Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-17
From vs. ASilinStOn.


WASHINGTON, Jug l7.-lhe Cabinet met
at ugon, and ell callers at the Executive Man
500 after hat time were required either 10
ira nsact their business with the clerks or to
Wait.
1t is Understood thar the Cabinet had under
consideration plan by which some oil the vol
uatcer militia Of the States near the loiian
Country may be modified and placed 90 q foot
leg, ty which, upon cal! o. tee Governor,
he could send out troops IN ten hours. Ii this
plan shall succeed il will render the regular
army Of far less importance ADD remit the de-
fence of the couotry in the main to the army
Of the peopEo-shc militia Of the States.
APPOINTMENT.
|, is expected that Joseph Hedeshimer, of
y. c., Will he appointed Consul to Bremen.
f. 4. Corm0u, OF \. j., is appointed Chief
Clerk Of the Department Of Agriculture. He
at Que time resided 10 Alexandria.
CASH ACCOUNT.
The cash received by the United States to.
day is as follows; From lnteroal Revenue,
500 O62 IS; customs. $5l, ,006.l9.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The total subscriptions 10 the new four per
cent loaa I'D 10 5000 TO day We're as follows
Syndicate, $50, 900 900; Assistant Treasury, &c,
s., 10, 00O; TO al, S65 $50 900.
NAVY DEPAaTNEST.
Tho Navy Depa. tueat has received news Of
tbs "rr'Tal of the u s.; steamer Omahs, Tag
ship o Rear Admiral Prsble of South Pacfc
Station. at Csllao, Peru. the 18th Of June last.
Tidal Wave.
Gan FRANCISCO, CAL, July lG.-Captain
N'sser, Of the brig Potona, recently arrived
from tic Marquesas Islands ADD Tahiti, reports
that the ;idai wave o. May l0ih was DOT felt at
Tahiti at ali, but at Nlakahlva one Of the Mar
qlesa: groups aud 10 the bay Of Tailohae the
water rose and fell all day, the greatest rise be-
lng fourteen feet Gu Capt. Harris plantation.
% the other side Of the Island the tide rose
win great force, sweeping away houses and
other property. The warehouses we're all
washed away aud the inhsbltants compelled to
& :e iCr their lives. The most remarks able fea
tura OF the pheuomcuoD ls that although there
had been 10 rain IL the l5Iaod for four Yea.s,
TALL OF rain occurred Just preceding the tidal
wave, and at the tine of the Potoma's sailing
it had been raiaag heavily for twelve days,
washing away bridges, &c, and lung consid.
cradle other damage
POTOMAC SHAD FOR GEORGIA RIvERs.--Sst.
urdsy evening Mr.. Carl W. Schuermsnn. en-
p,oyed in the Smithsonian Institution 81 On as.
s;aisnt 10 Prof Bald, arrived in this city from
hssss:sch usetts or his way to Georgs, having
in charge 1000 young shsl in cans which have
been hatched from Ehad spawn taken from the
Potomsc river iih landings and sent 10 the
South Hed!ey government Il h propsgsting pools
for that purpose They are transported by rsil
in large metallic csus made for the purpose,
with glass tops which can easily be removed to
admit food anu fresh water when necessary.
These young shsd net mocethan & month old
20 sii appearances ell eyes and mouth, are Sc
lively ss c1ckets and DO not appear to be in sd y
way inconmoded by their COZ i cement they eat
eargorIy Of the food furnished them in moderate
qusrtlties, aad in Lively contests skrmish for
choice b!!s.-Hash Star.
CHINESE WOMEN have 20 sense. Every
nigh. they pray to their gods to change them
into men. Oh, foolish women By the time
sou had walked mile and half out Of your
way 10 the hot SUD ADD dived down eleven al
legs aud rambed through three Der yards
CD your way TO the Office, 10 order to keep out
Of the way OF men who were looking for you to
duo you, you would be happily content 10 sit
at home, behind closed blinds and locked
doors 10 20 mp stairs room and sew all day.
Want to be men, indeed.-Ho1ok%e.