Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-04


them in the convention will be
appointed either by the General directly or
by his jackmen. -.
Senator Riddleberger is still here, but
continues to be reticent with regard to the
movements of his boss's party. The Sena-
tor brought with him when he came
Young man from his town whom he will try
to have enlisted in the navy 10 the nope
that his wild ways on land may be correct
ed by the wild waves at sea.
The following changes in the 4th class
postoffices in Virginia We're made to-day
Franklin, Southampton, A. NJ. BROMLEY,
vice F. A. Bordenave; Tye River Depot,
Nelson, w. II. billiard, vice ]. b. Pamph-
lin +; Magnolia, Nansemond, T. s. Bernard,
vice Elias Parsons; Riverside, Rockhridge,
Orvi!le Shields, vice S. Z. Lanborn Clare
mont, Surry, w. T. Burrow, vice J. II. Dill
lard: Princess Anne G. H., Princess Anne,
]. H. Bonney, vice Severn F. Kelly; surry
G. H., Surry, Peyton A. Cooke, vice A. T.
Bohanon; Stuart's Draft, Augusta, q. ii.
Colson, vice VIM. B. Scott
A Pennsylvania democrat here to-day
says that last week democratic State Ser
ator from that State, hard worker and
liberal contributor to his party's cause, came
on here to have the partisan postmaster at
his home removed. He was informed by
Assistant Postmaster General Hay that If
he would furnish the department with proof
that the incumb bent was offensive that ohcer
would be removed at once. The State SEN
ator replied that he was neither detective
nor an informer, that the partisanshlp OF
the incumbent was known to every body
who knew him, and he did not suppose
would be deuied by himself, but that if his
removal depended upon proof that he, the
Senator, would supply it, he would remain 10
Office until he died.
During the interview between the Presi-
dent and General Lawton yesterday the
former expressed his regret at the latter's
he saw nothing at the time the appointment
was made, nor had he seen any thing since,
that prevented the General from accepting
the position. The General said he had de-
clined it in order to relieve the President
of the slightest possible embarrassment or
annoyance.
The crowd of Office seekers here is on the
increase rather than otherwise. At one OF
the hotels the arrivals yesterday numbered
nearly three hundred, Of whom nearly all
were either seeking Offices for themselves or
their friends.
1t is said at the Postoffce Department TO-
day that the four most prominent candi-
dates for the Lynchburg postmastership are
Messrs Button, Whitehead, Jennings and
Davis, and that though Mr. Whitehead has
the endorsement of the eptire Congressional
delegation from his State, it is probable Mr..
Button will get the place. With regard to
the Bo, dtou Postofiice, it is said that the
democrats served with mail at that office
are not at all satisfied with the reappoint-
ment of the postmaster appointed under the
Malone regime.
A leading democrat from Indiana, one
who holds a prominent position, but not at
the disposal of the administration, says that
satisfactory or not as the administration may
be, he has been fighting for democratic
one fer tho last twenty-five years, and that
no matter what others may do be is not at
the first mud hole going to jump out OF the
wagon he has been trying TO get in for so
long.
A gentleman here to day from Lynchburg
says that Mr.. Work, the former postmaster
at that place, AL old and consistent repub-
lican, will soon publish card in which he
will declare that while in all national elec-
tons he will continue to vote the republican
ticket, in Stale elections he will support the
democratic in preference to the Malone
ticket, and that be thinks that should be
the policy of all other true republicans. The
gentleman also says that Mr.. Work thinks
Mahone's party having been deprived Of
The cohesive power of public pluuder can
never be united again, and that this fall will
witness its final dissolution.
Hubert Foote Beecher, who was to-day
appointed collector at Puget Sound, is the
sou of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Major
Baker ?. Lee, who was appointed collector
of customs at Newport News, is the editor
of the Industrial South. Col. Clay. whom
be supercedes, is the commander of tie G.
A. r. in Virginia. and conducted Congress
man Libby's campaign for him at the last
election.
Night before last, just as some doctors
here were about commencing an operation
upon a coored man for strangulated hernia,
they were driven off by mob Of color ed
men who charged them with being murder
ers. Soon afterwards the man died. A
Dos. norton examination proved that the
doctors diagnosis was correct The ring
leaders of the mob would have been arrest
ed for murder, but for the fact that they
were melted 10 their acts by the unfortu-
nate mans mother.
Col. John Popham has been offered the
half editorship of the Free Lance, of Freder-
icksburg, and has the offer under consider
alton.
1t is repor, ed at the Postoffice Department
to-day that though each of the two Alexan-
dria delegations there yesterday said the
favorite OF the other is good man, the Her
bert delegation said that Cation was en-
dorsed by republicans, and by democrats who
had nearly lost the msjority in their city,
and the Cation men said the Herbert dele
CATION was composed of the drones of the
party, who never contributed either work
or money to the cause Its said at the de-
partment that the fight over the Alexan-
dria postofice is as great as over any other
Office in the State.
Ex-Congressman Dezendorf, of Virginia,
was to have been one of the orators at the
proposed public reception to be given Gen
eral Logan on his arrival here, had not the
General, for once in his life, had the good
taste to decline such reception.
The order of Secretary Lamar suppressing
information about official changes in his
department is the subject of no little adverse
criticism here as the neople have q right to