Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-11
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Specia7 Correspondence Of the Hem. Ga=c'e
WASHINGTON, b. o., July IL, 1879
The presidential be shat has so.scn into
the head of Secretary Sherman has apparently
run that gentleman S iind off lis ocuira, and
10 bis etfurts 10 break what now APPEARS to be
the South to the next national republican con-
venton, he is dstriouti lg messenger:hips and
scrubberships about prouliscu usIy 10 people
from that section. and 90 iGdisCr.mloa'c is he
in the disposal OF them, aud he throws them
around 80 ''lpos- aud careless that occasionally
oue falls to democrat who will promise 10 put
10 some good licks Tor him b@twerD now and
The meotlcg of the convection. There il 10
doubt that MIR. Sherman has his eye DOW ix,d
upou the W bite House, aod that be will usc
all the ncsos at his dlspcs'l to crafty his an
btiou 90 one at all acquainted with hlm has
any doubt When, amoog these m"sDs IS 10.
GUIDED the CONTROL Of the ml0os that can at
his will and without detection be transferred
from the Gre dit 10 the debit side of the books
of he Treasury, it will be seen that his chances
for the nomination are at least 80 COCOA a. those
Of any of bis competitors
OrvilIe Grant. the ez p esid~D.'s brother, is
here, aud 10 sad plight He is scedy locking,
aud with pGn!s irszzled around the feet, aud
soi!ed handkerchief 10 the substitute for collar,
LOUNGES about Wizards, stIikiog exaluplc OF
the evil fees Of Auerican high lite. He has
20 hesitaocy lu asking his friends tor the loan
Of dollar, and will not refuse The twentieth
part Of that amount, which IL about the usual
portoo OF such request that is granted. II :
mind must be derarged aud bis friends shouil
not allow him TO continue making the spt c!ace
of himself be DOW does. There are many other
warning Examples of the i'll effects Of dis.ipa-
liou TO be seen DOW on Pennsylvania aSeoue:
men who few years ago were duiug well, bur
who DOW are longing about listpss!y, cut Of
employment, oul If money, our OF food, out OF
decent clothes. aud, of course. gu If ir,cnCs.
MIR. CHARTS Tenant, col ductur OF tie Pull
man paIace car CapsudsIgua. % the PennsyI
vasia Railroad, was caught between two pos
sengrr trains that were shifting at Harrisburg
early This morriOg aud seriously, If not fatally,
Injured He was formerly baggsg master on
the AQUA Greek mail boats, aud mas been Ia
railroad employ tor several years. lie IL we'll
krowu ia AL, x4udris, 10 Baltimore, and 10 this
city where be resides.
Mr.. G-orse w. Hurrisoo, formerly Of Alex.
andris, with all his family but his eldest son,
John. Left here last week for Lake Huron. on
which ne has leased an Extensive fishery, which
BIZ proposes coIdu,;iDg upon large scale.
The alarm about the kdwei! bottoms nul-
sauoe, coooeruing which the Board OF Health
and the Conmi.s ioueTs of the DISTRICT seem 10
be 10 qusudary, is aliogeI her pround!ess. II
the Aus we're exposed to the suns rays for i
long uumber of days or cgeu hours coos, cuhV,'
ly. the decon position of the animal aud vego-
table matter deposited 90 them would be i'm
uiueut, aud the danger therctrom great, but
With two food tides day, which courieteIy
.ubmerge ,ht NJ ADD carry off al! Of this matter
that has beoume soluble aud that wilt t1>at.
the health OF the city is not eudaHgrrd any
n,ore than it has been from the same cause fer
years past, and the fuss now kicked 10 about It
looks although somebody wants to be bench ted
by contract.