Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
rorresnnndence of die Alexandra Gazette.

Senators from the city ana the Capilol
building has a very deserted look. A
number of Senators are hidden in their
rooms behind locked doors attending
to correspondence and seeking to avoid
visitors and office seekers. A number
have arranged to witness the naval re-
view and will leave this week for the
rendezvous. Others are preparing to
depart on the various investigating
trips that were ordered during the
closing hours of the session.
One hundred and twenty-eight fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-
day of whom seventy-two will take the
places of removed republicans. The
changes in Virginia were as follows;
Body Camp, Bedford county, Q: =
Cheek, appointed postmaster, vice John
Bragg, resigned Earlysville, Albemarle
county. Bette C. Thomas, vice Z. L.
Madison, removed; Fawcett's Gap,
Frederick county, W. H. Edwards, vice
II. F. Fawcett, resigned Orlean, Eau
ouier county, R. c. Buck, vice L: +.
Moore, resigned; Washington Heights
Roanoke county, r. w. Reid, vice ): L.
Blair. resigned; White House, New
Kent county, P. H. Sweet, vice 7. ID.
Huffman, deceased.
Southerners here who have called on
the Cabinet Ministers are beginning to
repeat what the GAZETTE said as soon
as these ministers were nominated,
that only one of them is really south
ern man, Mr.. Herbert, and that ne is so
delighted with his position that ne over
looks the interest of the people OF his
section in his desire to please the man
who gave it to him. Mr. Carlisle, they
say.never was a southern man, and that
Mr.. Smith prides himself upon being
representative of the New South"
which compares very unfavorably with
the old.
Mr.. Downing of Warren county,
though not endorsed by the congress
man from his district, Mr.. O'Ferrall,
nor by the Virginia Congressional dele
CATION which recently met here, says
he will not withdraw his application
for the place of U. S. attorney for the
western district of Virginia, and will
be in at the death" At whose death
he does not say, butts wink is as good us
nod.
To-day was Cabinet day, yesterday
was the Presidents private day, but to-
morrow the office seekers will have an
other fair whack at him.
EX-Congressman Sidney Clark of
Kansas, who at one time was proud OF
the fact that he developed Eliza Pink
ston, but who not being rewarded there
for to the extent of his expectations,
turned democrat, applied for the gov
ernorship Of Oklahoma under the pres
ent administration, and was on the eve
of appointment when his record was
hunted up and exhibited to the APP
pointing power. Of course no further
action in his case was necessary.
The report that the President and his
Secretary of the Treasury are at odd,
on the gold question is not credited by
anybody personally acquainted with
the two officials referred to. The talk a,
theTreasury to-dayis that considerable
draft will be made upon the gold re-
serve fund before the public debt will
be increased by the issue of new bonds.
Judging from the way some, at least,
of the lawyers here talk, the compost
ton of the new Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia affords anything
else than entire satisfaction to the
members of the bar of that court.
Representative Meredith arrived here
last night and left for Philadelphia this
morning. As previously stated. he
Withdrew the papers in the Iardley
Brown case from the office of the Dis
trict Commissioners last Saturday, but
after copying some of their contents
returned them.
Among the strangers here to-day Is
exp .stmaster Burke of Staunton, Nir-
gina, who is an applicant for reappoint-
ment, and will continue to be until the
appointment be made, though, he says,
Congressman Tucker, from his district,
refused to give his papers more than a
casual inspection for the assigned rea-
son that he is an eN. and it would be q
waste of time to do so. Mr.. Tucker,
he saws, has recommended Mr.. McCue
for the place. He says the incum-
bent, Major Yost, has not served full
time by wear or two, and that the
only charge against him is that he has
been an active partisan, as he is the ed
itor Of a republican newspaper, but
since last November, judging from his
paper. he has been more interested in
the material development of his State
than in either federal or State politics.
Postmaster McCabe of Leesburg, Va,
was also here to-day. He says he ex-
poets to 'go," and is ready to deliver
his office on three days notice, but that
nevertheless he would like to hold on to
it as long as possible. He says he came
down here to call upon the Postmaster
General and congratulate him upon his
appointment, and was disappointed at
not being able to do so, as this was
Cabinet day.
An Alexandria county democrat here
to-day says the republicans of his
county will hold convention on the
Sth proximo and nominate republicans
for every county office to be filled at
the election to be held on the 18th of
that month.
The HOWARD CAssARD.-The steam
er Howard Cassard made run yester-
day afternoon to Seven-Foot Knoll and
back under Captain Craig. These on
board were pleased with the Cassard's
performance and particularly elated
with the success of the experiment in
turning the steamer around IN four
hundred feet, which is about twice the
length of the boat. She is said to have
responded to her helm beautifully. A
Delamater propeller wheel is expected