Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 20.

York. Don N. Dickinson of Michigan,
J. w. Doaue of Illinois, Fitzhugh Lee
of Virginia, and Joseph w. Paddock of
Nebraska. Otto Dolderlein of Illinois,
to be consul of the United States at
Leipsic. David G. Browne, to be col
hector of customs for the District OF
Montana and Idaho, and A. t. Sullivan
to be postmaster at Brooklyn, N. Y,
vice Geo. ]. Collins, deceased.
The situation to-day shows improve
ment. Gold in small quantities was
offered this morning from several
points and accepted. The policy of the
Treasury Department will be to accept
all gold offered unless the conditions
imposed are disadvantageous to the
government. The President and Score,
t,ry Carlisle show by leaving the Capital
1T this time their confidence in the tinan-
cial situation. Gold will be paid out as
demanded for treasury notes without
inauiring whether the gold reserve Is
thereby invaded or kept intact. 1t
has been practically turned INTO the
available treasury cash since the Presl-
dents announcement that gold would
be paid for all treasury notes. Secre-
tarv Carlisle said this morning that he
was daily receiving offers of gold which
he was accepting. -,
The funeral Of Gen. Beale will take
place at 10 O'Clock Friday morning from
his late residence. The remains will be
taken to Baltimore for cremation and
then 10 Chester, Pa, for interment.
1t is reported here to-day that MIR.
Walter Peale of Harrisonburg, Virgin
ia. now has the inside track for the
postoflice at that place. He is backed
by DR.. Moffett, the author OF the IA
nous bell punch liquor bill. Messrs.
Dev!er and Riddenhour are the other
applicants.
Seventy-three fourth-class postmas-
tiers were appointed to-day, of whom
fifteen will take the place, of removed
republicans. The only changes in vir-
cinia were as follows: Jacksonville,
Brunswick county, w. T. Wesson, APP
pointed postmaster, vice j. A. Michael,
resigned (; Prince George c. H., Prince
George county, Florence d. Waymack,
vice II. a. Britton, resigned:
Secretary Morton of the Agricultural
Department told the last delegation
that called upon him in the interest OF
Mr.. Wexford Corbin of Virginia, who
has strong endorsements for the place
of Assistant Secretary of that depart
mcnt, that if he should have his way the
appointment would be satisfactory to
Virginia, implying, so some of the dele
cation Thought. that the President
might not allow him to have his way
The society event of the day here
was the marriage of Mr.. Augustus T.
Burgwin, prominent Pittsburg law
yer, to Miss Mildred, daughter of MIR.
J. Vaudeville Carlisle ofthis city, which
took place at Epiphany Church at noon,
The bridal gown was of cream White
satin. Empire style, with full train and
long pulled sleeves. Quantities of old
point lace, with orange blossoms, form
ed the trimmings.
Representative Meredith of Virginia
arrived here this morning Represent
alive TYLER from the same State will
leave this afternoon. Representatives
Swanson and Marshall have gone to
New York.
Among the Virginians in town to,
/ day arc Messrs. Shepard and Nelson,
both of Fauquier county, and both ap-
plicants for the same place-collector
of internal revenue for the upper dis.
tr.c. of Virgiuia-and Mr.. J. r. Purcell
of Prince William, an applicant for the
place of recorder of deeds for the Dis,
trict of Columbia. The latter when
presenting his application to the Presi'
dent said to him that if he had another
man in view for the place he would
withdraw at once, but MIR. Cleveland
told him to file his papers and have
them as strong as possible.
Senator Chandler, of Hayes fraud
fame. and Mr.. Simon Wolfe, promi-
nent Jewish resident of this city, ARE con-
Quoting a sharp newspaper controversy
b e in refere1 C to Jewish immigration
which the former opposes.
Virginia got one of the plums that
fell from the White House tree to-day
Gen. Fitz Lee was appointed one OF the
governments directors of the Union Pa
cific Railroad. The pay is $40 day
and ten cents a mile, the meetings be,
ing quarterly.
A Virginia applicant for office here
to-day, under the impression that a
new silk hat would improve both his
appearance and his chance of success,
bought one, but he handled it so awk-
wardlywhen he called upon the appoint
ing power that it attracted attention,
and be was so embarrassed by it that
as soon as he got out of the department
he returned to the hatter's and swap
ped it for slouch.
The Duke and Duchess Of Veragua with
their son and daughter and other members OF
their party left Washington for New York
this morning A large crowd was at the sta
ton, but no demonstration of any kind &C.
Cured Senators Sherman, Henderson, Nor
ril and Chandler and eX-Speaker of the
House of Representatives Thomas B. Reed,
| were on the same train that carried the dis
tinguished Spaniards.
The President to-day designated Assistant
Secretary Hamlin to act rs Secretary of the
| Treasury in the absence of Secretary Carlisle,
| who will leave this afternoon with the Presi-
| dent and other members of the Cabinet for
New York to be absent one week.
The last day of President Cleveland at the
White House prior 10 MS week aDsehee iroil
Washington was spent quietly and unevent-
fully Most Office seekers stayed away, lest
by calling they might injure rather than i'm
| prove their chances.
He Was ANXIOUS TO DIE.-Eustice
Wood, who said he belonged in Viz
ginia, was yesterday morning, in Bal
timore. sent toBayview Asylum for three
months by Justice Hobbs, on a charge OF