Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. D. O., June 8, 1855.

FROM WASHINGTON.
,pec,sl Correspondence Of the Ale1andrin dasetse.
WASHINGTON. D. O., June 9, 1885.
Some of the regents of the Mount Vernon
association still remain in the city. They
we're called upon to-day by colored woman,
the grand daughter Of an old colored man,
dead many years since, but still remembered
bg the older people about the Alexandra
nejebborhood, named West Ford. She had
with her the wooden frame of an old hair
trunk which looked as if il had benin the
bottom of The river for years. but had been
dried in the sun, on the top OF when was
an oblong copper plate, upon which was en-
qrayed the name of General Washington.
Her grand father was one of the Generals
servants. and the trunk, which, she said, was
one the General had with him in the war.
had come into his possession during some OF
the many changes at Mount Vernon.
All the democratic members of the Vlr-
y;nia Congressional delegation are in the
city to. day except Mr.. Croxton, who ls
expected to morrow. They were to meet
in conference in the room of the House
Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol, at one
clock to- day, for the purpose, it was SAID, OF
talking about the distribution of the federal
patrcnage in their State, where large
humber of the offices still remain IN the
hands of Mahone's offensive partlsans
One appointment which it is said they desire
to be made is that of the marshal for the
western district of the State, for which
place they have unanimously recommended
MIR. Graham, of Buchanan.
Senator Riddleberger did not call npon
tho President during the extra session OF
the Senate, nor did he during his late WISH
TO this city. General Malone did pay bis
respects ~ the President before he left the
city.
A delegation of Danville democrats, head
ed by MIR. Conrad, WAS here yesterday. ana
called upon the Postmaster General 10 oe-
half of Mr. Burr. who is an applicant Tor
the post mast ership there, but MIR. McDear'
NAH still has the chances for that place ID
his favor
AT last u. S. Marshal Lot Wright, the
man whose imported deputy marshals anu
bull dog pistols carried Cincinnati for the
republicans last October, bias been deposed.
His place was taken away from MIN TO-DAY
and given to Mr.. Urner, reputable Ohio
demucrat.
1t is reported here that the appointment
of Col. Gibson to the position of U. 5. Dis.
,rict Attorney for the eastern district OF Vlr-
piuja. which was promised him soon after
Inc new administration came into power,
but was delayed until yesterday. was only
made then because Of the representations
of a delegation Of Virgiuians who came here
last week.
1t is reported here that Col. Gilman, who
was prominent applicant for the postottlce
in Richmond, will be appointed assistant
collector of that internal revenue district.
The appointment to day of Mr.. Marsh as
u. S. Marshal of the northern district oil
Illinois, vice Long" Jones, removed, has
stirred up the Illinois people here. MI
Van Pelt, chairman of the Cook county de
mocracy, and commissioner of Chicago, ad'
j dressed large crowd in the roturda OF
Wizards Hotel when the appointment was
announced, stating that the men who recon-
mended Mr.. McGarigle, the most promi-
nent applicant for the place, were the men
who SUPPLIED the money and did the work
of the democracy ia Chicago, but that their
wishes bad been disregarded, and the mar
shalship, like every other one OF The few
places assigned to their State, been given to
sucker, but that if the administration
could get along without the democrats OF
Chicago, those democrats would demon
strate ut the next election that they could
get along without it, In making the APP
pointment it is understood the President
went outside of both the Harrison and tho
Morrison factions of The party.
Robberies by negro burglars have become
so frequent here now that most housekeep-
ers never think of retiring without taking
their silver ware to their bed rooms with
them. Several such robberies have recent
ly been committed iu Georgetown, but
as usual, the police are reticent about
them. In one case Mrs. Ramsburg
saved about three hundred dollars worth of
silver ware, wedding presents) which, BY
accident, she had left down stairs, by wax.
ing her husband, who only got down to tue
hall in time to see negro man running out
the back door, which he bad left open to ia
ciitate his escape.
Mail messenger service has been discon-
tinued at Accotink, Lula and Bethel, in
Virginia. G.. c. Thompson was to-day APP.
pointed postmaster at Fort Defiance, Au.
gusta county, Va, vice W. F. Sherman,
resigned, and Marcus Durrett al North
Garden, Albemare county.