Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
IsuecisI Correspondence Of the Ale1andria as.ene
AsuINlTnN u G.. July q, 1850.

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son democratic club, of this city, which ciuo
ia engaged in formulating and presenting
charges against the republicans IN once
here saws that since that work was co"-
menced he has been threatened with assas-
siuation, and .heen shot at twice, anu lhat us
mother tells him that his house Is uhue'
constant surveillance He says ne IS III
dailv receipt of information upon "nlch 70
found charges, and that he has already pre-
ferred charges against 600 republicans 10 the
federal service.
Cen. E NJ. MilIey. of Mississippi, says he
has teen offered the position OF Assistant
Commissioper Of the Land Office.
Congressman Barbour, Of Virginia, re-
turned TO the city from his Maryland farm
Yesterday and went to Alexandria to day 10
attend the funeral of the late Mrs. }. Is.
DaiuperfieId, an aunt of his wife. Congress
man Wise from the same State, is sill! mere
Int expects 10 start for San Francisco In .
dav or two. Mr.. Wise says be thinks that
General FiiZ. Lee has the show for the dem
ocratic eubernatoral nomination, anu mat
The nominee will be elected, no matter
whom he may be. He says he knows there
is at present some democratic dissatisfaction
in his State respecting Ihe federal patron,
age. but that he sees no reason why IL shouiu
last or affect the State election, as, under Il
democra,ic administration, there Is always
chance for something 10 deserving dem.
ocrat while, if the republicans he allowed
TO regain their sway, they Will have 700
many of their own friends to take care o.
| 10 permit them 10 give oDy crumbs TO aeh
| ocrats. He says that from what mas Deen
told him he is induced 10 beleve that Clay
the republican collector at Newport News
will be removed.
Mr.. De Sale, who was last week appomle"
Librarian of the Patent Office, ut salary .,
80 600 per amnum, was formerly" lieu'eh n
in the both New York Infantry, nu' "ue'
| the war euigrated TO Marshnil, fauq'iei
county, where be entered lh'o Tue sheel
rsisiny business with Mr.. Lewis Marshall.
A few wears ago he went to Detroit and tie
came one of the staff of the Free Press, Of
which he is now the Washington cores
pondent. Mr.. De Sale says he never was
so cordially treated and kindly welcomed
| anywhere as he was in Virginia, though be
settled there when tho soldiers were still
wearing their old uniforms.
The following is a last of the Virginians
holding Office in the Interior Department
that are credited to the Eighth Congress
| sionai district: Charles w. Scipio. colored
5000; Henry Williams, colored, $l20; John
| X. Brown, Superintendenps Office, 500
John Dunn, Recorders Division, 81 400;
Samuel l.. Yeut:nan, Land Office, Sl,4OO;
Miss Bessie Cox, Land Oliiye, 5000; Mathew
Trim ble, Indian Affairs. 81 800; Eugene D.
Harrington, Pension Office, 81 800; john NJ
| Grren, same Office, 81 200; GIendie 3. Young,
same Office, 5000; Conant c. Nelson, same
office, 81 900 Gilbert G.. Wells, same Office
81 200; Thomas 4. Broadus, same office,
81 400; Robert Il. Cook, same office, 81 400;
| Levi t. Phillips, same Office, 81 200, Alfred
II. Jac1:is same office, 81 ,200 Miss Alice ID
X. Sha,tuck, S me Office. $500: Jas. K. War
ner, same office. 81 500; Miss Mary J. Shinn
same Office, $1,000: MIs s. Augusta Collins
81 200; Miss Alice Underwood, $1,000
Schuyler Duryee, Chief Clerk Patent Office
s., 2jO Benz. w. Pond, Patent Office, 81, 400
Munliu,d t. Stephens, Patent Office. 81 200
Mallard }. Moore, Patent Office, $500; Her
bert l.. Ramey, Patent Office, 5000 Mrs. II
| V. Washington, Patent Office, S720; Miss
Susan f. Harrison, 5000; Robert &. Cnssel
Patent Office, 5000; Miss Emma Wood, 5000
Harrison 3. Friney, colored, 5000; Geo. H.
Pre- ston, colored, 5000; Ernest i. Howard
Geodedic survey, 5000 Columbus D. Choatr
same, 5000; Carroll Webster, colored, 5000
Postmaster General Villas, in an interview
with Virginia Congressman, last week
| told him tha. he democrats had strong and
well grounded hopes of carrying Wisconsin,
at the next election, and ofsending q dcu1o
cratic Senator to Washing onin place ofMr
Sawyer, one of The present republican T. :
Senators from that State. The postotiices in
that State are being turned over to the
democrats as rapidly as possible.
Mr. Cross, Of West Virginia, assistant door
| To af lu | "A dom ~
was removed at the first Of the month, has
been reiusntcd ut the instaucs, it is said, if
| ex Senator Davis of his State.
Mr. Phil. Fowle, Of Alexandria, has been
| appointed member of the corps in the Ser
| wee Of he Interior Department that is en-
gagged in making u geological survey OF
Nor,h Carolina, and H!l start for that State
next week.
Congressman Wilson, of West Virginia,
who is now in the city, says that while the
democrats Of his State are not az well Salts
fled as they could be. they are disposed 10
hope for change for the better, aud TO
wait patiently for that change.
A well-known local politician OF Alexan-
dria county, in this city TO day. says the
democrats Of his county don't expect the
democrats CT the city Of Alexandria to give
the member OF the Legislature from that
city and county TO the county according to
promise, and will be satisfied if the city
democrats will allow them TO name county
democrat for the nomination.
Col. Robert Beverly, of Fauquier county,
is among the strangers in the city today
The CoIoucrs nalne is spoken Of as among
the list Of those from whom the democrats
OF his State will select their candidate for
Governor. His friends say he will be sup
ported especially by the agricultural ele-
ment Of his party. The Colonel says he has
only asked two favors of the administration.
and both of them have heen granted, the
appointment OF Major Hurhert and Mr..
Burke to the pOstmn>terships mt Alexandria
and Siaunion.
Mr.. w. j. Marshall, Of South Carolina, a
son-in-law OF Mr.. Douglass Corse, of Alex
andria has been appointed assistant super
iutendun, of yellow Stone Park.
The following changes. in the Virginia
postollices were announced to-day: Amber
Jarvis appointed postmaster at Eastvile,
Northumberland county, vice w. E. Wad-
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