Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-01
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE

bv the Vice President and were receiVeu
with evident feelings of sorrow ana regret
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion. and after an hour spent therein ao'
iourned until to morrow.
The news of Gen. Grants apparently APP
ching death created profound lnp
s;on here to. day among all sorts and conal-
lions of people, and none were more slnce,s
IN their EXPRESSIONS of regret than the olu
nv Conf.ierates, who have never loreoIIeh
Gr,nt,. consideration Of them at AppomaI,c
49, ond who admire his characteristic Vi
sticking to his friends. -.: &C
II il said to day that the NOMINATION. VI u
General Joseph E. Johnston TO the pace u
pa;lroad Commissioner was senator La
nsar,s necnliar work. and that his reason
for making it is that the General had serVeu
,ua,l hoth the South and Virginia, ana Is
| now old and poor. - ho
The nomination of Mr.. Pearson 10 pe
postmaster of New York continues TO pe
the chief topic of conversation among Ine
politicians here, all of whom view II througl
their own glasses. Some OF It's most ou ~,
snoken opponents say its confirmation VIII
he objected to in the Senate by the demo
Gratis because the nominee is repuoilSai
whose removal for cause was recommenue'
nv republican Attorney General, anu y.
The renllbicans because he refused 10 a,ioN
bia suhordiuates to work for Blame. lnos'
OHIO talk this way, however, are lew. MOS
auarv hodv else saws such objection Wou''
he vain and that the nomination Will o.
con frmed unanimously, by the democrat
because thew do not want to break with I'M
President. and by the republicans becaus
= IS andorsed by such a radical republican
organ as the New York Tribune
Among those Who called upon the Presl
dent to-day were Representatives Barbou
and Tucker. of Virginia, Colonel BeVerl
Tucker. of West Virginia, and Gen. Roge
A. Pryor, OF New York.
n j. rumored here that Major Baker
Lee will be appointed Collector OF custom
Somi6a sff sid aT l lu5 !hfrgsfrev ns'e
ers on the Potomac
It is reported to day that the Treasur!
statement for the month of March, accord
ing to the new aud correct basis upon whlc
the monthly statements will hereafter
made will SHOW large Increase IN the pub
liz dob. over last months statement, an
Will exhibit q condition that will not wal
rant an early call for bonds.
1t is rumored to day that Mr.. II.
Claughton, formerly of Alexandria, is
pos siae Marshal of the Dis! rict of Column
bia, aud that two members Of the Cabiue
are urging his appointment.
A. Leo kaott, of Maryland, nominated
to be Second Assistant Postmaster General
was born in Baltimore city, and is nov
fifty. six years old. He was educated at 81
Mary's College in Baltimore and began If
as q teacher of classics. Later he became
successful lawyer, and for three terms, q
four years each, was prosecuting attorne.
for the city of Baltimore. In 1868 he rep
resented the city of Baltimore in the Stat
Legislature. He has been a delegate Il
several national democratic conventions.
Among tho visitors at the Capitol to-day wa
Miss Cleveland, who with Miss Folsom under til
escort Of Col. Rockwell was looking at the paint
ngs in the rOtunda.