Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence of tho Alexa. GAzETThl
WASHINGTON. D. O., Sept. IA, 1889.

special Correspondence OF tno Ale1s. dA1ETThJ
WASHINGTON. D. O., Sept. IA. 1889.
General Warner. of Kansas City, Mo-,
who ia now here, says the place OF Commits
sioner of Pensions has been offered him and
that he is holding it's acceptance under ad'
visement. The fact that Col. Dudley was
escortipg General Warner about the city
to-day induced some people to say that the
latter's acceptance OF the offer was not only
assured but that the new commissioner would
be az much under heintaence OF Col. Dud-
lev ss poor MIR. Tanner wac. MIR. Tanner,
it ia said will not be rendered another office,
but will become partner of Col. Dudley in
the atter's business as pension claim agent,
the possibilities of the partnership, In pc
cunisry point Of view, being immense. The
G. A. r. has taken Mr.. Tanner under it's
especial protection. 1t placed guards
around his house in Georgetown last night
to protect him from the interviewers who
were besieglpg him. His daughter, who
was his secretary, still retains her place IN
the pension bureau.
The Virginia democratic association OF
this city at their meeting last night adopted
the following: Resolved, That the late oe
lection of an obscure individual claiming TO
have been leading democrat OF Fairfax
county, Va, and usurpng the ti'le OF col
onel to give undue prominence to his name.
ia neither loss to democracy nor gain to
republication" a member of the assocla'
ton being asked this morning to whom thia
resolution referred said to Mr.. E. NJ. Love,
| formerly of Alexandra.
A good deal of curiosity is expressed
among Virginians here concerning the char
acter OF the charges brought against General
Malone By General McRea In the latter's
report to General Heth of the fighting near
Boydton, Virginia, in October 1864. 1t is
understood that General Heth will be asked
to make statement CT the feots Of the case
as he rememb ers them.
Senator Sherman's especial admirers here
gave him a reception last night. Ia the
course of his speech, he said : "As success
| in party management depends upon the
sepsrste action of the different States ] re-
| ioice, above eli. in the hopeful signs in eir,
ginia, and trust that q Confederate General
will be elected republican Governor OF the
State which contributed most to the lorna
ton of tie Government" The Senator
wants General Mshono to support him IL
the next, IS he did in the last national 10
PUBLICAN convention.
Now that it has been definitely determined tha'
there will be no csled session of Congress the al
| sence of the President who left the city tor Dee
Park to-day. is indefinite, and viii depend upon
circumstances until the..frst of October.
The following changes in the Attn class postof
fees of Virginia were made to-day: Alum Wells
Washington. Co John Barlow appointed post
master, vice A. P. Crumley resigned; Cuckoo
Louisa county Wm. T. Voolfolk, vice hobart NJ
| Wool ok, resigned; Edville New Ore Bank J
Buckingham county, Henrietta F. Lsneur, vic,
John c. Petit, removed; Head Waters, Highland
county, Cora Reynolds, vice Elizabeth a. Mar
sha |. removed Hot Springs, BATH county, N.
lively, vice Alice mustoe, resigned Penola, Car
oline county, Bobert B. Wright, vice l.. l.. Cog
hill, decea. ed Vesuvius, RocEbridge, John w
Cash, vice w. S. HUMPHREYS, removed.