Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-16
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Special Correspondence Of the Alcea. Gazette
WAcuJ-1rcr n " S,,t n 1870

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WASHINGTON. D. G., Sept. 1G, 1879.
Va account Ct tbs large aceuTuation Of gold
c9n 10 tie treasury, arrangements vii! scou
be made to exchange gold ard silver coin fc1
Unltod States uotcs at The s;v(ra! SUB tressu-
rles where c2hVaOie8t. tbs il tho rurport Ct
"a l;cTa OF COWS given 10 The press st tie trea
suT3 tC'js?. f!:e purpjse CT il is to ST, c. The
cItcoa TO to bell il O3io uex! month.
Judge Fields recent ogioion r:Epooirg the
Chinese qlcs.l2o will, it is gem rally believed.
ctfsctually settle the question Of Chinese in
m'gra'l3l. Ii is 10 The effect that The treaty
With China cstICt be broken at cnce by law,
but that aotico OF desire 90 tho psrt of this
government to abrogale it should BIO selyed
Immediately upon China. and that when sbro'
gated b7 the consent e both governments q
new treaty could be entered into by which the
same privileges granted Americans in China,
and no morc, would be given Chinese in this
cou1tiy, suoh, for instance, as admitting them
at lev designated ports, and for certain de-
fined otjec!a.
The National Board Ct Health hero to day
reports 10 cases Ct yellow fever at Memphis
eiGoe yesterdays report, - Ct which were
white aud I colored and 7 deaths-3 white
and 4 oolored.
The receipts at the treasury to day from u.
ter1al revenue amounted to $252 026. and
from customs 1893, 1927.
The crowd Of labtr,ra, most Ct whom arc
colofe5, who have been besiegiug the doors of
the treasury ior s1mo days past, drawing pay
for work DOPE under Gelirqueut contractors
several years eye, is begiaGiug 10 diminish in
s!z,, AID 10 bY &c means es largo to-day as it
was yesterday. Amocg those who applied fer
back pay today was q negro MAJ Dauod Jim
Stone, DoH 10 jail Tor cutting his Wife's throat.
dc waS escorted 10 the treasury by Msrihal
D0uglss aud Bis lawyer. a. Is. BroWn, but had
tu be broush. back 20 jiil without his money,
as his naHe YES too low dcwa On The lis. to be
reached in Gpc day.
W. Il, Hoover. Tho mac arrested here last
week Tor swndi!ug Frank White cut of 500,
upon the assurance tast he was go agent ior
pro:uiios gGr;Enmcnt Offices, and would get
him lucrative ono for that price, vas dis.
charged Ia thc criminal curt here to day.
FCu7 membtrs OF the Cabinet arc now in the
clty-Mes,rs EV,r;s. Sherman, McCrIr7, and
Dsqens
Ross Tutrer, fyrmriy uf lbi4 city, pow 10
Venice prosecuting lis art studies, has lust
sent over souc small water sketches of Eene-
!lan scenery, which have been eagerly seized
by eonnolsscurs at good piioes. Good judges
say that Mr.. Iurncr is rapidly Gcvtltpipg into
America 5 best landscape paiuter.
Mrssrs. Fitch, TX Il Gutter. extensive real
estate aGcns 10 this city, report that the prog
pects Tor immigration into Virginia have greatly
Improved OF late. ard are much better than
they were his time las. yer.
No!witrs.sndn ling the short distance between this
city ard tbs gold mites o: Fsuquiec Co., W., but
lev people here hsve sn idea Of o..he- tho riches
or Tic eXteIt Ut the operations &. these Eincs.
Gene. i GiitCne. ms q mine with SIX foot vein
running Through lis ertr1 len 9Th, tho o.o CT which
ls estimated to ha worth 50 ton. Nh Kid we'll is
worainE portion Of the Old Kelly mine, from
which III. 600 Was taken Oh. las. yesr This gold
IS extra iiae, boing worth S2l 40 ounce at the
fhiladelphis s!int. This mno is being furnish
cd with The most improved machinery, and tho
ides OF The company working IL is to invest a
hall billion CT dollars in i; from which they
confidently expect TO receive ton pc. cent inter-
est. Another coEpsny, with capital Of $ 100 COO
was organized in New York last Saturday, and
will go to work 81 Gl carly day in mine on the
ssmo ridge. Old and experienced minors, MANY
of whom hare examined the Fauquier mines,
have no hesitation ia saying that thsy are as rich
ss those of California, and that ell they want 10
mako item rcmuneTativeis the capital to develop
:hem and extract the gold, and the difficulties in
obtaining that, tho people Of tho county and of
tho whole State otVi:glni7, will DO glad TO learn,
is rapidly vaCisEing