Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-23
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Special Correspondence Of tie Alecu. ca
WASHINGTON, d. G. AUG. 23, Is

Special Correspondence Of tie Alera. Ga=etie.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug IS, 1879.
Tbs Ac.!og Secretary Ct Inc Treasury Eas
this day received pos,asc stauq9 to tie ancunt
cfttn ceu.5 i;oI au ulkeo8a nels3n WHO seq.
Gently coE:eieLcc stricken. Tue stamps wtr.
forwarded il an cu"eiosc Do.imsIk2d pni!a
dciphls. Hi!h "a i a:a:a';,r 70 iha effect tast
me sender. mary yt"ia ag", Tatu :! scGGoi,
had SuaG1edsu - er.slug The ciGcalili9n nal ki
iron ona CT ;Wj staLp: which had teen used,
aud had used ;ncci a:-Iu. NV that he anGwa
such actlja Is nr1ng he desires 20 pay the Gov
crrmeGt The am3u15 justly due, aud TO make i!
dead SUI" lGaioSgd stamps 70 th1 amouct Of
ten cents. Ihc SANS have beer converted 1910
U. s. currency and ii 0 auouut deposited Id the
Treasury CT account OF c)nsclcrce.
The receipts a. tho Treasury to day from 10
ternal revenue amcuntud to $l09, 0lG; from
Customs TO $72l .lSO, Tor the third day this week
moro than c million Ct dollars.
General Floyd k'og, NJ. &. from louisiana
lttt hero l.ot night 10 follow up tho Missi: sippi
Commission. The commission adjourned to
meet in St. Louis. During lis recent session
here General Bcauregard' S namo was suggested
as one OF the engineers TO be employed, but it
would render bis appointment uupo,ic, and so
Major Harrod vas selected in his stead.
Dispatches from Memphis received at the
ofhc, Of the Beard OF Health hero to day give
white and Z. coOEul az the number of, and
deaths ircn, yellow fever there since yeste!-
day report.
The u. S. vessels hlayAowcr and Staudsh,
with the cadets Of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis on board, which haTo been on their
regular summer = cfGsa along the coas. anchor.
cd ut the Navy Yard hCrc last night. They
will return to Annapolis 10 day or two aud
then 70 ouI OF commission unit! next summer.
DR.. Msrstc!!ar, OF Prince William county, Va,
now All assistant surgeon in the u, $. navy, is
at present attached to The Mayfower.
Notwithstanding Dir. Hayes Gttcmpt to
sIuclch the State republican associations 10 this
city, the Ne" lork2iS, resident here, arc called
together 10 Sigh, 20 rCOrganiaj their association
Bid much curiosity is expressed Is 10 the course
to bo pursued BY these who holl Cli.c uudar
The GoVaram2nf. 1t thc9 are bold enough TO
soauS and defy Mr.. Hayes order publicly,
they Will, soGlc low think, run tho risk OF losing
their places. add /: they do not attend they vii!
be braodcd By Ihris aCg:alntsucaa rs coward.
Chico hold,ng is 4 bad business any how, hu. it
ID worse now than cvIr bgiGrG.
A gentleman who was present at Tho political
discussion at Salem, koanokc uUuoty. Va, las.
Wednesday, in!oru!s Me that Mir. Weber, the
editor Of the rnapin-tng paper. there. 80 far
forgot hImS2i! as to intcrGupt Dr.. Curry, who
was maklOg speech in tivor OF ptyiog tho
State Debt, III On! i'm iiir and, whc1 :he
doc:"r advauoad toward him, 10 rise from. his
seat On The platform aai erik; ~ him. The
Two gcGIcmcn were instantly separated By
their ltlcod-, iu' ii. ia3i.ica. ceeisioncd great
excitement.
john lose, aVci Is. and I'll. ToIsou aged
-. ruas%ay C3uvIo tr0m Stafford county, Va,
a!.er spending a rl.ht 81 Potomac CIV, in con,
stqaeuc" OF : Sh3ftucs3 ii iuo,:s, reached here
yesterday, al! Har1 msr:",! this mcrans at
the American House hy Nv. Dr.. BIttinser.
They w"fc gwen handsome breakfast alter
tho caftm0oy. =; Wick maaY reporters. law
yeEs arG hus!nras gora ser preset, and at
which, As tiic hnr@y couple were nxcaciiny
V@rdant, there %aS much hrn,t iun.
Mr. George " Ch;ll@ gave n ,;;apcr last
evellog at his sid me-. Sea Cliff Villa Long
b'auch, TO the Hoa. Il. Il. Stephens, oil Ga