Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-22
massive golden badge with the Double

ROlu6u DdOS6 WILL Iuo OOupiO
Dragon emblazoned on its surface.
OF the twenty-one applications for
the position of consular clerk under the
State Department, four only appeared
at the department to-day to take tue
competitive examination for the posi-,
ton. One of the applicants came al
the way from Omaha for TINS purpose.
Whenever the President Is at INC
White House the Stars and stripes noat
from the staff on top of the manslon3'
hnt when he is away the staff ID usual
w Iaft hare. To-day people were sur
nrised to see the flag floating over the
execntiye building and many of them
telenhoned to the White House TO
tnow whether Mr.. Cleveland had re-
turned suddenly. The explanation
was that the flag was displayed as a
notification that the Marine Band would
play this afternoon 10 the grounds sur
rounding the masion.
Since the organization of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, that body
has been served by seven clerks, ill.,
Guiding the present Incumbent MIR.
Mckinney. The Office of the clerk has
been decorated with oil portraits of all
the deceased functionaries who have
served therein, save one, William
Griffith, who occupied the Office one
year only, 1857. Efforts to find a
photograph or other picture Of him
were futile for years, but finally
through the late Judge Bradley, small
oil portrait on tin was discovered in
the possession of one of Mr.. Grifith's
descendants in this city. From that a
life size bust was painted by MIR. Melon
aid and presented to-day to the clerk's
office, by the bar of the State Of New
Jersey. Mr.. Griffith was one of Presi
dent Adams midnight judges" whose
commissions were signed by him on the
night of his last day in office, their ap,
pointment being authorized by law
lust passed. The next Congress repeal
ed the law and the judges vacated their
circuits. When Mr.. Caldwell died in
1926, Mr.. Griffith was appointed clerk
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, but lived only year to perform
the duties of the Office.
Mr.. Kidwell, one of the parties to
the suit for the famous "Kidwell Bot
TOMS" the reclaimed flats of the PotO
mac, said to-day that that suit would be
decided before the adjournment of the
present term of the court of this city,
and that the decision would be adverse
to him, but that it would be appealed
to the q. S. Supreme Court and be re-
versed.
II is common talk here now, as It has
been for week, that Tie tip has been
given out to ali the government Off
Gals who have any influence, that it is
to the welfare of the country, and to
their own, that President Cleveland
! should serve another term, and thus
beat the record, and that if they do not
boom that idea, they, at least, must dc
nothing that will tend to suppress IT,
His election, it is said, is necessary
to preserve values and secure the inan
cial credit of the country, and will be
advocated by business men, irrespec
live of previous political utilization.
J. F. Wilkinson was appointed post
master at Carson, Prince George coun
ty, Va, to-day, vice J. J. Slade, dead.
Secretary Carlisle in talking to an &C
quaintance to-day about his proposed
trip to Buzzard's Bay, said the present
favorable condition of the Treasury
and the prospect If its continuing
so are such that he felt as if he could
go away and stay for two months with
out the slightest anxiety.
At the meeting of the Interstate
democratic club OF this city, held las
night, the president, Mr.. Yoder, ex
Sergeant at-arms of the House, in con
sequence of insinuations respecting The
management of the associations affairs
resigned his Office, but not his member
ship.
Mr.. Hume, one of the parties to the
contested election case in Alexandra
county, says the contestants have sus
tanned all of their allegations even by
the testimony of the witnesses for the
contestees. He says he doesn't know
whether Judge Chichester will sit ir
the case or not, but that it is so plain
that any one could do, and the judg.
ment be the same.
Senator Daniel returned to his homo
in Lynchburg this morning. General
Fitz Lee will remain here until to-mor.
row. His business here was with the
internal revenue bureau. He wants to
establish division of his district al
Culpeper, with Mr.. Newhouse in
charge, and his application to that eff
feet will probably be granted.
Such entire control over the postof
fees is given by the Postofice Depart
ment to representatives in Congress,
that not even fourth class postmaster
in any district in the whole country
can be appointed without the recon.
mendation of the congressman from
the district i'll which the Office is 10,
Gated, and that, too, even though there
be only one man suggested for the
place. A case of this sort recently oc.
Cured in the Alexandria district.