Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-10
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Special Correspondence of the Aleua. Guzette
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10, 1879.

Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Guzette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10. 1879.
The cause of the Present outcry against The
stencil aud noxlous vspors that rise from the
fats 10 front OF Washington is potbing new,
nor is the evil aoy greater than it has been for
years. AT low tide all the fats between the
barrow chaunel Immediately 10 front OF the
docks sud the main cbsnbel 90 the Virginia
side Of the LonE Bridge are exposed and as
,rAat part Of the sewerage OF the city Is de-
posted on the h,ts, the xhaalinas produced
from them by the ir1ioDxed 1t tueuce ot the
hot summers sue CAD be better imBglh,d than
described.
geotlemsn just arrived here from Fsuquler
c,uuty, Virgins, reports that taIa disease
prevails smoog some It the cattle OF that
county. Ii does not, however, seem to spread,
aud is cou6ued to cattle that were brought
there as stock cattle from North Carolina. One
gentleman has lost len within comparatively
short tine.
There are people now walking about the
streets bete With letters 10 their pockets from
Mr. Haye. to the dltf:reot secretsTle, trtllog
| them to give the besrers Cftiors, bu. which
have been OF 90 more service 10 said bearers
than 50 much waste paper, and Yet MIR. Hayes
is suppused to be the master OF oil be rthcts
10 the .uotry.
The prescott small rise in the price OF quiuiue
| is supposed to be only spirit made by the whole.
sale dealers to partially tqu.ze losses that
| must acc ue as Soou az the ordrIs TOR the lm'
ported srtlclc can be filled.
Great complaint is made here by passengers
on the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Of
the un1ec esssry delay to which they arc SUBJ
i IL in oh hu dfuu . he
Long Bridge is kept Trains that cIud easily
pass the draw, if SLOWED 10 do SO, before YES
sells Re sch it, are fr.qIeoty de.aioed, aud some
times for ten MINUTES, by the draw keeper, who
.ems to be wufuIiy lacklog 10 Judgment about
tue aid distance, aud who opens It Tor vessels
10 pass several minutes before 1t is necessary,
AID though Train that could pass II 10 hail
minute is there ready to 70 over II.
The newspaper statcmeat 10 The effect that
Senator Johnston, of Virginia, is 10 New lolk
| on railroad business is incorrtct. The Senator
| is al bis home near Abingdon. HIS tc.lth. his
runerous friends through' u, the Slate will be
ylsd 10 Learn. has impr,Vrd greatly since be
! lett Wssbit gtoo.
Col. Roberts, who has been appointed by the
| Secretary of War to codlfy the army reRula-
lions, AID about Wh sc appointment the radl
cal press is kicking up such fuss, ftr the rea-
sou that the colonel is gallant x CoGtederate
was not ONLY recommended for the position By
the Two military committees Of Congress, who,
by light, bad the whole control If lhe matter, but
| by msoy of the mos. Intelligent and lnHuentlal
officers on the staff and 10 the other branches
| OF the arm y, aud while there are, d ubtlces
| cfhcers 10 the army who could do the work,
there is DO rick 10 asserting that none CT tht %
tou'0 10 !, bot.or than tho s,lt same sot voiced
nid nsn1ered aod gentlemsnS little ex'li, W.
cJl oil a l. ,uisana regiment who has been em
! poycd. The Coloue, may remark here, has
| lust cVmp leted book that will be Of incstim
| sle ya:u; to every Cficrr 10 the militia of every
State, from II lieuteuaot up, NAL ing the du-
ties OF such officers Oh all occasio;s aud 10 every
| possible contingency 80 plsio that by study log
| il every dunderhead even can qualify bin5 III
| Tor bis rank.
The yellow fever cases reported 10 Memphis
are he cause of good deal # talk here. and the
utter ruiz OF that city il looked upon as loovi
| table 10 case OF a secoud visitation Of the
plague 4 gentleman IRON that cry. now
here, RI calVod dispatch from frGnd there
this uoruios telling him 10 stay where he Is
The Capitol is a!m g. entirely deserted. OoIy
one RI tvs clerks yet RI n ain about the Secra
tar, : Office f tte Seuate engaged 10 ctoslng
up the clerical work nf the last sesscn. 10 bis
'nnectoo 1t may b maniioned that, uotwth.
staodine The trouble Inconvenience aud dlth;u
ty he radicals att cipatcd he new officers of he
Senate would exp rlence 10 the ds:harse OF
their duti, s, aud the detrmrnt to tte rutlTc
service that W uid eosue therefrom, he cl r'cai
work # the Seoate / as been conducrd 's we'll
aud Is rapidly under Col. Buroh a. it WAS under
bis much sudcd predecessor, Mr. hsm.
Cap. Backtord, the discharged captsio of
the C,pi oil police, who has been apDootsd to
solicit Contributions fr"m the clerss IN the de-
partm n's here for the fall campaign says that
said clerks dou't seem TO be much afraid OF him,
as 81 900 clerks have given him as low as s.,
81 coo clerks az low a. SO and one 81 400 clerk
gave him the moderate sum OF 81.
Mr.. Jeuinss Wise Garrett, son OF DR.. Gar
oett OF this city, who has Performed The re-
msrkahe feat of taking the degree OF A. NJ.
at the University OF Virginia, 10 q Two year
course, is made q1te oe Of. His Ho'k pulled
him down great deal aud he i preparing to
recuperste at the sea side. He has GOT yet
selected profession. His elder brother, who
went to Peru for his heslth. year or TWO ago.
will probably reuro at au cary day, not mu,h
improved.
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