Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.

w ASH1NGTON, June >. 1851.
Logan Carlisle, chief clerk in the
Treasury Department, by direction of
the Secretary, has requested heads OF
bureaus and chiefs Of divisions to re-
port to him all clerks found TO be in
efficient, and those who are receiving a
greater compensation than the nature
of their work justifes; also age, sex,
compensation, date of original appoint
ment, etc. This information, 1t Is I'M
derstood. will be utilized in the shake
up and in discriminating among those
who are to be discharged and reduced,
in the general reorganization OF the
Treasury force, which is expected 10 oc-
cur when the new legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill goes INTO
effect.
response TO an invitation to address the
VIRGINIA democratic association of this
CITY. has written q letter, in which he
saws he will address the association at
any time they may appoint, after com
mencement ceremonies at the UNIVERSE
" of Virginia.
Mr.. Alonzo Mills, formerly of Alex
audria. but who has been living here
for some years, we'll and favorably
known in both cities, and once the pro-
prietor of the Tontine House in the
former, died suddenly at his residence
here last night. He was apparently in
his usual health up to the moment Of
his death. He had paid his life insur-
ance policy on Saturday. His widow
is the daughter of the late George Davis
of Alexandria, and his daughter mar
ried Mr.. Samuel Phillips OF this city,
formerly superintendent, first of the Al
eyandria ferry line, and subsequently
of one of the Norfolk lines.
II II. Dashiell. of Maryland, was
nominated TO day for collector of GUS
toms for the Eastern District Of Mary
land. and Samuel Proskauer of Virgin
ia, for consul at Puerto Cabello, Nene-
zurla, the place now held by Judge
Riley of Accomac.
The Watson Black contested election
case from the 10th district of Georgia
was decided by the House elections
committee this morning. The COM
mittee by unanimous vote decided
that Mr.. Black. the sitting democratic
member. is entitled 10 his seat. OF the
nine members present. four were re
D lDlicans, namely Messrs. Daniels OF
New York, Wheeler of Illinois, Nc
Caull OF Massachusetts, and Waugh of
I ldiana.
Congressman Tyler of Virginia says
he rec eived letter from Senator Dan
iel today, telling him that Capt. Muir
daugh would be appointed supervising
inspector of steam vessels for the Sd
district. to-day.
General Hooker, Representative from
Mississippi, will leave here this evening
for Winchester, where he will deliver
the address at theConfederatc memorial
services 10 be held there tomorrow.
Tyler c. Kent, son Of the Lieutenant
Governor Of Virginia, will be appointed
postmaster at Wytheyille, Virginia.
Judge X. w Hughes of the L. S.
District Court for the eastern district OF
Virginia, before he left this city last
Saturday, presented his friend, Col. Cab.
Maddux, with five thoroughbred colts,
from his farm in Washington county,
Virginia, and when the Colonel joking
ly complained of the high railroad
freights, remarked "Well, sir, I'll pay
the freight myself"
Lieut.. Lee Holcombe, I. S. ~, for.
merly of Alexandria, was one of the
witnesses before the House Naval Com
mittee, now investigating the steel plate
armor frauds at the Carnage works.
He testimony was to the effect that
both the government and the company
were at the mercy of the employees.
Quite large sum Of money, about
two thousand dollars, it is said, has
been raised here and forwarded to the
home of A. c. Chewing of Basic City,
Va, who was found hearty dead here
last Sunday from prostration.
The action of the Senate to-day puts
a cool fifty million dollars into the
pockets of the sugar trust 1t is gener
ally conceded to-day that the tariff bill
will be passed by the Senate not later
than the 18th. 1t is said the bill 10 re-
peal the tax on State banks will be de-
feated in the House by fifty majority.