Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-10
- Donartment and had not been seen

the Department and had not been seen
or heard of until yesterday.
Commissioner Mason to-day issued
supplemental circular regarding Chi
nese registration, conforming to changes
made by Secretary Carlisle on Satur-
day. The changes as made omit the
filing of photographs when registering
and require only one witness instead Of
two as to the right to register. The
Treasury Department, as far as ad-
vised, have not been informed that the
Chinese intend to register. The re-
moval of the photographing feature to
accompany registration is intended to
relieve the prejudice of the Chinese,
but an official Of the Treasury Depart
ment, who is intimately associated with
the execution of the law, says that the
Chinese ''are against the law and do
rot intend to register"
The total number of 4th class post
masters appointed to-day was ll9. or
these only 25 were to fill vacancies
caused by removals. Of the postmas-
tiers removed II had served four years
and over. The changes in Virginia
were as follows: Bush Park, Cumber-
land county, w. II. Johnson appointed
postmaster, vice w. II. Rhodes, re-
-,.ned: Cove, Roanoke county, NJ.
smith, vice II. T. Kennett, resigned !;
Cross Reads, Halifax county, r. II.
Firesheets, vice G. S. Crone, resigned /;
Dumiries, Prince William county, L. +.
Merchant, vice T. S. Mitchell, dead !;
I4aytons, Essex county, ]. H. Allen,
vice A. 4. Taliaferro, resigned Lithia,
Botetourt county, w. Vince, vice t. A.
Linkinhoker, resigned ; Lovettesville,
Londoun county, X. c. Chinn, vice l..
H. Potterfield, resigned Luckett's,
Loudoun county, F. f. Luckett, vice n.
T. Stout, resigned Max Meadows,
Wythe county, E. H. Hager, vice J. R.
Hudson, resigned Reliance, Warren
county, c. J. Hemmack, vice 5. A.
Kline, resigned; Seville, Madison coun-
ty, IL. S. Roudabush, vice NJ. l.. Hull
man, resigned Shelton, Nelson county,
NJ. B. Rodgers, vice G. G. Johnson, re-
signed Voy, Prince William county,
E. T. Wright, vice E. Marbaker, re-
signed; Wardtown, Northampton coun-
ty, G.. l.. Roberts, vice ]. w. Doughty,
resigned.
Another order has been issued by the
Postotfice Department. 1t is to the
effect that no fourth-class republican
postmaster. unless charged with Of
fences that would be sufficient to re-
move democrat, will be removed
until the expiration Of four years from
the day on which he took charge of the
office, and that no Presidential post
master shall be removed except for
such charges as those referred to, and
besides, that the latter's term of office
shall count, not from the time he took
charge of the office, but from the date
of his commission.
Representative Marshall of Virginia
says he intends TO prepare speech on
Things As They Are, in which he will
describe the ways and means by which
men are pulled into and dragged out OF
office, which he is sure will be both
new and interesting to the people who
have never sought office either for
themselves or their friends.
The pew in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church here in which
President Lincoln used to sit, is now &C.
cupied by the family of the pastor Of
that church, and though all the other
pews in the church are new, it has not
been changed. The one Immediately
behind it is occupied by Senator Cor
man.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city has had prepared history
of itself and Of its more prominent
members, and will publish it, illustrated
with the portraits Of some of the latter
Mrs. Chauncey N. Depew, whose re-
ported serious illness called her hus-
band to Fort Monroe last nj sht, is now
| better
Among the applicants for the collec-
torship of curtoms at Georgetown are
Col. Blunt, the cement man, and Mr.
Stevens, formerly Of the Washington
and Alexandria Railroad.
The cool treatment Senators, Rep,
reseutatives and other people who call
at the departments receive is the sub
iect of general comment here, and is in
marked contrast with that invariably
accorded the same people by the cabi-
net ministers before they became such.
The big head is fearful disease, and
though it is always cured by time, the
last state of those afflicted with it never
| fills to be worse than the first.
Ex-Governor Lee is expected here
during the next three or four days TO
hay. a talk with the PRESIDENT.
The Virginia congressman have not
gained any popularity by their recent
action in the matter of the distribution
of federal patronage in their State, and
from the way they are talked about by
people from their State in the hotel
Hobbies here, not only are the hopes of
those aspiring to higher positions doom
cd to disappointment, but their present
seats rendered very insecure.
Mr. Burgess, formerly of Culpeper,
who was an unsuccessful applicant for
the Governorship of Arizona, is now
trying to get the Secretaryship of that
Territory, recently held by a son of
Ambassador Bayard.
Great uncertainty exists about the
date of the expected extra session of
Congress. Some think it will convene
in June, and others not till October.
Both dates are being urged upon the
President.
STRUCK JOHN Browns STATUE
An aerolite fell near Osawatomie, Kan,
Saturday evening, striking the monu-
ment TO John Brown, or "Osawatomie