Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20.

WASHINGTON, ID. e., May 70.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments To be attorneys
of the United States-Emmet O'Neal,
of Alabama, for the northern district OF
Alabama Joseph n. Miller, of Ala
bama, for the southern district of Ala
b una: Henry d. Clayton, of Alabama,
for the middle district of Alabama A.
]. Montague, of Virginia, for the west
ern district of Virginia. To be mar
shals of the United States-J. c. Mus
g.ove, of Alabama, for the northern dis
trict of Alabama f. r. Morrissette, OF
Alabama, for the southern district OF
Alabama VIM. H. Tisdale, of Ala
lana; Samuel G.. Dunlap, of Georgia,
for the northern district of Georgia; +.
D Nix, of Oklahoma, for the territory
of Oklahoma Frank Dale, of OKLA
hnma, associate justice of the supreme
Court of the territory of Oklahoma.
The appointment of Mr.. Montague was
anticipated in this correspondence sew
eral days ago. -,
Gen. Edgar Allen, known through
out Virginia as Yankee Allen, VINO
is commander Of post of the q. a. II.
in that State, says he does not approve
of the order expelling Farnam post OF
New York for its resolution favorlng a
revision of the pension rolls, and that
he believes if the post had not disband-
ed the order would have been revoked
at the next meeting of the grand en-
campment. Mr.. Allen, who is now
General Mahone's right-hand man, says
the General is not bothering himself
much about politics now. He says If
the third party shall manifest any evil
dence of strength in the State previous
to the fall election he supposes the re-
publicans will support it, as they have
always supported any faction OF the
democratic party that would promise
them small part of the spoils, and
that, too, though invariably every such
promise has been repudiated after the
election.
No credit is given here to the report
that an extra session of Congress will
meet before the 18th of September.
Eighty-three fourth class pnstmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom TWEEN
ty-siX will fill the places of removed
republicans. The only change in Vir-
ginia was at Lyndhurst, Augusta coun-
ty, where Joseph A. Patterson was APP
pointed postmaster, vice John NJ. Har-
n #, removed.
A gentleman who had n talk with
Secretary Morton the other day on the
subject of his possible assistant, for
which position two observation-disclosures.
Corbin and McBryde-are applicants,
saws the impression he received was
that the appointment was long way
of.
A rather prominent Congressman
asked the President day or two ago
for the removal of republican post
master in his State. The President re-
piled, as he always does to similar re-
quest, that the fact that a man is
a republican is no ground for remov-
ing him, and that he could only be re-
moved on proved charges. "What
sort of charges E" asked the Congress
man. "Well," said the President,
suppression of mail, or something of
that kind why" said the Con-
gresham, ''if he were guilty of any
thing of that sort would have him
indicted and wouldn't come to you to
ask for his removal" The postmaster
still retains his Office.
There is good deal of talk about the
failure of the bank of e1-Secretary Eos
ter, at Fostoria, Ohio. 1t has been
known here for some time that Mr..
Foster was in financial straits. Some
of the talk is to the effect that MIR. Har-
rison was rather unfortunate in choos-
ing for the manager of the finances OF
the whole country man who has been
proved to be incapable of managing his
own.
Representative Epes, of the Peters
burg, Va, district, arrived here last
night. His district, save district at
torn ,y and assistant, has had little or
nothing so far in the way of spoils, and
Mr.. Epes has come up to apply Tor
places for some Of his constituents.
Upon the recommendation OF the
democratic committee of Loudoun coun-
ty Representative Meredith has en-
dorsed for the postoflice at Middleburg
gentleman named Chamberlin. 1t
appears, however, that he is not the
fayorte of majority of the people who
are served with mail at that office, a
delegation of whom came here day or
two ago and made a report to that effect
at the Postoilice Department, where
they were told to put what they had
to say on paper and it would receive
proper consideration at the proper
time.
Senator Daniel of Virginia is expected here
in day or two.
There has been some talk here 20 the effect
that Mr. Frank Hume of Alexandria county
will be q candidate for the legislature of Vir-
eiaia, in which he served . term once before,
but Mr. Hume said this morning no had no
such intention.
Representative Meredith was here to-day
and made warm appeal to Mr.. Quincy, as
sStant Secretary of State, who has entire
charge of the consular appointments, in be-
half of Mr. Louis Kraft of Alexandria. who is
an applicant for German c0nsulship. Dir.
Meredith, accompanied by Messrs. Jetfries
and Campbell of WarrentOn, Va, then went
to the War Department in behalf of another
sppl;can for office in his district.
Among the appointments to-day made in
the Treasury Department was that of John
w. Bennett of North Dakota, chief of division,
2nd auditors office. vice E. S. Rockwell and
Benjamin E. Grymes, jr., assistant keeper OF
lighthouse, Lower Cedar Point, Md.