Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-21
EESlH EHSREJyGTGJT.
Special Correspondence Of the A7era. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D, c., Oct. p, 1879.

The only alteration made in tho Virginia
POSSIBILITIES to day vas tho change OF tie aamo
OF the posttfico at HuEville, Floyd 60. to thst
Ct Weavct's Stcrc, with John Weaver can.!n.
ucd Gs postmaster.
Nj. Hayes ard family returned from theit
tip TO the West this Morairg, considerably
improved 10 health, and apparently as well
pleased With themselves and tho world at largo
ss though they had right to the White
House. A Cabinet meeting wss led during
tho dGy, at which all tho members, except
Mcssrs. Eyarts and McCrary. wcro present.
During MIR. Hayes abscuco he haa come to no
definite conclusion with regard 10 tho removal
OF Commissioner Phelps. When ho weht away
he hsd determined 30 remove Captain
Phelps ard appoint ex Sergeant at Arms OF
tho Senate French to his place. but the
Influence of The First Nationsl Bank of
New York, which is largely interested in Dis
trct bucds, changed all that. snd, ow!ag 10
that Influence. the Captain is likely t, BIZ re-
tanned. MIR. French and ex.Msycr Bowen arc
those most frequently spoken OF III the list Ct
his possible successors.
The receipts ut the Treasury to Gay fem 10.
ternRl revenue amounted TO $lI2 249; from
customs, $454 CO. The U. s. potcs received
for redemption 10 day nmCuDttd TO Sl2I,OOO.
Among the FIRST to call upon Mr.. Hayes to-
day wes Mr.. Burot ard, Superintendent
Of the Ulitsd States mint, aud Senator MGR
fill, the former to talk about the accumulation
Of the dollars of the daddics in tho mint and
other Repositories If tho Government, and the
latter 10 say word in favor Of the cooinu.
anca Of the high protective tariff AID agalost
an Increase tag.
Wei l., formed sentlemtu, just returned from
New York, report that the general and unprc
judic:d impression there is that Cornell will
carry the State by $1,000 plurality, and that
Kelly will get much larger vote than people
i unacquantcd with The coalition Of affairs in
that State generally suppose. Kelly. it may
be remarked, married 4 niece OF Cardinal Me-
Closkey. ii is The Impression 10 New Iosk
| that Mr.. Illcp will receive the democratic
nomination fer tho presidency. ami HOG
would give the republicans more delight.
! 1t is stated in Georgetown to day that al The
coal companies at Cumberland have certainly
gone to work, except possibly the Consolidation,
| tho American and Maryland; that tho Consoh
| dation is reported to have resumed operations
| yesterday, and that if that he 80 the American
md Maryland commenced to-day. Tho Canal
| Is in n%vight!n order from Cumberland to Alex-
| hndria
| Tho change tho Avenue and It'd street lines Of
street cars hAye recently uade in the manner OF
| Issuing Transfers Is tho csuso OF p great deal OF
complaint. ss by It Ladies' and children were To-
| day compnlled to stand on tho corners il the
| rain. 1t lie eaid thst the feeling excited against
tue straGt csr company to-day will teaa in no
email degree - stimulate the movement Tor al
omnibus limo on the Avenue.
| 4 HORRIBLE TRAGEDY William Hogg,
Que Il the eldest AID most respected ct;z3ns
| OF E!oUniagtoa, ILL.,, but most ccsontlis mar,
| 90 returning boulo at uoon yesterday, shot his
daughter Mary, eighteen yenrs old, who was in
| the patlGr, aud then called his son Willie,
twelve YEARS old, who Was playing in The yard,
| and fired 4 !atnl ball through his bead, after
! which hn s!enp.d into the Woodsbed aud shot
himsaii ~ tbs head, tho ball cdgicg 10 h is
| braiv. He was :oa si.er found by passcrs by
yiug On tho flor in e POOL of blood. The
daughter aud father arc in dying condition,
but the sor, although seriously woutdad. is
| likely 20 recover. Mr. Hoeg was recently mar
RED = second time. His wife wont to Normal
thia morning, md thus probably escaped being
killed. Mr. liogg HIS rtc,ally b;cu uulcrlu-
! nato IN business
LATER.
| BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oc:. 2l,--latu las:
I
| children, who were sitt yesterday by Their
! father, were in critical condition, with little
| hone Tor tho recovery of either, Hosg died
scoo alter the shooting, reyir becoming cou-
sctCus. The coroner's jury last night rendered
| q verdict IN accordance with tho lsc.s.
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| ATTEMPTED SUicIDE.-Olver +. Deiphy, =
| prisoner i'll tho dock Of tho Crc.inal Court, OF
Washington, msds on s!torp! at suicide by cut
| ting his tkroa. yesterday afternoon. Tho bust
ness Of The court wa' over fer Tho day, and tho
baililis wore making ready to take tho prisoners
back to jsi). Dolphy was sitting with others on
| tho long bonch set aside for prisoncrc He bor-
| rowed pocket knife from BailiT Soarla, for
tho purpose, AZ no said, Of trimming his finger
nGlls. Alter opening the knife no made two
| "lpes' with 1t ncross his throat, irilictng two
| long cuts SIS Tho snila WAS very dull no serious
consequences will result from the wounds Del.
| ping was soIcd immediately and deprived OF tho
knife. bio was removed to the Marehsls office,
where surgeon was Summoned and dressed the
ugly gashos on his throat Afterwards Eelphy
| WAS taken back to Jail lilo is charged with steal.
| ing clothing from a man named Bailey and
| since his indictmen. soems 10 have boon vorv
rauch Affected By lis troubles. About ten days
ago he attempted TO hang himself with his
| blanket in his cell at the jail, but tho blanket
| appeared to be too long for bis purnoso, as when
no louhtl MS lcet were on tho IL With tho
blanket twisted end noosed about his neck, tho
| other end b9ing attached to the grating OF the
window
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING Tho first bust
ness session OF tho Friends Yearly Meeting was
hsld yesterday at tho meeting house on EutGw
street, being preceded by brief session spent in
prayer and social greetings among the n,embe.s
= I III a. H. the business session began, and Mr..
Francis L: King Wss reappointsd clerk and
Allen Z. Thomas assistant, Epistles were read
from other yearly meetings at London, Dublin,
Canada, New York, North Carolina Kansas
Indiana and Ohio, sll showing tokens OF in.
cressing activity in Christian work. a largo
committee was appointed to prepare answers to
thcnl to b. brought before future sitting. a
number Of Friends spoke on the duties of indi.
Vldual members to the body at large, aad OF the
nesd there was OF UNFOLDING the special vieys of
The Gospel rs held By Friends. The subject of
foreign missions Wss brought before the notice
of the meeting. By the epis.Ie from Ohio, and
was considered at some length, and a committee
was appointed 10 taee tho matter in careful coz