Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-13

of them during Mr.. Cleveland's first adj
He went there to see
about the 4th class postottice at his
home, as the term Of the republican
postmaster there is about expiring. lie:
was asked if there were any charges
against the present postmaster, and
when he replied in the negative, he
was informed that the incumbent would
not be removed unless there were
charges against him, and that no re-
moyals had been or would be made eI-
cept on charges. TO this Mr.. Marshall
responded to the effect that he was no
informer, that the incumbent was his
personal friend and neighbor, though
his political enemy, and that if his poll
tics were not sufficient to remove him,
and his removal could not be effected
except by his, Marshall's, preferrinng
charges against him, he would remain
postmaster until the everlasting nils
are washed away,
One hundred and eighteen 4th class
postmasters were appointed to-day, OF
whom twenty-five will fill the places OF
removed republicans. The changes III
Virginia were as follows: Chincoteague
Island. Accomac county, o. NJ. Jones
appointed postmaster vice j. w; Fieid,
removed; Lodge, northumberland
county, NJ. C. Weaver vice VIM. Daw-
son. removed Millboro Depot, Bath
county, B. w. Clarkson vice J. ii. Ag-
ner, resigned; Tappahannock, Essex
county, ]. l.. Henley vice r. B. Rouzle,
removed. =,
The President to-day made the fol
lowing appointments Samuel r. WEBB
of Arizona, to be collector of customs
for the district of Arizona; Frank r.
Church of Idaho, to be assayer OF the
U. S. assay office at Boise City, Idaho
Frederick c. Penield of Connecticut,
to be agent and consul general of the
United States at Cairo; Irving b. Rich
man of Iowa, to be consul general OF
the United States at st. Gall. 10 be
consuls of the United States: Edgar l..
Owens of Arkansas, ct Winnipeg; AL
fred C. Johnson of Pennsylvania, at
Stuttgart; Charles w. Whitley, jr. OF
Delaware. at st. Etienne; Wendell {.
Warner of New York, at Tunstall
Francois y. Belleau of Maine, at Three
Rivers, Canada; Anthony Howells Of
Ohio, at Cardiff; John p. Beecher OF
New York, at Cognac Peter Lieber OF
Indiana, at Dusseldorf; Theodore Illus
ton of Illinois, at Paso del Norte.
The celebrated completed files" or
der of eX- COMMISSIONS Raum was re-
voked by order Of Commissioner Loeb
rem to-day.
Madame L. J. Velasquez Beard IN s
letter to Secretary Carlisle sets fortf
the object of the Southern Emigration
Society in which she is deeply interest
ed. She desires to locate at either Sa
vannah, Georgia, or Baltimore, Mary
land. bureau for landing emigrant:
adapted to the various pursuits of the
southern climate. More than 700 emf
grants. she states, with money are
ready to move to the South, where
already many parcels of land have
been put into syndicate to form col
onv. A prospectus will be issued sooI
giving the details Of her plan:
Eugene p. Speer, of Georgia, was to-
day appointed chief of division first
comptroller's office, treasury depart
ment.
A prominent democratic member o
Congress who has been in conference
with the President respecting the prob
abilities of an early special session O
Congress, left for his home this after
noon with the understanding that ht
would not be called to Washington be
fore the end of August.
1t is believed at the State Depart
ment that the news wired from Sai
Juan del Sur by Consul Newall, telling
of the practical overthrow of the Mica
raguan government, is correct, notWlth
standing the contrary information
which DR.. Guzman, the minister from
Nicaragua, has received.
The result of the mugwump now
over the asked for resignation OF Mr.
Sturdevant, chief of the stationery oil
vision of the Treasury, is that Secretary
Carlisle removed him summarily yes
tsrday evening.
Among the strangers here to-day, i
Gen. Fitz. Lee. He will go to Philadel
phia. and on his return next week VII
have talk with the President.
Representative Meredith of Virginia
was here to-day He came in on al
early train and thereby avoided
crowd at the depot, but he had hardly
reached the Metropolitan Hotel before
he was surrounded.
Three applications for office from
Virginia were filed at the Treasury De
partment to-day: l.. w. Reid of Alex
andria, for register of the Treasury
Peter ]. Otey Of Lynchburg, for same
place, and Albert Olszinsky of Fails
Church, for division in the engraving