Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-14

Parrish appointed postmaster &c VI.
w. Rhoton, resigned Wolfe Glade,
Carroll county, S. F. Dobyns vice A. j.
Davis, resigned.
Indian Commissioner Morgan has &C
copied the position of corresponding
of the Baptist Board of Home
Missions. and he expects to assume his
new duties on the 3rd of March next.
Mr.. Fuller. General Passenger Agent
of the c. x O., has to-day received the
following message from Supt. Gill:
Huntington. w. Va: I'VE have with
ont doubt captured both men who made
the attempt TO rob No. 4. The second
one was caught at five this morning.
Preliminary trial at one to-day
The President granted q pardon to-
day in the case of Wesley Wooten, con-
victed in Maryland Of manslaughter.
The application for the pardon of Vic
tor McCreery, of the District of Column
hia. was denied.
Collector Brady of Virginia is here to-
dav. He was always reticent about po-
litical affairs in his State, but is more so
now than ever. His old commander,
but now opponent, Gen. Malone, came
here recently 10 try to induce Congress
to select the lot in which he is interest
cd rs the site for the new government
printing Office, but, as stated at the time
in the GAZETTE, another site was Sc
lected. not single member of the COM
mittcc to whom the selection was refer
red voting for his lot.
Senator Palmer of Illinois is one of
those democrats who stand up so
straight that they lean over. Notwith-
standing the fact that republican
Senate refused 10 confirm Nice-Presi-
dent-elect Stevenson,an uneXception-
able man from his own State,
nominated for District .judgeship
because his nomination was not sent in
until near the close Of Mr.. Cleveland ;
administration, ne says Mr.. Harrison
will be President until the 18th of March
and until that time his nominations
must be confirmed, unless there be
something radically wrong with the
nominee.
Senator Carlisle, who is probably as
near Mr.. Clevland as any other southern
man, though he doesn't say so, talks as
if he believes that the latter is unlavor-
able to an early extra session of the
next Congress. If his belief be true
there will be no such session, for Mr..
Cleveland will have his way after the
4th of next March.
Congressman Roosevelt and all the
other civil service reiormers are de-
lighted at the large number of recruits
they are now securing from the rcpub-
licans who or whose friends are in
Office.
The President to-day sent to the Sen
ate the following nominations: Lieut..
Col. John G. Chandler, Deputy Quar-
tcrmaStcr General. TO he Colonel and
assistant Quartermaster General Maj.
James G.. c. Lee, QUartermaster, to be
.t.-Colonei and Deputy Quartermaster
General Capt. Charles f. Humphrey,
assistant Quartermaster, 10 be Major
and Quartermastcr: Captain Louis NJ.
Maus, assistant surgeon, to be major
and surgeon. Ensign Walter 5. Burke,
to he assistant engineer; assistant en-
cinecr, Victor Blue, to be an Ensign
(transfcrs).
A Loudoun county, Virginia, demo-
crat, here to-day, says he hears that
Major Gaines of Fauquier county, will
be candidate for the democratic NOM
nation for State Senator for the sena-
torial district composed of Loudoun
and Fauquier counties, next fall, and
that the floater delegate from that dis
trict will be accorded to Loudoun
county.
Among the strangers at the Capitol
this morning who had interviews with
some of the Virginia congressman were
Messrs. Figgate of Botetourt, and At
llins of Mecklenburg counties, Virginia.
The prevailing impression on the sub
icct, in the Senate to-day, even among
the opponents of the bill, is that the
anticipation bill, the bill to prevent deal
ing in futures, will pass that body.
In addition to his salary of $500 q
year President Harrison, ever since he
took possession Of the White House,
has been allowed by Congress $l4 200 a
year for incidentals and clerk hire. As
he is not on pleasure bent, and has q
frugal mind, he will retire on COM
Portable competence.
The House coinage committee met
to-day and talked informally about the
repeal of The present silver bill by
W Which the treasury is compelled TO buy
four aud Il liali millions Of silver every
month, but is Mr. Williams of Boston,
who has introduced a bill for that pur-
pose. was not present, no action was
taken upon ii.
The Senate naval affairs committee
have agreed to report favorably the bill
for the sale OF certain navy yard lands
in Brooklyn. The price is fixed At not
less than 81 goo per acre.
The bill to permit the Norfolk and
Western Railroad TO cross the Potomac
by Il bridge at Georgetown was again
before the House District of Columbia
committee to-day, the question being
to Withdraw ii from the House and have
it recommitted to the committee. 1t
was determined at to-days meeting to
hear arguments on the question next
"Wednesday, when the committee will
meetagain. Should the bill pass and the
proposed road he built. there will be a
straight shoot from Riverton, where
tie Norfolk and Western Railroad
crosses the Virginia Midland, TO George
town, which will ctlcctually cut Alex
andria of from the trade of all the
country west and south of the former
point.
From the talk around tie House to-
dav il seems that most, ifnot all, of the
membcrsof that body who are opposed
To the reelection of Mr.. Crisp as Speak