Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-10
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FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 10.

sion under the second section of the
act of June 81, 1890, can only be al
lowed upon proof of mental or physl-
csl disability ola permanent character,
not the result of the claimants own
vicious habits, incapacitating him from
the performance of manual labor IN
such degree as to render him unable
to earn a support. -,
Official changes were made in the
Treasury Department to-day as follows:
Appointments-George J. Harlow, SUI
perintendent of repairs, Public Build
mo New York, vice John w. Mar
shall; F. H. Helmer, disbursing agent,
Public Building, Jackson, Mich; Phil.
T. German of Kentucky, immigrant in
spector: Edward w. Young, assistant
Keeper of Point Conception light sta
ton, California; DR.. w. E. Ramsey,
sanitary inspector, U. S. Marine Hos
pital Service at Perth Amboy, n. j..
Resigned-John Peters, collector OF IN
ternal revenue, district of Nebraska;
Levi S. Wilcox, collector of internal
revenue. Sth district of Illinois; Albert
Scott. collector of internal revenue, 9TH
district of Kentucky. designations
called for-George II. Thobe, imml-
grant inspector; James E. Dodge, col
lector of customs, Portsmouth, n. H.,
and John u. Puryear, surveyor of GUS
toms, Paducah, KY.
The notes interchapged in connection
with the announcement of the appoint
ment of Baron Fava as the first ambas-
sador from Italy to the United States
express on both sides much gratlfica-
ton.
Thomas f. McCracken, of Nebraska,
clerk in the dead letter office, 65
wears of age, was to-day arrested by
postotfice inspectors for stealing money
from dead letters. When arrested he
had lust taken q marked two-dollar
bill from q decoy letter.
Eighty-seven fourth class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom twenty
six will fill the places Of removed re-
publicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Hadensville, Gooch-
land county, Virginia c. Trice, ap-
pointed postmaster, vice A. S. Duke, re-
moved; Hot Springs, Bath county, W..
Ii. C. McFadden, vice n. G. Hively, re-
moved Irwin, Goochland county, Mrs.
Helen Lively, vice G. F. Cox, resigned;
Middletown, Frederick county, +. NJ.
Eggleston, vice J. w. Larrick, removed.
Representative Swanson of the 9Th
Virginia district called at the civil ser
vice bureau this morning to see wheth-
or any of the young men from his dis
lrict who had gone to the trouble and
expense of coming here and undergoing
competitive examinations for service
as postal clerks, had passed those ex-
aminations satisfactorily, so that he
might file charges against the republi-
cans who now fill ali those positions in
his district and have them removed and
the Young men referred to appointed to
their places. He was informed that the
commissioners were inspecting the
examination papers of mail deliverers
as ordered by the late administration
a ID would not reach the cases in which
n. is interested for three or four
months. Dir. Swanson now agrees with
the GAZETTE that the civil service law
is humbug and says he will vote for re-
pealing it, and against an appropriation
for the support of the civil service COM
mission.
Representative Edmunds of the 9th
Virginia district left here last night.
He has worked hard to get places for
his constituents, but is by no means
pleased with the result, which practi-
cally has amounted to little else than
promises, which make the hearts OF
ofliceseekers sick with hope delayed.
Major Holmes Conrad was offered q
position as Assistant U. S. Attorney
General and accepted it, but, so far as
can be ascertained, he has as yet re-
ceived no commission, nor has his ap-
pointment been officially announced.
He is expected here to-day.
Senator Ransom told the GAzETTE's
correspondent to-day there was not q
word OF truth in the cock and bull story
published in morning paper here of
an attempted duel near Alexandria be-
tween two prominent citizens Of North
Carolina He says he cannot conceive
how such story was ever conceived,
nor how the man who did conceive it
had the effrontery requisite for its pub
LEGATION.
Representative Jones of the first Vir
ginia district arrived here this morning
and was at the War Department with
the son of DR.. Newbill, of Lancaster
county, to whom he has given cadet
ship at West Point.
A delegation of democrats from Ster-
ling, Loudoun county, Virginia, was
here to-day to see if the republican post
master there could not be removed.
Mr.. F. Lewis Marshall, of Virginia,
is an applicant for a place as chief of
division in the Treasury Department.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
Virginia democratic association of this
city, last night.a resolution recommend
ing the pensioning Of the sufferers by
the accident at Ford's Theatre was pre-
pared, but, upon advice, was not submit
ted for action.
Representative Meredith is here to-
dav. He says he has been Informed
that Virginia will get nothing else at
the Interior Department except the
place to be given Mr.. Moran of Lou
douu county.
No matter whether the rule in re-
spect of 4th class postmasters be set
aside or not, there is no doubt of the
fact that all the republican Presidential
postmasters will be removed at the ex-
piration of the terms for which they
were appointed, for Postmaster General
Bissell said SO to-day.
1t is said here that the government
printing office is the strongest building
in the city, as it has been so braced