Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-07

From Washington.

From Washington.
sp.cisl Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. d. c., May Z, 1889.
Delegate Game, of Utah, had an interview
With the President last Saturday in refer
ence to the appointment of the federal OF
ficers of that Territory who were appoint
ed to-day. He says the people OF Utah,
like those of the South, have been harrassed
by the fee system, and that the President
told him he was opposed to that system ana
would try to appoint men who would con-
duct their offices for the good of the people,
and not for the purpose OF increasing tneir
fees.
The recent federal appointments IN len
nessee afford additional proof That senator
Sherman has little or no influence with the
administration, for though he took an active
mart in behalf of certain applicants there,
not single one of those he recommended
was appointed MIR. Sherman is also an ar
dent advocate OF Gen. Malone. This bodies
no good to the General. is beginning TO
be believed by the Virginia republicans here
that Gen. Mahone's endorsement had little
or pothing to do with the recent appoint
ment of Mr.. Borland 80 be U. s. attorney Tor
the eastern district of Virginia.
The republicans here are happy. 1t has
been decided that the persons to be employ
ed in taking the next census can be sp-
pointed without any civil service examlna'
ton. There will be fifteen thousand clerks
in the census Office, in addition to the large
number of enumerators in the field
Senator Riddleberger is confined to his
room at the Metropolitan Hotel by serious
indispostion.
tits understood the newspapers of the
~ bot 10 races
here barely paid expenses. People from
Virginia, who have come here since, say
tnev did not know the races were IN prog
| rsss.
Mr.. joseph Johnston. son of the late Sen
ator Johnston, of Virginia, U. S. commits
sioner at Oonalaska, now on furlough IN
| Virginia, has been notified that his services
will not be required after next month.
| Mr.. Charles Conrad, of Winchester, an
agent of the land Office, stationed in Calilor'
| mia, rendered his resignation upon requeat,
| but, strange to say, was reappOlnted.
4 Senator Cameron built house here few
years ago that cost him, lot and all $40 OOO
t Vice President Morton offered him SlO0,O0O
] for it, and it is his his A northern Senator
saw Mrs Matt. Galt's house, that cost $40,
600 He asked her if it was for sale. She
replied in the negative. He then asked her
if it could be bought. She said if the in
ducement were sufficient, He said he would
give 500 600 for it, She said, sit is yours.
Judge Wiley, few years ago,protested that
the So 600 assessment valuation OF his
house was too much. BE has Just sold his
house to Chief Justice Fuller for 100000.
Congressman Taylor OF Ohio recently ask
ed Corporal" Tanner, commissioner of pen
sious, if democrats would be allowed o
minority representation on examining boards
as the republicans were under the demo-
cratic administration. TheS "Corporal's'
reply was that he, Taylor, might have use
for democrats, but that he. Tanner, did not.
General Butler ia still here, hunting up
evidence to sustain bis charge that Admiral
Porter is a coward The General, in reply
to 40 enquiry On the subj set this morning,
said he had MOI been in New Orleans since
the war. and did not expect TO so there
ain.
Mr. Agnew, the repub lean csndidnte for
Congress in the Alexandria district at last
fals election, was at the Department OF Jus
tice to day TO recommend a young republic
can lawyer in his district for place "a a5sls.
tant u. S. attorney for the eastern district OF
| Virginia, bnt, as he said, the department was
not dispensing justice to day, The Attorney
General being In attendance upon cabinet
| meeting.
Col. Roller, the republican candidate for
Congress in the Winchester district last fall,
was expected here to day to look after the
postofiices in his district, and especially
AFTER the one at Harrisonburg, for which ne
is pushing his friend. Mr.. Sullivan, but dis
patch from him states that he is detained by
illness in bis family.
The weather to-day being warm and
bright the darkey office seekers from the
South (but few of them come from the
North were out in large numbers. They
swarmed in and in front OF the Ebbitt House,
wearing shining silk hats,snd Prince Albert
coats buttoned up to the chin, smoking
oiears,and twirling silver headed canes The
statement of ex. Representative Lynch,
Mississippi negro, that all the negroes he bad
recommended had been appointed to office,
aud some of them to good offices, and the
warm weather combined have enlivened
and cheered them up fright smartly."