Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-17
From Washington.


ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l7.-Gen. LIE DUO, the
Commissioner of the Agricultural Department,
has been engaged for sometime in the consd'
GRAFTON of important matters affecting the sugar
interests of the United States, with particular
attention to the subject of the increased growth
of that staple. He believes that there can be
e. saving of more than sixty millions Of dollars g
year in the Union by the inspection OF the su.
gar at home that is now inspected abroad.
The Commissioner is now 10 correspondence
with sugar planters and others in the South
and Southwest, and has also received ntormation
from the growers of sugar beet 10 support OF
his intention Of endeavorbg to decide upon
some scheme for largely increased growth CT
sugar 10 the United States. The geaer:!
agreement is that there can be a much hcarcr
production Of sugar in this country THAI there
is at present, and those who have correspond,'t
with the Commissioner on this subj ect are aux
ious TO give him all the aid they cau.
REVIEW OF TROOPS.
All ito troops and marines here were review
cd at noon to day, preparatory TO being sent {"
their various destinations The review tGG;
place in front of the Navy Department, AMI
eight companies, under command Of Col. Hey
wood, were reviewed by the Secretary Of t!'o
Navy AID other officials The troops numbered
about $50. and were headed by the full Nlarlac
band Their drill elected the universal rnca
MUM Of the large crowd present nj the T"Tir"
The marines then marched 10 t!!a navy yaiI,
THE SITTING BULL COMMISSION.
John McNeal, Of 81. Louis hss s'ceH appoint
ed to act with General Terry, On tho >itLlue
Bull Commission.
RECEIPTS OF UNITED STATES.
Tho receipts Of the Government to-day sum
up as fOllOWs:-
Customs, sr3&,4i9 81
Internal Revenue. "l93 l2 II
SUDDEN DEATH OF A tLERGYMAN.- -';'hc
Augusta Chronicle gives the following pir!cl;
lars OF o sudden death, Geographic menIioa t.;
which has heretofore appeared in the Gazette
The whole community was s:dlened yo,trr
day morning by the news OF two deaths whc!!
occurred in the same building, wihin 4 i'w
| minutes Of each other Oac Of these deaths
was that of Mr.. Chas. H. Buckley. agent in
this city OF the Southern Express Company,
and the other WAS that Of Rev. W. IL. Clarke,
rector of St. Paurs Episcop1I Church. Mr..
Buckley was i'll for two weeks with irn1uama!i,t
of the bowels. About three o'clock yesterday
morning it became apparent to those aroun>s
his bedside that he had but few minutes (.
live. and Mr.. g. Il. Dodd, who was in tbs
room, went at once Tor Rev. W. Il. Clarke b.
pray with the dying mau. Mr. Clarke was liz
bed at bis residence, 90 Bay street, when Mr..
Dodd rung the bell. lie quickly respoaae.;.
and upon Mr.. Dodd informing him what. hi'
errand was, said he would be ready in 4 few
n,l1 s,,l a1- b, h1rR ,.,l-
ley's but was Informed that Mr.. Buckley Iist
| time afterward MIR. Clark arrived. lie rea'
| the prayers for the dead, and prayed cxtcmpo.
raneousy. and then endcavored to adminste:
copsol alton to the grief stricken widow Of Mr.
Buckley, who WIGS 10 the next room As she
was very much exhausted, aud it seemed prob
able that she would faint, Mr.. CIak, rubhrI
| her forehead With some bay run, holding
/ the bottle in one hand. A!tcrward :oma
coffee was brought in for her. and Mr.
GaIke took saucer containing the be.
| esage aud held it for her to drink. While
| he was doing this lady in the room TO
toed that the bottle of bay rum fell from his
| hand. She picked it up and handed it back
again, but in a few moments it fell again. She
| then noticed that MIR. Clarke seemed to b, Ill
or faint, and at once made him sit dowo. She
spoke to him, but he made only some inartcn
late reply. Alarmed, she called several gents,
| men in tho next room, and these at once earn
| 10 aud oDdeayored to arouse him. but IL, vain
| Then they carried him out 90 the balcony, hog
| ing that the fresh air would revive him. When
out on the balcony, they bathcd Lis Isre with
ice water and gave him some to drink, but al
10 vain. Three physicians who had been sri:u
moned, soon arrived, but they were uoabr Is
do anything. The patient was beyond huni1n
aid. lie fingered 10 a totally unconscious s.atc
until 6 clock a. M, ani then died. Soo! altc;
he was stricken, his daughtcr-his only child
was sent fer aud reached him before ne pass"
away. The cause OF Mr. CIarkc's death va
paralysis OF the brain.