Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-09
FROM WARRINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 8, 1856.
Among the postmasters appointed by the
President to-day were the following Virgin
ians: Charles ". Button at Lyncbburg,
Michael Glennan at Norfolk, and o. D..
Derr at Roanoke. All three had been NOM
mated for their respective positions long
ago, but the Senate had rejected the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Button, and bad failed to act
in the cases of Messrs. Gennan and Derr.
TIE appointment Of Mr. Button leaves but
one scalp, that of Mr.. Goode, hanging to the
belt of General Malone.
Of the three hundred and twenty-five
members of the u. S. House of Representa-
tives all except about forty have left the
city. Among those still here is Mr.. Eustace
Gibson, of West Virginia. He says seven
of the counties in his district have elected
delegates favorable to his denomination, and
that one, Ritchil, has appointed delegates
in favor Of his opponent, Judge Jackson.
There arc four more counties to elect dele
gates, but he thinks there is no doubt of his
denomination. Mr.. Gibson has no more adj
miration for civil service reform, as now
conducted, than he ever has had.
Among the bills that did not become ef-
fective by reason Of the failure of the Presi-
dent 10 sign them before the adjournment
of Congress was one 10 give r. ID. Beck leg,
colored, of Fairfax county, Va, the differ.
ence between the pay Of a laborer and 81
messenger at the Capitol. His name was
on the laborers' roll, but he performed the
duties Of q messenger.
Mr.. Thomas. General Manager Of the r..
& d. Railroad, being asked by the GAzErrEs
correspondent This morning what there was,
if any thing, in the reports about the dis
charge of hands and the removal of the shops
cf tho Midland Railway from Alexandria,
replied that thore had been n few discharges
| for tho lelson that as the road had been
supplied with new rolling stock there was
nc need for Us many repair hands as for
merly He said the read was buying good
many Of its supplies in Alexandria, and
| would buy Them all there if it could do so as
| cheaply az elsewhere; that so far from TAX
| ing work away from Alexandria. the road
des red to have its work done there, aud
| that the fact that it had brought its head
Quarters to this city close to Alexandria
so as 10 supervise that work, ought to show
! that Of itself He said that both inclination
and interest would induce the road to do
| all it could to build up, rather than pull
down Alexandria.
Secretary Bayard is doing oil he ca to
| make mountain out of the mole hill of the
Cutting affair in Mexico, but has poor sue
cess The prevailing impression here about
| the affair referred to is that this country
does not want to go to war, but if it should
| be compelled to do so it will not force its
weak republican neighbor TO be the
enemy upon whom it can vent its overflow
ing valor, but seek IN opponent among tie
strong mouarchical governments Of Europe.
| II is stated at the White House and at the
Treasury Department that no official notice
has been received at either one Of these
places of the resignation OF Collector He'd.
den, of New York. But for all that it is be.
lieved that he has resigned, and that he
knew his resignation was expected.
| People here who live along tho banks of the
| lower Potomac say the farmers in all that section
! have had another bad year, the third in success
sion, and that their condition is any thing but
than favorable. He says tho wheat has sprouted
| in the shocks, and that tho corn has either bean
drowned, or tho ground boon too wet to work it
properly, and that in many cases the fruit CROP
| has also boon failure.