Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-13

those who offered it made up the de-
fciency i'll weight the government
could not accept it. In this connec-
ton il is Interesting to note the abso-
lutte accuracy which the government
requires before it will receipt for light
weight coin. Only short time ago a
consignment Of gold was received at
The Treasury Department from San
Francisco. Tie gold came in heavy
canvas bags and in an aggregate OF a
quarter ola million dollars of gold it
was found thatit was nine cents light in
WEIGHT. The cashier Of the Treasury
had to make good the deficiency ofnino
cents. but the bags themselves were
sent to the assay office al Philadelphia,
and at an expense of probablya nun
,lred times tie amount of light weight
,hc bags were burnt, The gold was re-
covered from the bags by Il smelling
process and returnci 70 the cashier,
who. in the end, lost nothing.
Mr.. w. w. Ashby, of Spotsylvania
couutv. Va, q. 5. Consul nj Colon,
whose exequatur was withdrawn by
the Columbian government at the re-
quest ofthe State Departments III this
city now, and was two days at sea on
his way here when the exequatur was
withdrawn. Hesays the charges against
him were characterization and that he
drank. He says his INSTRUMENTATION
consisted in his refusing 10 turn his
office over to the Consul General at !
a. m, though he agreed to do so at ) p.
IN. As to drinking, he says Il man at
Colon must drink to escape fever. lie
has had his Through extended for a
mouth. He does not want TO go back.
and SAYS he hopes some good Virginia
democrat may be his successor.
The recent official announcements
concerning federal patronage have been
so effective that not only the streets,
but even the hotel lobbies wore their
usual appearance to-day, most of the
office seekers having gone home, and
that too in no very good humor with
the powers that be. Many OF them are
foolish enough to express their feelings,
and revenge is stamped upon THEN
brow and blood's their battle cry. The
wiser ones have fled their applications
and returned to their homes to wait,
but hardly to hope.
Congressman Meredith, not satisfied
with the newspaper statements to the
effect that no cx-oiliccholders would be
reappointed, called at both the White
House and Postollicc Department this
morning in order to have bis doubts re-
moved. He was informed by both the
President and Postmaster General Bis
sell that at least in the case referred 10
the newspapers were right. Mr.. Mere
dith is on the 90 all the time in the in
terest ofsome one ofthc thousands OF Of
iice-seekers from his district. \ gen
tleman who sees him every day says
the oilice-seekors don't allow him mo-
mcnt's rest nor any privacy, and have
so harrasSed him that he is startled
when he hears his name mentioned.
In the reorganization ot'the Senate 5
committees, Mr.. Daniel becomes chair
man Of the committee on the revision
of the laws, and amember Of the claims,
foreign relations, public buildings and
uuadro centennial committees: and Mr.
Ifuuton, member of the District OF
Columbia, education and labor, post
Office. relations with Canada, and trans
portation routes committees.
The proprietors Of the Guttenbure
race course, having been estopped from
racing, during the winter. have bought
out the recent purchasers of the
ivy Hill race track here, making good
the sis 900 The latter lost on their ven
turc.
Capt. Page McCarty of Virginia has
been appointed a special agent of Tie
land office.
A cablcgrain was received at the
Navy Department to-day announcing
the arrival of the carave'S Pinta and
Nina at st. Thomas. They will re
main Mt Havana until the arriva! OF
the thirl-the Santa Maria( Columbus
flag ship)-which is on her way there
under convoy of q Spanish war ship
On the arrival of the San.a Maria the
whole fleet Will proceed to Norfolk un.
der convoy of the Spanish man of war
1t is expected that Mr.. Maxwell
fourth assistant postmaster general,
will arrive here next Thursday, and
that he will at once take up the matter
Of postoliicc appointments. These APP
plications are now coming in at the
rate of about thousand day, and il
is probable that in a short time this
number viii he Increased to fifteen hun
dred per day.
The towing applications have been fled in
the Treasury Department: For Assistant
Sccretary-MarcuS lianlon. \. y; Charles i.
Morton. Aianc; Charles S lIaml;nc y. Y;
T. p. Ireland. Ncb For Commissioner of In
tcrna Revenue. Joseph Miller W. Va: \ 5.
Willis Ky: II. G. Armstrong, ". Va; IhoS.
c. Bcll. Ky; Atlilla Cox. Ky: \. c. iespass.
Ky; John q. Smith. For Superintendent of
the Mnt-D. b. Woodruff, Ga. Comptroller
OF the Currency Hinton +. Carr. Ala W.
Il Harry. Tex: nUucan c. Mcmillan. y. Y.
For Commissioner of Customs-J. +. Temple
Pa: j. s. McCa,mount. Pa. ; VI. Parke Davis,
Pa. First NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. Durham
Ky: Scott Wikc H. First Auditor-Fie;chcr
Johnson. Tenn. Thigd Aud.t,r-.John 3.
Clarke. No Chas l.. COyncr. Tex. Fourth
Auditor-JcS +. Tucker Ky; John +. Hol-
lingsworth. Tex; Mardis Wood. Ala; Morris
r. Wise. Ariz. Fifth Auditor-A. &. Brown
ing. Ky: VIM ii. Welch, Md: J. J. Willis
Fla Sixth Auditor-W. +. Borden, Ohio ::
Hugh A. Harodson. Ga; Robt. V. Vance. \.
c.: T. II. Aiurrcil, Va. 7. NJ. Wade, Va. J.
Strobe Farrow, S. c.; c. II. Sparling. Ohio
Senator Teller, of Colorado has prepared
resolution, which he will offer in the Senate
at the next meeting, expressing the sense Of
the Senate in favor of rccOnvenins the inter-
national monetary conference at Brussels next
summer.
Ice GORGE BEoEEN.-The breaking
up of the ice gorges in the Susquchan-