Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-27

Shaver. resigned; Curdsville, Bucking-
ham county, l.. E. Baldwin, vice Chas,
NJ. Garnett, removed New Hope, Au-
gusta county, Isabella 3. Kerr, vice
Zach T. Kerr, deceased; Somerset,
Orange county, VIM. G. Buckner, vice
n. w. Newman, removed.
Senator Daniel of Virginia arrived
here Yesterday and has been at nearly,
if not all, the departments in behalf OF
dice seekers from his State. He is al
ways received very kindly by the Pres
id mt when he goes to the White House,
but he will not call there this trip. He
will return to Lynchburg this evening
and, with General Early, will be in
Richmond at the refinement Of the re-
mains of President Davis next week,
after which he will come back here.
sentative Meredith Of the al,
exanlria district was here to-day, and
made the rounds of the departments IN
behalf of his Office eekilg constituents
a large number of whom started win
him and were joined by reintorcements
at almost every corner.
Representative Tyler of the Norfolk,
Virginia. District, who has been here
for several days, trying to get offices for
the people in his district, will go nome
this evening, having, like most OF his
colleagues, been anything else than
successful. /,
DR.. holland of Farmwell, Loudoun
county, Virginia, who was here day
or two ago, says he has received letters
from sixty good and true democrats OF
his county, asking him to become a
candidate for the Legislature. He will
do so, ne says, and that if there be a
urinary he is sure of the nomination.
J. NJ. Miller of Buchanan, Virginia,
will be appointed bank examiner. Maj.
Holmes Conrad of Winchester, Virgin
ia will enter upon his duties as Assist,
ant e. S. Attorney General on the Sd
prox;mo. Congressman Mansur OF
Missouri will, it is reported, be appoint
ed second comptroller.
The order prohibiting the removal OF
fourth class poStmasters except on
proved charges may be very wise one
to those who issued it, but it is just the
reverse to at least all the democratic
Senators and Representatives with
whom the GAZETTE's correspondent
has talked on the subject, and one OF
the former told him to-day that he
meant to have a plain talk with the
President upon the subject. A we'll
known Ohio politician here to-day says
the fourth-class postmasters in his dis
trict carry it, and that if the republi-
cans are not removed it will go against
the democrats at the next election. The
Senator referred to spoke of the order
as belittiing, and said he most assured
" would luot at his time of life and
occupying his position turn informer,
and if charges are to be preferred
against republican postmasters in his
State in order to remove them they
will have TO be brought by some
body else, rs he certainly will not do so:
G.. L. Nicholson, chief engineer and
superintendent of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, was to-day appointed gen
eral agent of that canal, vice IL. {.
Winship, resigned.
The republican collector of costoms
at Richmond has resigned and the ap.
pointment of his democratic successor
is expected during the next day or two;
Secretary Herbert to-day directed
that two of the three 1,20O-ton gun
boats authorized by Congress be con-
structod of the composite type.
Representative Epes, Of the Peters
burg, Virginia, district, is here to-day
| He savs he came I'D especially to urge
the appointment of Mr.. Shirley Harri.
sou of his district, to consulate, and
of Judge Baham and Col. Atkins, also
of his district, to positions in the SER
vice of the Department of Justice, but
that he is by no means confident of sue,
cess. He also says he gets very little
satisfaction in the matter of his requests
for the appointment of people from his
district to minor positions in any of the
departments. In respect Of the post,
masters in his district he can't see the
wisdom of proved charges being requl-
site for their removal, and it is not only
disagreeable to prefer charges, but hard
to do so for those who are not reckless.
Secretary Lamont says the troops
that have been ordered to Chicago will
not be used to enforce the order closing
the fair on Sundays.
Attorney General Olney has decided
that Young Hon, restaurant keeper,
is not a laborcr. Hon, who is in bust
ness in New York city, went to China
on a visit, and upon his return was re-
fused admission on the ground that he
was laborer and not merchant"
and the case was appealed to the At
torney General.