Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-24

;rUns.n1 in coycrrmcr. securities, and all atdl-
tions 20 chat tuad are similarly loVesled. me
means of k"erine up the pros ety are uer''Io
from collect yns gDi Subscriptions Tor ehst ."
isct from q nsrt Of toe proceeds ct the passage
MONEY uno5 the ateamboat plying between
w. sb;op;op and Mount Vernon, and ire ~
come is barely sufi,ico,. for that purpose.
TIE PosrAh COMMISSION. Two extra par
lor cars were attached to the south eouod s1a'o
on the Virginia Mldani Railroad, when pass
ed through here early this mornlos lhey con
tanned the postal cam mission. sec 1mrl:led %
Postmaster General Key and Mcssrs Matst'" ~
and Vail, Superintendents OF the railway u, ia"
service, who are taking aSouthern tour. lucy
will be gone eight days, and Will visit hI""'',
burg, DlpViiIe, Charlotte ard A!Iapta, d u
stop at Chattanooga and Bristol on ihrlr Ec:nio'
The extra CARS we're unier the chAFs' OF MI
John B, Fossett, and Johu s. bA!bnH'' eFq',
Receiver cf the Midland road, acconranca
the cxcursiou-tS ia far As DAnVllie
A pArnlorIo TuIrF. While Colonel }. NJ.
Forbes, of Warrcotop, one ct the Bosra Of VS.
itors TO Noun; Vernon, was examln'ng the
relic, 6 WASHINGTON in III" m1nSr1n ih'T',
YESTERDAY, lie found a suit OF c!oihlEg, c"cc
warn l.: the Farhcr Of his country, "hict ~aS
stolen iIon, hi: 4, cl. Forbcs) house durIns the
war The suit vas marked as Go0atlon from
:: Yankee eA,ue! iu New jersey. The inan
WHO, after Robin. Il gentleman ) house, mas
the ctTrorterv to pace the stolen articles IN
public pIacc within few miles Of their o"Der :
residence, pacurIol with his (;he thief } nare
AZ doncr. will reasonably pass for model Of
c3onc>$.
CASAr. Boat on FlRE.-Tbc Cumberland
Al:SaaIln says
1.-The steamer .Arciuras. fano!u. on Tie {!
..a!. vas i;juri 20 DO % fire when about 40
miles loyn. IL seems the captain had tied w
ADD all hands had gone to sleep. when they
were awakened By the smoke. Hastily arising
.tlcy discovered the cabin was 90 ire. o'reuu'
ou,eifor!s we're madeto put it ont when vas sue
crsstu! only after the upper works Of the CABIN
hal ba.o bnru.. The fire is attributed to mail
cioul iaesnliar,in. The steamer proceeded Oil
her wy !uwa the canal.
TIE UaSAL.-Thc Cumberland Alcraoian
has the following canal items:
"1hc telegraph pJ'os arc bong continued
along the elna. 10 Cu!ut criaaA, AMI teIcgraphlc
t.! along he Irp VIII soon be =
mattcr Of taCi.
"a saaa.a!r IA, formed il the canal mae
miles hcloe W,iIlamsport dn'lag The hSavy
s,0rai which raSScl over that section on Sun
,lav 'ast ra"siuy Suspension OF naTIEalloa Tor
iwO days.
Tie CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. The
chapsc in the tenn ;,4rl'urG LIS; night was very
sudden end .!ec!!ai From the ,orrid heat OF
!, t,T. l. m p,ll 4!
weather ol this m2rrtDg was rather violent
transi;iop; calls 10. orcrcoats which had been
packed sway Tor the summer, were urgent, ana
straw hats we're laid aside for more favorable
weather.
CAplTaTloN TAX. Tho lrta:urers Office
US crowded yesterday and un!il Iatc hour 10
III. ui.ht ky persoas paying their capiallon
tax: ":.I ;hAugh ,hc Treasurer employed addl-
tinu. HIN, i:r was unable to iurDl,h the lists
OF rrtcls having PAID their tax Cuti the open.
lug Of lnr i.ols This morning.
STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE DIOCESE
1t he late Episcopal Council at Staunlon the
ioIlowisg standing committee Of the dlocrse
was appointed Rev. Joseph Packard, ID d..
Rev. GrDrs" II. Merton, d. d., Rev. D. +.
Sprigg, d. D., Mr. Ga>sus Il. lie, Mr.. Chaa.
s. rayinr aud sir. Arthur Herbert.
PERSONAL Mc>srs Robert Porocr and b.
f. Downham returned lfnm Norfolk, yesterday
morning, whittier lhr} have been % business.
Mr.. PGrturrs new establishment 10 Norfolk Is
prosreriog we'll aud duiur large buS,ueSa,
Corruption in our National affairs has Ike
same effect On the Government that severe