Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-16
Norsoll, where she will be thoroughly

House to-day ut his usual time. Inc
Cabinet meeting was attended by all
the members except Secretary Her.
bert, who is out of the city.
There is a perceptible change in the
public pulse here regarding the guber-
material contest in Virginia which is
not favorable to the chances of Con-
gresham O'Ferrall. The most Jealous
Of his adherents are now realizing that
they have hard fight on their hands,
while his opponents appear to be more
confident than ever of their ability to
defeat him. He is resting at his home
in Harrisonburg without any fixed day
for his return to Washington. From
this, the "feld of spoils" where it
is claimed he has won few doubtful
victories, his headquarters will now be
changed, it is thought, to his own dis
trict. From indications the fences near
to his home are in need of immediate
and substantial repairs, as the Tyler
Bull" is said to be on the rampage"
and is trampling over some OF the FAIR
est of the fields and gardens Of the great
Valley, Notwithstanding it was sup
posed the Congressman had almost ex-
elusive control in that section: the
alleged inroads of O'Ferrall in the
Southwest are now having set-oh IN
the shape of gains for Tyler at the home
of his chief competitor. Thus the fight
is believed to be now going on, and a
hot one it promises to be before the end
is reached.
Mr.. Batchelder, of the Gettysburg
commission, has reported to the Secre-
tary of War that MIR. Hotter, president
of the electric railroad running through
the battlefield, has committed great
damage by destroying many of the his
toric points of that field, and recon-
mends that an immediate stop be put
to his operations.
1t is said to-day that the report cur
rent some weeks ago to the effect that
Mr.. Maury had rendered his resignation
rs an Assistant U. S. Attorney General,
was incorrect, and that Mr.. Maury has
not only not resigned his position, but
has no intention of doing so.
Among the visitors here now IS Con-
gresham Dewitt Warner, one OF the
prominent mugwumps and anti-snap-
pers of New York. He speaks of his
small faction of the democrats of his
State as the Administration party"
and of the large majority of the party,
as the estate organization"
One hundred and fourteen fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-
day of whom seventy-eight will take
the places of removed republicans. The
changes in Virginia were as follows
Berlin, Southampton county, w. H.
Joyner, vice w. p. Wick, removed ;
Charity. Patrick county, G.. c. Rakes,
vice S. r. Rakes, resigned; Colesville,
Patrick county, w. f. Martin, vice
Maggie Martin, dead; Dulinsville,
Madison county, J. l.. Fray, vice J. w.
Sprinkle, removed; Figsboro, Henry
county. S. II. billiard, vice A. l.. Les.
ter, resigned; Garrisonville, Stafford
county, Mamie Blackburn, vice J. B.
Garrison, resigned; Honeyville, Page
county, J. S. Nauman, vice j. w. Wei
lev, removed; Newbern, Pulaski coun,
ty. w. w. Anderson, vice Mary J.
Teagles, removed; Smithiield, Isle O
Wight county, f. NJ. Morrison, vice G.
w. Parker. removed Unison, Loudour
county, CT. ID. Hoge, vice L. kerchwal
Mr.. Louis Kraft of Alexandria, who
as previously stated in this correspond,
elce, has been promised consulate
was very strongly endorsed, among
others bv General Fitz Lee, Governor
Mckinney and Senator Hunton of hi:
State.
1t is understood here that DIR. Pow
ell Bradley of Prince William county
Virginia, was to-day promised the ap
pointment of U. S. consular agent OF
the Isthmus of Panama, to take eflec
upon the resignation Of Mr.. j. n. Pop
ham, about the 18th of September
1t is reported at the Treasury De
partment to-day that MIR. Cooper, re
publican, appraiser at the New 1orl
customs house, will be removed, ant
will not be allowed to resign.
Tho resignation of VIM. NJ. Meredith
rs chief of the bureau of engraving ant
printing will take effect on the 3Ott
inst. The resignation Of John w
Fisher as collector of the port of Rich
mond, Va, went into effect to-day.
1t appears from the files of the Treas
ury Department that Mr.. Harter, the
administration leader of the Ohio dele
CATION in the lower branch of Congress
has recommended the retention ofseveI
republicans in the service of one de
partment alone-the Treasury.
Congressman Meredith was here
again to-day in the interest of some o
his many office seeking constituents
He has not yet been able to effect thu
removal of Mr.. Yardley Brown, who i:
charged with being an offensive repub
lican partisan, from his clerkship in the
Office of the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, for the reason thai
Commissioner Ross, so-called democrat
has written to the President requesting
his retention, but he hopes to accom-
plish that object soon after the meeting
of Congress. He is also in hope thai
more of his many recommendations fol
changes in the 4th class postoftices in
his district will soon be adopted.
Whether or not Mr.. Blount has re
signed his new position as minister in
stead of commissioner to Hawaii can
not be definitely determined here. The
State Department still carries his name
on the register as minister and refuses
to admit that he has resigned.
No CLAIMANT.-Now resting in the
public vault at Greenmount Cemetery
Baltimore, are the remains of a woman
who in her life was wealthy and influ
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