Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-30
FROM WASHINGTON
4,-"lni Correspondence o. tho Alexand.iA Us.ete.
.UAsHfNaTON y -, July 80. 1885

'ap-,lh t,orreopondance oi tho Alexandria uaaetteI
IL AsHfNaToN. y -. July 80, 1896
Il has been discovered that not only mos
of the sore hum SEED but most of ell the othe
:; ed distributed by The Agricultural Depart
ment last spring WAS utterly worthless. |
| vas nominaIly To purchase this WORTHLESS:
| Feed that the money which has caused The
| shortage in The accounts ofthe Agriculture
| Department was spent.
The heirs Of Andrew Anger, one Of Tho
conductors killed at last winters accden!
at -Four Mile Run, have sued The Penusyl
vania Railroad Company for damages, as
! have G. IT, Stewart and some OF the other
railroad employees Injured at the same time
John D. Pennypacke ian ex State Senator
from Rockingham county, Virginia, has
been appointed special agent of the land
| office.
The order disbarring lawyer John Amber
Smith from prosecuting claims before the
War Department because his business
cards had the words "desertion charges
quietly removed" printed upon them, has
has been revoked, as the law Of Congress
provides that in cases where the charge is
founded upon the fact that the soldier left
his command after the fighting was over and
only TO see his family, it shall be removed
quietly, 50 as not to occasion annoyance to
his family.
The President, some days ago, was re-
quested to name the pail bearers at Gen.
Grants funeral. In response to a telegram
from him asking if she had any suggestions
to make respecting the selection, Mrs
Grant telegraphed this morning that the
whole matter was left to him, and that the
only request she had to make was that
among the pail bearers there should be one
distinguished General from each side in the
civil war. 1t is surmised here that the Con-
federate General 10 be selected will be either
General Filz Lee or General Buckner.
Congressman Sprigg, of New York, here
tofore not "uveriy" pleased with the slow
progress the administration has been making
in turning the rascals out, is now in the
city. He gays that since Mr.. Stephenson,
the Second Assistant Postmaster General,
has changed the policy of his Office respect.
ing the removal OF postmasters, better
FEELING is pervading the democracy Of New
York, and he believes of all the other
States, and that he now thinks all the OBJ
jectionable republican Office holders will be
removed in good time. He says the Pfesi-
dent Is trying TO do right, and in the vast
OF cases has done So and that in
those IN which he has failed it has been
because be was deceived by those who
should have given him better advice. Mr..
sprieg had eighteen republican postmasters
10 his district removed to-day, and not upon
charges either, but because they were repub-
leans, and he. the congressman from the
district, wanted them removed.
The following changes in the Virginia
Dostotfices were announced to-day: F. S.
Miller, appointed postmaster at Whitegate
). P. Lewis. Rinkerton nj. r. Paul, Otter-
,ine; Mrs. F. A. Smith, Elon ]. w. Kelly,
Big Stone Gap; Joseph L. Crackett, Ora.
lam; W. r. Robinson, Elko; E. L. Peasants,
Tallens; J. &. Roberts, Brosdlord; j. R. Trent,