Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 80, 1885,

instead of on Saturday last, when
he was expected. He and Mr.. Barbour,
y no has returned from his Maryland farm,
are the only two democratic congressman
from Virginia in the city to-day.
gentleman who went TO the latter's resi-
ieuce on Capitol Hill this morning, being
asked afterwards if many people were
there. replied he supposed so, as he saw
an MANY sitting on the curb stones in front
of the house that he was ashamed TO stop.
Mr.. Tucker was at the White House to-day,
it is said. to see about the Kelley matter,
and. it is reported, was informed there that
Mr.. Kelley had not been recalled. MIR.
Barbour was at tie Postoffice and several oil
The other Departments in the interest OF
snme of his numerous constituents VINO
want Offices.
General Eppa Hunton is reported as shy
ing that the appointment OF MAJOR w. W.
Herbert as postmaster at Alexandra Will DC
announced in few days.
The marble statue of the late President
Garfield, the work of Neihaus, was unveiled
in Sta,uary Hall, at the Capitol, this morn
mo in the presence of Gov. Hoadly and The
at her members Of the committee appointed
hv tho Legislature Of Ohio TO receive anu
accent it. 1t was made in Rome, and reach
ed here in good condition. Accompanying
| II i n COPY i'm bronze Of the flowers and the
sword that were upon the coffin, and which
are to be attached to the base Of the Statue.
The likeness is by no means good, and at
close inspection the tongue apparently pro
,rudes, while farther oil, the mouth has Il
nuckersd appearance. The marble base Of
| the statue. contrary to all ideas OF good
taste, is disigured with brass mountlngs.
Captain w II Geary, of Alexandria CO.,
who is here to-day, says there VIII soon DO
weeping aud wailng among the republican
Office holders of his aud Fairfax counties,
so much weeping that the Alexandra va
nal aqueduct, which they have been trying
to destroy, will be required to hold their
tears. as he has had assurances they Will
all be removed. They are guilty, ne
SAWS. of the grossest offensive partlsanshlp,
some Of them having gone so far as to Or
ganiZe and drill companies of negroes dur
ing the Hancock campaign.
Among the President callers this morn
iny was a man who had been removed from
Office and who bad come TO complain OF
what, strange as il seems, he imagines is the
Injustice that has been done him, though he
is a republican and has been removed by a
| democratic administration
The contest over the grant OF letters OF
administration upon the estates of the late
Philip Otierback and his wife, Sarah, OF this
CITY, has been decided by Judge Cox, in the
Orphans Court, in favor of the oldest son,
| Henry 3. Otterback, who has been awarded
the custody aud control of both estates.
This decision conforms with that OF Judge
Sangster, Of Fairfax county, Va, who had
previously granted administration upon the
estates in Virginia to Mr. Otterhack, asso-
ciating with him Thomas E. Young, of
Washington, and Louis E. Tavenner, of
Prince William county,Va. The estates are
estimated at quarter of million, and are
situated in Washington and in the counties
of Fairfax and Prince William, in Virginia.
The Virginia property consists of the White
House, High Point and O'possom Nose
tracts, aggregating over five thousand acres
of land, and, in former times were famous
fishing shores, but Of late years have not
been so productive.
The following changes in the fourth class
postotiices of Virginia were made to-day
Dublin, Pulaski county, Nj. +. Peters, vice
Jacob Anderson, removed; Healing Springs
Bath county, Elisha &. Williams, vice i. A.
Warren, deceased; Healstead's Point, York
county, j. w. Clements, vice Peter Heal
stead, deceased; Beesvile, Buckingham CO..
Thos. w. Baber, vice w. A. Stlnson, failed IL
qualify; Barhamsville, New kentco., Walter
K. Moore, vice John B. Lester, moved away;
| New Store, Buckingham county, Lewis d.
Jones, ir., vice Paul Jones, resigned Marys-
vile, Campbell county, X. w. Perrow, vice
J. H. Clay, resigned; Mount Laurel, Hall
fax county, w. s. Atkinson, vice Edward
B. Miller, resigned Wlliamsvlle, Bath
county, r. n. Crowley, vice a. G. Stephen
son, resigned GAINESVILLE, Mecklenburs
county, George ]. Dables, vice George w
Young, jr., removed.
A gentleman from Farmvlle. here to day
says that though Mr. Phil. Mckinney, or
most any other Virginian, would accept the
democratic nomination for Governor of his
State at the next election, he does not IN.
lend to make canvass for that nomination
as was stated in this correspondence one day
last week upon information obtained from
well-known democrat OF his State.
AS there has been no legal Deputy Mar
shall Of the District Of Columbia since March,
owing to the resignation Of Mr. Fasseti and
as there was danger of informally if not OF
trouble in consequence of that fact, MIR.
George w. Phillips, who had held that pc
| sition under several democratic admnlstra
tons, has been reappointed. Mr.. Phillips
is the father of Mr.. Phillips, ex Superin-
tendeut OF the Alexandria Ferry Company,
and now of one Of the Norfolk lines OF
steamers.
The expressed opinion OF several New
Workers here to-day respecting the impris-
onment of Mr.. Fish, the New York banker,
is to the effect that Fish is no worse than
others who were implicated with him, but
who are now not only at large, but are
honored and respected.
1t is stated that Mr.. w. L. Royal, who
went to London recently to confer with the
English holders Of Virginia bonds respect
ing settlement of their claims against Vir.
ginia, has started on his return, and that he
has been authorized TO propose terms of
compromise at the next meeting of the Leg
slature.
Service on the mail route between Gaines
Vile, Prince William county, and New Balt;-
more, Fauquier county, Virginia, has been
increased to six times week, to take effect
on the 1st of July.