Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-25
About Col, MOSby.

Ito mas icl,cE lIum III" Coioaet S.7lCg & ri
explanation Of the story which ven! Their
Of the pewspape! press to the effect that he had
refused to wear dress suit at 40 cuc1,a;o
ment given by Mr.. IIenncssey, the B,jti.l
Governor General of Hong Kong, AID e..
guilty of many other acts which were prn.:
violation of social aud official etiquette. CI
Mosbg iucioses to his brother letter addresses
to bim by Gov. Heunessey toucLiog on lha
sui jact, 10 which the Governor says:
Il have read with astonishment q parapr,nh
from 90 American paper about your costumest
Government House, &C., and hasten to apssrr
you that, as far as know. the paragraph !:
without the slightest foundation You have
often done me tho honor If being guestu
my table. and need hardly say there is 90 occ
in this community whose social qualities an
high character more fully apprccl,le."
The followiog is oopy OF what the Coosr,
himself has to say 90 the sui cot: The Ci,y
of Peking arrived yesterday, bringing my mail:
Nearly every letter received had 8 uoSsplpcr
clip stating had bte1 guilty Of gross scci,I
and alicia! breach OF decoium 10 reusiugt5
appear 10 Grsss suit ct 40 entertainments :.
the Government House. Personally | Ger,
nothiog for this ridiculous story, but Go CT,
for tbs c)ncern it seems to give my Trend,
There is not the shadow Of truth 10 it, bur. Of
the contrary, exactly the rsversa is true. sr
rived htrJ 90 February the -. GA The OK,
day, ia compliance with official etiquette,
called OF tho Governor | spcut q very asrel
able half hour With him, aud whea rose t,
leave be said. Col. Nlosby, Mrs. lleDncsss,
vii! have some lrieCds to dine wth u; 10 m9r
| row, and want sou to be one OF the p3ry.
| replied, y ou will have 70 excuse ice, G5y
| eroo.; did not brieg dress suit with II,
bu. as scoo as provide myself with one w
take pleasure 10 accepting such an invita;iJn
Next day | ordered sui:, and 10 les dag"
afterwards din2i with him. and have dnlc
freoueltIy since also called on the Bgl-h
and Russian admiral aCd commanders, aod a.,
on other officials, and have diaed with several
diued on the flagship Iron Duke with AIM
ri Coates Gu:og the frs. two weeks w..
here also attended two large balls and Il,
| racea. have accepted DCmer0us Invitation
since have been here. 10 DC sure do Got -
up to be society nco, acj accepted th@
| Invitations not cs mater oil plca9l:c Itj
| they were a great bore TO rie,) but htcau,e
ressrded them SIMPLY ss nly Official duty g..
repro ,ntativo OF our GOV rameat. NJ r.la,IJa,
] with the Governor arc not oaly cordial, tu: 10
innate. 10 the paragraph published it is sail
| that leading American merchant wrote tie
statement from here to Washington. Tha Iruh
is there is Only one American firm here.
| know lhtS; gentlemen well. have dlned a. ,hcI.
| houses and am infinite With them. y! c0uf.e
| they never wrote any such thins. The sirl~'
clmes from LoriDg, the v!co consul, whom !
dismissed Oh my arrival here. 4 Ju'
before LETT Washington met Minister SaY,rl
and his clerk Bradford. You remember thr
| hGy we're Thea undergoing an Investigation b,
| Congress. had 90 new slouch la!
that had Just bought. Bradford asked mo Il
| | WAS going 10 wear a souch hat to ChiosT r!
piled that | was. lie said, That won't de-
the Eugl:sh newspapers will Iijclc you. |
| felt indignant, CT cours, at the imperliucnc! o!
| the follow, ADD replied that Il would drcs.
| 10 China JUS: as dressed in Washington. u
pleased ard as suited me- You may rely 90 on
tbiog, they may OH ct 10 my dress, bat they
will never accuse Mo OF steaug a0ythlug. II!
| felt the cut that gave him. and of course that
augcred him, and he and his crowd have been
| dong everything 10 thei. power to annoy NJ
ever since" IL is hintcd ct tho Department
OF the State that Moshv will ressign his pos
lion IS coDsul to ll)ng Kong next fall. and th.;
his return Is likely 10 cpen up again tho whole
| SC audal oil the Chinese misson aod the lloni
| Kong and Shanghai consulates. 1t soCmi that
soou after Mcsby got 10 China he reached the
conclusion that forty thousand dollars 10 c)n
suar fees which should have been trrrcd Over
| to the govtromcnt had not found their way n
that direction, and that at laas; 5000. 900 Of
the fees collected n the last seventeen year,
under the law regulating Chimes cmigrantj 70
procure the consups certificate before embark
iug, has never been turned into the Treasury.
These charges Mosby, it seems, sent to the See
retary Of Stale 10 tho form o! dispatcl
nearly four mouths ego, and it is said ct the
| Department 0! 5 ate that IS yet no reply Ia
been sent Mosby by the Secretary. This TAI!
ure of Mr.. EVarts to promptly respond to Mos
bys charges it is thought has led the latter 10
believe that his course has not been approved
| of, hence his desire TO resign. Ii Is understood
| that Gen. Grant reviewed tho whole situation
while 10 Chi6a, aud that Secretary EVarts vii
| take 20 action 10 the premises uutll Grant :
returo, whcn he will be able to learn his vicw
| on The sui ,ct.- Wash. Cor. Of Bulto. Sun.
Do not supply your baby with Opium 0!
| Morphia mixtures, but uso DR.. Bulls BABY
| Syrup, which is always safe and reliable aud
never disappoiuts. Is cents bottle.
For fec hobby suit OF CLOTHING sec :,
DEALHAM, G. King ST., corner Fairfax.
SPECIAL NoTICg.-To the ladies': We have
now 10 store largo stock Of Ladies', Mcu .
aud Chlldrers' Low Quarter Shoes, suitable
for the present season. These goods are beau
tiful. handsome and durable. ard will be s0..
ct such prices as cannot fail 10 please. All ir