Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-06
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Especial Correspondence Of the alexandria Gc=et.e
WASHINGTON, D. O.. March s. 1886.

Especial Correspondence Of the alexandria Ga=et,e
WASHINGTON, D. o.. March 6 1886.
Reports from Vlrgiuis, current here, sTe to
the following effect: That among the eppii'
oauts for rte new U 8. iudgeship OF the Vi-
e,nia crcui. are ex Secretary G5f OF West
Virginia and 1dge Lewis, president of the
court Of Appeals Ct Virgins; that the latter
is endorsed by nearly ell the bar Of hie
State with the exception of Mr. Edgar Al
len. better know as Yankee Alisp, who
is pushing Mr.. Gof. and whose assigned req
son for oppo;iug Lewis is the statement that
he voted against Harrison and that in The
event OF Lswis's appointment Judge Keith
of the Alexandria State Circuit Court, will
be appointed 10 the place Judge Lewis now
holds. TO which, it is said, be always
aspired, and the attainment OF which will be
the qualification Of the aspiration OF his lie.
l. is also reported that Judges Lacey aud
Hinton, of the Virginia Court OF Appeals,
who were appoioted ne readjusters, have
nov strong leaning towards their first love
ceive their support for president of that
court in case Of 9 vacancy therein.
TIE Philadelphia people here are all ''toze
up" because the Two million dollars for their
rev mint was not provided by the bll! that
rassed for that purpose The Treasury Of
fcisls say not dollar Can be drawn fJr the
purpose referred to. The case will be sub
mitted to the Attorney Geneiai.
1t has been Determined at the Postoff &c
Department that the money appropriated by
the subsidy bill shall be given to vessels en-
gagged in theCentrsl and South American and
West Indisn trade, and that little or none Of
I shall go to the Pacf, mail line.
Foe following changes in the 4 b cas-
po3coftices of Virginia were made to-day
Narcott, Floyd county, D. w. Williams sp-
pointed postmaster. vice O. Savers, resign
ed; Teck, Kpg William county, r g. ~
Ter. vice D1rs E Furr, resigned.
.crstsry BiaiDs said this morning that
he had nothing to say with regard to the
Canadian election except that there seemed
to be an impression 10 come q 1arteis that
President Hsrrison's administration was it,
terested 10 the election. "As matter of
iact," be said, "the administration Is utter
ly ind ffsreut as to the result. None of the
members OF the Cabinet took any interest in
the matter aud cared less about it than
Canadians usually do about our elections"
Notwithstanding this statement, however,
il is we'll known that the Cabinet, Senator
Frye and other interested republicans are
greatly disappointed at the conservative
vic orr In Canada.
Ex-Congressman Morrow of Calitor-
mis- in talking to-day about the q. S
Ser ator to be eltc.ed In his Safe
to fill the vacancy cccssioned BY The
dsath of the late Senator Hearst, said
The election would take place at an early
dsy, as the Legislature is DOW 10 session, and
that be thinks either E'e or ex Con-
gresham Felton will be elected. with
possibility, however, of editor DeYourg.
Mr.. Fate is q great Baioeite.
An Ohio democrat, here to-day, who had
read In this CORRESPONDENCE of yesterday
paragraph about Ohio politics, said that
what was contained therein was true to the
letter thet IL thu republicans 10 the next
legislature of that SAFE bad hundred ms-
,rity, Seuator Sherman wonld not be re
elected. and that Governor Campbell, the
present democratic Governor, bad destroyed