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FROM WASHINGTON. [Correspondence of the Alexandris Gazett WASHINGTON, April 4. Postinaster General Wilson assume administration of affairs of the Pos office Department to day and durit the morning hours his time was take up in receiving congratulations fro friends who called. His office was bower of beauty, adorned with flowe presented by admiring friends. Mi Isador Straus, wife of ex-Represent tive Isador Straus, of New York oit sent a large floral horse shoe of re pink and white roses. Another offe ing was a massive basket of roses abo three feet high, and about the roo were numerous smaller remembrance Bishop Hurst, chancellor of the N tional Methodist University, has lear ed that Rev. William Birch, lately minister in Kokomo, Indiana, left $2 000 to the University. The money to go to theinstitution at the death Mrs. Birch. Comptroller Eckels to-day closed 1 two banks-the First National Bank Revena, Nebraska, and the First N tional Bank of Dublin, Texas, t former because of its bad conditio and the latter bank because it has be endeavoring to liquidate its indebte ness since 1894 without success. A conscience contribution of $3 from Bath, Maine, has been received the Treasury Department and plac to the credit of the conscience fund. W. M. Jordan of Haymarket, Prin William county, Virginia, having pa ed the requisite examination, has ceived an appointment as a cadet the West Point Military Academy. In the Court of Claims a suit h been filed by P. H. McLaughlin & C who claim that the government ow them $195,000 on account of their wo in building the new naval observator a year or SO ago. One of the parties Mr. A. Davis, jr., of Falls Church, \ The attorneys for the plaintiffs 8 Messrs. John C. Chaney and R. Hunter of this city and Mr. R. Walt Moore of Fairfax Court House. Six of the Presidential postoffices Virginia, though more than two ye of President Cleveland's term have e pired, are still held by republica They are those at Bedford, Berkle Chatham, Farmville, Franklin a Lynchburg. Among the strangers now here Major R. W. Burke, of Staunton, V ginia. He says the democrats in county will make no regular nomina tions for the May election, but let every aspirant for office run on his own ho and that therefore the ticket to be V ed at that election will probably be y ard long. Maryland democrats, prominent the politics of their State, now he say State Treasurer Spencer Jones via probably be their next democratic can date for Governor. Mr. Jones lives Rockville and is a great friend of S ator Gorman. He is an ex-Confeder and has many friends in Virginia. Mr. R. W. Moore, of Fairfax C. H. here to-day. He says the primary \ be held in his county on the 11th in but that the only contest will be for nomination for commissioner of revenue for the southern district which Capt, Ballard, the incumbe and Messrs. Frank Worster and Art Cross are candidates. Loudoun county democrats, here day, say the withdrawal of Mr. Gai from the contest for the democra nomination for treasurer for that CO ty will help Mr. Vandevanter, who opposing the incumbent, Mr. Caruth The office is worth about $3,000, a the required bond is $180,000. ] primary will be held on Saturday. The Washington police have b unable to obtain any information as S the career in this city of Mary Mar the negro woman who was murde 8 in New York. If she has any relati If here, as reported, they cannot be cated, although a detective has m: careful inquiries in the localities wh she is supposed to have lived. Deputy Comptroller Mansur of Treasury department is dangerously of a complication of diseases, at the ] tional Hotel. of The President dislikes to be "pest ed" by democratic congressmen much now as ever, and, to avoid th TITL
