Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. s, 1889.

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People from ex-senator Riddlebergers
section Of Virginia now here say the e1 Sen
stor feels that his wing of the republican
party of his State has been 30 fooled by the
late compromise" that he is disposed 10
resent what he considers o corrupt bargain
and sale, either by taking no part 10 the
next campaign, by supporting third ticket
or by openly supporting the democratic
ticket.
Intelligence here from Iadiana is to the
effect that the farmers there have walked ul
to their interest on the tariff question. and
that last Thursday Senator Voorhees, adj
dressed a meeting Of ten thousand of them
ID king the most DECIDED ground in favor Of
low tariff, and being applauded vocferously
The open threat OF Congressman Brewer,
of North Carolina, republican, to be an In
dependent candidate for Speaker Of the U
| S. House of Representatives has bad its Of.
| feet. Mr. Brewer has already received sew
eral appointments for bis political workers
and has obtained the promise of many
more. He has become of considerable I'm
portsnce at all the government departments
A private letter received here from Con
gresham Wlson of West Virginia, now in
England, says he has attended a session oi
larly impressed either by the speeches he
heard or by the appearance of the hall
which, he says, IL not as large as that OF the
U s. House OF Representatives.
The following changes in the 4 a class
postoffices of Virginia were made to-da! ;
Nottoway c. II No,toway county, w. A.
Z ,bsrtson appointed postmaster vice Cope
land Epes removed; Sabot Island, Gooch-
land county, Hal Bowles vice w. W.
Wriph. resigned Sinnickson, Accomack
county, r 4. Slant vice K, 5. Slant re-
signed Tunnel, Scott county, J. N. WEIGH
vice nj. V. Lyon resigned Tuustalls, New
Kent county, T. II. Ellyson vice a. ;. Cor
don resigned Wadesville, Clarke county,
W. @. Althe vice II. r. W. Hout removed.
Mr.. Asbury, who Was appointed postmas-
ter at Roanoke to day, was endorsed by
General Malone. Mr.. Pattie, the other
applicant for the place, was classified with
the "kickers"
A Communication 10 newspaper pub.
lished in the Valley of Virginia. signed
"Sauthwest," in favor of Congressman
o FerraIl for Governor, having become the
subject ofsome comment In that sectlon OF
The State, Capt Trout, who halls from that
section. told the GAzETTE's correspondent
to-day that he Ia the author thereof, and
that he Intends to make affidavit to that Of.
feet
While lady, the payment of whose
money order had been refused ut The money
order division of the city postofiee here
Yesterday for lack CT personal Identification,
was telling the superintendent OF that diVi-
sion that she had on many previous oooa-
sions had her orders Dashed by the man who
usually stood at that window without any
special identfi ,alion, a gentleman waiting
his turn remarked that 30 late as the even
ing before be had got an order cashed with
out being particularly identified. The loud
reply he received from the self-<utficient
official was: shut up; no gentleman would
have interrupted me while was conversing
with lady" What big people ELL small
federal offices nowadays!
Neither of the two new internal revenue
collectors recently appointed for Virginia
had filed his official bond up to O'Clock
this afternoon.
Mr.. John Wise waited at the Postoftice Depart
ment Yesterday for many hours to see the Assist
ant Postmaster General. He spent the time IN
writing. He was there again to-day and had an
interview with Col. Clarkson, having eylously
had one with the President at the White House.
He is doing all he can to obtain the postoiice at
Richmond for Mr.. Grubbs.