Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l

followed. he gave Iue IlCSiuSnV enS
daily telegram fromLondon showing the
price of silver there to-day to be 3o4
pence per ounce, equivalent to SO.663
per ounce II money. and making the
bullion value of the silver dollar worth
.573 cents. All the members OF the
Cabinet were present, except Secretary
Gresham.
Secretary Carlisle to-day made the
following appointments: Ciaud NJ.
Johnson of Kentucky, chief of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing; Geo.
w. Castle of Kentucky, custodian OF
dies, rolls and plates, bureau ofengrav-
ing and printing. 1t is is stated at the
| Treasury that no appointment OF di-
| rector of the mint will be made until
the assemblage of Congress. The po-
| sition of fourth auditor of the Treasury
will be filled the latter part Of July.
The President did not reach the
executive mansion until a few minutes
before II o'clock, the hour that the
cabinet convenes. There were several
Senators and Congressman awaiting
his arrival, but he had not time to give
them audience, as the cabinet went
into session almost Immediately. "A
number of important treasury appoint
| ments, including many venue collec-
tors, await his signature, before promul-
CATION. They may be announced after
the cabinet meeting, which usually ad-
iourns about 1:30 or . ?. m.
The figures which will be officially
proclaimed tomorrow will show IN
round numbers that the total receipts
for the fiscal year ending to-day have
aggregated 1885, 0 ,000, while the eX-
penditures will foot up $5S3,oOO,0 o
leaving a surplus of receipts above eX-
penditures of 50 1000, 600.
Commander Edwin T. Woodward,
who was lately examined for promo
ton and found disqualified, was to-day
placed on the retired list of the navy.
The President to-day made the fol-
lowing appointments: Scott Wlke OF
Illinois. to be assistant secretary Of the
treasury James F. Tillman of Tennes-
see TO be register of the treasury Over
ton Cade of Louisiana, to be superln-
tendent of the United States mint at
New Orleans, La. II. Gibbs Molgln
ofLouisiana to be coiner; r.. l.. Schroe.
der of Louisiana, to be assayer, and
Lewis Guion, of Louisiana, to be meter
and refner of the U. S. mint at New
Orleans JEFF. B. Snyder, of Louisiana,
to be naval officer of customs for the
district of New Orleans, La. Theodore
S. Wilkinson, of Louisiana, to be collec-
tor of customs for the district of New
Orleans; S. B. Oils, of Louisiana,
to be surveyor of customs for
the port of New Orleans, La.
George P. Finlay of Texas, to be col
lector of customs for the District Of Gal
weston, Texas. To be consuls of the
United States: George w. Bell of the
State of Washington, at Sydney, New
South Wales; William J. Maynard OF
Illinois, at Milan, Italy. Levin S. Frey,
to be a notary public for the District OF
Columbia.
Ninty-seven fourth class postmasters
were appointed to-day, of whom sixty:
six will fill the places of removed
republicans. The following changes
were made in Virginia Elk Garden,
Russell county, B. H. Jones appointed
postmaster, vice Rebecca Browning, re-
Signed Forestville, Shenandoah coun-
ty, J. w. Zirke, vice John Whitmire,
resigned {; Mount Sidney, Augusta
county, A. 7. Grooms, vice Andrew NJ
Yates, resigned.
DR.. H. B. Trist of Alexandria, a medi-
cal examiner in the pension bureau,
was promoted yesterday for competency
and efficiency.
The delegation of Alexandrians who
called upon Postmaster General Bissell
Yesterday to endorse Mr.. John A. Mar.
Shall for postmaster at that city, as
stated in the GAZETTE of that date,
were politely received, but were in
formed that it would be so long before
q change would take place in the post
Office at Alexandria that what might be
5 id about it now would be forgotten
t len.
Money on call opened in New York
to-day at fifteen per cent, on news that
three million gold is coming from Lon.
don, but it soon rose to 80. Silver sold
at 6S.
Virginia got one set back yesterday
in tie case of the Lyons consulate, fol-
which Mr.. Shackelford of Orange coun.
ty, in that State, was an applicant, but
which was given to somebody else, as
stated in this correspondence of that
date. She got another one to-day il
the case of the place of custodian o.
plates and dies in the Treasury, to
which Mr.. r. c. Glasscock, who votes
in Alexandria county, aspired, but
which fell to the lot of a Kentuckian.
Representative Marshall of Virginia
is still here, but is talking about going
back home. He, like most all other
democratic congressman, says it would
be better for the party if the federal
offices were put in the hands of those
who helped to elect the democratic adj.
miuistration rather than left in the
hands of those who tried to defeat it,
1t may be wise, he says, to do so, but il
it be, his glasses are defective.
Among the visitors here to-day are
Judge Hughes of the U. S. Court fol
the eastern district of Virginia, and
Capt. Ham Shepherd, who confidently
expects to be collector of revenue fol
upper district of Virginia.
The paragraph in this correspondence
Yesterday to the effect that Lynch, tbs
negro 4th auditor of the Treasury, had
been removed, was incorrect. 1t was
the deputy 4th auditor, and not the au'
ditor. who was removed, as was also
stated in this correspondence of the
SINE date. Lynch still retains the office
1t is rumored here that a Pennsylva'
mia syndicate has made arrangements
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