Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-31
RY TELEGRAPH.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZETTE
From W ashtngton.

From Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 3l-S p. m.-No'' t2
il taxed Of here but Hampton; ladies Vie s'ra
each ether 10 casting upoo him their swe:s-5.
smiles: Mrs. Hayes goes into extaciss o7~f a.
appeaTance and manners; gentlemen ever
vhel,n him with attentions and Interviews;
backmep fight over the privilege Of riding hin
about: crowds stand round tue hotels to Wit
nnes, his iperess snd egres:, and everybody
wants to see the coming maD.' To-day ne
| dimes with MONTGOMERY Blair; sits Tor hl' PIC
ture ct Brady's aud receives. lie VOL 90
home till Monday, refusing like a good
Christian, to travel 90 Sunday, and, Wlsest OF
all, he has declined the sereuade tendereu hin
to night. Those who have seen him To-Day
and conyersed With him say that he is satisfied
with the result CT his visit; indeed 1t seems
pretty we'll settled that the troops will be With
drawn from Columbia, but how long hrst can
not be said; that Hampton will be recognized
and that Chamberlain will have to wait Tor
something to turn up, like great many better
men have had to 90 before. IT Hampton was
rot y stroagheade,. mau it would be turned by
the way he has been treated while here.
There wes another Cabinet meeting today,
at which the question OF hos TO solve the dill
Guilty in The most delicate way, and without
rubbing up the fur Oh the radical backs too
harshly, was considered
The President with Secretary hlcCrary, Gen.
Sherman, and others Witnessed review or the
trocps at the arsenal, this morning. Ibe man
oeuveriug was well executed. The troops are
shortly to DC sent OH.
There is nothing doing 10 tho appointment
line, and the hangers Ca are growing iUpa-
tient.
Gen. Ilawl5y, .! The Louis!aua "Comnls-
sion had an interview @Ith Mr.. Evars to-day
10 relation 10 his duties Several lacmbcrs OF
the "Commissioa' arc here, and the whole
party are expected to cave to: Louisiana on
Monday. ifthc rsoH:2 If Sew Orleans will
only let therl aonn
They'll cone homo
\ Taggiug their tails bchiud ticlu.
THE CABINET.
Tho Cabinet began at aoon sessoO Which
ha; no. set closed. l. is said that Hamptoo
this aoTaing addrcssc,i Is second letter to the
President nreaentiog gucciuctiy aud iorcbly the
condition Of affair: il South Carolina. The
Cahjoo. arc uog curagea 10 discussing tue
s,gaih Carc!!ua cas-. When Hampton leaves
there sccYrla t. &c l;ilc doubt that he will be
assured ct the ninpt!na 81 the President to re.
mo7e the troopS.
ALEXANDRGANS AND ALEXANDRIA MATTERS.
1t il not thought that the visit Of the colored
Alexandria delegation, yesterday. will induce
aoy change in tue distribution ct federal Offices
io Alcxludriu The President has ia Ken no &C
ton on the subject.
The movement 10 fore. upon the position oil
Collector e. L. White was only reconnaissance
by his Richmond opponents. They DOW say
that they have discovered how the Iaod lies,
and will bring on general action next month,
and will fight it ont on this line if it takes all
summer.
There are three hlexandriaus on the Metro
poIitan Police Force. Lieut. Charles R. Yer
non Chief Of the Detective Company vino is
the 500 Of Phil Il. Vernon, former We'll known
Alexaudria carpenter. James ii. Simpson. who
formerly Kept hakug establishment on Fair
fax street and George d. Kenner, son of the
late George kcnncr, all OF Alexandria, Mr..
George Smith is one OF the Capitol Police. I
VIRGINIA LETTER CARRIER
Moses 4. Jordan has been promoted as letter
carrier at Norfolk, Va, and au increase ol sal
ary ordered to be paid to him.
MISCELLANEOUS.
President Hayes and Gen. Sherman reviewed
the u. s. troops ct the Arsenal this morning.
Several CT the companies now stationed there
will leave The city this evening.
hlr. Chamberlain las submitted 10 the
President proposition contemplating q refer
euce of the existing dispute to some tribunal;
also that the President signifed that he found
Gov. Ham bton. ulauilestiug satisfactory dis
position, and that the President was saoguine
of reaching a satisfactory conclusion. He
(Cham beriain) is wiling to do everything 10
his power to reach proper result.
Secretary Evarts proposes to rcorganize the
consular system after tho plan adopted by
Great Britain. In making appointments for
consuls it is proposed to select mon familiar
with commerce and manufactures, selecting
commercial mon for commercial districts, and
for manufacturing districts men acquainted with
the especial manufactures al the districts 10
which they may be assigned.