Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
speoial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., June Is, 1885.

CORRESPONDENTS
WASHINGTON. D. c., June Is, 1885.
An ex.member of the Virginia State
Senate, in the city to day, agrees with other
people from his State recently here That
Judge Staples will not be a candidate for
the democratic gubernatorlal nomination
there His idea is that Judge Staples mas
an aspiration toward Senatorial honors, ana
that should the friends of Messrs. Barbour
and Daniel make fight for the Senate
he may coue in as the compromise
Senator. The gentleman referred to says
the administration is probably doing as well
as could have been expected ln'the way OF
turning the rascals out, but that he thinks
it would probably have done better had 1t
turned them out long ago, so that the neces-
sarilv incident fuss might have been over by
this time.
A gentleman from Loudoun county, Va,
saws that having some business with MIR.
Barbour he called at his residence, on Capt..
lol Hill, this morning, and saw there what
made him for the first time realizs the
troubles of Congressman. He says there
was a crowd not only in the house but
around the front door on the outside, and
that the crowd was composed of women ana
children as we'll as men, all wanting, ana
some demanding office, and some going so
far as asking Mr.. Barbour not only to pick
out places, hut actually TO write applications
for them. He says the crowd was so great
that it was impossible for Mr.. Barbour to
have private interviews with them In
his reception room, and that he there
fore had to ask them to come slnglt
into smaller room, those to be first served
who bad reached the house first; but that
the latter part Of his request was not heeded,
some OF those who had come last forcing
themselves into the interview room ahead
of those who had come long time before
thew had. Mr.. Barbour, he said, wanted TO
see him, and told him TO wait and ride down
town with him in his carriage, but that he
declined the invitation as he thought BIS
representative should at least have has car
riage TO himself, aud besides, be was afraid
that if he were seen riding with MIR. Barbour
all who knew him would suspect that he
was seeking an Office. Not only the gen.
tlemap referred to, but all who know any
Thug about Mr.. Barbour now know that his
lot is not at present all especially happy
one.
A private dispatch received here to-day
states that Mr.. Henry w. Castleman, a
we'll known citzan of Jefferson county,
West Virginia, who resided about five miles
from Casileman's Ferry, in Clarke county,
Va, died this morning at his home. he
was taken sick last week while on his way
to the residence of his friend, State Senator
Heaton, of Lcudoun county, Virginia
Notwithstanding the advent Of the heat
ed term, the crowd OF those who 90 TO
the White House and the departments TO
see about turning the rascals out" aud
supplying their places with good democratic,
shows no dminution, and the President and
his Cabinet have as many callers OF that
class now as ever.
The prevailing and correct impression
here respecting the charges that have been
brought against Mr.. Clark, the architect
of the Capitol, is that they are groundiess,
are the result of private dislike, if not of
malice and that they will amount to moth
ing.
Among those who called ct the White
House yesterday with the railroad master
mechanics was Mr.. Andrews, Superintend-
ent of the Virginia Midland Railroad, who
had met the President before. The Presi-
dent was very cordial in his reception, aud
asked them if there was any thing be could
do for them. They told him no, they want
ed no offices aud merely called to pay their
respects
the Postoflice Department printed list is
kept of all the postmasters under the last
administration, arranged according TO the
date of their appointment All the names
| Immediately around that Of the postmaster
| at Alexandria have been changed. This it
is thought at the department indicates that
| change there may soon ne expected.
Among the callers upon the President to.
day were Congressman Barbour and Wise
of Virginia.
From certain filthy rumors in circulation
| to. day concerning some of the colo.ed en-
ployees of the Treasury and white woman
also employed there, iG is probable there
| will soon be some vacant places on the
| laborers' list of that department.
The examination of the applicants for
positions as postoffice inspectors commenced
this morning, and will be continued from
day TO day until all who have been selected
tor that purpose shall have been examined.
A Virginia republican, but az anti. Ma.
hone one, in the city to day, says he can't
understand why many of the small cross
roads postmasters in his State have been
removed for offensive partisanism," while
but two or three of the Presidential post
masters, all of whom had to be offensive
partisans in order to hold their positions
under the last administration, are permitted
to retain their places.
JOKES WHICH WERE Nor RELIsHED.-
A Middletown IN. " special says: When
John McKivian, q well-known shoemaker
in this village, went to his shop, q few days
ago, he found the dead body of his favorite
dog suspended from the doorknob by q
rope. McKivian kept quiet about the mat
ter. but few DAYS afterWard he found out