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

WASHINGTON, June G, 1877.
There is much talk here to- day Of Genera
Buffers recent luuge at Hayes and at the haste
with which he sheathel his dagger. 10 the
afternoon paper he appears as the redoubtahIe
enemy of the President. La the morning jour
nal be coos like a dove. lie is compared
here to
The man IN our town.
Who was so Wondrous wise,
He Jumped into brer bush
And scratched out both his Eyes
But when he found his eyes were cut,
With all his might and main
He Jumped iIto another bush
Aud scratched them in agalD.
There is much disposition among the subur-
duate chiefs here to follow the Grant fashion
aud 90 away for the summer, but II is under
stood that there will b.: NJ months leave On
pay this year.
VIRGINIA NOTES.
The pressure upon the President 10 take
some action in the pending cases 10 Virginia
where the commissions Of the incumbcnts OF
federal Offices have expired is vely great, aud
the appointment Of postmaster in LyGchburg,
at least, cannot be much longer delayed. J. t.
Wilson is pressed by large uumbar of friends,
among them Mr. }. +. johnson, for this post.
The postmaster at Wing Creek has resigned.
There were no patents granted to Nlrglnlans
this week.
The advance of Virginia cities is Shown by
the fact that 10 all OF them the free delivery
system continues to Increase. In the Norfolk
report for the mouth Just passed it appears that
4S,275 letters and 1906 mail postal cards were
delivered, and 55,ll6 letters aud 1867 cards
collected during the month of May.
Col. Mosby is doing what he can to secure
master of Lynchburg, but his iDhueoco is not
as potent now as it was With him who is now
across the sea.
NATIONAL NOTES.
If the facts relating to the detention Of 80
American vessel by Spanish mau otw are
as uuofioially reported the Secretary OF State
will take steps to obtain 40 apology and le-
paratlon.
Learning by newspaper publications that a
6hbustering expedition IS being fitted cut st
New Orleans 10 aid of the Cuban iDsurrecii0n,
Secretary Evarts has ordered an Investigation
Of the matter. Ii the statement be found cor.
rect the persons engaged ia the project will be
arrested and punished.
Secretary McCrary has annued the contract
for the completion OF the War Department
building now in process of construction, and
concluded new contract by which work will
be continued 90 the building at saving Of at
least 80 per cent. 1t is expected the building
will be completed by the close of the coming
fiscal year.
A woman named Fanny Brown, arrested in
St. Louis for 7sgrancy, had with her bright little
girl of seven years, who gave her name as Mary
Masterson. and said that her home was in Phil
adelphia. A girl of the same name and age was
stolen BY woman from ner grandmother Mrs.
Ann White. in Philadelphia, on the 18th of
April, and search has been made Cor her, in New
York and Brooklyn. A Philadelphia det ective
will 60 to st. Louis and bring the child and wo-
man back with him.
The Lexington, (Virginis) Gazette says
Captain James NJ. Martin, an Elder in New
Providence Chuch, died very suddenly in his
pew last Sunday as the congregation was sing.
ing the last hymn. He was seen to fall back in
his pew, and was Immediately lifted and carried
out of the church and placed under some shade
trees IN front of the vestibule. Deaths stroke
was instantaneous and efectual, but it found its
victim ra9dv -