Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-23

district, we'll acquainted with its political
condition, say the democrats will have
good chance of carrying it next fall, no matter
whom the Mahoneites may nominate.
Mr. Felix Rives has been appointed as
sistant solicitor of the Treasury. He has
been clerk in the Treasury Department
for the past six years, and is tho man who
during the last Presidential campaign, and
while retaining his clerkship, wrote letter
end published it over his own name giving
reasons why Mr.. Cleveland should be elect.
ed. His appointment therefore while in &C.
cordance with the line of promotion is sadly
at variance with the Presidents expressed
ideas of civil service reform.
When OK. Governor Cameron, OF Virginia,
was here several weeks ago he told friend
that if either Brady or Malone ran for Con-
gress in his district he would make it his
business to see that neither of them was
elected. The reported retirement OF MIR.
Brady shows that the ex. Governors threats
have not been without effect, and other peo-
pie from his district say be will make them
good if General Malone shall run.
A member of the Cabinet says he is more
bothered with Office seekers from Virginia
than from any other State, and that their
opportunities cause him no little trouble.
He SAYS that while those from other States
have abandoned their quest and gone home
to work, the Virginisns are almost as nu-
merous and are just as persistent as ever:
The paragraph that recently appeared IN
this correspondence concerning the reported
suicide of Capt. John ]. Potts, of King
George county, Virginia, was based upon
information impaired to the GAZETTE's cor,
respondent by a gentleman VINO haa
obtained il direct from Mr.. VIM. II. ID.
Cawood, fellow delegate of Capt. Potts,
and from the same county, to the demo.
cratic Congressional convention at Alex
andria The whole story was Incorrect.
Mr.. Stockslager, assistant commissioner
of the land office, is the candidate of one Of
the wings of the democratic party in bis dis
trict in Indiana. He says he will not re.
sign the federal office he holds, and will not
be- scared of rs Colonel Taylor, of Tennes.
see, has been.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Gen. II. l.. Rosser. The General after the
war went to the Northwest, and joining a
surveying party on the Northern Pncitic
Railroad as axman, rapidly rose to an in
nortant position on that road, acquired a
fortune, aud is now taking his ease on fine
farm in Albemarle county, Virginia, his ma.
tive State.
Mr.. Smith J. r. White, of Caroline coun-
ty, Va, it is said here by people from the
First Congressional district of that State,
stands good chance for the Malone nom.
ination for Congress in that district, against
Col. Cro1ton, the democratic nominee. He
has served several terms in the Legislature,
is fond of politics, and, what is most i'm
portant factor in nominations and elections
nova days, has money to spend and Is
willing to spend it.
1t is reported here that Senator Worries,
of Indiana, who ran the late Indiana dem
ocratic convention, wants to be the candi-
date for Vice-President in 1888, and that
thinking Cleveland will he the candidate
for President, he had the administration en-.
dorsed by that convention, though he and
all the other democrats of his State are we'll
known to be utterly opposed to the Presi'
dents expressed civil service policy.