Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-10
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Special Correspondence Of he -Aleru. Gazette
WASHINGTON, y. e., Oct. 10, 1879.

AptG!I5 Correspondence q H!2 -alGrn. GdECttG.
WASHIN0ToH. b. g., Oct. 10, 1879.
No!hi1g had becu rcc,ivc; 1t either the War
or Navy Department III to one o'clock to-day
from The sccuo Of lrdan hes iii;cs !alcr than the
accounts published ia the nlGraiug papers. 4
copy Of Chief UGra}'s uIier5 10 his tribe is
sued 90 the 81 iaSt.nt, commanding them to
1esist ffrm further hosttias aud keep the
peace toward all whites but combinations Of
horse thieves AID desperadots, tie purpors Of
Which has bclG published heretofore, Was 70.
oeivcd lhIa morn6g By tho Commissioner OF
ladtau Affairs at the lud!an Department, hav.
ing bcca forwarded by special messenger the
regular courier having been murdered. The
outbreak at Los Plnos. among tho lower Utes.
| Iepnrted this mOrDing, is not credited at either
the War or Interior Department! but. it truc,s
tho result, it is supposed, Of thu tc:s Of the
Colorado militia. The Impression here is that
the people Of Colorado want var with the
Utes as an excuse for driving them cut Of the
| country, and AFRO doing all in their power to
occasion one. Ii that be so they. aud not the
people CT the whole cou1!ry, who arc opposed
| to such war. should ba made to bear lis eX-
peIsa, upon tia principle that people toud of
luEurles should be wiling to stand the COS. Of
iudulging 10 them.
The po5toffice Ri Porier5 Store, Wnstnore-
land county, Va, has been discontinued be-
Cause tho postmaster hes resigned aud osn fnd
90 body willing 10 accept the position. Papers
that heretofore have gone 10 that effiae must
be sent hereafter to Napjemoy Stores. j. +.
Umbarger Is appointed postmaster at Black
Lick, Wythe o5unty. Va Sicn Ell Nj. Davis.
resigned, and A.. NJ. Yates at Mt. Sidney.
Augusta county, Va, vice John Yates.
The receipts ut the Treasury to day from iu-
ttrrh revenue amounted 10 1886 1871; from
customs $G54 4l6. Tho amount Of National
Bank notes received for redemption was Sl2l,.
600. Du!ing the mouth of August 46, 597, nc
gallons OF petroleum. valued at So $50. l02, were
exported from the United Statea.
Josenh s. Fleming, who stabbed his wife
Myra, last night. during tho first week Of their
honeymoon, because, IS he said, she had been
untathiu to biu, WAS before the police court
heca to day, and was committed t, Jail to await
the result Of his wte's irjurics Fleming is a
stereotypcr at tho Government printing 0tioo,
aud Is speaking member of the Dashaway
tenporarc, organization. His w.fe's maiden
name was Clark, and she has achieved some
reputation as Ell elccutiouis.
Tho model of Admiral Farragut By Mrs.
Winnie Rsam Hoxic, was sent to til. foundry
at tic Navy Yard here TO day, where the cast
will BE- made at ali early date Tho Uoted
States Steamship Nipsic now undergoing re
pairs at the Navy yark vi sail FIR Norfolk
Eek! Tuesday.
Intelligence received here 10 day from Cum.
bcr!ana is 70 tbs effect that tire miners
employed By the Now Central ard Baon Avon
Goal Companies had goac 10 work ii 80 cents
per to2' ttcl' own terms. but tta5 their ship
meu!s aro being mado By railroad, sud that
all the other companies. c9ltliply those Sho
have orders TO tiIl,wouli recoumetc, operations
upon the same terms to day, ard max, their
shipments by canal as usual.