Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-02

10 6uSp0uu ouo OoiA9S. -
duties under section ~
of the new tariff law pending the de-
cision of the Attorney General. These
Instructions were issued when 1t was
ascertained that the collector at New
York had been collecting these DIS
eliminating duties on goods from
Canada.
There is only one negro commissioned
officer 10 the q. S. army. He 10 de-
tailed for duty ss teacher in negro
school in Ohio. As that detail has just
expired, great anxiety was experienced
in army circles lest he should be sent
to the white regiment to which he De,
longs, but that anxiety was dispelled
Yesterday, when his detail for The
same duty he is now on was EXTENDED
for another year.
AS Collector Brady of the lower in
ternal revenue district of Virginia has
made his own rules in respect OF his
deputies, and deliberately set those OF
the Internal Revenue Bureau at open
defiance, call was made at the civil
service bureau to-day to see, what
would be done there in the matter, but
not q single member OF the COM
mission was in the city: so that nothing
could be learned. As previously stated
in this correspondence, it is understood
that Mr.. Proctor, chief Of the civil SER
vice commission, and Mr.. Wilson,
deputy commissioner of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, who issued the recent
order limiting the power OF col
lectors to appoint their own deputies,
differ entirely in their views on this
subject, but it is supposed that the lat
ter knew what he was doing when ne
issued that order, and all acquainted
with him know that when he issues 8
public order he intends that it shall be
enforced.
The Comptroller Of the Currency was
advised to-day of the failure of the First
National Bank of Greensburg, Indiana.
It has capital stock of 100000 and
on July 25Ln the deposits were So4, wv.
This is not looked upon as patent H.
lustration of the return of prosperity.
Among the recent removals at the
Treasury Department were those OF
Miss Annie McGill Fauntleroy and MIR.
Albaugh, both of Stanton, Virginia,
for no other reason than the fact that
thew are democrats. The excuse for
the removal Of General Clark, OF Mis-
souri,, which occurred at the same time,
was the abolition of his Office, which,
however, as soon as he had left it, was
re- established. Civil Service is as
much of humbug as ever.
The Virginia republicans here say the
State convention of their party, that
hiss been called ia defiance of their
State committee, will be one OF the
largest republican conventions ever
held in Virginia, aud that it will depose
the present committee, elect another
and put straightout republican ticket
in the field for the coming State cleo
ton.
Japan, it is now said here, will sup
plv the money required for the con.
struction of the Nicaragua Canal, and
as she is able to do SO without taxing
her people, the hope is expressed that
she will.
A report was received this afternoon
at the Office of the superintendent oil
construction of the new city postotice
that Mr.. John B. Baird, the chief clerk
of that Office, had been drowned in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal above
Cabin John Bridge.
When the Cuban insurrection shall be
suppressed, and the accounts between
this country and Spain come up for set
Element, it is expected that the latter's
claims for damages from filibusters will
be immense, and the worst of it is,
they wih,have to be paid, under any con-
struction ofinternstional law.
John G. Woods, superintendent OF
mails at the Louisville, Kentucky,
post Office, to day brought suit against
General Gary and the postoffice depart.
ment authorities to prevent them
from removing him from the service.
The case probably will be q test
the power to remove government
official embraced with the civil service
rules. Woods was notified that his
services would be dispensed with and
refused to resign. He has now asked
for an Injunction to prevent his re-.
moval. The court has issued a tenn
porary restraining order to protect his
rights.
Ex.Congressman Maisb, of Penn
sylvanis, talking yesterday morning
about the recent action of the demo-
cratic committee Of his State, said he
thought that while two-thirds of the
Pennsylvania democracy sustained the
action of their committee in deposing
Chairman Harrity, the remaining third
did not. A democrat from Kentucky,
q moment afterwards, said the action
referred to was of no consequence in
Pennsylvania, but that it would help
the democrats in all the close States, as
they are tired of shillyshallying, and
want their party to show some of its
old time holiness and independence.
The work on the electric railroad from Ar
lington to the Theological Seminary, near
Ale1andris, that was suspended yesterday by
order Of the Quartermaster General, has not
yet been resumed, in consequence, it is said,
Of the absence of certain other army officers
from the city.
Among the new law firms recently estab.
lished hero is one composed of eI-Solcitor
General Holmes Conrad, Mr. Conway Robin.
son. eI-U. 8. counsel for the court Of claims,
aud the latter's brother, Mr.. Leigh Robinson,
all of Virginia.
A DESERTED WIFE.-Mrs. Ruth Ak
en-, OF Baltimore, stylishly- dressed
woman, OF refined appearance, appear
ed at tina Hanrico County Courthouse