Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ispscial Correspondence Of the Alexis. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 25, 1889.

There is no doubt OF the fact that the
"kickers" in Virginia are low spirited. One
+, of them, and leading one too, told the
GAzgrTE's correspondent to day that Mr..
Harrison had taken pains to say that the
Farr appointment was not at Mahone's re.
quest, but that, all the same, he knew it
/ was.
Col. Clark, clerk OF the House, has order
ed that ell the testimony taken in the Wad
dill-Wise contested election case be printed.
Mr.. Wise objected to the printing OF some
of Waddill's af1idavts for the reason that
thew we're prepared by the contestant and
negro witnesses subsequently found who
would swear to them. His protest will 81
SO be printed.
Mr.. Park Agnew, of Alexandria, and
Jndge Weddill, of Richmond, defeated re.
publican candidates for Congress in their
respective districts last fall, called at the
Postoffice Department to-day and had In.
terv;ews with Postmaster General Wana-
maker and Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Clarkson. By the former they we're in
formed that the Presidential postmasters in
Virginia would not be removed until the
expiration of four years from the date OF
their confirmation by the latter, that proba
bly something may be definitely determined
upon towards the end of next week with
regard TO the resumption of the work of re-
moving democratic 4th class postmasters in
their districts and appointing republicans
| in their places.
Mr.. Taylor, who was postmaster at
Mitchells Station, on the Virginia Midland
Railroad, under the Malone regime, and is
now an applicant for the same place, says
Assistant Post master General Clarkson told
him to go home and rest content that he
would be appointed at the proper time.
| 1t is said here by Virginia republicans that
the appointment of U. s. Marshal Farr is
highly dis:astefu to Judge Bond ofthe U. s.
Circuit Court, to Judge Hughes of the U. S.
District Court, and to Chief Justice Lewis
of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, all pro-
nouuced republicans, and that when Mr..
Farr went to Norfolk recently to qualify be-
fore Judge Hughes he found that the Judge
had gone TO Abingdon, at the opposite ex.
tremity Of the State. Mr.. Jordan, the U. S.
Marshal for the western district OF Virginia,
is here to-day. 1t is reported that Mr. JOr.
don, though appointed az democrat, united
with certain republicans in preferring
charges of active partisanlsm against MIR.
Sheppard, the democratic collector of inter
nal revenue.
Senator Barbour AMI Gov. Lee called at
the Pension Office to-day TO zee what could
be could be done In the way of reversing the
ruling Of ex Commissioner Black and ex Sec.
rotary Villas, by which pensions were with
held from officers of the Mexican war who
served in the Confederate army, though such
pensions are authorized by a law OF Con-
gress and by decision of the U. 8. Supreme
Court. They were informed that the i'm
proper and sectional ruling referred to had
already been reversed BY Secretary Noble.
Senator Barbour says the democratic com.
mittee of mis- State will meet about the first
proximo to select the place and time for
| holding the next Slate democratic conven-
| ton.
| Senator Barbour, who was in Alexandria
Yesterday, Gays every man he heard speak
| of the proceedings there was pleased with
what he saw and heard and ate aud drank.
| He himself thinks tho whole affair very
creditable ons and that its promoters, and
all who took part in 1t, are deserving of
much praise. Elk Senator Riddleberger,
who also was there, speaks Of the affair in
! the highest terms. He Gays the monument
| is an excellent one, but that while looking
at 1t, an old and crippled ex Confederate
touched him on the shoulder end sa!d he
didn't think it was correct representation
of the Confederate private at the close OF the
war, because 1t was "too Clean" a great
many people from this city witnessed the
| ceremonies and, so far as heard from, are
pleased with their visit. The officers of the
| ferry boats say those boats never before car
ried in one day so many nice looking and
we'll. behaved people from here 10 Aexsn.
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