Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-15
FROM WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON. ID. e.. Aug. l5 1888
As foreshadowed in the GAZETTE's c,I-
responGence of yesterday Mr.. J ohm Nicho'as
Popham son of Col. ]. r. Popham, of VIZ
GINA, has been appointed to the office OF y
mercantile and cusf oms official of the United
States for the Isthmus OF Panama. The
salary ia about three thousand dollars per
annum, but the climate is regarded as ex
tremely dangerous, especially 10 new comers.
The position is the same one that the late
Major Richard Henry Carter, of Fauquier,
Va filled under the administration OF MIR.
Hayes. He was leading citizen and re-
publican of his county, to whom the minis
tership to Portugal, it is said, had beeu
promised, but failing TO get that, he went TO
Panama, where he died after service of
about TWO years. Congress appropriated
several hundred dollars for the expense Of
| disiutering and removing his remains to his
| home in Virgins. His sonin-aw, r. Tny.
lor Scott, ESQ.,, CT Warrenton, was designated
By the Government to carry into effect the
order of Congress, which be did.
Young Popham was endorsed, first. by
Gen. Malone and of erwards by nearly all
the leading republicans OF bis State ipclud.
ing Col Brady. Through his fsther's iutlu
OIL ce he had the aid also lex Senator Platte,
of New York, aud S B. Ekins, now of West
Virginia. He expects to sail from New
York about the lst of next month. 10 con-
nectiou with this appointment the GA.
ZETTE's correspondent is told that In the re-
publican national convention of 1872 Uhen
Gen. Grant was renom;psted to the Presi.
dency without opposition, and Henry vii.
son, OF Massachusetts, was nominated over
tho then Vice President, Colfax, by the cast.
ing vote Of the Virginia delegation, young
Popham's father was It's chairman and pro-
duced great sensation by the change OF
Virginia's vote TO Senator Wilson on tnat
occasion. The Minnesota delegation, of
which Secretary Window was chairman,
had seats alongside of the Virginjsns.
Young Popham has been employed at the
U. S. Senate for several years, and Was spe-
cally endorsed by the sergeaDt-at arms
thereof. Col Canaday.
No notification of the appointment Of COL
ector McCaull's deputies has yet been re-
ceived at the flee the commissioner of ir-
terpaI revenue in this city nor was that Of
fee aware to day that the internal reverus
Office In Alexandria wac closed Ia conse
quence of the retirement of Deputy Coiec-
tor Monroe and the failure 10 appoint his
successor.
II is reported here TO day that Congress-
man McComas of Mary land, with the aid of
Two OF luTeo OtubT St,utUtTu Will
prevent the election of Mr. Reed or Mr. Nc
Kiuley TO the Speakership of the next House
of Representatives, by refusing to go into
the republican caucus If either of these Con-
gressmen be the possible nominee thereof
but that If they be dropped and Mr.. Butter
worth be nominated, they will vote with the
other republicans and elect him. There ia
no doubt of the fact that the southern re-
publioans In Congress now have chance TO
profit themselves such az they never had be.
fore and never will have again. But it is
extremely doubtful if they will have the
pluck to play the cards in their hands for
all they are worth.
The only change in the All class post.
Offices of Virginia made to day was the ap.
pointment of Joseph Davis as postmaster
at Tsckett's Mill. Stafford county, vice L. A.
Skinner, removed.
An intimate friend of ex-Secretary Bay
ard told the GAzsTTE's correspondent tc-
day that Mr.. Bsysrd would certainly be
MARI ed in the coming fall 10 NJ ss Clymer,
of this city, daugher of the late Surgeon
Clymer, o. 8. N. he said there is moth
Ing in the talk of Mr.. Bsyard being The
democratic candidate for Governor of Dele
ware that Mr. Bayard would not consent
to be the candidate unless it should be nee
essary for him to do 20 in order TO unite
the party, In the State, but that no such
necessity exists, nor Is likely to exist.