Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-14
FROM WARRINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON D. c., Aug. Il, 1856.

WASHINGTON d. c., Aug. Il, 1856.
An old Virginia statesman from West Vir-
ginia, "a he terms himself now in this city,
SAYS the fact that Senator Camden, from the
latter State, recommended Mr.. Huntington,
a pronounced republican,, from the Office OF
the Wheeling Inteltigencer, republican
newspaper, who has recently been appoint
ed to lucrative position in the Government
Printing Office, will 60 long way towards
defeating Mr.. Camden's denomination, and
that it should do so. He says under repub'
ican administrations republicans never re-
commended democrats for Office, and for the
life of him he can't see why the same rule
should not apply to democrats under a
democratic administration.
The President will, it is expected, leave
this city for his summer vacation between
now and Monday, but the exact time is not
known to the public Before he goes it is
believed that be will appoint public prin-
ter in place of Mr.. Rounds, who, it is re.
ported, has requested that the acceptance
of his resignation, rendered some time ago,
be delayed no longer. Mr.. Rogers, of Buff
faIo, will, it is thought, get the place, though
civil service commissioner Oberley wants it
bad Y, and the latter's appointment would
give the President al opportunity to APP
point another republican on the civil ser.
vice commission.
As treasurer Jordan has said he will not
retain his Office if Secretary Manning shall
not return, it is said here by those best In
formed of the Sscretary's condition, that
Mr.. Jordan may as we'll be making arrange
ments for quitting, as Mr.. Manning will
never again he abe to discharge the respon-
sble duties of Secretary of the Treasury.
There is nothing new at the State De.
partment about the Mexican affair, which
ia generally supposed to be petering out.
Secretary Bayard's ridiculous attempt to
make people believe that Mexican money
has been used TO create opposition TO his
bulldozing policy towards a weak sister re-
public is laughed ut by every body.
Four of the FIVE Senators in the city yes.
terday, left this morning for their homes,
Messrs. Malone, Beck, Sawyer and Hearst.
The latter, democrat. was appointed by
the democratic Governor of California TO fill
the vacancy occasioued by the death of Mr..
Miller until tho Legislature could elect the
latter's successor.
Mr.. John Goode, whose nomination rs
Solicitor General was jected by the SEN
ate, has been engaged as one OF the Govern
ment's special counsel in the prosecution OF
Inc Dell lelopDOuo SOInpuuI lo' ooIaihihE
fraudulent patent. The fee he will le-
ceive will be larger than the amount
of the salary of Solicitor Genera. Mr..
Button having been reappuiuted post.
master at Lynchburg and Mr.. Goode been
given more lucrative position than be had
before, General Malone, when he left this
morning, carried not single scalp in his
belt
The Presidents appointment of W. II.
Webster, a pronounced republican. and, up
to date, chief of a bureau in the pension
office, to the position of chief examiner for
the civil service commission, has produced
another lively slir among the democrats OF
this city. They say the President though
elected IA democrat is scattering his favors
indiscriminately, and that republican is
Just az likely to receive one as democrat.
Two of the prominent candidates for the
democratic congressional nomination in the
Sth Virginia district, Captain Foster and
Gen. Lee, were 10 the city to day. Neither
of them can report any definite changes as
having occurred among the delegates to the
convention which is to reassemble in Alex
andria on the 25th inst. Every democrat
here, and all of them are interested in the
result of the convention, hopes that there
may be no i'll feeling among the friends of
any of the candidates when the convention
shall re assemble, and that the efforts OF
those trying to engender such feelings may
meet with signal failure.