Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
,spsc,s, Correspondence OF the Ae1andtis Gazette

w. w. SCOTT, Secreidly.
FROM WASHINGTON.
,sr.c,a 1,orrespondonce OF the Ale1andis Gazette
WASHINGTON. d. c., May H. 1885
II has heretofore been stated in this cor
respondence that Mr. w. h. Mosby, orotner
| of Col Mosby, had received the endorsement
of almost everybody in Liberty, Bedford
! county. Virginia, for the retention of bis
Mace as postmaster Of that town, and that,
TOO. though be is republican. 4 large
majority of the people of Liberty are demo
Gratis but Mr.. Mosby has been such good
| nostmaster and so devoid of offensive par,i'
sansbip that the democrats there almost To
a man want him to retain his position. He
was appointed by General Grant, and is not
Mabonelte. The correctness of this state
ment was once denied, but tho application
with the endorsements referred to can be
seen at the l'oslotl Department.
An intelligent commercial traveller, 10 the
CITY to day, who has just returned from
tour through Virginia, says the prospect OF
the farmers in that State is by no means
favorable, and that from Orange Court
House to Bristol he did not see one field OF
good wheat He says many Of the farmers
have plowed up their wheat fields and
planted other crops, and that 80 dry and
backward has been the spring that the
! stock raisers are in great straits, having con-
sumed all their grain and long food, and
| there being no grass on which TO turn their
stock
A delegation of Fredericksburg democrats
are in the city to-day to urge the claims OF
Sergeant Burlington of that town to the
| misunderstanding thereof o. this delegation
both wings Of the Fredericksburg democra-
cy are represented. The other prominent
applicant for the place is Mr.. Cole, well
known merchant there. II is said that
Judge Goolrck may possibly bs the success
full dark horse.
Secretary Lamar spent one day last week
in riding horseback through the new parts
of the city s dG6Gtsl'a and in carriage riding
with some lady friends.
Col. James Lane Green, of Stafford coun.
| ty, Virginia, who was appointed by General
Malone mail route messenger between
Fredericksburg and Baltimore, via the Rap
pahannock River, has been removed
The spring races commence here to-mor-
row. A large number of horses are here,
but the crowd of visitors so far arrived is
| not as large as was expected. Among the
Virginians who have horses here arg Mr.
| McGavock, of Wythe county, and Mr. Dos
we'll of Hanover.
| Collector Shepherd, of the Alexandria in
ternal revenue district, left here to-day for
Staunton, to assume the duties of his posi-
ton. It is understood that the headquar
ters of the district will remain at Staunton
at least for the present.
Among the callers at the White House
to-day was the delegation from West Vir-
gnia who called there Saturday to urge the
appointment of Mr.. McGraw to the internal
revenue colectorshp of that district, but
were then unable to see the President, as
Saturday is his rest day.
The Office seekers here seem to be 10
somewhat better spirits to-day in eonse-
quence of current rumors to the effect that
there will be speedy increase in the rate
at which removals and appointments are
made.
A gentleman familiar with the business of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, in the city
to-day, says that canal only transported
400, 900 tons of coal last year, and will hard
ly bring half that quantity to market this
year, and that if the court in Baltimore will
decide this week, as it is generally expected
it will do, that the repair bonds can be sold,
they will be bought by the B. & 0. R.
R., which will close the canal and build a
railroad along its bed from the Point of
Rocks to Georgetown. The gentleman re-
ferred to also says the aqueduct of the Alex
andria Canal has not been repaired, and
that it is unknown when it will be.
The Health Officer of this city will go to
the Great Falls of the Potomac this after
noon to examine into the correctness of the
report that owing to break in the G. &, O.
Canal the water therein, with all the dead
animals and filth floating in it, was turned
into the Potomac river just at the point
where that river feeds the reservoir of this
city.
It is understood that on Saturday last
Congressman O'Ferrall, of Virginia, had
forty two fourth class postmasters removed
i his district.
Capt Daniel Lee, of Stafford county,
Virginia, without any Congressional assist
ance, obtained from the acting assistant
Postmaster General to-day promise that the |
postofice at Iceland, FIVE miles from Fred
ericksbug, on the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad abolished BY
General Malone, should be restored. The
railroad company has promised to make q
station there.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Fair
child has gone to New York, it is said, for
the purpose of comforting with the leading
democratic politicians of that State about
certain appointments to be made there.
Mr.. talrchlld Is civil service reformer,
but, 1t is said, by no means 30 pronounced
as he has been. i
Secretary Lamont says that Mr.. Apgar,
of New York, to whom 1t was reported the
position of Register of the Treasury would
be given, is not an applicant for that or any
other place.
It is understood to day that the report
current here last week that Major r. W.
Hunter, of Virginia, would be appointed
Chief Clerk of the Interior Department, was
not only too previous, but entirely inc,r.
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