Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-25
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Special Correspondence Of tie I4lera. Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. %, 1879
The National Bank leg rsc;lyci a. tie
Treasury to day ;cr r;dtmpiioo a;neu'od to
$222,C00.
Tho receipts 4: ths T;oasury 10 day iton 10.
ttrnal raVenue amounted to $3ll,79j; ircm
customs t, $630.57O
Gentlemen just sr,i7cd hcie from Georgia
soy that there: is muc5 more leik GU: CT that
State than 10 l. ahou! the crocEedcess tia. has
been discovered among CERTAIN Of The SAFE
ofhclr;. The Controller hiss already 5raa re-
moved, and tho Treasurer, i: is thought will
be. Tho criminals were Tot elected By the
people. but by the Legislature, aud belonged
10 81 old hog. They thought they could strike
a boEalzs by specnsiug on tic State's molcy,
but being caught shcrt. he'd to go under.
There arc many i.fatn,ss at work here,
some co. ca!y Influential but resp,c:able, to
prevent tbs removal OF Commissioner Phelps,
but for ei! that cX Sergeant st Arms Frecch CT
tho Senate. with his restored IA tic ,sm, thinks
| that tho Msi9r will have to walk the plank
aud that hs will take his place.
1t is understood in Georgetown th!s morning.
| that u1les5 tho coal conpaLlCs agree 10 com-
promise with the miaeTs and tf.r than forty
| five cents, witch ctfar it is supposed would bs
accepted, no more coal business Will BE- done Un
| the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal this season.
| That such az offer vii. b, made is not at eli
| Improbable Hbcn II Is known that the Borden
Company now bas vessels l;iog at their WhsTves
| in Georgetown ca demu!rsge at $50 day. The
| repairs Oh tho ;qlG0uot at George oWa are
Completed, add the essces Of ths AleGsnG
canal arc now msklIg extensive icp.rj to the
to!! fridge ever the rqueduct.
| 4 jury YES finally obtained 10 The Criminal
| court here this mornirg 10 tho case If jim
Store, the negro man WHO murdered his wife
BY cusliGg her threat, by accepting tx-Mayor
Emery as u juror. Tie jury is composed Of
| eight white and four colOred men. tho latter,
however, arc generally supposed to be urbiGsad
10 favor CT the prisoner, VITO belongs 10 what
is Known as the ''toney' class of ucgrct is pa
tive Of hlaiao and is cduclted while
they we're formerly coplrabapds. ADD between
the two Glasses no very friendly feelings exist.
MIR. u. Is. Perry, Of tho Alexandria Light
Infantry, called upon the Postmaster General
to-day Ter the purpose Of askiog his Influence
with the war or navy department 10 cb,ti 1iog
the losn of U. S. h.gs WIKI which to Decorate
the armory OF his Company daring she Alex.
| aoufla laiF. Wit0 tney expect 10 nave military
visitors. lie was Introduced to MIR. KY by
Col. Barbour, President OF The IIreiois Md
!and Railroad and was tmiDenty successful.
obtaining 40 o;der fcrc mary Il, gs as be mi ht
desire.
| Wkca Mr. Scmns r.tircs from tao propric.
tcrSEi2 Of he ST. Mark Hotel. which &c vii
do at az eaiIy Gate, that house will 30 taken
charge Of by Messrp. Bowers aud Chadw ick,
! cid Washing tonisrs.
| The Alexandria isir's fl s ecloss PernsyiV
Lii Avenue created c,n.iderable excitement
yesterday evening. The ro0 rod With which
il was Weighted got loose, and haaaitg DOM,
vas tirtcd sb9at 10 such ID alarming :ua1ntr
b7 the high wind then blowing inst several
horses ra,s!ug under is were oaIy kept FROM
ruunlos away by ths tX2ertue So of their drivers.
Tie flag was liaaily taken down by the pclcc,
but the rcd being removed and two sand bags
substituted Ter i, vas asaio thrown to the
brelz,s his moralns aad locks more like sace
| Sicrs advertisement than ever.
Mr.. Frank Hume went down to ali x!ndria
to-day with the money to pay for WaverIy, the
| old L'pEett place, but moro recently the rcsi
de:c, OF j. l.. Sarborn, provided the Court
would corti;m tho sale. Should be become the
purchaser he will make the pIac, bis re- ienc4
aud improve it greatly. Nr. Hume viii prove
g valuable addition TO tho population OF Ai,x.
asdrie cju3ty.