Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria da.ette'
WARRINGTON. D. c.. May IA, 1850.


hers of the Virginia Congressi onal delega'
ton. which reassembled yesterday evening"
met again to day. At yesterdays meeting
it was agreed to refer all the appilcations
for recommendations for Office from the "a
Congressional district to Mr.. Marshall, VINO
WOO the democratic candidate for Congress
in that district last fall, but it is understood,
with no intimation thatthe conference Wonid
endorse them. The conference had anotner
meeting to-day, all the members, IL Is
reported. being present except Messrs.
Daniel and Trigg, the latter OF whom 10 not
expected. ,.: .,;,
oitv says he called on the President last
week TO urge the retention of mugwump,
postmaster in a town in New York, and
that the President expressed surprise that
V;rpinjap should be interested in such
matter. Being told, however, that II was
upon the advice of his caller, who spent last
simmer in the town referred to, and VINO
had promised the postmaster be should De
retained if he voted for Cleveland, who was
described to him as man OF destiny ana
therefore bound to be elected, that the post
master so voted, and that he was an ell
Gent officer and was recommended by many
democrats and all the republicans OF the
town. the President said there were Two
democrats applying for the place, out ina'
what his caller had said would induce MIN
to give the matter more consideration:
Vice President Hendricks, like the Presl
dent, has declined an invitation to attend
the commercial convention to be held IN
Atlanta. Mr.. Mcdonald will he here next
week to look after some appointments 10 his
State. The Vice-President vii! remain here
during McDonald's visit, and then 60 to his
home in Indiana.
Col, DENLY, of Indiana, acknowledged to
be the haudsomest man III his State, VIII, IL
is understood, be appointed Minister TO
either Spain or China.
| A knowing and prominent republican
from Virginia, in the city TO day, one VINO
i not Mahoneite, and has no cause to be,
savs from what he has seen and heard since
Governor Cameron has been here, pot.
withstanding all the kicking of the Came
romans. and all the i'll treatment they have
received al the hands of General Malone,
the last one of them will support Malone
next fall, and that the help the democrats
| will then get, if they get any, will be
only from the negroes and the straight
out republicans, the latter, at the head
of whom is Lit Gov. Lewis, hating Ma
hone, he says even more than they do the
democrats, and with good cause to do so.
He saws that even 80 plausible a kicker as
Judge Bassett French, who lately held a
court in Alexandria, will support Malone
and his methods next November.
1t is understood to-day that some of the
federal appointments recently made were
induced by the desire of the administration
to win the favor of certain republican
Senators 80 that the nominations Of good
and true democrats that have been made
NAV be confirmed without difficulty at the
next session of the Senate. Such policy,
it will be recolected, was adopted by the
Hayes administration during the time the
democrats had possession OF the Senate, bui
it didn't work we'll for either party.
It is understood that Col. Gilman, who i;
was expected would get the Richmond
postoffice, has been promised by somebody,
whether capable of fulfilling the promise or
not is unknown, some other place. almost
| if not equally, as good but such d promise
does not seem to be very coDsolatory TO the
| Colonels friends.
The delegation from Mr.. Cox's district in
New York who came here to request him to
resign the Turkish mission and retain his
seat in Congress, and also to ask the Presi
dent to join them in that request, executed
their mission this morning. But the Pres-
dent told them that their praise of Mr.. Cox
he looked upon as compliment to himself
for having selected such u worthy man for
the place, and made him aware that he had
builded even better than he knew. Mr..
Cox told them that while he was deeply
impressed with their regard for him, he felt
constrained to 60 where the President had
sent him.
A Washington lawyer told friend this
morning that he understood Mr.. Blair was
no longer au applicant for the Marshalship
of the District of Columbia, but was recon
mending for that position MIR. Frederick
Paine, well-known young gentleman of
this city, and that strong movement was
being made in favor of Mr.. Paine. He also
said that he understood Mr.. Watson Boyle
would be appointed register of wills, and
Col. Washington register of deeds for the
District of Columbia.
There is a decidedly appreciable increase
in the number of Office seekers in the city,
the reception rooms of the White House and
all the departments, especially that of the
Postoffice, being crowded during the entire
| time set apart for the reception of such Wis
itors.
A lay delegate to the Episcopal Council
of the diocese of Virginia, to meet in Rich
mond next Wednesday, who is in the city
day, says the question of the endow
ment of the Theological Seminary near
Alexandria will be considered by that coun
Gill;
The report that the President had &C.
| cepted an invitation to attend soldiers
reunion in Portland, and would take in"
Boston on the trip, is denied at the White
House.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald sent the following dis
patch to that paper last night: 1T is under
stood that by July not one federal official
in the State of Virginia or elsewhere who
owes his appointment to the influence of
Senator Malone will be in Office. The an
nouncement of this fact will bring JOY to
many applicants and sorrow to the holders
of the Offices in Virginia who admit that
they have already held Office longer than
they expected under the circumstances
The report on the Tide Marshes in the United
States, just published by the Agricultural Depart
ment, contains the following notice of the marsh
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