Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-24
FROM gI.aSHT,TG TON.

WASHINGTON. y. c., Sept. "a, 1879.
TIE Treasury Department is 10 receip. Of
tcTeFal I,teis from tho West complaining of
the scarcity Of uotes 1l small denominations,
en! asking that supply of such notes be sert
to the several su5.lreasurer's Offices with drec.
tiors to Ia7 them Gu! in exchange for notes Of
larger denominations. 1t il stated at the de-
paltmcnt that the assistant tressurers with
;heir imi:;d clerical force never did aud can
not undertake 10 exchange ono denomination
Of no!rs ihr another, bat thu Treasurer Ct tho
United States will, under the provisions OF
department circular OF August 18th, 1879,
turnish new notes OF such denomination as may
hn desired IN raiurn Tor BANKER drafts on New
York. ard will transmit them as tho applicant
Eia7 Indicate, tns Wi!h2u: risk or txpsbse to
the government.
Tic National BAuE notes received OF tho
Treasury II day Tor redemption amouu.ed TO
$l93 900.
The receias al the Treasury TO DAY from ia
ter1al revenue am0nntcl 20 1852 GA; from
customs $676 ,G3T.
GcatlenSn who reached hero from Ohio to.
dsg say that the election in that State is the most
L, III
the Democrats suec.ed il will Gs as Grant did
10 his capture Of Richmond, by force Of actual
numbsrs. ur Tho campaign has been badly
msragcd on their Fart, while Oh the part Of
the radicals lis conduit. with the exception of
rutliug negro Oh the Hamilton county, or
Cincinnati ticket, has been perfect. and, Whist
ID worth ell e!so besides, they have had all the
!noa2y tha3 could be squetz ID out Of the iedc-
raj employees throughout the country, and all
that is ia the United States Treasury to assist
them.
The EhiiadslnEia papers don't agree 10 their
Opinion OF Mr.. Page MoCsriy's comic opera ci
Buttons, some, as stated yesterday, lrlnouncipg
| 1t failure, while others consider that with q
little pruning and alteration it will prove sue.
CESS.
Tie Criminal Cour: hero Was occupied
mcsi OF the day 10 procuring o jury 10 the
case CT Jim Stone, 4 negro, on trial to- muir
| derrg bis wlto BY cutting her throat. His
cnuls:l will cGdeavor to clear him % the plea
81 insanity. tu. he vas smart enough TO draw
somo mODuv tia: Was duo him from the Treas
ur5 day or two ago in advance of other APP
| p!icant5, though bis Damc was much below
| theirs on tao list.
| Col. Frark Alrien], clerk Of the Senate
Committee on Commerce, has just returned
irjm vii: u Georgia. While there he at
teIded The silver wedding Of Senator Gordon.
Love AT FIRST SIGHT-I osteriay morn
log, while widow Of some IS summers was
qliety sitting in the ladies' r:c,ttion room ct
the car shed, Waitirg for the outward bound
Macon tain TO back down, short, heavy SGT
scntl:mao, with shaggy whiskers, deliberate
y walked up to her and. without the slightest
warning or the shadow Of an introduction, be.
gan making proposal Of marriage in the III est
earnest NAME; imaginable.
Alter expressing 10 unmistakabe and ar.
dont language the iervor of bis impromptu
affection, be stated that ho was tho owner Of
l,GOO acrcs oil land 10 the woseru portion Of
the State. and had tho htnlr to bo tie fond
pareGt OF Two Interesting children. aged rcspac-
lively scVon acd eight years. and who were at
that moment CT lying the privi!cy &c excellent
| tcaoi az. lie th:o proceeded to beg her to
marry him at crce, and it she c:ud not make
It convenient to do 50 then and there, please
to register promise that she would. under no
circumstances, put tho wedding off longer than
the ensuing Saturday.
Tho oE-hsnd lover spoke in euch rapid and
| impassioncd strain lhatis was impossible TO check
him until the tale he'd been told Whereupon
the elderly lady, having recovered from the con.
fusion and smaZement insepsrsbls from court.
ship go startling in character, blushingly, but
irmly informed him that he was a frank" stran
ger TO her having never laid eyes on him before;
that sha was taken completely shack by his Of :
hand, though warm proposal; that sho had not
even the pleasure Of knowing his name and
while she appreciated his kindly sentiment for
her. she could not consent to be:ome his vile on
o. a.; |,
granted her brief hour for reflection and walk.
ed away, returning promptly before the depar.
ture OF tho Macon train, and, taking = seat be-
si1e her IN tho ladies' car, was again pressing his
| suit IN the mCst urgent manner as the reporter
rafsed cut OF the shed.-AHanta Constitution,
HE MlSERs' STRIKE.-The Cumbt Rand
Tines Of yesterday says:
The stale of affairs a! tho mints continues The
ssme. Tho miners talk little "a to what will be
doHe Wo Learn, however, from good authority
That meeting will be held in this civ to.mor.
row Wednesday, for tho purpose of consulting
Win tho bostmen, considering the situation, and
lookiag to The resumption OF work. a gentle
man from up the region says it is worse than
Sunday, for scarcely a person other than tho
merchants can be seen. A prominent person
from The coal region who has been engaged in
tho coal business for years and has made the
coal marse. his study. informs US that tho strike
'S NV cieSt upou tAe SeL6TEl luarRet, and pro-
dUces only q temporary effect upon the Bslti
moro snd Philadelphia markets. That by using
the cable, steamers can land coal in New York
or Boston from Liverpool Eng, within ten days
OF inc issuing OF the order, ana the market can
be simply supplied with this fuel from the old
Country and from Nova Scotia The immense
products OF the coal fields of the globe and tho
facilities for supplying the demands at any point
make tie market too independent to be affected
By strike in any one locality, consequently the
only region that is truly suffering because Of the
recent action of the miners is the Cumberland
re9ioa With radius Of not more than % milee,n
HoIsTED EY HIS Own PETARD.-Pfofesscr
Thomas, recently c3nncctcd with Butler Uni
Ters'y, vas GOtcd chiefly for bis cxaotuess in
the use CT tie vcrnacr!ar Ono night be was
awakened at al unsccmiGgly hour ly the dis
oordsnt sounds of ndgnght reye9ry from the
direction OF students bedroom. Dressing him.