Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-28

Nebraska ,atSidney Neb.; j. w r er2llaon
of Nebraska, at Grand Island, Ncb. /;
Louis Marchetti of Wisconsin, at Wau-
sau, Wis; Byron Gloo Of Utah, at
Salt Lake City, Utah Beui., +. Wilson
of Oregon, at La Grande, Oregon !;
James II. Walker of New Mexico, at
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Commodore
Aaron w. Weaver, to be a rear admiral
in the navy, vice Rear Admiral David
B. Harmony, retired.
Though no Official announcement has
vet been made on the subject, 1t Is
found to be the almost universal opin-
ion of members of Congress now IN
this city (many ofwhom have conversed
with the PresidenO that Congress will
be called to meet in extra session on
the 1st Monday in September which
will be September 4th.
The grand jury investigation into the
cause of the catastrophe at the old
Ford's Theatre is nearing conclusion:
Meanwhile the building stanCs unused
and empty with watchmen to guard IL
and keep out the curious. The War
Department does not know what to do
with the old structure, having no par
ticular use for it, and will let its lature
be decided by Congress.
Official changes were made to-day in
the Treasury Department as follows
Apprenticeship. n. Bragaw, Alabama,
chief of division, 9th auditors Office;
VIM. p. Hogarty, Kansas, Chinese in
spector, and Robt. w. McClelland, Mia-
souri,, immigrant inspector. Resigna-
ton called for-John w. Burst, lii
nois, immigrant inspector.
Comptroller Eckels is informed that
the Second National bank of Ashland,
XIV, to-day closed its doors to bust
ness. The bank is a small one, its cap
ital stock being only $4,000.
Secretary Carlise's mail this morning
was loaded down with letters from
b5ukers, commercial men and Others
calling on the President TO convene
Congress at once in extra session 10
consider financial legislation. The
pressure is great but there is semi-otfi-
cial authority for The statement that
Cou.ttss will not be convened before
September.
The Pr sideut this morning summari-
" removed from office Mr.. Solau, col
lc ctor Of c, stoms at Portland, Oregon.
This uuus ual &C lion Of the President was
taken on the re, cipt this morning of a
tele ram, from sp; cial agents of the
Treasury Department, who have FHen
engaged for some lime in iuves,i, atlng
the audulent practices prevailing in
The Puget Souod and Portland district.
Nintv-eight fourth class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom fl. y
niue will fill the places Of removed
republicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Cmrsville, Isle Of
Wight county, Ewd. r. II. DIughtrey
appointed postm. >ter, vice Jno. M.
Saunders, removed; King George, King
George county, Thomas w. Logs. vice
Arthur B. Grismond, resigned; Kings
Mill, Washington county, Samuel NJ.
Key 5, vice Vance E. Bowman, resign
ed; Lick Run, BotetourG county, Will
liam Summons, vice Jno. S. Kent. re-
moved; Lucretia, Pulaski county, MIS-.
Susan A. Jordon, vice jos. Nj. Jordan,
dead; P, dro, Essex county, Columbia
-. L aTlneT, NlCe JS~. L. illHI iehoNSu'
Conere sman O'Felfall arrived here
to-day. lie is in great demand and
numbers Of Virgiuiaus are here, as the
prevailing impression among them s
that he has the car of the Pro :ident and
that his influence at headquai els out
weighs that of all his colleagues to-
gether.
Representative Marshall of the 9th
Virginia district has returned t. this
CITY, as he says, load l for bar" and
that he wants to go back with the
scalps of one hundred 4th ella republi-
can postmasters hanging to his belt,
and such other game as he I'm get q
whack at. " rc7pect of silver, he VS.
it is 81 unsolvcd problem, for what is
good currency to-day, may be d ?
prcciat ID next year, and that he has
not yet fully determined how he shall
vote on it; but that we shall all be in
The sweet by and by before long, and
then one sort of money will be good as
another.
There were so many Virg;uians in
the lobby of the Metropolitan Hotel
and the front of that hot { day that
it presented a similar appearance to
that it wore soon ar,er Mr.. Cleveland
Inauguration, when the city YVES il'l OF
Office seekers and before any of the
phms had been shaken off the Viii; i,
House tree. A few Of the many wereCon-
ercssmcn Marshall and Meredith, Judge
Smith, Judge Goohicl:, State Senator
Little, eN. State Senator Moore, and
Messrs. S. c. Brent, Howell Miller,
Douglas I ilcr, Walter Powell and Will
liam Spiman, and grizzled old one
armed ex-Coniederate who said he ba
applied for messengers place now
held by negro, but that lis apple
ton had been denied.
Representative Meredith of the Alex
audria district, and State Senator Little
of Fredericksburg, Va, called upon Sc
rotary Morton this morning and ex-
erted their utmost efforts to induce
him to appoint Mr. Wexford Corbin to
the place of Assistant Secretary of the
Agricultural Department. Mr.. Morton
conceded that no man could pos ibly
be better endorsed than Mr.. Corbin.
aud said that if his appointment would
be agreeable to the President, it would
be perfectly so to him. 1t will be recol.
lo tied that the President, when urged
by some Virginians weeks ago to ap,
point Mr.. Corbin, said if the appoint
ment would be agreeable to Secretary
Morton, it would be perfectly so to him.
Silver is quoted to-day at 60 cents an
ounce, four points lower than yester-
DAVIS quotation. This makes the in
trinsic value of a silver dollar % cents.