Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-02
FROM sT.AS7ESSGTDT.
Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE

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held Last night, the written resignation of
Mr.. Ciasscock as vice president of that as-
ISOLATION was taken up and considered. Mr..
censutirg Superintendent Thorn, of the
cock is employed, for writing that gentle
man note telling him that his acceptance
OF that distinction would be Objectionable to
the Treasury Department, though he might
continue to BIO a simple member Of the asso-
citation, and indirectly censuring the Presi-
dent for allowing such action on the part OF
its officers, as subversive. of the foundation
principles of republican government and
destructive CT the inherent rights of the cit
liens Of the republic. The resignation was
unanimously accepted but Mr.. Lewis's reso-
luton, only by an exceedingly close vote. A
resolution was also passed condemGing the
course Ct ex Congressman Garrison, OF the
lat Virginia district, in opposing the re-
election Of Congressman Croxton on purely
personal grounds.
Oaa Of the IS 900 guns recently made at
the Navy Yard here has been found defec.
tive, and another burst under trial at An
! nnpolis yesterday. 1t is said that though a
large number Of the employees Of the navy
yard have been removed, OF those who re-
main no less than eight of one family are in
the steam engineering department.
Commissioner Sparks Of tho Land Office
has decided that any single woman vino
has taken out homestead entry, and who
marrics before she completes tho same, for
fci,s all of her rights under the homestead
law Case of Maria Good. Cops l.. 0.
Vol l3, y. 1927 This decision is made re.
troactive and thousands of single women
who have taken up claims, setted.upon the
LAND, bu!t :;auses, and invested their all TO
improve their hnmes, and fulfilled all the
requirements OF law, have, after five years
residence, had their entries cancelled because
! they married before their patents were is
| sued
Al Indiana democrat in talking 10 the
| President a day Or two ago, told him that
the party in his State WAS pretty well salts
| fled Hlih his administration, but that they
would be better satisfied if the republican
postal clerks, who were appointed solely on
TIE ground OF their political partisanship,
We're removed The President replied he
| Thought; they should be removed, but that
Postmaster General Villas thought not, fear
| ing ha1 if any removals were made there
| would he :. strike by thoae rcmaiung, and
! the department bs put to area. trouble He
said, however he would do what he could
10 have tho evil complained OF removed. So
i. seems that Mr.. Villas di5regartis the pro-
| visions OF the civil service law By allowing
! offensive republican rart!sans to remain in
office from fear Of e strike; and he the head
OF al important branch of great and pow.
eriul nation of intelligent people
The new che dollar silver notes will, it is
said TO day, be ready for issue on Monday
next.
! Mr.. McCue, Solicitor of the Treasury,
said to-day that he had been informed pri-
vately thu: q meeting of the stockholders of
the Alexandria Canal Company would be
called at All early day to the give the Gov
ernment g title to the piers Of the canal
! aqueduct.
i Col. Lamont, when asked if the Presi-
dent intends going to the Richmond fair,
said he might if circumstances permitted :,
but it was hardly probable they would
The Commissioner CT Internal Revenue
decided to day that the spiggot holes OF all
beer barrels nlust DO in the head, and that
those in he side must be so changed.
| Much adverse criticism is made upon the
| course Of Commissioner Coiman of the Agri.
cultural Department.. Nearly all of bis ap-
| pointees and promotions during the last six
months have been republicans. Senator
Plumb, Of Kansas, vas beard to say public
~ that he could gel any appointment be
wanted in that department. They say the
Commissioner has his heart set upon being
| made cabinet oicer.
| A knight Of labor who is thoroughly re-
liable in his statements, furnishes the follow
Ing estimate Of tho vote, likely to be cast for
Mr.. Mullen, the knights candidate for Con-
greas i'll the Richmond district, There are
twelve assemblies Of Knights the white
| har, ~ nh, al,
there are Knights nonresident of the dis.
trict, $50 aliens, 800; minors, $50; women,
3OO non aiiiliating members, $50. So that
the actual number Of voters among them is
only 1000 Of whom 1000 are republicans
who would have voted against the demo-
cratic nominee even if there had been no
labor candidate.
This correspondence necessarily contains so
| many censorlou3 iteils concerning the Pres
ident that when something ia known about
him that deserves commentator it is a real
pleasure 10 mention it, rs he is the man the
democrats elected. Tho readers of the
GAZETTE are therefore Informed that care
full inspection Of the official removals since
J the advent Of Mr.. Cieyelaud's administra.
| ton shows that though those made by the
President have not been anything like as
numerous as they should have been, their
| ratlo Las 6eeu considerably great er
than that Of those made by his cabi.
net Officers, and that if the latter
had removed offensive republicans sub
iect to them i'll the same ratio that
ho has those under his immediate control,
there would be less complaint about not
turning the rascais out' The President,
| too, Las great trouble in The selection of his
appointees. For instance the justices OF tho
Supreme Court Of Indiana have just recon-
mended q man for Chief Justice of the Ter.
ritorg OF Arizona, though it is known here
that he never studied law, that he can not
write correctly, and that he can not attend
to bis onn business, az he has failed three
times rs Il keeper Of 2 court:y s.or2.
t.S-Gov. iiirtia Of Pennsy lvania, who is
| here today, says the democrats in his State
Rave everything for which to be thank FIJI, ,
and that the defeat cf Congressman Boyle
/ for denomination WAS the result of his ac-
tiCn il the Pan Electric Telephone affair.
Departure 0f missionaries.
new loHK, Oct. Nv. II. Arrngdale,