Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-01

VIII give SAP
change by following the Presidents
lead. l do not doubt that the tlnanclal
situation will be improved somewhat
by the mere expectation of the repeal
of the Sherman law, and that public
confidence shall again find firm footing
when it shall be swept from the statute
books"
Official changes were made in the
Treasury Department to-day os follows;
observation-disclosures A. Bayard OF
District of Columbia, special inspector
of customs; Wilbur F.,Nowman OF Cal,
~ifornia, Chinese inspector; IL edward
F. insolvency of Massachusetts,, assist
ant commissioner of immigration at
New York. Removed-James Il.
O'Beirne of New York, assistant com
missioner of immigration at New York,
and Carlton Richards, Chinese inspec-
tor. Resignation called for-Jno. W..
Linck, special agent.
Secretary Carlisle WI leave here for Cf''
cago, ii, mex Tuesday, t. be absent lor ten
days or two weeks. 8 1t
The chief clerk or the War Depart
ment has reported to the United States
Civil Service Commission the deaths OF
TWENTY-FIVE clerks in the record and
pension Office Of the War Department
in consequence of the accident at Ford's
Theatre building on the OH ultlmo.
". B. Mcneil, formerly of Wash
i1gton county, Va, now of Nebraska,
was on yesterday appointed by the In
teiior Department examiner OF Indian
lands in Minnesota at a salary OF
1900 per annum. He viii be sent to
the reservation of the Chippewa tribe,
which is situated about forty miles
soush of the Dominion OF Canada. The
t.ibe IS a civilized one, the men indus
t;ious and peaceful and the women
s id TO be comedy and intelligent. a
large number of the latter have utter
married with the whites. Besides hav-
ing the support Of the leading demo
cratic politicians of his State, MIR. NC
Mcneil was recommended by the Sec
rotary of Agriculture in a special letter
to Hon. Hoke Smith. In the position
he held under the former administra-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Mcneil was
endorsed strongly by the late Senator
Barbour and ex-CongIessman Fulker-
son of Abingdon. In the recent Cam
paign he was one of the canvassers for
The Cleveland ticket in Nebraska, and
spoke and wrote effectively in its be-
half. There were a score or more OF
applicants for the place.
Some Presidential appointments
which had been made out and laid onAlr.
Cleveland's table for his signature were
eff there yesterday, as ne did not have
time to sign them before leaving for
GRAY Gables. Whether he will make
any more appointments until he reluros
a month hence is unknown. but 1T IS
known that some Of those who expect.
ed appointments to-day were afflicted
with qualms by Dis, to them, totally
unexpected departure.
Judge Hughes of Tie Us Cour. for
the eastern district Of Virginia lie ; here
Yesterday, but will return on. Wedoes-
day next, when he wll hold a term CT
his court in Alexandra.
Among the visitors here to-day are
Mr.. RYAN and Capt. Foster OF Loudou I
county, Virginia. The former has lon :
been a membyr ofthe Legislature of his
State from his county, and will proba-
bly, be reelected, and is spoken of TO
the speakership Of that body. The lat
ter is an applicant for the internal rev.
enue relationship of his district.
kilograms from New York up to the
clcsipg hour of the stock market to-day
are to the effect that the market opened
higher this morning in consequence o.
the called extra session of CouSr but
there was a speedy reaction aud it
closed at practically yes ,erday's lures.
The bauk statement WIS uufavo"abIe,
the reserve being reduced 10 81, 250C ,.
though thee months ago it W. SO
o. no. Silver on Thursday sold at G2,
but to-day 73f was bid for it aud rs
rsked. This it is supposed is not indie
alive Of the repeal of the Sherman
Bill.
The fact that all seven of the impo.y-
ant federal positions in Louisiana were
filled by the President before his de-
parlure for Gray Gables, while those in
other southern Stat WEI le.G Enacted
upon by the Pr 1ident yesterday, has
ELECTED comment, and there are
sugg rtions that the explanation might
be that the Louisiana delegation is
what the anti-silver men call ".ound"
on the silver qur ton, while the del
cations com other southel Stat swere
not.
Opinions here differ concerning the
un-sihIe action of the called extra SeS-
sion of Congress-. The general impress
sion, however, is that il any ching be
done at all it VIII not be for at least
three months q .er the session shall
have begun. 1t is supposed that a -e"the
election of ,he officers of the House
those of the Senate having already been
elect the prnittees on currency,
ways and means, and on appropr!a-
tions VII be appointed, aud a recess be
taken for at least a month, in order to
let the former committee have time to
report y bill to stop the present month
" silver purchase, but whether any
such bill E n be passed or not is now at
least a matter about which there is a
great diversity of opinion.
Ninety-three fourth eli: IS postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom sixty
sven will fill the places of removed
republicans. The following changes
,.ere made in Virginia Prices Fork,
Montgomery county, w. F. Wall ap-
pointed postmaster, vice Michael 5.
Price, removed; Valley Creek, Scott
county, G. H. Mcconnell, vice Mary
D. Culbeftson, resigned.
Representatives Meredith, Jones,
Tucker, O'Ferrall and Marshall of Vir-
-; oro =, tho city today all 6oinp