Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-10
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The democratic members OF the virginia
Congressional delegation called upon the
Postmaster General to-day and left with
him their recommendations for the appoint
ment Of many postmasters in their state,
telling him at the time that they had done
all that it was possible for them to do TO
have proper changes made, and would leave
The rest with him and the President.
Mr.. ShanDy Garland, son OF the attorney
General, who has just returned from the
New Orleans exposition, says the Virginia
exhibits there are very creditaple, anu ner
AGRICULTURAL exhibit second to none.
A delegation of tobacco men from Rich
mond are in the city to-day. They urge the
appointment of Mr.. Childrey to the internal
revenue collsctorship of their district,
and they called upon the Commissioner OF
Internal revenue. The delegation, which
!. compos d of Messrs. F. NJ. Boykin, P.
q. Mayo, Lewis Ginter, F. S. Myers, l.. Is.
Vaughn and Peyton Wise, representing the
Virginia Tobacco Association, also called at
the White House and paid their respects 10
the President.
Secretary Bayard has received official in
formation from Mr.. Hall, American Min
ister to Central America, that Gen. Barrios
was killed in battle on the Cd instant. Gen.
Barrias, being the constitutional successor,
has assumed the duties of President OF
| Guatemala.
Mr.. Camp, the lessee of the Loudoun
granite quarry, is in the city to-day. he
saws there are some arrangements yet to he
made with the railroad company about the
purchase of adjoining land, and about
| freight and dock facilities, before he will
commence operations, but that he sntici'
| pates no difficulty in the completion Of thos':
arrangements He says he expects to make
quite settlement at the quarry, as he shall
employ from fifty to q hundred hands, for
whose accommodation he will have to erect
suitable buildings. He.wil also have tele
graphic and telephone facilities and have
postofice established there, and will buldA
church for the use of his employees, all OF
whom will be culored. His outfit will be
extensive and expensive, but the stone is OF
excellent quality aud the demand for 1t
| equal 10 the supply.
1t is understood that General George d.
Rugg!es, of the Adjutant- Generals office.
| will shortly be relieved from duty in WASH
ington and ordered to San Antonio.
A Georgia republican, now in this city,
saws he admires the frmness with which
thePresident resists the pressure for whole
sale removal of republican otticeholders. but
that it will be iiltI eating the people of Geor'
gia, republicans as we'll as democrats, if he
will permit the carpet-bagger Bryant and
others of that ik to remain III office there
much longer.
Secretary Whitney to-day received the
following telegram from Commander Kane,
of the GaleDa, at Colon: "Our forces are
now guarding both ends of transit. Relief
trains are running, but much uneasness
still exists. News from Cartagena to-day
reports no change in tie situation"
The conference Of the democratic mem
bers of the Virginia Congressional delega-
ton, which has been in progress here since
Tuesday last, made no more recommends
tioNS, as body, at its yesterdays session.
1t reassembled at one o'clock to-day all the
member being present except Mr.. Tucker,
who has gone TO New Orleaus, but who left
proxy.
Among the beneficiaries Of the decision
to the effect that officers of the regular army
in the Mexican war as we'll as the vOlun-
teer officers were entitled to three months
extra pay, are General Longstreet, and lhe
heirs of Generals Lee and Albert Sydney
Johnston, and others.
Mr.. Opie, who was an applicant for the
collectorship of internal revenue for the
Alexandria district, says he is perfectly sat
isied with the action of the conference Of
the democratic Congressman from Virginia,
in recommending Captain Shepherd for
that position. He says he submitted his
claim to the conference as be would go into
q convention, and is bound to abide the re-.
suit
Col. r. NJ. { hambers, of Lynchburg, has
been awarded the contract for pastering
N,..1 II n
contract will involve the expenditure Of
the work with Virginia labor if he car en-
ploy it.
A Georgian, who is an applicant for a
small consulate, in talking at one OF ii Q
hotels here last night, said he was sure to
get the appointment, as he had the best
sort of indorse ent and was relative of the
President, though distant, but, said he,
'smy strongest card is that personally in
suited General Sheridan oday." And he
meant what he said, aud looked like he had
brass cannon on each shoulder and was
squirting Greek fire out Of his mouth.
Mr.. Derr, the Public Printer of Virginia, is
still here, and expects to be appointed to the
charge OF the Congressiona! printing office
in this city. Mr.. Waller, of Spottsylvania
county, is an applicant for a deputy internal
revenue relationship. Major Robbins, of
Gloucester county, is an applicant for
collector for Alaska Doctor Boothe, Of
Nottoway county, is an applicant for
a consulate, and the friends of Judge Cool
rick, of Fredericksburg, would be gratified
if his services to the party were recognized
by al appointment.
The Navy Department has directed Com
mandant Mayo of the Norfolk navy yard to
restore Commander Terry to the command
of the Portsmouth, from which he had been
improperly suspended by the former.
A President appointed number of poat.
masters to day, none, however, in Virginia.
LETTER FROM CULPEPER.
lC,orrespondence Of the Alexandria GAzE1TE.l