Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-15
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:Hpccia! Correspondence Of IT, AIcca. Gazette

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. Is, 1879.
Dispatches received a. the cth,o Of tho Na
tiOns! Beard CT Health here 10 day report only
one &c. case et yellow fever d. Memphis since
yesterday, asd that c,loIcd o1o.
There wero four deaths, hoTeVcr, there
Wcro those Of white per:ons. THo pew cases
have been reported ct Co5ooEdia, M!ss., slce
yesterday. The Medical Inspector OF HeIesa re-
ports zen casea CT gellsw fever at Carson LanG.
ing, Miss. sixty miles below that city.
The receipts g! tie Treasury to isy from
Internal revenue amounted to SAC, 900, aud
trom customs, 1922 992, moro than million
sud C third; pretty good showing for one dag 5
receipts.
tcrme1ly the marines at tho Navy Yard
we're Etyer allowed to practice shooting, sud
as consequence whta ordered to shoot CT
any object were as likely to bit the command
Ids ottlecr az anGthiog else. Secretary Ibomp-
son has cndeaToled to correc: this, a1d tic
marines are COW divided into squads, pracsicaG
| regularly at aaikk, GDd record kept of lhei!
advancement in skill. UHder this Dew reguls-
ten the mREioes are rapidly acquiring skill IS
naiksmcr, sono Of them being already abs Il
kncck swallow CT the end OF the yard arm al
every shot.
Mr.. Thomas Mur.as, member Of %, D.
18th lie 2lmens OF Virginia Infantry during thu
war, and si0ce then connected With mary Of thl
newspapers ct this city in the capacity Ct re
porter, IS l5!cg ct the point ct death from
typhoid fever. Wednesday next will be tae
critical day CT that disease With him, tu: hi.
physician el:cIta!us only slight hopes OF his
recovery. Mr.. Murray's father, COW dead, vas
prominent lawyer at Fairfax &. II. before tt,
war.
There is considerable interest mar;fes:c her;
! II the approaching Alexandria fair, a1G amonl
lis visitors WI! be msoy from this city. n fls.
announcing the day of is opening will b.
stretched scrcs' Penusy wanna avenue, at lhe
Intersection ct 1th street 10 day CT t2o, Mcss.s
Semnes. tho proprietor ct the st. Ma! K Hotel
| and h. L. Gregory, whose stove store is dircc.
ly opposite. havicg checrfuIly gtan.ed the re-
| q1lrad permission. 10 this Connection it may
be stated thst tho proprictorship eff the ST.
| Marx will be changed next month.
Washington, or rather Pennsylvania avtsu,
is ceGlnDug to resume some Ct the lila arC
| activity to which it ia accustomed during tint
ISL and winter There are many private car
| rlages sesu COW that werc absent O fortuish
age, and The familiar faces ofthc old stapcys tha
haVo 5cco absent from the hotels ard avenue!
lOr two months pas ere Iea3pearing daily
70 the delight CT annoyance Of their numerous
acqualGtsr 'cs, as The case msy be-.
leo laol?s. amoog them hlrs. L7ughb,rau.h
Mrs. Johnston, MIS-. Lathrop, Mrs. Hedges
ard Miss CapeEtor, and Miss NJ. H. Clements
employed by tho Light House Board, hav;
beea noitiad that their services will DOT Lr re-
q1ired after this month.
! Inc dcnoera.5 mere bic not 50 Gcspollaa
IS they were msSaturday, ard anticipate al
improvement RI their prospects after the meet
ing Of the Ns;ional Executive Committee G
their party on Thursday mex. They believe
now that some arrangement will be effected l.;
wflch both Eohinson and Kelly will be gits
drawn 10 New York and new man be selected
as the candidate for G5vor5or ia ihas State
or eI SO tha. Kelly will b, foic:d to withdraw
I that 10 the ist,er event Robiasoa will be e;cc,
CO, ani that that sill s:curc Tldon'J roH.iaa
Jpn Tor tho mex: presidency. CcngFea:mG!
King, Ct h5ui:iGDa. is among Ties, who CT
ter:sla tho lsltcT belief, who Senator Jones
ct Florida, il in hopes that al rll yet ;uIr
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