Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-22
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
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he determined upon. People IN VIZ
pinia saw there is an eminently eligible
man in their State, Mr. Corbin, and That
he is prominently recommended:
Don p. Lamoreux, of Wisconsin, has
been amounted confidential clerk to the
Commissioner of the General Land VI
fee, vice Richard o. Lewis, resigned.
Samuel +. Hersey, of Massachusetts,
an ex-assistant chief of division IN the
nension office and Douglas Fl. Kincaid,
a clerk in the peusion office, have been
reipstated.
Secretary Carlisle has directed that
the July interest on four per cent. bonds
be paid Monday next.
Eighty-seven special examiners OF
the pension office have been reappoint-
ed to take effect July /. The law has
always limited their appointments to
one year and the salary is reduced for
the next fiscal year from 81, 400 to
81 300. Among them are Thomas A.
Broadus, Roberts. Coleman and Joseph
S. Vowles of Virginia.
The President to-day made the toll
lowing appointments Darius II. In,
graham Of Maine, to be consul general
of the United States at Halifax, Nova
Scotia E. Spencer Pratt of Alabama,
to be consul general of the United
States at Singapore, Straits Settle
ments. To be consuls of the United
States, w. S. Campbell of New York,
at Newcastle, Eng; John K. Mobley
of Texas, at Baracoa, Cuba; VIM. +.
Kemmler of Ohio, at Hargen, Swltzer-
land Chas. H. Benedict of Minnesota.
at Cape Town, Africa; James a. De
marest of New Jersey, at Rockville,
Canada; Joel Linsley of Vermont, at
Coaticook, Canada; Henry M. Smythe
of Virginia, at Fuchan, China Thomas
c. Jones of Kentucky, at Funchal,
MADEIRA; Jesse w. Sparks of Tennes-
see, at Piedras Negras, Mexico; John
n. Coppinger of Illinois, at Toronto,
Canada. Benjamin d. Williams OF
Alabama, to be commissioner to ne
gotiate with the Chippewa Indians in
Minnesota, act approved January l4th,
1889; Bernard Arntzen of Illinois, to
be special agent to make allotments
of lands in severalty to non-reserVa-
ton Indians. =,
One hundred and forty-three fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-
day, of whom eighty-four will fill the
places of removed republicans. The
changes in Virginia were as follows :
Cuckoo, Louisa county, P. B. Pendle-
ton appointed postmaster, vice w. l..
Voolfolk, removed; New Baltimore,
Fauuuier county, R. B. Sanders, vice
Mary L. Grayson, removed; ThornhilI,
Orange county, Mrs. F. B. Graves, vice
r. ?. Graves, resigned.
The Army Board, composed OF the
Ouartermaster General, the Surgeon
General and Capt. Knight, of the En-
gineer Corps, which was charged with
the duty of inspecting the safety
of the buildings outside of the War De-
partment building proper, occupied by
the department, find that the build
ing on + street, next to Winder's bnlld,
ing, occupied as printing office, and
the building 6l0 18th street, occupied
by some of Col. Ainsworth's desks ale
unsafe.
Messrs. Stuart and Preston of south
west Virginia, who came here yester-
day to urge the appointment OF MIR.
White as postmaster at Abingdon i'll
the place of Mr.. Summers, the republl-
can incumbent, who is charged with
excessive partisanism in the contested
election case of Bowen VS.. Buchanan,
not finding Congressman Marshall here,
started for Charleston, w. Va, last
night to find him.
News here to day from the Pacific
slope is to the effect that the banks there
are failing daily, and it is said here that
suspension of specie payments by the
banks of New York would not be at all
surprising. Indeed many of the people
interested in financial affairs here are
becoming very respondent.
1t is reported to-day that a New York
democrat will super C de Judge Riley OF
Accomack county, Virginia, as Consul
to Puerto Cabello, for the reason that
the Judge returned to this country last
fall and took part in the Harrison cam
paiGn.
The recommendations of Messrs.
Shepherd and Ryan for the two inter
nal revenue collectorships in Virginia
were made at the internal revenue bu-
reau some time ago and sent to Secre-
tary Carlisle and the President.
Senator Hunton is here engaged as
counsel in a law suit, but before he
makes visits to the courthouse his room
is daily crowded with office seekers
from his State, and, strange as it may
seem. many of them are new ones.
The Washington and Arlington Elec-
trio Railroad has been put in the hands
of a trustee for the benefit of the cred
itors. -,
Mr.. Mercer Slaughter of the Rich
mond & Danville Railroad is here to-
day. He says he saw Mr.. Barbour
Thompson in New York day or two
acc. who told he would pay his last call
upon his physician on Friday and pre-
pare to start for home on Saturday
next. Mr.. Slaughter now has a long,
flowing beard and looks very much like
MIR. PETER, the populist Senator from
Kansas, so much so that Chicago
newspaper printed the Senator's like
ness for his, Slaughter's.
Circular letters have been addressed
70 the chiefs of bureaus and divisions
in every department of the govern
mental service at Washington asking
all clerks, male and female, to state
their age, when appointed, whence ap-
pointed, present grade, past promo
tions, number of relatives in Office,
etc., ETC., and such like questions.
When ali these questions have been
answered the appointment clerks OF
the several executive departments will