Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-07

The following letter from Judge Hughes s;,j,
Stimulates Mr. Moorcs opiaon Of !w, Vrri"j4
carpet bagrcrs as published yesterday:
U. $. COURT Rooms,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, July &c, I@i7.(
Governor MrCorn,ick:
DEAR SIR 1T would, III my Judgment, IL
highly injudicious to remove Mr.. VI. Is. h"'r'
as special agent Of tho Treasury II this Tine. J.
is not for me to say moro than tina! no has jas!
been engaged in IN intricate investigation int
the transactions Of tho late collector Of customs
at Norfolk, and found ombe2Zoments 70 Tia
amount Of 81, 3CD0 to Sl5, since $50 TIL -
the moro remarkable in connection with IL: ~.
that there had been tao agents Labtu.I -,
Norfolk since 1873 who had reported the affair
of that flee as in q proper condition. a!Ei'
in strict confidence, official oLhlenGa, 90 the
two agents Aver ard Chamberlain. l no,"r
saw Mr.. Moore until the first day Of the prc:"!.i
month. had induced the collector ~ NoiF'IE
sending Of first clsas agent there t. cSasnin"
that olice, for it had become apparent that a.
affairs wore very wrong. In response I" TIL: ~
quest CT Collector Braxton. Mr. Moore w.ss sat
there. The result Ct what ho has 60 far dHir
hes heen to unearth an Elm bezzlemont Of $1,000
TO $1,000 which had escaped beth Aver 'nd
Chamberlain lilo is g stranger to me, and }
desire not to interfere in matters Of removals rd
appointments, butI writeths note to say through
you TO Tho President that just now Mr.. Moore"
Sol SlCCs ChuuoL WctI Des)GIcu lOuIS liuiS HI'
respectfully, 10. w. HUGnhs,
United States District Judge
A SWIMMING MATCH.-rhc swimming lrG
tho championship Of America aud L purse OF
$3.50 attracted large throng at Bath Park,
near Coucy Island, N. Y, yesterday. Tie
contestants were Thomas Coyle, champion d
America, and Geo. II. Wade the long dis
lance champion. At 1880 O'Clock the swim.
mers were taken out 10 sea two miles and 4
half The word was given oil o'clock and 'l.r
men plunged into the ocean. For few sec
oDds they swan side by side aud then Watt
rolled high and frequently swept over ID"
and sputter and pass o hand over their eyes Ia
wipe away the brine. 10 fifteen minutes They
were almost half way to the shore. Then lii"
Arrowsmith steamed along. making q great
commotlon 10 the water. Coyle and Wa!|
were caught 10 the wake Of the steamer, Ana
for few minutes were tossed about like cork
When about two thirds Of the way from III"
starting place Coylc was one hundred Ynd-
behind Wade. Suddenly Coyle's long arris
ceased to move, and his head ducked un!Hl
the water, theu he turned upon his back a"!
toated on tho surface. His face was !"atly
pale, and a man in one Of the steam lau1rJra
shouted, "My God the man has tainted. Jakc
him out Of the water" 4 row boa! was ruII'i
alongside Of him, and ready hands wclc cx;eni'
ed to grasp him and pull him into TIC boat.
The attention CT the spectators was 80 much
diverted from Wade that when he reached the
beach they forgot to cheer him for bis v:c,orj
THE CANAL BOATMEN's STRIKE. --Thc E:i.
timore American says mir. \. Z. GormIa,
President Of the Chesapeake ard Ohio Can'i
had conference with Governor Carroll yr*'cr-
day, resulting in the conclusion that there you'd
in all probability b, no Necessity to usc ID:
compulsory measures, By the military OF other
wise, to raise the blockade on the canal. Tie
Governor had not been officially informed tha'
the blockading boamen had used any VioIenrr
to prevent the passage of any boat along tue
canal They have right to dccnc to Gl)V'
freight II they choose, but Of course have 80
right 10 interfere with others. The c0EdG!on
OF affairs OF Cumberland and in the mnog re-
gions is such that when the canal boatmcn raIs.
the embargo there will be nothing fer them /!
do, unl ess the strike among the miners shrl'd
be broker. There is no coal at Cumberland t.
ship, and the miners at work arc simply iilos
contracts for delivery to load vessels at L'en5
Point, with coal which is being carried by 'hr
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. At prer"n'
there does not seem to be any probability ila'
the military will be called upon in connHc;i'"
with the boatmen's strike. If there should T."
any necessity for force. it is believed that 'Es
Sheritfs Of the several counties would supply
the need With the posse oomtatus.'