Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-16
From Washington.

FULL tONs
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1G.-The government
here is now running On FROM the momentum it
received before the departure of tho President.
Nothing new is inaugurated; all runs on 10 the
old rutS of routine work until he comes back.
"Wben the President returns" is the time to
which everything is deferred that is now propos-
ed. Meanwhile there is some movement in DO,
litical circles outside OF the Administra
ton, and the opinion among all thought
tul democrats is daily gaining ground tia!
as there is 70 chance whatever Of getting 2
Speaker from Virginia. and it is uselc3 to waste
effort 10 that direction; Of course this is with
present prospects.
VIRGINIA NOTES.
A humber of postofices 10 Virginia have beeu
discontinued during the past six months because
no suitable person could be found 10 certain
neighborhoods who would give bond. Many Of
these arc now being restored. Among those
restored to day is HarrisviIle, near Woodstocl
Virginia.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The receipts Of the United States Treasury
to day are as follows
Customs $26C,S44 %
Internal Revenue, 3SG COS -
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Il. |. Smith, Surveyor General Of Montana,
has been suspended, charged with mis 1mran1r
in Office.
Letter from the Bachelor Club.
CAMP lDLENESS, Aug. y, 1877. liaYiDg.
after mature delibarainu, decided to make =
wateEv pilgrimage, Ihc 'SiuIgeon Club lsft
Alexandria at ! | p. III. on the lOth. After :
sail of some hours down the river We first ituDd
ourselves IL sight Of farm house, wh"rc W;
decided 10 land and set our morning meal as the
provision boat had gol len lost FROM Us. Suci
meal az wo had cgcrythipg the most las
tidioIs could desire. especially waermeons
and milk Having finished our breakfast w
again set sail, and as We got IN the olas
we we're Joined by the IT, s. men CT war Ilusou
and SWartara, which acted as our escort to our
destination, aud as they left US We We're honor.
| ed by salute OF twenty one guns aud 4 Lsl&
| from each vessel, aud they also ran u, i@.
union jack froa, their mig n gait. In ,ae al
sence of union ilck we ran UP 4 b!l. 81 al,
| mont. We are comfortably canped on Ia.
Well known uSuluR hlUlC VI lNulau li'2|s
| called so from the fact that the place look q.
plough looks like hymn. book. We have brGo
excellent fishing and Grabbing. A party W..
| formed last D. H., consisting Of The "I'isho?
| the D. of f., Cardinal Woolsey, and H. &. /,
After fishing all night and part ola day W
| tioally succeeded 10 catching a bull minnow All
| back action crab. The only accident :in:'
our arrival was that L. s. H., whilst sleerio%
last night, was bitten by large horse runn":
snake. The snake has snce died, and L. $. II
| remarked the next morning that thu mosQNt
toes we're a little troublesome. q. A. NJ, :
gentleman of legislative ambition, came ura;
| climbing the golden stair to-day. lie waa ag
| 10 tree on the trail Of Katy didn't lAiss,
his footing and fell thirty feet. lie happened
| 10 light on his check and Of course IL c":..
| very much improved by the fall. The !ir.:r$.
| thing Of this roaring camp life was tia; "
hog got 10 amongst US a night OF 50 aga, aiH
up three hams, all our lard and butter, ana
finally tried to top off Oh an "Alexlndra ga
zette'' with an article in it by Hugh rhnmAr
Douglas on iron orc and mineral lands Of VIZ
ing will be sn exciting one. q. 5. H. and i.
Moses W. will have rowing mattel, oyer i
course of two miles; prize, bottle Of beer tr
the victor. b. r. S. has been the most i'rtu
nate one of the whole party. lie has JUS r.
turned from hunting trip, and has sho: ''nr
white perch, one snlelt, and q onesome c%'.
Our cooks e. e. Pinkard and Marshall lack
SOD, have been indefatigab!e i'll their e'i>ri" t.
please U.s. II we are not driven away from thu
section by the people we will BE- hone III T."
days. News has just reached Us tina. th@
dwelling on the farm of Major VIM. II. Irwin,
Of Alexandria, occupied by a Mr.. johnson, VIZ
totally destroyed By fire about . a. Ii. yc,;r!
day, the occupants barely escaping with thrii
lives. More anon, ROX.