Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-22
Pisss.T ig.fSEyyE TG.N.
ihIyccial Correspondence Of lie -:!,:c' Gn=rtie.
hAsmSGT0S, Ii C., NV ~. 1879

AI'|I"'t Correspondence ~ t!It -:;t.f' IH-ftfe-
WASHINGTON, Ii e., Nv. -. 1879
The !ie y : at thc ;rasu:? 70 Day iiCul
uiviusi l1YeDue I'm uutc.. 10 $40, I9?; irrm
Gust LIS S45g $50 III: u. s. tood1 nog u
the Treasury as security for Na;i nj B., K ,;'
cu'a'iHp IN ,uu;" 10 1858 2l7 sc; he aa,, uni
of y. :. bend dtGe>it,d 80 security irr cilcn
| lston GuGlog The w"ci; vas 1855 (GG: The
anauut Withdrawn $9l5.tW. Tie Naii9raI
BICk nctcs received Tor redemption Ibis ne, K
| amounted to S7yG, coo; amount r. ceivod during
| the corresponding wcsk lest year 81 2l3 0GC;
! amount received 10 dag :;l22,0G0 The total
| cga! tcnGer and ttsc!ioogl currency 0uI6.s;d
| l5G 10 La:c IS sGGG2, G9i ,!GQ.
The troops th;t were cent 10 l'u;!.lo Etry
| sent there 10 protect rot private bGs govern
mc1t pCopcr;y, aud were o. J sent upon the
request Of the Chief OF Eegihecra.
Col. Joan LAY, tic naw lst Assistant Seer
| tary OF State, has arrived here, tai his con-
| mission signed, end c1terc.i upon tho discharge
| ct his dulias.
congressman orc gradually mtkiog their sp-
pea7acce, but IS the last session was so IrJ.
traoted ond many Of the members had their pri-
vato affairs int rorod with thctch9, II net sup
posed the majority OF them will be in any hGrrg
| to get back, though y Qaoium is exp ,otrd oG
| the first day. Among tho latest arfivs!5 are
hlcssr7. Dibbfei, ri T2arcss:r, ard Mills, oil
| Texas. The Clerks Office Of i:ln !iousc has
b5nb removed t. 0ac OF tho basement r3I,as.
and tho Speaker will o:c1py tho rnoa. formerly
used By thu GIer::.
Gentlemen from various petitions Of I:cainia
wac have lcccnlIy auigcd hero report that
| notwithstanding newspaper talk to t.c con.
tray, Gen. ElahonC has hut to express desire
| to be tacted to the u s. Senate ia order :u
secure It's qualification.
Qusrermastcr Gcacral Me;gs, whoso wife
died suddenly !s1t Thursday night, is the SOD
OF The late Dr. Ae2g, professor CT obstetrics at
the Jeifc.30r Medical college CT rhaialphia
aid who was "a Georgian, hated the Southern
ConteGcr4cy and oil $40 ioak its part s, muoh
that he ha;i The name OF Jefferson Davis crgc 81
FROM tue bridge st Cabin John Run, upon
Wh!oh It waa described wien iir. Davis was
Secretary OF Var, and Gnder whose SUPERVISION
tho bridge was constructed.
4 gentleman asst arrived f,om the pciat Of
Rocks reports t::at TIE Pt;omas liver w.s 80
ob5tlucted By ic1 ihcra yesterday uorriag !hat
40 WAS unable 10 cross ii, Gad had to 20 TO
Locsbuig aud come hcya via ito Washington
and Ohio Railroad.
Twenty eight boats pasted through The canal
locks at Georgetown this Gnornirr.
VaIuahlo mulC belonging to Capt. LIE, a
canaltoatman, Eel! into thc cana! az Netrscto.Yn
last night and v7as drowacd
In General &sTteld's speech at tho recent
meeting Of Tho Army Of the Cun!borisnd he said
that tho Coniedera!es with 5000 troops attack.
cd General Thomas at ChickamaUgs with q coo,
but ths. notwithstanding tbs great odds against
him. ne held bis position. This was y gross mis-
representation Of tho known facts OF history
md is criticised harshiy by Mr.. Carloads 20.
lltlcsl opponents. In abiding 10 thu matter This
morning hn OK Confederate stated the. General
Garfield rGn @wsy from ChiCkamsusa Sc nino
o'clock on tho morning Of tho G2ht lhe1o, ard
hid in the caves OF lookout Mountain for three
days. during Which tiIau na must haro boon fed
on locusts and wild honey, as no carried 20 pro-
Visions with him, and thcso stored in tbs. noun.
tain mad given out long before tc sought shelter
and safety there
Tho generally expressed opinion among tho
officers IN the War Department with reTerorce
to the Tito delegation to DO received here is that
no good over resulted from similar delegations,
and that no possible good can result from tho
ono to come now.
AIGong thu late arrivals in Tho CITY IL that of
Senator Davis Of West Virgioia, whose mis-.
siou,to detect and expoSu frauds in the Treasury,
HISS not yet boon accomplished. though every
body In the country is convinced that such
llaHuS Cou'n 30 e1TOsSu II Inc tight means were
adopted.
Captain jerks, not of The hCrie marines, blu.
tho husband Of Tho famous witness who is sup.
ported by the y. s. Treasury for not making
public letter Secretary Sherman wrote 10
Messrs. Wobor and Anderson promising them
certain otliCeg AID emoluments for protesting
sgRInst certain election returns i louiaian.
which they had previously signed, is in tho city,
and recalls By his presence vivid ronlonlb-ancos
et the Potter investigation committee