Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-20
Among the Virginia republicans who ar

Among the Virginia republicans who ar
rived here to-day are Messra. Blair, Watts, |
Pendleton and DR.. Gilman. There are many |
others here. of both wings oftheir party, but
none of them seems at all pleased with the
situation. One who has applied for place
in his State under the control of the u. 5. |
Attorney General, says he has been given
to understand that the incumbent will not
be removed until the expiration of his term.
Gen Malone ia yet here, but, it is said still
refuses to endorse any applications for flee,
aud has not made second Call at the White
House, short as the first one was
It is generally believed that Associate
Justice Matthews, of the U. ). Supreme
Court, will never be able to sit on the bench
again, but as he cannot, either by age or
length of service, retire on pay, special act
of Congress will be required to enable him
to do so. It is said that the three justices
who can retire on pay, Field, Brady and
Miller, are contemplating the advisah'lliy OF
doing 80, in order that the Court may besup-
piled with younger material.
Some of the democratic Senator'S are con-
sder:pg the adviaability of opposing the
confirmation oftbe nomination OF MIR. White
law Reid, editor of the New York Tribune,
as Minister to France. They say there is
hardly democratic member of the Senate
from the South whom Mr.. Reid has not
abused in his newspaper, and whose right
TO seat in the Senate he has not denied,
and that their self respect, as well as their
respect for the States they represent, should
compel them to oppose his confirmation.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Teller intro
duced resolution directing the sergeant. at
arms of the Senate to put the name OF DR..
]. B Strayer upon the rolls of the Senate's
EMPLOYEES as a messenger. The person
named was one of Mr.. Riddleberger's ap
pointees in the last Congress-, but was re-
moved as soon as Mr.. Riddebergef's term
expired. The resolution vas referred TO
the committee on contingent expenses.
1t is understood that of all the employees
in the internal revenue bureau here
all but six were republicans, and that now
that Commissioner Miller has been removed,
there remain only five democrats. In the
Office of the Treasurer, it is said, no repub
licans were removed by the last administra-
/ ton. This condition of affairs is excessive
| " disappointing and 6isagreeable to tho APP
plicants for places in the bureaus referred
Eto who have been led to believe that both Of
them we're crowded with ex.rebels.
/ The Ebbitt House, a sor. of army and
| navy headquarters and heretofore considered
one OF the swell hotels of the city, seems sud
denly to have become possessed of great at
fractions for all the negro politicians and
| negro office seekers now here. They swarm
the halls, Hobbies and corridors of that hotel,
and critcse the slowness Of the adnlnistra'
ton az harshly "a their white allies do.
1t is reported that as a means TO oll-et the
effect of Mr. Cieveland's speech on St.
Patrick'5 Day, the President will nominate
| IF ho Iris aa
United States Minister to Mexico, the place
pow filled by General Bragg, who loved
! Cleveland for the enemies he had made"-
those enemies being the famous Irishmen
Kelley and Grady of Tammany Hall.
Tn +, was scene of great excitement in
the meeting Of the Washington Presbytery
Yesterday evening on The payment of a
| claim aeaii st the Assembly Church, Of this
CITY. Some of the debaters shook their
fists in the faces of thei. opponents, and
used language anything else thrn Christian
In its character. DR.. Little became so much
excited that be tainted, at which DE-. Wyn-
soop told DR.. Sunderland to go out OF the
church, as he killed lis pastor.
Among the guests OF the Metropolitan
| Hotel 10 dav is Colonel Cab Maddux of
Virginia. lie was with Judge Clairbone OF
Patrick county in his State, whom he intro
duced to his fiends as the once famous
"izitd Judge" He said he had letters
from ex-Representalivos Gaines, Blown and
Bowen from his State, 30 the effect that they
would all be here tomorrow, the first as an
applicant for the place of collector of inter
nal revenue, the second. for that Of h Au
ditor of the Treasury neither with any
chance of success, aud the last, he didn't
known what for, except to see General Ma
hone, who is still here. The Colonel says
two Virginia republican Office seekers lille
taking q stroll in the Smithsonian grounds
early this morning met another one. OBJ
serving that his clothing was damp they ask
ed him where he had spentthe night Point
lug to bench near by, he said, there"
They exclaimed What, in all this dew ?"
"Yes," he replied, heavy as it is, it is not so
heavy as that at the boarding house at which
| have been staying"
telegram reached the Capitol to-day to the
effect that a daughter of Chief Justice Fuller had
eloped with her lover and been married.
II is understood that Col Hsines, OF the U. S.
Engineer Corps has been instiu cted TO survey the
route of the proposed Mt. Vernon Avenue at rs
early date as possible.
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