Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-20

In mentioning the fact that Judge Harris

In mentioning the fact that Judge Harris
had purchased $4,000 house here last
week. the GAzETTE's correspondent should
have stated that several years gothe Judge
purchased a house and lot in Atlanta Tor
$50, 900, in payments, which he recently sold
at an advance and invested the proceeds In
the property referred to in this city.
A Congressman from Tennessee called
upon the Attorney General short time ago
to urge the removal of republican OF,
fee holder in his State, one of the old
Brownlow spawn, and consequently most
Extensively partisan, but was informed by
Mr.. Garland that the man referred to had
strong backing and would, he understood,
have stronger and that it was thought bet
ter to let him retain the place until the ex-
piration of his official term. Asking when
that term would expire, he was Informed
November, 1877. The Congressman says
he was so provoked by this that though he
knew it would destroy all his influence at
the Department of Justice, he could not for
the life of him help saying, "Well, Mr.. Gar
lana, your term will probably expire little
after that time"
One of the applicants for the Marshalshlp
of the District of Columbia, an old and es
teemed resident of the District, says he has
appointed on the 1st of July. He says be
heard once that Marshal McMichael wanted
10 be relieved, but that now he hears the
reverse is the case. With regard to his own
application, he says he has filed his papers,
which are strongly endorsed BY men of ma
lional reputation, whose influence should be
potential, and that having done that he Will
be patient until the appointment be made,
aud ii he doesn't get H. as good demo
crat be will re patient still, though he
won't, like the Romans Of old, be glad
better man has been found for the place.
The democrats of Dapville, Virginia, hav-
ing by an election last Thursday expressed
their preference for MI. McDearman as
postmaster for that city, Congressman Ca
| bell. from that district, at once recommended
him for appointment, and, no sooner SAID
than done, his appointment was announced
this morning, vice A. NJ. Wheeler, suspended
for being an offensive partisan. Only about
half the democratic vote of Danviile was
polled at the election referred to.
| An old and astu;e democratic politician
from the South now in the city says he is
induced to believe from what he has seen
and heard here that The President is not
aware of the tue feeling of his party, and
that he has been deceived respecting it by
members Of Congress, who latter MIN Win
false accounts of the popularity of his ad-
ministrution in order to curry favor with him
and get either some or more patronage TOR
themselves He says he is convinced if the
President were correctly informed concern
ing the general dissatisfaction among the
men who nominated and elected him, Gre
ated by the retention of republican Office
holders, the last one of them would be re-
r Il
Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian ln
stitute, SAYS that experiments lately made
prove that the refuse of gas works discharg-
ed into the Potomac river exercise highly
deleterious influence upon the fish in that
| river.
Congressman Barbour, OF the Alexandria dis
trict, who as chairman of the executive commit.
tee of the democratic party of his State should be
better informed about the condition of the party
in his State than any one else, says that condition
is very favorable and that Virginia will 90 demo-
| cratic next, as it did last, fall.