Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
+ special Correspondence OF the Aieza. GAZETTE
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I special Correspondence OF the Aiexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., May rs, 1889.
AS the French minister has informed this
government that the report OF an attempted
French protectorate over Hayti ID withoue
tho slightest foundation, there may De no
Haytien commission after ell, but II thefe
should be, Major Bev. Tucker, who was
yesterday appointed on that commission,
will never be member thereof. Hardy
had his appointment been announced before
republicans hurried to the White House ana
told the President that the Msjor was one
OF the parties indicted as accessory 10
the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln, and
that the man who had been named
az his colleague, General Wallace, vas
the presiding officer OF the court that tfleu
him. Immediately the appointment was re-
yoked, and the Presidents private secfe'ary
sent down to newspaper row to make the
fact of its revocation as public as possible.
OF course Major Tucker had no more to do
with the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln or any
hodv else than the man in tho moon, but the
fact that his name WAS even mentioned I'D
that connection is sufficient to prevent him
from holding any federal position under
sectional administration.
Tomorrow ia the day appointed Tor the
"kickersn-that is the name of the anti Ma
hone republicans in Virginia-to meet here
They have engaged large parlor at the Ed
bitt House for their place of meeting and ex'
pect full attendance, though scme OF them
saw that doubtless some to whom invitations
have been sent will not come, because,
though privately with them, they are afraid
to let the General know they are opposed 70
him. Messrs Brady, Bayly, Graham, Frazier,
Grandstaff and other prominent anu Ma
honeites are already here, and many more are
expected to night and tomorrow morning.
| The object of the meeting, as the GAZETTE S
correspondent was Informed this morning,
is to let the President know that if he shall
choose to recognize as the head Of the repub-
lican party in Virginia man who is not lts
head, and who was 30 declared by the
last national republican convention. they
will be compelled to disagree with him, and
in future campaigns will either nominate
and support their own tickets. or stay away
| from the polls, as it would be self stultlfca
ton for them to support the tickets noml'
uated by General Malone.
The following changes in the 4;h class
postmasters in Virginia were made to-day
Estillville, Scott county, Jno. ]. Hagar, vice
Samue! Hayes, removed Taylorstown, Lou
doun county, T, ". Hickman, vice Barlow
Cooper, resigned.
Judge Cockrell, of Fairfax county, Viz
einis. who is now old and infirm, has for the
last three or four years held a place as
wstchman in the Interior Department at
salary of S72O year. He was officially no.
tifiad by Secretary Noble this morning thai
he would be removed On the oh proximo
to which date he was furloughed. U. s
Marshsl Farr, Mr. o. E. Hine, a delegate
to the last national republican convention
and other prominent republicans OF the
Judges own county. have written strong
letters in his behalf and protesting against
his removal. That of Mr. Hine says such
removals will be looked upon by the demo
Gratis of Virginia 10 war upon everything
democratic, and that the republican, is toe
great party to afford to prosecute suoh
proscriptive and petty warfare.
| As regards on extra session OF Congress
next October, Congressman McCreary. dem
ocrat. of Kentucky said yesterday that Sec
rotary Blaine told him that day in the pres
ence of six republican members OF the
| House that he knew nothing of any such
session and sew no necessity for it, ard that
| the six congressman referred 10 ali seemed
! to agree with him.
Tho Col. Berkloy who, on tho psrt of some Of
| tho surviving members of pickotps DIVISION OF
| the Confederate army, received yesterday U. .
! flag pr esented by some of tue surviving members
| OF the Philadelphia Brigade OF the Federal army
| is from Farmvile Virginia He wss formerly 2
| prominent democrat in his section OF the state,
! but left the democratic party TO follow General
| Malone who, q week ago, brusquely refused
| his request concerning some OF the federal ON
| COS in his county.