Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., June l.

ed as considerably improved to-day and
thought to be out of immediate dam
The total net gold in the Treasury
is about 500 600, 900, but the showing OH
the books is greater and the amount
stated in the debt statement will be
greater, as the exports of gold made
the early part of the week have not yet
been "taken up" in the cash. This
leaves the so-called gold reserve invad-
ed $S,OO0,O00. Indications point to
further shipments of gold on Friday
and Saturday of this week.
Secretary Carlisle has called for the
resignation of d. A. Grosvenor OF ONO,
brother of Congressman Grosvenor, as
chief of division in the First Comptrol-
ler's office. An effort was made III this
case, "a it has been in others, to have
the deposed chief dropped into the
classified service, as he could be under
tn, civil service rules, but Secretary
carlisle declined to allow it, on the
ground that he had not sufficient places
of that kind to go round and did not
propose to discriminate. Opposition
to such a course early developed among
the clerks, who objected to chiefs of
divisions being dropped into the 81 500
places, as it particularly barred all pro-
motions from the lower grades for some
time to come. Mr. Grosvenor asked OF
Mr.. Logan Carlisle the reason for his
retirement. He was told that the pur-
pose was to put in his place as good a
democrat as he was republican.
Secretary Gresham has received
cable message from Minister Baker
stating that the troubles in Nicaragua
are in fair way of settlement on
peaceful basis, and that peace COM
mission is now in session at Sabana,
city living in neutral territory between
Managua and Granada 1t is composed
of three distinguished leaders of the
revolutionary party and three proml-
nent officers of the gorernment,Wlth U.
S. Minister Baker as president. lie
was selected for that Office by the rep.
resentatives of both parties in special
recognition of the prime interest of the
United States in maintaining peace in
that country. Citizens of Nicaragua
now in this city say that no matter
how the people of that country may
fight among themselves, they are as
one man against anything like an
American protectorate over even that
part of Nicaragua through which the
proposed canal is to run, let alone one
for their whole country. A dispatch
was received at the State Department
this afternoon from Minister Baker,
dated Messaya, June |, stating that
peace is restored at Nicaragua, and the
new government goes into operation
to-day.
a Iirginian who passed through here
to-day OIL his way home from the Chi
cago fair, says he thought the GA
ZETTE's adverse criticisms upon that
fair were rather harsh before he went
there, but that after he got there he
found, as he had previously done on
other matters, that the GAZETTE was
right. He says the fair is already
failure, and will be q greater one the
longer it lasts, and also, that people
who 90 TO it may expect to be plucked
from the time they enter Chicago until
they come away from it.
Eighty-two fourth class poStmastcrs
were appointed to-day of whom twenty
two will ill the places of removed re-
publicans. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Arvonia, Buckingham
county, r. B. Hughes, jr., appointed
postmaster, vice E. r. Evans, removed
Fancy Grove, Bedford county, w. P.
Thurman, vice Jacob Sellers, removed;
Meadville, Halifax county, A. Banks
dale. ir., vice n. B. Stovall, removed;
Tunstalls, New Kent county, B. w.
Womack, vice T. Fl. Ellyson, removed.
Quite number of people went from
here yesterday to West Point, where the
annual examinations commenced to-
day. OF the whole board of visitors
appointed by President Cleveland only
one is from the South.
Secretary Gresham was officially no
tiled to-day of the appointment of l..
A. Thurston as minister of Hawaii to
the United States, but Whistler ne will
be recognized as such is unknown, as
the appointment was made by the
usurping, not the legitimate govern
ment of Hawaii. Secretary Gresham
has also been informed that the report
about the objection of the Austrian
government to recognize Mr.. Judd as
consul general at Vienna on account of
his Hebrew ancestry is without foun-
dation.
The widow of the late General w. F.
H. Lee has almost entirely recovered
from her long indisposition. She has
been in Richmond for some days, and
is expected here tomorrow or next
day.
Charges of offensive partisanism have
been preferred against C. Forbes, post
master at Purcellville, Loudoun county,
Virginia, and ]. +. Janney has been re-
commended for the place.
Commonwealth Attorney Johnson of Alex
andria county says he would like to know
what the Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia have to do with the way he conducts
his office. If they, or any body else, he says,
will prefer charges against any man who
breaks the Virginia law at Jackson City and
give him the names Of witnesses he will
him, but that the duties of his otfiee
do not compel him to act the part OF detect
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COMMUNICATED.