Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-19
VIRGINIA turn black is what no one familiar
with the history of their lives can conscien'
tiously deny.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandria aasetsel

Augusta county, A. 7. Grocms, vice AndreW
NJ. Gates, removed; Palmyra, tluVanna
county, Geo. E. Bethel, vice Jas. A. Lam
drum, removed Gurneys, Caroline coun-
ty, Miss B. T. Dabney, vice +. K. >. Dunn,
removed; Fancy Hill, Rock bridge county,
r. Griesby Paxton, vice J. }. Moore, remov-
ed Keller, Accomack county, Benjamin
w. Mears, vice VIM. S. Murphy, removed;
Shawsvi'le, Montgomery county, Samuel NJ.
Kendrick, vice J. n. askey, removed
Lowe Moor g, Allegheny county,S 5. Carpen-
Ter, vice Samuel c. Fudge, removed; Crab
bottom, Highland county, 5. W. Waybrlght,
vice E phrain Winner, removed; Sport
Springs, Appcmattox county, Willis A.
Plunkett, vice Edward F. Collins, removed;
Lawrencevillc, Brunswick county, w. /.
S,edpe, vice Ella Jones, removed Hamp-
den Sidney, Prince Edward county, q NJ.
Eppleston, vice Samuel I. Morton, failed to
qualify un,er name of new office.
The President made the following an.
continents to day: II. G. Weber 10 be U.
s. mafslial for southern district Of Illinois,
and ". b. Fleming, of Kentucky, to be as
socate justice of the supreme court OF Ne"
Mexico. People from New Mexico here say
that they were promised in the national
democratic platform and by the President
that the federal offices in that Territory
should be given to citizens thereof.
Among the strangers in the city to-day Is
Col. w. B. Brockett, formerly OF Alexau'
dria, but Now president of the board OF az
sessment of New Orleans, who arrived last
night.
The Secretary of the Navy is waiting for
The opinion Of the Attorney General to
know whether the blame for the failure of
the new ship Dolphin is due to Mr. John
Roach or to the naval advisory board, both
favorites of the late Secretary Chandler.
1t is understood that Mr.. Jorgenson, the
ex.congressman from the Petersburg dis.
trict in Virginia, who was given the land
Office at Walla Walla, Washington Territory,
by the Arthur administration, as pay Tor
quietly submitting to Mahone's Influence,
will be removed for offensive partisanism, IN
that he left his Office last fall and came all
the way back to Virginia to stump for Ma
homes candidate for his old position. His
place, it is said, will be filled by a resident
of the Territory to be named by MIR. Voor-
hees, the congressional delegate theretrom
Among the strangers in the city to-day
are Mr.. Ryan, member of the Virginia
House Of Delegates, from Loudoun county,
and Colonel Peyton, Of the same county.
They both say that owing to the late rains
and warm weather the wheatin their section
of country looks much better than it did,
and that instead Of being total failure, as
was feared short time ago, there is now
every indication that there will be at least
half crop. Gentlemen from Fairfax
county, in the same State, say the crop
there will be almost if not quite an average
one.
A short interview with MIR. c. T. Smith, ex-
State Senator fom Nelson county, Virginia,
was published in this correspondence short
time ago, in which the reported opinion Of
General G. c. Wharton, of Montgomery
county, respecting the democratic nomina-
ton for Governor Of Virginia, was quoted.
General Wharton writes to Mr.. Smith that
he misunderstood him in regard to Judge
Staples that although cOuntyman, he
had no knowledge of Judge Staples wishes
in regard TO the nomination for Governor,
and had 10 authority to speak for him.
What he intended to say was that While he
considered the Judge the strongest and most
available man, he feared be (the judge
could not be induced 10 accept the nomina-
ton, as the canvass this fail would be q
very laborious one, requiring an immense
| amount of speaking, and he felt certain
Judge Staples did not desire the nomination.
Mr.. Wing6eld, Of Albemarle county, Va,
an G& IutlunGI VI Tue lLtSiSIulUlc vi LIS
State, and very cultured gentleman, is an
applicant for consulate. It is said there
is fierce fight for all the consulates, there
being no less than six hundred applicants
for that ct Paris, and thirteen for that at
| Palermo, for which, as previously stated,
| Mr.. Opie, of Stanton, Virginia, also an ex.
member Of the Legislature of his Slate, is
strongly backed and has a good chance for
success.
Of the Virginia Congressman Messrs. Bar
bour, O'Ferral, Wise and Cabel are in the
| city to-day. Mr.. Wise remained here to. day
TO see Mr.. Eliett, the new collector CT inter-
| nal revenue for his district, and will 90 10
Richmond this afternoon. In order to de-
termue who would he the most acceptable
man for postmaster at Danville, Virgnia, and
whom therefore To recommend for that place.
Mr.. Cnbell will wait for the returns of the
election held there yesterday for that pur,
pose.
Eek. Gov Curtin, of Pennsylvania, now
democratic member of Congress from that
State, who has been here for some
time looking after the federal offices
in his district and State, has gone
home by no means satisfied with his sue
cess, but still little better pleased tina nhe
was short time ago, and better pleased
with all the other than with the State De-
partment. 1t is understood that not sim
gle foreign appointment bearing his or Mr..
Randall's approval has been made. This is
the more strange, as both the foreign affairs
and appropriation committees of the Senate
will oppose the administration, it will have
to depend upon those committees of the
House for the success of such of it's meas.
ures as will have to be referred to them
that is if Messrs. Curtin and Randall retain
the chairmanships of those committees, as it
is now generally conceded they will do.
The American railway master mechanics re.
Gently in session in annual convention here went
to Mount Vernon o.day on the steamer Cor.
coran.