Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-14

Court met to-day. but adjourned es soon as
some lawyers had been admitted to practice
in the court. A large number OF spectators
were present.
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson
has not vet returned to his Office. He has
been absent tnerefrom go long time as TO
proyoke no little comment. Bnt MIR. Clark'
son Ia only mortal, and no mortal can per-
form his duties in the Postoffice Department
and at the same time assist General Manone
in the conduct Of his campaign In Virginia.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day ap.
poiuted Maguus s. Cease storekeeper and
euager in the 9th Va. district.
After the rush of last week. the streets
here to-day present an almost deserted ap-
pearance. All the decorations that we're on
the buildings have been removed, and ifany
of the knights templars are still here, they
wear nothing by which they can be distin.
guished as such.
Mr.. Lindsay. of Portsmouth. Va, is in the
CIV to-day. He was appointed postmaster
on the 2Sth of September, on Gen. Mahone's
demand, but has not yet received his com
mission, it being held up in order to induce
the other applicants for the place not 10
abandon all hope of obtaining 1t, and there
fore to work for Gen. Malone until the day
of election.
The President denied himself TO general
callers this morning, and the only persons
received by him we're Secretaries Noble and
Rusk. A public reception was held in the
East room in the afternoon.
Among the latest arrivals in the city is
Col. ". E. Sims, formerly of Danvile, Va,
but now OF Colorado. The Colonel was once
supporter of Gan. Malone, but, like al
most ali the other of the Generals old sup
porters, is now opposed to him, and says
that if called upon for that purpose be will
20 to Virginia and take part the campaign.
judging from the way republicans from
Maryland Virginia, North Caroline, South
Carolina and Georgia now in this city talk
of President Harrison, there must be a.
much republican opposition to him IN the
South as the recent municipal elections In
| Indiana, Connecticut aud New Jersey snow
| there ia in the North.
TIE following changes In the All class
postoffices of Virginia. we're made to-day
Berlin, southampton county, w. +. Vck,
appointed postmaster, vice Josephine WICK,
removed Brink, Greensvlle county, VIM.
Rawlings, vice J. E. Rawlings, resigned (;
Columbian Grove, Lunenburgh county, Mrs.
| Ell zabeth Hammock, vice w. M. Bagley
| ST., TeslRUcu; why ''tSS SNNSNJt
Gibbs, vice J. J. Kelly, resigned; Hague,
Westmoreland county, Ellen ]. Mayo. vice
T. Brown, jr, removed; Lewisetta, North
umberlaud county, Andrew J. Lewis. vice
F. c. Lewis, removed; Tim, Patrick county
Mrs. Mary j. King. vice ]. T. Smith, resign
ed; Tredway, Prince Edward county, J: B.
Roberts, vice w. ]. Allen, resigned Well.
town. Frederick county, VIM. Fl. Cochran,
vice ]. H. Ritter, deceased all on the REQ
ommendston of General Malone.
The rumor that there is an open disagreement
between Secretaries Blaine and Window in con-
sequence of the latter's aut.Mexcan interest in
his rulings relsting to the importation of silver
ores from Mexbo, is generally credited, and it i:
thought the result will be that Mr. Window vii
change his rulings to suit his more self-asserting
| colleague. "
Mr.. McCiinnis, of West Virginia, republican
contestant for seat in Congress, accompanied
Mr.. John Amber Smith, of this city, in call OIL
the Richmond Commsndery of knights templar'
here one night last week. With the courtesy, po
likeness and tsct of the average southern repuoll
can. being invited to drink Mr. McGinDis prop sed
the toast of fo-ty thousand majority for Gen. Ma
| lone. at which all the gentlemen except two who
had glasses in their hands threw the content;
| thereof under the table.