Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., June "a.

w ASHlNGION, ~. W. y uuO 1-1'
The Comptroller of the Currency was
to day informed of the failure of the
First National Bank of San Bernandino,
Cal, and of the Columbia National
Bank of New Whatcom, Washington.
The following changes were made IN
the Treasury Department to-day; APP
pointments-J. J. Clark of Missouri, to
be an inspector of public buildings;
Chas. w. Johnston of Oregon, to be a
special agent; Roscoe Thurston of
Maine, to be U. S. shipping commits
sioner at Rockport, Maine: Resigned
Robert H. Hunter, as collector of in
ternal revenue in the 14th district of
New York.
Ninty-two fourth class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom fifty
seven will fill the places of removed
republicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Bellwood Mills, Lam
caster county, Edwin Norris appointed
postmaster, vice Il. o. Norris, remov-
ed; Castleton, Rappahanock county,
Vernon Jolitte, vice G. +. Smith, re-
signed; Chuckatuck, Nansemond coun-
ty. H. l.. Tynes, vice 5. G. Webb, re-
moved; Evansville, Patrick county, j..
II. Acee, vice w. c. Hooker, removed;
Thessalia, Giles county, Mrs. Y. u.
Stafford, vice w. A. Roe, resigned.
Senator Daniel and Representative
Edmunds of Virginia called at the
Treasury Department today to try to
expedite the appointment of some OF
the people they have recommended for
office
As nobody can fill the place of reg
lister of the Treasury for more than
thirty days at time without appoint
ment, and as General Rosecrans's reslg-
nation took effect on the 3lst of May,
it is expected that his successor will be
appointed at an early day.
Among the visitors here to-day IS
Mr.. John D. Daley, chief deputy mar
shall for the western district of Virginia.
He saws he is republican, but that the
appointment of Mr.. H. M. Smythe of
Tazewell county to consulate is as
agreeable to him as it can possibly be
to anv democrat in the district, except
Mr.. Smythe. He also says that poll
tics in his county are quiet, and that
the republicans there have informed the
democrats that if they will nominate
for the legislature man who will sup
port Sam Graham for the Court OF APP
peals they will run nobody against
him, though the county is republican.
He also SAYS that the delegation from
the 9th Congressional district to the
State democratic convention will be
practically solid for Tyler, notwithstand
ing the recent action OF the democrats OF
the town of Bristol, which action was
nothing more than had been expected.
The impression prevailing there on the
subject, he says, is that Congressman
O'Ferrall has the ear of the President
and is the dispenser of the federal pat
ronage in the State.
A gentleman here to-day from Fair
fax Court House says be knows that
r. w. Moore of that county has recent
" received many letters from proml-
nent democrats in different parts of the
State asking him to be a candidate for
Governor and Offering him their sup
port. But the same gentleman says
Mr.. Moore does not and will not enter
tain the idea Of becoming a candidate.
Mr.. John Goode and a delegation OF
the Virginia democratic association OF
this city called at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day in the interest of Mr.. K. c.
Glascock of Virginia, who is an appli-
cant for the place Of custodian Of plates
and dies, but this was Secretary Car
isles private day.
The managers of the celebration of
the coming centennial of the laying OF
the corner stone of the Capitol are max
ing inquiries about every organization
that took part in that ceremony and
that still survives. They say they hear
that one or more Of the present organl-
Zltions of Alexandria existed at that
time and assisted in laying the stone.
Representative Meredith was here
to-day and made the rounds of the de-
partments in behalf of some Of the
many people from his district who are
applying for Office, but to their great
tribu!ation met with little or no sue
cess, being in nearly every instance shut
off with the remark that his district al
ready had more places than tits entitled
TO.
People from the 1st and Sth Virginia
districts here to-day talk as though
those districts have been left" so far
as federal patronage is concerned.
1t is reported to-day that the Presl-
dent will join his wife in about week
and will not return until a short time
before the meeting of Congress.
Quite numer of special examiners
in the pension bureau are to be appoint
cd before the 1st of July, of whom Nir-
ginia is entitled TO at least two. The
pay is $500 year and travelling expen-
seS.
Secretary Gresham sent telegram
to Ambassador Bayard at London TO-
day telling him to convey to the Queen
the heartfelt sorrow of the President
and the people of this country for the
sinking of the Victoria.
Secretary Gresham left here to day
for Chicago, with his son-in-law, MIR.
Andrews, and Private Secretary Lands.
He will be absent about week.
Ice DISPENSED WITH.-A Chicago
investigator is experimenting with a
novel method of food preservation. 1t
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