Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
3yecisi Correspondence OF the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. NAV q, 1889.

3veciai Correspondence OF tho Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 81, 1889.
The following changes were made in the
4sh class postoflices of Virginia to-day. AT
Franklin. Southampton county, b. de Dor
denave appointed postmaster, vice &. NJ.
Browuley. removed ct Morrison. wax
wick county, D. H Jones, vice J. J. kei-
lum. removed at Phoehus, Elizabsth City
county. l.. q. Suhers, vice lie Grand Dono:
hoe, removed; and at Smithfeld, lsle CT
Wioht county, Geo. W. Parker, vice h. q.
Morrison. removed. Ali these appointments
were made directly at Congressman bow
denis request, and consequently indirectly
at that of General Mahone's. l. issuppcsed
that the work OF removing class deEo-
cratic postmaeters in Virginia having now
baen resumed, it will be prosecuted with
,,ioor revived and strengthened By some
what prolonged rest.
ex-senator Riddleberger has returned
from his home greatly improved III health
looks and voice AS so much bas heretofore
heep said about the ex-Senatcr's proneness
TO look upon the wine cup when it Is RED, II
NAV not be amiss to say now that for some
time he has ahstaned from all sorts OF slim
ulaute. aud, while making no public p!ofes-
sion of temperance, has determined that as
stimuants do him no good, be will IN future
abandon the use thereof. In talk with the
GAzsTTE's correspondent this morning ne
said that while he had applied for no othce
under the administration he would not Qe-
cline an agreeable one if offered him, anG
he knew that some Of his friends were urg'
inc him for the place OF U. S. attorney tor
the western district of Virginia. That
MACE. he said, is now filled by his personal
friend Judge Allen, whose retention until
the FIRST of July he had asked. The cause,
he said, of the removal of q. :. Attorney
Gibson and u. s. Marshal Scott for the
eastern district of the State was the
charge that they had been derelict IN
the prosecution vi election cases. Such
charge bad ALEC been brought s2ainst dis
trict attorney Allen Of the western district,
but be was certain the Judge had acted for
The best. Mr.. Lewis, he Eeid, was distrlct Az
torney when Judge Allen was appointed,
but the Judge did not take possession
of the Office until Mr.. Lewis had closed up
his business, which was all that Judge al
! len wanted. For requesting Judge Allen 9
retention until July. Mr.. Rlddieberger said
be had been accueed by the Maboneites OF eX
! erting his influence for the retention OF demo
| Gratis, hir. Riddleberger continuing, said ne
< nDNerSIOOU lDc OhoHt,Ss - G't-S
/ outside the country should be given to him
| hut he did not want to go outside of Virgin
| ia in which State all his interests ascot
ates. feelings end obligations wese centered
He said he had worked long and hard iol
his party, was With the delegation that had
been recognized by the Ualiopal republican
conyentiou rs the proper representatives Of
the Virginia republicans, and yet Gen
eral Malone, who was not 90 recog
| niZed. called him and all who would
not proclaim themselves Malone men
"kickers.r and treated them al with the
utmost indifference. Mr. RiGdleDereof said
ne was tired of the Mahooeisrn that mani
tested itself in this way, and would express
mis- resentment at every evidence oil it. Al
! ludine to General Mahone's recent treat
mept OF MIR. Grandsta6, referred to In this
correspondent yesterday, he said, Mahone
did recognize him. but that was Gil, and that
the pretended hunt for deg was Eli 3 sham
| Abe1t the meeting OF the "kickefs" to De
beld here on the ooh, Mr.. Rlddleher-
ger said he as yea knew nothing. An
other anti-nIahone republican, sitting By,
said that one of the things the meeting re
fsrred TO would do would be 20 recommend
Mr.. Riddleberger fer u 6 attorney fer the
| westers, district Of his Stete.
Private intelligence here from New YORK
is 10 the effect tina; though the partisans OF
Meesrs. Cleveland and Hill In That State are
doing all they can 10 boom their respective
fayorites for the next national democratic
nomination. strong but quiet movement is
already on foot there 10 secure the nomina-
ton for Mr.. Whitney, who is esid by his
friends to be directly opposed to MI Clevo'
land on the nrgwump question.
Representative Bowden of Virginia is in
the city to day 10 says the Puritan had TO
sent from the Norfolk to the Brooklyn navy
ward, but that another ship, the work on
which will cost more than that on the Purl-
tan, will be repaired ct the Norfolk yard.
Mr.. Bowden Gays he thinks Mr.. Craig will
be made district attorney for the western
district of Virginia, Mr.. Watts, the marshal
thereof. and that Mr.. McCsull and Cap5ein
Asa Rogers viii be the two collectors CT in
ternal revenue in the State. All these are
Malone men, but MIR. Rowden from the first
has said that General MshoDa would have
the distribution of the federal patronage in
Virginia.