Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-29


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WASHINGTON ACCOUNTS. The New York
Tribune's Washington correspondence has the
following Interesting item =
The Treasury Department officials in max
ing arrangements for the better preservation of
the valuable papers, have lately removed from
y vault, in which they have laid for more than
half century, the accounts Of General George
Washington while he was commander-ln-chlet
of the American army, during the Revolutlona..
ry War The accounts are stated in General
Washington's $ own handwriting, and are writ
ten in clear and bold characters, and arranged
with systematic accuracy. The title-page OF the
accounts bears the following inscription:
Account Of c. Washington with the United
States commencing June, l11j, and ending
June l7S3' Entries were madeot every item
Of his household expenses, and for all moneys
used in transportation OF troops, and Ii TACT every
expense incidental to the Revolutionary war.
Reference to his history will show that Gen.
Washington although offered & compensation
while serving sCommande Chief, repeatedly
declined to accept any, rs these accounts show.
Cen Washington determination not to cover
I'D and take advantage of the oversight OF other
government officers, is we'll illustrated by the
following entry and the marginal note in ex-
p!anation of the same ltappears as follows:
Bv cash, e133 lGs Note.-ahis sum stands in
,ny account as a credit to the public, but l can
lind no charge oft against me in any OF the public
offices, whero the mistake lyeS. Know it, but
wish it could be ascertaned, as | have no desire
10 injure or be INJURED.
Washington also submitted table giving
the amount of money received at different
times, giving itsnouinal value and value by
depreciation from which it appears that III
October, TIT, $1,000 was worth SOIL IN Jan
uary, l77S, $4,000 was worth $3.50. The
market value of money continued to depreci-
ate, so that in March, 1899, $4,000 was quoted
at 5000, at $500, and at $50. The final note
at the end of his statement is rs follows:
Ireceved moneys on private accounts in III,
and since which, except such sums that had
occasion now and then to apply. to private uses,
were all expended in tho public service and
through hurry. suppose, and the .pcrplexity of
the deficiency, have omitted to. charge, while
avery debit against me is here credited.
July l. 1888.
BUSINESS PURSUITS. Happily for us, all
honest callings are beg inning to be regarded as
alike respectable, and young men are fast learn
ing the lesson that it is the man who honors
the calling and not the calling that 'honors the
man. Indeed the most prominent influential
and successful men in this as in almost all
other communities, are those engaged in the
pursuits of business, commercial manufactur
ing and mechanical. They have prospered as
professional men rarely do in these days. They
have made the large fortunes and occupy the
palatial residences that adorn every city. They
are the money kings. They control in society,
in politics and in the business affairs of tue
I. - thn NNrfE
for many years. and it is rapidly spreading
through the South. Our best young men,
those of talent, education and character, are
now to be found adorning the walks of business
instead of pining and starving In the profes
sions. This is rapidly growing. |. is beconl-
ing fashionable to give young men systematic,
industrial education and then put them into
business. Those thus engaged have a much
better chance of making q fortune in this coun-
try, where so many sources OF material wealth
still lie undeveloped, than those who follow the
professions They have limitless field before
them and the rewards yielded are much great
Ell than in the professions. Its not surprising,
therefore, that these pursuits are absorbing the
talent and enterprise Of the country. Rich
mond Whig.
..".. HUNTING Down MILLIONAIRE. THE
following story is told by the San Francisco
Chronicle of Meiggs, the great railway prince
of Peru, who ran away In debt from San Fran
cisco some years ago: -.
Mrs. Jossyn is washerwoman, and works
very hard for her living In the pamy, days
of Harry Meiggs she deposited with him no
less an amount than So, 500 aud when Melggs
and her money were gone, the time in which
woman could lay up so large sum from the
profits Of her business was gone also. But she
washed on, and kept her head above water
Some two or three months ago she read III The
Overland Monthly, or some other publication,
Ct how much money her old banker had made
in South America by building railroads. and
with beautiful faith in human nature, which
cannot be too highly commended, she embark
ed upon the Panama steamer, and wended her
way to the sultry South, where Mciggs now
g, holds sway. She sought the millionaire in
the gorgeous residence SO graphically descrlb-
ed in The Overland, and presented her bank
book and told her tale. Meiggs listened, and
when she had finished he handed her check
for the amount of the deposit and interest from
its date to the time Of payment. She depart
ed wealthier and happier woman, and re-
turned to San Francisco, where she arrived by
the last steamer -...
DRAMATIC ANEcDoTE. Macready's arro-
gance is we'll known to all who have had any
dealings with him. Nea6e tells capital story,
in which an actor carried his obedience to the
great dramatic bully to rctributive extent
Hackett. the manager of the Astor Opera
House, where Macready was playing his last
American engagement had requested that
what the great Macready told them to do they
were to follow implicitly.
A simple minded actor by the name Of
Wemyss performed the part OF GuineustorIn,
and thus carried out the trag gedian's commands:
Hamlet pri thee, sir, play upon this pipe.
Enthusiastically Lord, | cannot.
Hamlet assuming n severe alr>-l do be-
seech thee to do it.
Guildenstern-Wcn since you insist upon it,
[ will do my best, though am but poor
band at the f1ageolet. =, !,
Then, to the utter dismay Of Macreaady and
the merriment of the vast audience, MIR, We
- ..lAl i,E..lA. DnnAln " and was going