Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-29
From w Washington.

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TUE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The transaction
Of business at the Presidents House now re-
minds one of the oft quoted "play of Hamlet
with Hamlet left out" The Executive Office
still makes show of doing business, but with
the President absent, nothing is done except
opening, briefiDg, backing and filing letters, and
guessing at the course events will take here
after.
RUNNING THE GOV ERNMENT ON CREDIT.
Officers of the War Department are now au
thorized to use the credit Of the government 10
telegraphiug aud to issue vouchers for work
done. Army officers are also authorized to
issue like vouohers:as pay for services necessary
to be performed. These vouchers are payable
only on condition that Congress makes an ap.
preparation for their payment.
POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
A number of citizens of Kanawha aud Roa
noke counties, West Va, have peti.ioned for
the establishment of new poStoftice at juno
ton Palace, Kanawha county, and the subject
is still under consideration.
D. Z. Janson will, it is understood, be made
post master at Mcfarland, Luuenburg county,
Va, this week.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ed for the position of military attache of the
American Legation at Vieona. Gen. Fl. is now
at Fort Buford, Dakota. Geo. Hazen will
make tour with one Of the armies engaged 10
active service in the Turco Russian war.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Internal Revenue receipts day we're
$444, Bits, and from customs 1878, 544 0S.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department has received inlor-
nation of the arrival of the Swatara at Key
West on the 22d iostant.
The training ship Supply was at New Bed
ford on the Goth of June, and was to leave the
next day for cruise along shore.
The steamer Powhatau, now at Annapolis,
will take the place OF the Hartford as flagship
of the North Atlantic squadron.
The Quinnehaug is to be sent from Phadel.
phis to the Asia,io station to take the place of
the Kearssge, which will leave the Asiatic
waters about the lst of September, and will
come to Boston via the Suez canal and the
Mediterranean.
BODY RECOVERED The Washington Re.
publican says -
'The body Of Mr.. Wellington Brown, OF The
postal railway service. who was drowned by &C.
Cidentally falling from the steamer Arrow on
Wednesday night while that boat was iylng at
the wharf at Marshall Hall. was recovered
about O. clock yesterday morning about three
feet from where the sad accident occurred. The
body reached this city about o'clock last
night 90 the Arrow. Capt. Hollingshead, on
bis up trip from Mt. Vernon yesterday after
noon, learned that the body had been recovered,
and on reaching Alexandra transferred his
passengers to one of the Alexandria ferry boats
and put back to Marshall Hall and broug the
body of the unfortunate man to Washington.
Upon the arrival of the steamer at the wharf
the body was taken charge Of by Henry Lees
Sons and carried to their warerooms on Penn
sylvania avenue. MIR. Brown was for years
connected with the postal railway service He
was man who had knack of drawing friends
and acquaintance. He was whole .souled,
genial gentleman, and last night hundreds of
persons visited the warerooms of Lees Sons to
view the remains, among whom we're large
number of the city postof6ce and railway mail
service employees. Mr.. Brown has 40 aged
mother and sister living at Liberty, Virginia.
who are expected to arrive here this morning.
when the arrangements for the burial will be
made"