Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-19

Marmora, Dinwiddie county. a. c. Wheeler
vice J. E. Parkinson, removed Prices
Forks. Montgomery county, NJ. s. Price
vice Jno. ObeDger, removed; North Dan
vile, Pittsylvania county. Ida '. Nlohoias
vice ]. ]. Flippin, removed he'd House,
Charlotte county, P. r. Ford vice j. " MUS,
grove, removed; Whaleyville. Nansemond
county, r. r. Duke vice Geo. w. Skinner,
removed; Windsor Station, Isle OF wight
county. L. F. Bradshaw vice S. &. Darden,
removed.
a prominent republican from one of the
counties in the Sth Virginia district, mere to-
day. in talking about the federal patronage
in Alexandria, said the prevailing impress.
sion on the subject there seemed to be that
Mr.. Windsor would get the postofice and
Mr. Lucas the customs house, but that be
did not think they would, and that If they
did. with Mr.. Agnew's endorsement OF Mr..
Corbett for the first place and Mr.. Graves
for the second, 1t would be time for the re-
publicans of the district to express their
feelings on the subject, and that he would
do so even if nobody else would, and that
he had some shots in his locker which he
thought would not be Ineffective.
A gentleman from Danville here to-day
saws The democrats of Pittsylysnia county
| last Monday elected their delegates to
the coming State democratic convention
and that those delegates are about evenly
divided between Mckinney and Beirne for
the gubernatorial nomination. Prince Ed
ward county yesterday elected Mckinney
delegates.
Among the Vireinians 10 the city to- day
is Col. q. l.. Boyce of Clarke county, who
has Just returned from visit TO Richmond,
where he went to- examine the books in the
State land office there, for evidence OF the
validity of the claim Of the Wolcott heirs Tor
million and half acres of land lying
| in southwestern Virginia, in West VIZ
GINA and in Kentucky. The lands were
entered By General Wocott, OF Connecticut
| from l775 to 1881. The Colonel says he vas
entirely successful and has established the
validity of the claim. He says the claim
ants 30 far from intending to dispossess the
settlers, will give them good titles to the
lands they have cleared and have improved,
but will take possession of all the wild land,
of which there are hundreds of thousands of
acrer. and upon which there is valuable
| timber.
Congressman O'Ferrall, Of Virginia, was
in the CITY Yesterday, on his way to Baltl-
| more to defend young man FROM his die
trict under indictment there for robbiDg the
u. S. mail. Mr.. O'Ferrsll seems to be con
| Gdent of receiving the democratic guberDa-
torial nomination in his Slate. He says the
democratic party is united there, but that
the republicans are by the ears.
After q prolonged delay MIR. Sullivan, the
new postmaster at Harrisonburg, Va, re.
ceived his commission and had his bond &C.
cspted to day. and will, as soon as he can
reach home, take charge of the office.
great deal of opposition WAS made to his ap-
| pointment by members of his own party,
even Judge Paul, of tho U. S. Court, resi-
dent of Harrisonburg, coming here to pre-
test against it. But he finally 'got there. "
While it is generally conceded by Virgin
Fans of ell parties and factions of parties
| here that Gen. Malone has the ear of the
administration in respect of the Virginia APP
pointments no little curiosity is manifested
concerning the cause of the delay in com.
pletlng those appointments. Some OF them
say there has been vacancy in the office OF
| u. S. district attorney for two weeks, and il
the General have the disposal of the place
| they don't understand why Mr.. Craig,
| whom the General has recommended for
| it, has not received it. Then, too, others
say they hear the General did all he
could to prevent the appointment of Sulli
| van To the harrleOnDurS poetomce, huu bnhb
| his recommendations for the 4th class post
off ces at Boyceville and at White Post were
disregarded Some of them account for the
latter on the ground that the General isn't
making a fight for such small places, but Is
concentrating his strength on those that are
l of some consequence.
The few "kickers' who still remain here say,
| that if it DO definitely determined that General
| Malone will be recognized by the administration
Ms the head and front of the republican party in
Virginia, their organization will call State con-
vention and nominate State ticket for noxt fall
election, and by the vote that ckot will receive
show how egregiousy the President has been de-
ceived in respect of General Mahone's strength in
| the State.
A gentleman from Alexandria called at ono Of
the departments here recently to SEQ tho head
| thereof on official business, but the messenger
| spoke such broken English that he could not un-
dersand him, so no left. telling him that when he
called again he hoped he would see some body
who could talk English. He said aftcrward, The
government employed 70 many Foreigners to fight
for it daring the war, he supposed it had to pro-
| ytde for than