Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

yevors general and district land offices,
vice Woodford d. Harlan, resigned:
designations have been rendered in
the Treasury Department to-day as fol-
lows James II. Stone, collector of in
ternal revenue, Isl district Of Micl al;
David A. Num-, collector of internal
revenue, 9TH district OF tennessee;
Chas. II. Gallager immigrant inspector,
and Chauncey G. Heath, of Wisconsin,
chief of division, End auditors office.
Cheyalier Tevera, the Austro-Hun-
garian minister to the United States,
has not been advised of the intention
or desire of his government to investl-
gate the reported propagation OF pro-
slavism in this country by RUSSIAN
Jews, which topic formed the basis OF
an Interpolation and discussion in the
Austrian parliament last Saturday.
The only possible basis for the report;
he saws. is report which he has heard
that certain priests in the RUSSIAN
Greek Church. residing in PennsylV-
vania, have been cndeavorinS to form
some sort of national, non.pollticaI,
organization among the people under
their charge. ,.,c .,,o
Agricultural Department will leave
Washington tomorrow night for CHI
caoo. While there he will tender his
resignation as chairman Of the board OF
Government exhibits, necessitated by
the acceptance of his resignation rs as
sistant secretary of agriculture winch
takes effect July /. Secretary Morton
has not vet returned from Nebraska.
Mr.. Willetts successor will not be
named till he gets back.
The Comptroller of the Currency
has appointed w. II. S. Burgwyn, OF
Henderson, n. c., and James b. Sayles,
of Millbury, Mass, national bank ex-
aminers.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: Clinton {. Dun
can Of Georgia, to be an Indian lnspec-
tor: Henry C. Lett of Salt Lake City,
10 be a member of the Board OF Regis
tration and Election in the Territory OF
Utah, vice Alvin Saunders, resigned
Frank Flynt of Georgia, to be Principal
Clerk of the Surveys in the General
Land Office.
Mr.. Thurston, the newly appointed
Hawaiian minister, presented his Gre
dentials to Secretary Gresham at the
State Department to-day, by whom
thev were accepted. Within few days
Mr.. Thurston will be presented to the
President.
Comptroller Eckels said to United
Press reporter this morning: so
far as present advices go from Chicago
no national bank has been affected by
the financial furry of yesterday. The
savings bank failures of yesterday have
not produced any CONSERVATION among
the depostors Of the national banks,
and will not"
Eighty-nine 4th class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom TWEEN,
tvfive will fill the places of removed
republicans. The changes in Virginia
we're as follows Arlington, Nelson
county, w. C. Fitzpatrick appointed
postmaster vice Il. a. Giles, removed !;
Fairfield, Rockbridge county, ID. A. OFT
vice J. w. Wheat, removed Siddons,
Mecklenburgh county, Mary A. Daniel,
vice r. L. Callahan, resigned.
Capt. William Gary, of Alexandria
county, whose illness has been pre-
yiouslv mentioned in this correspond
ence, is at Providence Hospital here,
his physician says, in a very dangerous
condition, and with little chance OF re-
covery. The Captain has always been
politician, was a wing before the war,
but a democrat ever since.
Col. l.. @. Washington has return
el from Richmond, to which city
he went last week to be present at the
reinterment of the remains of President
Davis. He says it was most impos-
ing, but sad affair, bringing back mem
orles of younger and happier days. lie
also says that while he is. taking no
part in the contest for the gubernatorlal
nomination in Virginia, he judges rom
what he heard while in Richmond that
Representative O'Ferrall's strength has
decreased considerably during the last
mouth.
At the commencement exercises held
here last night Of the Georgetown Law
School the faculty prize of $40 for the
best essay from the senior class was
awarded to Mr.. A. l.. Sinclair for his
essay on CONTRACTS against public pol
icy," which also won the general prize
of a set of law books. Mr.. A. Leftwich
Sinclair, who has thus distinguished
himself, is Fauquier boy, the son of
Mr.. A. G.. Sinclair, the popular and
well known chief clerk and bookkeeper
of the Metropolitan Hotel in this city.
Two well-kuown and prominent re-
publicans, one from the Sth and the
other from the lst congressional dis
tricts of their State, taking to the GA
ZErTE's correspondent this morning,
authorized him to say, without men
tioning their names, that in their opin-
ion ex-senator ingalls, told the truth,
/ the whole truth and nothing but the
truth In his recent article on the mis-
take his and their party made in thrust
ing suffrage upon the negroes.
Secretary Carlisle and Postmaster General!
| Ri sell have returned and were at their re-
spective desks this morning.
Representative Swanson of Virginia sue
ceeIed to-day in getting place rs messenger
in tho Treasury Department for w. Il. Wor-
rell OF Carroll couaty in his State.
Senator Hunton of Virginia is here to-day,
and his colleague, Senator Dani:l, is expected
this week.
Inquiry at the Peruvian legation in this
city, respecting the cause and nature OF the
disturbances reported in Peru, develop the
fact that they are political and not believed
to be at all serious in extent or possibilities.
A TERRIBLE DEATH.-Charles Y.
Richmond, an aeronaut, made 5000
foot ascension at Trenton, n. j., yes.
terday and lost his life. The affair