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

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CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 20.
Mr.. Logan Carlisle, son of the Secre-
tary. and chief clerk of the Treasury
Department., told the GAzETTE's CORE
spondent to-day that there is no law
nor written rule prohibiting all others
except ex- Union soldiers from places on
the watchmen S roll of that department,
and that that prohibition is discretion
airy with the Secretary, who is solely
responsible for it. 1t was not strictly
observed during the last, but has been
and will continue to be under the pres
ent administration. The reason for it,
he said, was that by giving that whole
class to ex-Union soldiers, the pressure
of other ex-Union soldiers for all the
other places in the department was les
sened, and those places opened 70
every body. This reason may be sui
ficient one to Secretary Carlisle, but Its
dollars to doughnuts it is not generally
so now, twenty-eight years after Inc
war.
One hundred and five fourth class
postmasters were appointed to-day, OF
whom twenty-five will take the places
of removed republicans. The changes
in Virginia were as follows: New elias
Cow Depot, Amherst county, J. =. Irult,
appointed postmaster, vice J. III. NC
Gary, removed Rockfish Depot, Mel
son county, w. A Powell, vice W. d..
Thuruond removed Stump, Wash
ington county, Susan E. Stump, vice
W.T.. Mcconnell, resigned; Troutville,
Botetourt county, c. r. Layman, wee
]. w. Layman, removed.
People from Richmond here to-day
saw that Mr. Cardwell, Speaker of the
Virginia House of Delegates, thinks he
is entitled to seat on the bench OF the
Supreme Court of Appeals of his State.
As anticipated in this correspondence
ex-Secretary Fairchild has consented to
serve on the commission to investigate
the New York customs house.
Attorney General Olney to-day said
the Chicago fair will not be open on
Sundays.
representative O'Ferrall, of Virginia,
was ut the Interior Department to-day
to urge the appointment of Mr.. Moran,
of Loudoun county, to place as Chief
of division in that department.
Representative Meredith was here
again to day. He was at the Postoifice
Department to see why no action had
been taken in the Calyerton, Fauquier
county, and Herndon, Fairfax county,
postoffice cases. He was informed that
they would be taken up as soon as pos
sible. lie was also informed while there
that no fourth-class postmasters would
be removed except upon such charges
rs would be sufficient TO remove dem
ocrat. Mr.. Meredith also called at the
Interior Department with Messrs. Bar
lev and Yohe, of Alexandria, to try to
get Mr.. Mark Norris, of that city, ap-
pointed to messengership. While
there he spoke good word for Mr.,
Carter, now of Colorado, but recently
of Warren county, Va, who is an appli-
cant for place as chief of division. Mr..
Meredith was informed that the ap-
pointment of chief of division from
Virginia was being considered there,
and that if such an appointment were
made it would cut out several aPpll-
cants for minor places. Mr.. Meredith
also called at the Treasury and Agricul-
tural Departments, at the former to re-
commend Mr.. Shreeye, of Loudoun
county, for place as chief of division
in the 9th auditors office, and at the
latter, to try to get place for Mr.. Thos,
Moncure. of Stafford county.
1t is said at the Treasury Department
that the appointment of Mr.. Mcdonald
of Lynchburg to the Persian mission
has lessened considerably the chances
of the other officeseekers from that
city, as that position is estimated as
equivalent to four or five smaller places
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: Owen MGGarl
of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Lega
ton of the United States at Santiago
Chill; Michael ]. Hendrick of New
Hampshire, Consul of the United States
at Belleville, Canada; Ex-Governor
John D. Long of Massachusetts,, mem
Der of the board of visitors to the Nava
Academy.
Secretary Lamont issued an order to-day
detaching Captain J. A. Buchanan, Lieutenant
]. H. Duval, and Captain It. T. Know from
duty in the war records office and ordering
them to return to their regiments. These of
fcers were on the detached service" list
which Secretary Lamont does not approve of
Attorney General Olney receives many
queer queries, but one from a man in juno
ton City, Iowa, to-day, is most peculiar. Hc
wants to know if the government pays a
bounty on twins and says if it does he is the
happy father of three pairs.
Secretary Carlisle said to-day that he would
certainly enforce the law as to deporting
Chinese rs far rs the means at his disposal
would permit He intended to begin with
that class of Chinese who are in this country
illegally, having come in in contravention of
the law of 1884. Having sent this class out
of the country he would then turn his atten-
ton to the other and larger class, those who
have failed to comply with the Geary law as
to registration. But $4,000 remains Of the
appropriation for the present fiscal year to
carry out this law, but $4,000 will be avail
able for that purpose on July LIST next.
WHY SOUTHERN GIRLS ARE LIKED.
There's q vast difference in northern