Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l

administration reached 1886.
The souvenir quarter dollars will
have upon their face the profile head OF
Isabella as young queen. The coin,
it is said, will be minted by July l.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments Colonel George
H. Mendell, Corps of Engineers Lieu
tenant Colonel VIM. H. H. Benyaurd,
Corps of Engineers. and Major VIM. II.
Huer, Corps of Engineers, Commits
sioners, under the act of Congress enti-
tied san act to create the California
Debris Commission and to regulate n.y.
draulic mining in the State of Callfor-
mia" Commander John ]. Read, I. ;.
navy, to be Captain; also many
postmasters, but none in Virginia.
Samples of smokeless powder fur-
nished by Mr. Howard Leonard OF Vlr-
ginia have been tested at the Sandy
Hook proving ground and have given
unusually satisfactory results. When
used in a 3.2-inch field gun charge OF
one-pound nine ounces gave velocity
of 1910 feet second. The result of
the test leads the department to be-
lieve that this powder will be satisiac.
tory for use in both the rifle and field
guns.
The executive committee on me-
mortal services has extended an lnvl-
tation to the officers of the army sta
toned here, to unite with the Grand
Army of the Republic in the memorial
services to be held at Arlington, Va,
on Decoration Day, May 80.
One hundred and eighteen postmas-
tiers were appointed to-day, of whom,
however, only thirteen will take the
places Of removed republicans. The
changes in Virginia were as follows
Colvin Run, Fairfax county. S. Cock
rill, appointed postmaster vice Mark
Cockrill, resigned; Jacksonville, Greene
county, d. e. May, vice j. G. Herndon,
removed; Daysville, Loudoun county,
John w. Daily, vice ]. T. Palmer, re-
siened Edinburgh, Shenandoah coun-
tv, Mrs. NJ n. Calchan, vice j. h. Beas'
lev, removed (; Fishers Hill, Shenan,
doah county, G. w. Keller, vice j. II
Keller, removed Harrisville. Shenan,
doah county, w. j. Bott, vice W: ID;
Fisher, removed Kasey's, Bedford
county, H. 4. Fitzpatrick, vice NJ. F.
Cunningham, resigned.
Mr.. Crisp, Speaker of the last House
and, in all probability. of the next one
also, is expected here tonight, to confer
with those members of the new House
who will be on its ways and means
committee, now here, engaged in the
preliminary work of the proposed rev.
enue tariff bill, to be passed by the $50
Congress.
General Malone and mis- son Butler
left here this morning for their home in
Petersburg. Mr.. Edgar Allen left on
the same II lin for r edmond.
Representative McKaig of Maryland
had his day at the Capitol this morning
He was met there by not less than fifty
office seekers from his district. They
told him what they wanted and he tolc
them he would do all he could to have
their respective wants supplied. Many
of them were wise enough to see tina
there the matter ended.
Senator Daniel of Virginia arrived
here last night. This morning will
Representative Marshall he called a
the State Department in the interest o
Mr.. Alexander Mcdonald, who is al
applicant for the Persian mission, ant
Mr.. Hampton Hoge, who wants con
sulship. 1t is intimated that he ma,
also have word TO say about TIT
Lynchburg postoflice.
| 4 81 1larS of tho StDtn lie
partment this morning was Mr.. Louis
Kraft of Alexandria, who was there tt
file some more papers with his applica
ton for German consulship.
1t is said by Nirginians here to-da!
that Senator Hunton's friends will urg'
his election to the U. S. Senate for thu
long, as well as for the short term alst
that Judge Grimsley of Culpeper vii
be urged for the Virginia Court of Ap
peals, for which place Judge Keith ha'
long been candidate.
A well known lawyer and politician
from the SthVirginia district here to- da!
says that he belongs to that class OF mel
who having once taken stand neve
leave it, and that for that reason he il
still for Mr. O'Ferrall for Governor, bu
that from what he sees and hears he is
convinced that his favorite is not a!
strong with the people as he once was
and that he was never strong with thu
leaders. Mr.. O'Ferrall's pronounced
Clevelandism, his course in the Rock
well contested election case, and the
part he took in the Virginia Congress
sional delegations junta, he says, ha:
weakened him considerably.
The Attorney General to-day issued cir
cular instructng U. S. attorneys to defe
proceedings under the Chinese exclusion &C
| except under order of court, until necessary
arrangements for the arrest, Imprisonment
and deportation of persons accused can he per
fected, of which due notice will be given.
The President has appointed Jeremiah W
Coveney postmaster at Boston, vice L. n
Hart, resigned.
The jury in the case of Howard, the Negro
who murdered white railroad hand here
named Atwel from Leesburg, Virginia. some
time ago. was discharged this morning, "a il
could not agree. There were four negroe:
| on it.
The government has commenced the cree
ton of a large power house at Rosslyn in AL
exandria county to force water from the Poto
mac to Fort Myer.'
E. NJ. Grinder of East Washington has com
pleted arrangements for the manufacture O.
bricks on large scale near Rosslyn, AieSan
dria county.
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