Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-15
under republican administration is utterly
unfit for the position, and is sufficient cause

, ,der republican administration is utterly
lift for the position, and is sufficient cause
for his removal.
II was rumored all ovec the city to-day,
and, indeed, was bulletined at one OF the
newspaper Offices, that Judge Lambert Tree,
a democra., and former resident of WASH
ineton, had been elected o. S. Senator by
the Illinois Legislature. But up TO one
O'Clock the news had not been confirmed oy
dispa cbes received at the White House or
by the Associated Press. :.
About one hundred thousand republicans
remain in Office, but of the dozen demo.
Gratis who, of the hundreds of employees OF
the Senate have been permitted to retain
their places up to This time, seven have Deen
notified Ivy the republican caucus OF tnat
body that they must 60 at the end OF tne
current month. =,
A republican from Greensville county,
Virginia now in the city, says the federal
Office holders there are working actively for
the Malone county ticket to be elected this
month. and that the negroes, who are large
" in the majority there, still think the
whole weight of the administration Is being
thrown in favor of General Malone.
The battalion of students of the Bethel
Military Academy, near Warrenton, Va,
under command of Major Lightfoot, are IN
the city to-day. They marched up Penn
sylyania avenue this morning on their way,
it was said, to pay their respects to the
President. They made very creditaole
show.
Mr.. Speaker Carlisle is in the city tor the
| first time since the advent of the new ad-
| ministraliofl. He was at the White House
and at several of the departments to day,
and was received with marked cousldera
| ton. It is as certain that he will be the
Sneaker of the next House as it is that he
is here To-Day.
1t is understood to-day that the long,
DELAYED changes in those federal offices III
VIRGINIA whose business is with toe Treas
ury Department., will commence either TO
day or TO morrow.
Congressman J. r. Tucker has returned
from his Southern trip, and with his brother
Major Bev, was among the callers at the
White House to-day. Congressman wise
also called upon the President this morning,
Strange as it may appear, among most o.
the many applications for every office at the
disposal of the administration there can De
found that of the incumbent This is &C
counted for upon the ground that though
the incumbe ss rule, have been pro
scriptive parlisans, they have been induced
to believe by some OF the appointments tha'
have been made that as long rs their &C
counts are all right there is chance for
retaining their positions.
The ashes nf Major Lyford, U. S. A., who
was crera ed in Pennsylvania, were buried
at Arlington yesterday, with military bon
ors. Rev. Father O'Kane, of St. Mary's
Church, Alexandria, conducted the services
at the grave.
A boorish messenger at the Department
of Justice was directed day or two ago by
Attorney General Garland to tell Solicitor
General Goode that he wished TO see him.
The messenger went to Mr.. Goodies room
and, opening the door, said: "There is q
man down stairs who wishes to see you
Mr.. Goode, without looking up from
his work, said: TELL the man if he
wishes to see me to come up" The
answer was delivered correctly, and fol
long time Mr.. Garland waited for Mr.
Goode and wondered why he had sent him
such an answer, and the incident would
| doubtless have led to an unpleasantness il
occasion had not happened during the day
for an explanation.