise are the only
democratic members Of the Virginia Con.
gressional delegation now III the city, anu
the latter will start in day or two for Cal.
ifornia.
The following changes in the Virginia
postoilices were made 10 day: An oilce es-
tabIished at = :lston, Alexandria county,
with Sarah II Collins as pc s;naster r. igar
o. Hubbard. appointed pest master at Leda,
Halifax county; at Glover Depot, Halifax
county. f.. Chas. Hunt appointed postmas
ter, vice ThcS. Baton removed.
Mr.. d. a. Windsor the recently sus
pended postmaster at Alexandria, was i'll
ibis city to-day. He says he has received
no answer TO the letter he wrote to the
President, asking for the character Of the
charges that were brought against him. He
also says that when hc leaves the office lie
will have held it for four months and hall
under a democratic administration, for
which he will have received nine hundred
dollars of democratic money, which is about
as much as good postmaster though an Of
tensive partisan could expect. He says the
more Malone officials removed the more
Malone workers will be at the polls next
fall. Mr.. Windsor snys he and probably
Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie will attend the cou.
yention in Ricnmonl next week, but are
not delegates thereto.
About nine o'clock this morning young
man named Charles kuoLt walked into the
house Of Mrs Catharine Morris. young
woman whose husband is II railroad man,
near the corner Of Ord and h streets, aud,
drawing revolver, shot her through the
lungs. iniliclng what is supposed to be
mortal wound, and then blew his own
brains out, falling dead upon The spot. IL
il said he WAS SO cuamored OF his victim
thai he was jealous Of her own husbands
attentions to her.
Mr.. Dezendorf is in this city to-day. He
says he expects Mabone will run the con-
veulion IN Richmond next week, but that
if he shall do so, there will be many Other
republicans besides himself, Dezrndorf, who
will not support it's nominees,
Congressman Hewitt, ui New York, says
the President was induced to appoint MIR
4. NJ. Kelley, of Virginia, Ivy the eloquent
talk of congressman Tucker. Of that State
Commissioner Black, Of the Pension Bu-
reau, having had several spats with the civil
service commissioners, has informed them
hat his intention il to conduct the business
of that bureau according to his own and not
their ideas, and that he will not have that
business interfered with and obstructcd b.,
them.
Among the appointments made to-day
was that CT W. X. Meade to be U. :. Mar
shall for The Territory of Arizona. This is an
emirently proper appointment, for Mr..
Meade, who, by the by, is q Virginian,
native of Clarke county, though a
long resident OF Arizona, will discharge
the duties of his office honestly ana efficient.
ly, and he is the choice of the democracy OF
the Territory. He is one of tho few real and
effective workers in the Cleveland cause at
Chicago whose services have been recogniz-
cd. He is sc years of age, and was one Of
sixteen applicants