Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-01

Another one Ol eX- SeDaLOT hlOuleDtfSeC
appoDtees, Mr.. Hisey, one of his own is
trict people, has been removed from bis
place in the folding room of the Senate. All
the ex-Senators appointees in the Senate
have now been removed except negro
policeman and messenger named Grand
staff, who was once o member OF the y n
GINA Legislature. The ex-senator is still
in the city, but says he can do nothing TO
help his friends. :.
Messrs. Wiley. myers and Hoge are appli-
cants for the postoliice at Hamilton, Lou
doun county, Virginia. Elk State Senator
Mercier, from that county, here TO day. Gays
the latter is an interloper, is not resident
of Hamilton, but Of Goose Greek, and that
he doesn't see what right he has TO put bis
finger in the pie Mr. Mercier says Mr. Nc
Cabe is the chief worker in the republican
party in Lou2oun county, and should. and
probably will, be appointed postmaster ct
jiaesburg, ana that the fstcuff fight in that
to yn last Thursday between Mr. McCabe's
sjn and Mr.. Saunders, q rival candidate Tor
the place, WIS probably caused by an at
tempt on the part Of the latter to whip the
former back into the republican party, IN
which he did not succeed, though hi arms
were much logger, and that neither party
was much hart owing to the timely inter
ference of Col. 'Liee White.
FIX postmaster Dean of Winchester is here
to-day, an applicant for bis old place. de
SAWS that Mr. Griffith, who is recommended
for that place by Mr.. Roller, is the fayorite
of select meeting of about six OF the people
served with mail st the Office, while
| he Dean, is the CHOICE Of all the rest OF the
people, as long as republican must be ap-
pointed. He also says that up to Friday
ast the Pos,oilice Department WAS uudsr
the impression that Mr.. Roller was the re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
| Winchester district Mt the last election, but
that snce then it has been informed That he
was not, but ran distinctly and avoweGly a.
an independent candidate.
The prevailing impression about the Ger
man mission al the Capitol TO day is that 1t
will be rendered to Governor Foraker OF
Ohio, who is more Objectionable man ID
every respect 10 the South than MIR. Hal
stead.
R Strange as il may SEEM some OF the Vlr
ginia democratic office holders nave asked
and are asking Senator Barbour to use his
Influence to have them retained. he tells
them that what they call his Influence
/ would do them more harm than good With
10 republican administration, and besides,
that as he thought the democrats were en-
titled to the Offices under democratic ad-
ministration, he now thinks the republicans
are entitled to them under republican al
ministratOn.
There is no little connection among the
public school teachers of this city. i. ap.
pears that they are assessed certain sum
for weekly lectures on educational topics.
These lectures are attractive, but as the ne
gro teachers, maleas we'll as female, squeeze
| into seats among the white female teachers,
and make themselves otherwise obj sctiona-
| bic to the white lady teachers some of the lat
| ter continue to pay the assessment, bat re-
| fuse to attend the lectures. The commotion
referred to results from the attempt OF tee
Superintendent of shc public schools, Mr..
Powell, to force them to attend.
Ex-Auditor Brown Allen, of Virginia, is
still here. He is an applicant for the place
of inspector Of postoflices for the Washing
ton district. Mr.. Allen says Gan. Malone
is here and will remain indefinitely, and
that sooner or later it will be demonstrated
| to the satisfaction of ever body that the al
ministraton recognizes him as the accredlt
| ed leader of the republican party IN his State.
Mr.. Allen says he cannot give names TO sus-
| tain this statement, but that he is confident
OF Its correctness, and that several u ;. Sen
ators, who were colleagues OF the General
when he was member of their body, are
working to that end. He says the appoint
ment OF q collector of internal revenue Tor
the Alexandria district will soon be made,
that on that appointment there VIII be
distinctly marked fight between the Gener
al for his candidate, McCaull, and the Gen
erals opponents for theirs, either Frazier or
| Agnew, and that the appointment ofthe for
-, abb nh Gid 10 hoC =
SAYS he has heard the nti-Mahoueites have
| held, or will hold q conference, bat that the
| General has not had and will not have any.
thing to DO with them, as he knows that
they have nobody behind them, while he
| has the support OF the republican party OF
his State.
The Secretary CT the Navy this morning
issued orders for the IT, s. ship Adams, at
San Francisco, and the u S ships Alert and
Richmond, now a. Honolulu, 10 sail at once
for Samoa, TO take the places OF the thee
u S. vessels recently lost there.
c. A. Hermans, of Montgomery county,
Va, is another applicant for the place Of
district attorney for the western district oil
Virginia. Messrs Fasr, Of Fairfax, Adkins,
of Richmond, and Waddsy, OF Norfolk, are
other candidates for the place OF marshal for
the eastern district of the State.
The Mr.. Scruggs, Of Georgia, who has
been nominated for minister to Fepe-
zuela, is not sn ex Confederate, bat ives q
Union man all during The war. The late
Alick Stevens recommended him for consul
to Canton, and when demonstrated with by
Senator Gordon for doing SO, replied TO that
Senator that he would take issue with him
on that matter, and 90 With him before the
people Of Georgia and ask them where they
would rather have Scruggs, in Georgia or in
China The Senator had nothing further to
say.
Impecunious people stranded here are
supplied at police headquarters with second
class railroad tickets to their homes.
Among those who have recently applied FOR
such transportation ara many Southern re-
publican Office seekers, some, it is reported.
from Virginia.
The republican members Of the Senate held
caucus this morning and determined that the
committees OF their body authorized to sit during
| i =, nfatt out