Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-16
FROM lF.7SHf1TS TSsN.


WASHINGTON, D. G., July lG, 1879
A letter vas received here this morEi5g from
ex Senator Ramsay, Of Minnesota, in which lie
states That be- hes agreed 10 accept The po:illto
of Secretary Of War, which has been rendered
him 10 case Secretary McCrarT' nomination as
Judge OF judge Dilon's ei:cuit be confirmed at
tho next session OF tic Senate, Of which there
now seems to be little or 90 dtu5t, asst public.
~ stated that the Secretary taa already occurred
the support Of sufficient number Of democrat.
10 senators, by granting them ctte'al faVorS, to
mako the confirmation Of bis appointment sure
when it shall again DO scut 10 tho Senate Ills,
it is said, looks IS though The Sherman move
ment is not confined to the South end East,
and that its work Is already manifest 10 the
Northwest.
Mr. John J. Fo!d, who has been paying Mr.
Ripley 81 900 month for the National Inca
ire, whether performances were 10 progress there
or not, has rtlirqnished the lease thereof, aud
contemplates erecting new theatre at more
eligible site 90 Pennsylvania avenue. The lot
for the proposed new theatre eau BIO bought,
and q building superior in every respcc; to tho
National be erected, it is said. Tor sum on
which 5000 year would be handsome 10
COMO.
A gentleman ius, here from the White Sui:
phur Springs sGys there arc four hundred and
fifty visitors COW there. Tho Few Woodruff
sleepers DOW running on The Virginia Midland
road losvo here evsrv light crowded for lhcs,
spriugs and Nj! jor PaytoD. the agent of the
road here says that last light the applicants
for hnrfhs in the scepars for tho White Su.'
tldi 10 hnCI
packed anothcr car il one had been ut his DTS
posal.
Among the pictures now on exhibition 81 Bar.
lowe, on tho Avonue, arc two by Rcs5 Turner,
formerly OF Alexandria. now in fcniao. Ono is
entitled Still Life, ard represents basket OF
fruit and q decsnter Of vino and wine & las:ea.
This is an oil painting, and connoisSeurs
say that the glasses could no. possibly havo been
painted better. Tho other is in water colors, Is
entitled Tho Cioister Court. and represents the
rear cour. Of p clostar in Munch. MIR. Turner
is rapidly achieving n reputation as painter,
and his pictures, many Of which he hiss sent
homo. already meet with e READY sale and COM
mand high figures. In tue same gallory is apic.
ture Of somo dead game by Mr.. Reuben John.
ston, ir.. also an Aloxandran, which ID much
admired. Mr. Johnston has mado such pictures
specially, and has acquired considerable fame
in that limo OF work. AS Painting aud music arc
but different expressions Of tho same artistic 60
MUS, l may mention hore that Miss Jennio Roy
nods, we'll known in AluxsEdris, after 81 tho
rough course under tbs best masters in Europe,
will return to this country in tho early fall and
mako her debut in opera IL Cb:csG1. She has,
i. is III dctstood secured 81 lucrative engagement
in that city, and viii, it is asserted by thoso who
have recently heard her, bo acknowledged rs y
musical celebrity OF whom America can bo
proud.
Mr.. Kellogg is about The only Sonssor remain.
ing in the city. Tho heat Of New Qrlosns, the
danger of the ycioH foyer LIc:c, aud. aGoTo all,
the fact that that city is rot his home, snd tina,
he has no friends among tho re;pcclable citizens
there, are sufficient to Keep him iii his quarters
ut Wlard's Hotel. AL the other members OF
the Senate even Bruce, tho colo.cd man from
Mississippi, had loving homes - return to nm j
sincere friends to greet them upon their return
but the cole carpet begger in tho Senate VINO 10
there by fraud and bribery, has 30 homo 1ol
friends among tho people no brazonly assumes
TO repr sent. and IS they arc IS repugnant and
efsnsive to him as no is - ,hDn, snd MS they are
in largo majority" he stays away from !hsll
ns much re possible.