Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOorrespondence Of the Alexandrla 5azelle.J
WASHINGTON, April 4.

( Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, April 4.
Postmaster General Wilson assumed
administration of affairs Of the Post
office Department to day and during
the morning hours his time was TAKEN
I'D in receiving congratulations from
friends who called. His office was a
bower of beauty, adorned with flowers
nresented by admiring friends. Mrs.
Tsador Straus, wife of ex-Representa-
tive Isador S,raus, of New York city,
sent a large floral horse shoe OF red
mink and white roses. Another offer
mo was massive basket of roses about
three feet high, and abont the room
were numerous smaller membranes.
Bishop Hurst, chancellor of the Ma
,ional Methodist University, has learn
ed that Rev. William Birch, lately a
minister in Kokomo, Indiana, left $40
600 to the University. The money is
to 90 to tneinstitution at the death OF
Mrs. Birch.
Comptroller Eckels to-day closed up
two banks-the First National Bank of
Reyena, Nebraska, and the First Ma
tional Bank of Dublin, Texas, the
former because of its bad condition,
and the latter bank because it has been
endeavoring to liquidate its indebted
ness since 1894 without success.
A conscience contribution of $3.50
f1om Bath, Maine, has been received at
the Treasury Department and placed
to the credit of the conscience fund.
W. NJ. Jordan OF Haymarket, Prince
William county, Virginia, having pass.
ed the requisite examination, has re-
ceived an appointment as a cadet at
the West Point Military Academy.
In the Court of Claims q suit has
been filed by 2. h. Mclaughlin q Co.,
who claim that the government owes
them S195, 900 on account of their work
in building the new naval observatory,
a wear or so ago. One of the parties is
Mr.. A. Davis, jr., OF Falls Church, Va.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs are
Messrs. John G. Clancy and K. w.
Hunter of this city and Mr.. R. Walton
Moore of Fairfax Court House se.
Six of the Presidential postoiices in
Wig ~. si MA though more than two years
of President Cleveland's term have ex.
pired, are still held by republicans
Tihev are those at Bedford, Berkeley
Chatham, Farmville, Franklin ano
Lyncbburg.
Among the strangers now here /!
Major Il. w. Burke, of Staunton, Vir
GINA. He says the democrats IN his
county will make no regular nomina
tions for the May election, but let every
asprant for office run on his own hook
and that therefore the ticket to be vot
ed at that election will probably be
y lrd long.
Maryland democrats, prominent il
the politics of their State, now here
say State Treasurer Spencer Jones will
probably he their next democratic candi
date for Governor. Mr.. Jones lives a
Rockville and is a great friend of Sen
ator German. He is an eX-Confederat
and has many friends in Virginia.
Mr.. R. w. Moore, of Fairfax G. H., ]
here to-day. He says the primary viii
be held in his county on the 18th inst.
but that the only contest will be for tn
nomination for commissioner of tn
revenue for the southern district G
which Capt, Ballard, the incumbent
and Messrs. Frank Worster and Arthu
Cross are candidates.
Loudoun county democrats, here to
day. say the withdrawal of Mr.. Gaine
from the contest for the democrati
nomination for treasurer for that coun
ty will help Mr.. Vandevanter, who
opposing the incumbent, Mr.. Caruthers
The office is worth about $1,000, ant
the required bond is S1S0,000. Th
primary will be held on Saturday.
The Washington police have beel
unable to obtain any information as t.
the career in this city of Mary Martin
the negro woman who was murdere'
in New York. IF she has any relative
here, as reported, they cannot be 10
Gated, although detective has mad
careful inquiries in the localities wher
she is supposed to have lived.
Deputy Comptroller Mansur of tn
Treasury department is dangerously il
of complication of diseases, at the Ma
tioual Hotel.
The President dislikes to be "pester
ed" by democratic congressman a
much now as ever, and, to avoid then
to-day, he did not come to the Whit
House at all, but remained at his sum
mer house in the country.
Race horse men here today say tn
st. Asaph people will comply with tn
orders of the New York Jockey Club
and close the foreign book they hav
been keeping. They also say the Jack
son City people will continue to kee
foreign book, as they are oonductin
their own affairs in their own way, AM
without orders from New York.
People from Alexandria county her
to-day say the democrats there wi
make no nominations for county Of
ficers, but that the republicans will, AM
will hold q primary for that purpos
about the end of the current month
They also say that from what the
hear, the present sheriff and common
wealth's attorney will not be reelected
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