Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14

done could be righted by proper legal
means hereafter. He admonished them
to let the further proceedings be con-
Quoted in a quiet and orderly way by
the coroner himself and to represss
their feelings. Most serious impede
ment in that way of speedy disposition
of the matter by q coroner's jury rests
for settlement partially with Coroner
Patterson. After the accident on Fri
day DR.. Patterson asked DR.. Schae1ier
to act for him ut the inquest. DR.. Pat
terson said he was physically unable
to conduct the inquest. His health
was poor, he said, and his hearing i'm
perfect. DIR. Patterson is very deaf and
has reached old age and for time past
DIR. Schaetfer has acted for him in I'M
portant cases.
The Supreme Court of the District
this morning dismissed Col. Ainsworth 5
petition for mandamus on two
grounds. 1st, holding that a deputy
coroner is not a legal officer. This IN
validates the inquest rs far as held.
I'd, that the right of person to be
present at an inquest in person or by
counsel is discretionary with a coroner,
and therefore not subject for manda-
mus.
Secretary Smith has received tele-
cram from General Merritt stating that
by reason of threatened trouble by the
Indians of Lcech Lake, Minnesota, he
had sent company of the Sd q. 5. in
fantrv from Fort Smelling to that re-
Scrvation.
Secretary Carlisle would see no one
today except department officials; rs a
result the White House was crowded
with Senators, Congressman and others,
and the Treasury Department after Sec
rotary Carlisle's new order became
known, was deserted. Mondays and
Thursdays Secretary Carlisle will re-
ceive ali who are entitled to see him,
but ON the other days, he gives personal
attention to departmental business.
Ninety-four 4th class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom As will
fill the places of removed republicans
The changes in Virginia were as toll
lows Bealton, Fauquier county, julia
ID. Price appointed postmaster, vice
Ambrose Kane, removed Fort Black
more, Scott county, Henry F. Cox, vice
Samuel l.. Cox, resigned Hoover
Rockingham county, j. A. Shoemaker
vice David +. Hoover, removed
Ouicksburg, Shenandoah county, L. }
Adams, vice John B. Splitter, removed
Stanleyton, Page county, F. P. koontz
vice T. w. Shryock, removed Weyer
Cave, Augusta county, |. b. Kagey, wee
Martin Click, removed.
Congressman Marshall of the 9th Fir
ginia district, who has been here for some
time endeavoring to get federal EN-
ployment for democrats of his dis
trict, will return to his home to-mor
row. He has succeeded in obtaining
eight places, two chiefs of division
five messengers and one mail weigher
and has the promise of two more. Ihl'
is exclusive Of the postmasters he ha'
had appointed.
Congressmen Meredith and Marshal
were at the State Department to-day IL
the interest of Mr.. Louis Kraft, of AL
exandria, who is an applicant fora con
sllate. Mr.. Kraft, who was with them
was requested by the Secretary to re
main when they left, which they sup
pose is favorable indication.
Messrs. Marshall Mccormick and :
A. Thomas of Berryville, Clarke coun
ty, Virginia, are here to-day. The,
say that contrary to previous intelll
gence, O'Ferrall delegates were elected
in their town last Saturday to the Stat
democratic convention, and that tn
TYLER men voted negroes and republl
cans, and a man with a patch on hi
eve five times, and then bolted. MI
Thomas also said, however, that Judg'
C'Ferrall had a heavy load to carry i
Mr.. Levi, whom he endorsed for U.
marshal, and that if his friends hadn'
exerted their utmost efforts he woul'
not have received twenty-five votes Il
the whole district.
Among the visitors here to-day
Mr.. Martin of Albemarle county, Va
prominent candidate for U. S. Senate
from his State. Mr.. Martin being in
formed that II rumor was current to tn
effect that his interests and those c
one of the car ddates for tie guberna
torial nomination in his State wer
united, said nothing could be more in
correct, as he"had certainly, by wor
nor deed, done nothing to advance tn
interest of any one of the candidate
oy,r those of either of the Others. II
was. he said, on the most friendly ant
kindly terms with each and all ofthem
and thought every one ofthem deserved
well of his State, but that he had Meth
er said nor done anything to prefe
either. and had not heard that either o
them had done anything in behalf o
his nomination. Then, too. he said, he
also was candidate for place within
the Gift of the people of Virginia, ant
being so, did not deem it proper for hin
to interfere in the matter referred to.
The BORDEN Casa dispatch from
New Bedford, Mass, says: 'Iftne com
monwealth Of Massachusetts does no
present any stronger evidence as t.
why Lizzie Borden should be convicted
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