Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

Georgia. Felix G. Randolph of Ken
lucky, to be surveyor of customs for
the Port of Paducah, Kentucky. An
drew Fuller Fox of Mississippi, to be
attorney of the United States for the
northern district of Mississippi.
Official changes were made in the
Treasury Department to-day as follows:
observation-disclosures Kehoe, assist
ant inspector of boilers of steam YES
sells, New York city; Jas. McKim of New
York, an immigrant inspector. Resigned
David NJ. Comingore, collector inter
nal revenue 9th district of Kentucky ;
Adam B. Bowman, collector internal
revenue ID district of Tennessee. Re
moved-Levi A. Hughes, collector in
ternal revenue district of New Mexico.
Mrs. Cleveland, and her little daugh.
ter Ruth, accompanied by her nurse and
maid, and the steward from the White
House, left Washington this morning
for Buzzards' Bay, Mass: MIR: Cleve-
land did not 90 TO the station with Mrs.
Cleveland. There was a small gather
ing of people at the depot when Mrs.
Cleveland arrived, and she Immediately
entered the car and appesred at one OF
the windows as the train was leaving,
when she waved her handkerchief to
those assembled without. Mrs. Cleve-
land wore a dark blue albatross skirt
and blue dotted lawn bodice.
Judge Bradley in the District SUI
preme Court this morning rendered a
decision refusing writ of mandamus 10
George r. Pulaski to compel the Civil
Service Commission to approve his re-
instatement as q substitute letter-car-
rier. Pulaski passed the civil service
examination for the position and IN
August, 1892, his name was placed on
the eligible list for appointment. On
January %, 1898, Postmaster Sherwood
of Washington, made arequisition upon
the Civil Service Commission for can
didate for appointment. Three names
were supplied. Pulaski was selected
from the list and received notice from
the Postmaster of his appointment. He
was dropped from the rolls by direc-
ton of the Postmaster General under
instruction Of the Civil Service Com,
mission, that the appointment was If,
regular. Pulaski contended that he
was unlawfully removed from his posi-
ton. and applied fora writ of manda'
mus TO compel the Postmaster General
to reinstate him and the commission &c
approve the reinstatement. Judge
Bradley discussed in detail the civil
service law and the points made
by the petitioner and reached the con-
clusion that it was apparent from the
facts in the case that Pulaski, having
been irregularly appointed, had no
absolute legal right TO the office in
which he was placed, that would justify
the court in interfering. The court
therefore refused the writ prayed for.
No warrants were served this morn
ing on the defendants in the verdict Of
the coroner's jury over the victims Of
the Ford's Theatre disaster, but Col. f
C. Ainsworth, VIM f. Covert, super.
intenent of the theatre building, and
Francis Sasse, its engineer, appeared
voluntarily in the criminal court before
Judge McComas, and gave bail fol
their appearance. When the court
opened at 10 o'clock, Il. Ross Perry,
the attorney whose attempt to address
DEPUTY Coroner Schaeflcr at the first
inquest in behalf of Col. Ainswortf
helped to precipitate the riotous out
break against the latter, stated tt
Judge McComas that he represented
three of the persons included in tht
iury's verdict, Messrs. Ainsworth, Co
vert and Sasse, and that they were
present and ready to give bail. Col
Ainsworth had given s., 900 bond last
night for his appearance, but Judge
McComas decided that in view of the
gravity of the charge he would increase
the amount Of the bond in each case tc
$4,000. A new bond was prepared il
Col. Ainsworth's case, Il. J. Wynne, {
newspaper correspondent, qualifying
rs his surety. jeremiah Imbrie ant
Ernest Schmid, floor chiefs in the ole
theatre building, gave bond for Covert
and Meyer Loeb, merchant of Wash
ington, gave bond for Sasse. Contract
or Dant who was also included in the
verdict of the coroner's jury and who
is reported to be in Il bad state o
health from nervous prostration, has
apparently been left to shift for him
self by the War Department officials
The official heads of Patrick H. Wins
ton, U. S. attorney; Thos. r. Brown.
U. S. marshal Andrew WATSON, U. S
collector at Port Townsend, c. j. Null
KEY, U. S. special agent and six special
inspectors of customs in the Puget
sound district, all in the State of Wash
ington, have fallen into the official hop
per for extensive and successful con-
spiracies to smuggle Chinese and opium
into the United States across the north
western boundary. The new men ap
poined in the place of those removed
were Jas. l.. Saunders, collector at
Port Townsend James. c. Drake, U.
S. marshal; w. H. Brinkcr, U. S. at
torney. Other removals are yet to
come, and the matter in due course Of
time will find its way into the courts.
Secretary Carlisle issued a circular to.
day which directs that the office hours
of the Treasury Department shall be
from 9 o'clock a. IN. to p. M, with q
recess Of half an hour between Il
o'clock IL. and | o'clock p. IN. each day.
All delinquencies must be daily re,
ported by those having immediate SUI
peryision of subordinates. Employees
are rot allowed under any circum-
stances to visit each other or to re-
ceive visits during business hours, and
lettering and entertaining persons in
the halls of the Department are strict
" prohibited. The reading of news
papers or other unofficial matter, or
writing private letters or matter not
connected with the business of the De-
partment, will not be tolerated. No