Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-11
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Special Correspondence Of tic Alsca. Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sc1t, II, 1879.

Gs}eci1! Correspondence Of tic Alaca Gazette
WASHiNGTOE, D. G., Sept. II, 1879.
Tic reC:Ip:a at t!!9 !t.ssu:y 10 day fen II.
tcrEai revenue suoG2t:I 10 $3SS. GS%%; franz
cas.ons, &56S,32l
y Telegram Etc:iGct 4. tho Treasury 10 day
states that Thomas CaTtiogto has been arrested
at E!zabetato1n. Ohio. iar making and bsviEg
10 his possession counterfet coics aud monIds
Secretary SheruaL'S attention has teeo
called to telegram il sorie newspaper stating
N slbS!suce that hu had ordered .Ait tue si!yc:
dollr should rot be receivable at ito Treasury
10 ccrtalG CASES. lie sal; lh3 etGtCmtnt was
Absolutely false AID without The shed5w o.!
Iou2da;icI; that the Law makes The siir2r dol
lar legal tender for 81! purposs s, and that II
has always bsen received st Tic Treasury iu
naymen; CT dues ct eT@Ey kidd, ard as iu!i? and
freely as geld c3ip.
The Natio5a! B5aId If Hesl.h's bulletin CT
yellow fever in Mcpptis suco yesterdag's re-
port is as follows: New casts, lG-T Whiso aad
. coiored. Deaths. 81 white aud 9 c0iored.
Its understood that Dir. j. Il. Frerch hss
necG Informed by tho Presidents secretary,
| Mr.. Rodgers, that he will be appointed Con
m!ssioaer OF thu District CT Columbia 90 the
Presidents return, 10 plsc, OF tic rr:s.at prs
l3eDt CT the District Commissioners s. l..
PLclps, 80 cx-c,ptcia il the Ua;ieI StsieE
Navy, whose Resignation has hCeu dtsnspdeG.
Elc. lrer,h Wac Scrgeaat'a,-Arms CT The Sen.
ats Tor twelve years, aud vas superseded AZ The
last aegsioo Of ibo Senate by Co.. BEirlf. IL
pubii=had the fist Sbotioa pa2sE i5
New Hampshire, and tho secoua ia ths
UlitCd States, CARPET begged 30 North Cl5o
Ina iDmc d!ate!y alter .he Yer, sal served tern
in Congress iron that S;ata. lie ,eyquishcd
some CT his ultra gadl2a.i;m during lis srrvico
| under The Senate, but regai1ed it all when he
lbs! bis place, and is supposed ;o be strong
eucu2n 10 that iaith EGH 10 cCuctoEGot CT Il
| equal Za the iEluence Of he moderate Rabub
! ic3Els!a os Inc ether two members o. he coa,d
| ". }. Tionirg, y. S. E1gi1caIs erG .J0sian
Dent, 9! Go6rgetoTD.
People are WakiIE about TIE s:.ce.J u Iii:
city Dew and baEe been icr SIX n.onths past
T!ih letters 10 thclE pockets rom The President
| r the y. :. to the several members q bis
Cabldet rtques;iog them il The strongest 2o5si
| bio Terms TO give Tho bccrcra places iG TIC DE-
! pat!ments ever Ha!c5 they respectively preside,
tuA which have hsd no moro c!ec: upon those
20 Nham they uTa addressed than 50 much
waste pantr. The qces!!3n With Tie holder;
q iheso letters IS whether there is an ucd.I
standing DcSseco Mr. Hayes ard bis Cabipe;
| that 10 sttsntoa is 10 bs paid to fuch letter.
CT the CabiRe. officers, havog thai: eva favor
ties TO appoint, scau: aud l2u: tho requests c!
The President. Which eTsr way il is thu "a
il1Cca CT the LCIier2, like their pickles, il Il.
ucst exhausted.
Il !:Tol1iueat Firs;Dia TcF1bc4u, uoa btre,
accidentally ard uolntCu,icna!!7 revealed G
secret this U!oiLing. 10 Tie effect that bis psr;
! 10 ttat State would hold Of 10 TIC last, tu:
Jus: previous to tie coming elcctioD, wiica :he
deb. payers sgd ra2Gd!s.crs bad made tGoi,
respective tckcts fer the Genera! Assembly asd
| bad thereby pretty .sel GlVilc;l the caasc:g.
| ilVes, theY would romuate tickets IN ell Ike
cities aud Counties. AID ty poiiilg their cc!ir!
| s,renG!h, e!:c;, II Eos enough 10 gre ltcm lhc
| u. ). Sen0tcr, al least sufficient rumbar tl
euablo them to Eama ne Eao, aGd fy uaitirg
With utH,r 6'Es c: tLH conservatives. - elect
! him.
! The whole Of Pcrusyi7aaia ay11ue i,cIl 18Th
| to 1872 sis, |as crowded untiI o'clock 10 ICY
~ tie members CT he Grcucns convention,
| SOW 10 session here, tie WashiagioG G.:m@n
! aud lc!crs generally, TO witness tie .ia!a u nU-
me!ou5 new Inventions 10 ito enpar.tus, G:2
eZnogulshcrs and fire escapes. Steam epgjocs
we're squirting water. sometimes three eagiacz
| through oDe liue Of ness; chemica cxtjUguisEi.
| crs ware sqnis!iCg gas; !stdeIS weic tciog lun
up and down, to ard irom the roofs @! buildings,
| aGt uIcn we're descending tto,a TIC caves pud
WIDOWS OF hCu:ca, ca ropes 20 larger thau Ii ck
t1,n,, with !hc a2i!i.y ct MONKEYS.