Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-12

the desire and the policy referred TO, aud
would be continued until the Department
could be reliably informed concerning the
character of every one OF lis appontees, as
it naturally did not want to make any mis-.
takes, and would prefer to retain the present
ipcumhents than to appoint as their success
sors men who would be unsatisfactory to the
people who would have TO get their mali
from them. From surface indications 1t
seems that similar policy towards the
South will be pursued by all the other DE-
partments of the government under the eX-
listing administration, at least for the present
and near future.
Congressman Browne and Bowden and
ex-conpressmen Brown and Gaines, Measrs.
Allen. Craig, Groner, ex Senator RlddleDer,
ger. and other Virginia republicans of both
factions are still here, but most OF the crowd
who have been here have become diaheart
ened and gone back home with DO especially
kind words for the administration and with
no prophesies of its reelection. Neither
wing of the party, as represented
here, seems to be any better pleased with
the administration than the other, and both
say they are equally in the dark as TO the
course it is to pursue towards them. Both,
however, agree that for toe present, so lar
as t0ey are conCeIHeC, VIC IoOhoul h!'i Soh
tinue.
Col. Mcsby, who has been here for some
time, arranging the papers in the case OF MS
claim, which has been referred to the u. D.
Supreme Court, has nearly completed that
work, and will start back for California
about the end Of the current month. The
Colonel has not, up to this time, called at The
White House
| A son Of the late Senator Oliver I. Nor
ton, OF Indiana, has been appointed u. ;.
Shipping Commissioner at San Francisco, OF
which city be has long been resident.
G.. G.. Rathbone, of Iodiana, one OF
Col. Dudleys strikers, mas been appointed
superintendent of the foreign mail service
State Senator Coulter. Of Ohio, has been ap-
pointed 9Th Audit r, vice McConnVliif
democrat.
Il is said at the Capitol TO day that there
is no, hing new about the affairs Of Mr.. Cana
! DIV. sergenn at arms of the Senate. and the
| u. S. Senators who are associated WIFI
him in the timber preserving business IN
| North Carolina, and that the suit against
the former could have just as well been
brought against him q year ago as now. MIR.
Canady is only one more southern repuoll:
can who has gone wrong. General Mahont
is a considerable loser by him. The ey
posure, it is generally believed, will be
sufficient to deprive Mr.. Canady of his office
as soon "a the Senate shall reassem
BILE, until which time, however, he woulc
continue to draw his salary, even II ii
the peniteniary, 1t is said al his office tina
he has gone to Wilmington, but will be bach
by the first of next week. A telegram wa:
sent to the u. S. marshal at Wilmington to
day. TO serve upon him notice OF the lega
proceedings that have been Institute
against him. AS an evidence of the feeling
towards him entertained by northern repub
lican Senators, it may be mentioned that one
of them who called at his office to day tt
know if any arrangements had been made
for the accommodation OF Senators who
might attend the centennial in New York
upon being informed that Mr.. Censday Wa
in North Carolina and his chief clerk il
New York, and that no body was there Wht
could tell him, turned away, with th'
remark, "this otlice seems pretty we'll bust
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