The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-25
BY THE NJ AILs.

WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1916.
The Day-Mr Buehanan--Mr SiideR-A Pro.
bem-Sumxier Migration-lb. Ing1soy-TXe
City of Aierandria-The Plan of Restoring its
Old 7rads-A ffte Facts and an Easy Scheme
Cartridges for the Aymy-A Grand Boarding
House for the supper fen"-Ihe War pith Mer.
ico, &c.
The day has been remarkably bright and plea
SAINT.
All quiet about the departments; Mr.. Buchan-
an looking as charming as bridegroom, after his
short solourn at Saratoga. Marvin always sends
his guests away in excellent condition.
II is problem which we cannot satisfactorily
bring to solution, whether Mr.. John Slid Il, late
minister to Mexico, is still officially recognised as
holding such office, or whether lis return is con-
strued into an expiration Gifts emsuments. From
all the information we can command he is re-
solved again into private citizen, notwithstand-
Ing we doubts expressed as to the fact
We hope the Union will set the matter right for
i is subject on which the public may rightiully
demand the true state the case.
The summer migration is returning southwark,
though very few OF the birds OF passage alight in
Washington.
Mr.. X. l. lngersoll of Connecticut. arrived at
Coeman's 10 day. We understand he goes out to
Russia pretty soon.
The Potomac river presented quite a CONNER
cia aspect this afternoon, there being upwards OF
twenty little sails visible, ascending the river at
single view. Several large vessels the George
Washington and John Marshall among the num-
Der, are now lying at Alexandria That ancient
city having gone back to Virginia, it only needs
little State PRIDE and little State capital to run
railroad straight across some 10 miles to Har-
per's Ferry, again to divert Alexandria its right
full trade of the great valley of Virginia The Bal
umoreans by their railroad of hundred miles,
have robbed the ancient city OF the District of this
trade, and while it has been the making of Balt-
more, 1t has been the ruin o. Alexandra. In adj
dluon to this internal commerce., the western ira
vel bound southwark, and vice versn, would be
diverted through Alexandra by such road. We
hope the Alexandrans will open their eyes, and
look at this thing like men of business No city
on the Atlantic sea board can possibly exist with
out a rairoad in this age of telegSaphs and loco
motives. The quantity OF flour down to Bal
more from the great valley OF Virginia is not less
than 10000 barrels per week, with large quant-
ties OF corn corn meal, grain, provisions and to-
bacco. Alexandria might reclaim il all if she
would, and still Baltimore would be left with an
abundant trade The exchange in foreign com
modtes would revert 10 the depot of the produce,
and this would at once bring tue old town out OF
the ashes. We tell these people to be up and
stirring, or their very streets win grow over with
chinquapins and black jacks. while all the towns
around them are gong ahead
Nearly hundred men and boys employed
at the u. 5. arsenal here in making cartridges Tor
the army. They usher out OF the gate at
down with all the camor of country school.
House Of Representatives, who owns the large
and elegant house in which Lord AshburIon
resided during his stay in Washington, is having
it converted under the superintendent of Mr..
Mills, the architect, into boarding house for the
upper ten" II is Immediately opposite the
Presidents square, and from its convenience to
the Executive departments, cannot lail of being
a most profitable metamorphosis, IN the plan pro-
posed. Mrs Madison, Mr. Pakenham, Mrs.
General Macomb, Mr. Marcy, (and lately Mr..
BancroiD, and other distinguished people live in
this neighbour hood.
Every day we in anticipation of something
curious from the seat OF war 1t would not sur
prise us to hear that the Mexicans had PRO-
nonnced General Taylor President, or that Santa
Anna had been assassInated, or MAJ raIedss hud
been banshed, or that there was general row
inside the Republic, while we waiting in the
suburbs to learn the upshot of the melee II is
certainly the most curious war that has ever ex-
listed on the face of the earth. Gu Bono
P.S.-lf the doctor" yesterday, in the hurry
of the Mexican correspondence, set down Gen.
Shield as late Commissioner of the Potent Office,
please transfer the Brigadier to the landed inter-
as