Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-27
FED.T E:zsREyyaT3sT.
Special Correspondence Of The 4lero. Gazette
WasrI1Nc7rS y r. Oar - 1870

WAsNNGIcN. u. T.. Oct. p, 1879.
The i,lluwing changes ia tho pl:tai se1Sio
10 Virginia ware made to day : Motley 4. Az
gle, 10 be postmaster et Glade Hill, FrarkIio
Co., sieo T. +: Wills, resigned; a pos.otBc
established a. Tan y ard, Hairy Co with W.
A. Carter as postmaster; the posofioe at Sun
III; Station, Richmond aud York River Il Ill
road, to be removed 10 its original site, at Dis
patch. New Kent Co, with Mrs. Sally ID
Duva as posmas err and Dew p0stoIico 70 bo
established st Summit Staii3n
Tie receipts a. tho Treasury from Internal
r'Venue TO day anouatcd to S74I GEO; 10
eu.t,us. s4lS $40. The n ATOMS! B.. notes
r ceVed for redemption 10 day amoueted to
100000.
The cause fer which Justice L. |. O'Neal,
form, rlV OF Ac1audIis, has been bsiied in the
sum OF $500 for bis appearances b. fore tic grand
lurG, was difficulty betwco0 hin, SIS attorney,
and MIS- Botlsnd, eleut, and really showed
| nott * criminal 90 bis part. His client, at
| bis advice, took second mortgage on g piece
| OF properly to secure debt OF 5000. After
the properly was sold, 10 pay her there wss Jeff
| only 800, which was q p1sted 10 hack, and
| which was offered her as soon as .he applied
| for it.
all the arrangements ios the opel az of the
| n lons Fair to-morroW have been com peted
| An immense crowd - tXlcNed TO BIZ Present.
but the streets OF the CITY 70 dag do not Indicate
that many strangers will be 10 the crowd. All
the governments departments will t 6 closed 10
order to give tho clerks aud other onp.o3ccs ap
| opportunity to attend.
The casa OF w. T. Fletcher, the osucr Ct
I h. al L. A
nesr the Great Falls. in Fairfax TO-, Va, for
the murder OF man named Ripple. 10 The
Marble Saloon, in this city, Was called 10 the
Criminal Court here this morning. bu. vas
postponed for one week.
| -Four or five bca's loaded with coal arrived
at Georgetown this morning from Cumberlard
| and the telephone announced that mOlt: would
arrive during the day.
| As previously stated in this correspondence
most of the New Workers now ia Office here
have been sent home to Work ia the radical in-
terest from now uni the election, but il is no.
lceab!e tina. the Interest," taken to get them eff
was much more manifest at tho State than at
| the Interior DEPARTMENT.
MIR. Raum, Commissioner of Internal Reye-
nue., says that MIR. Foster, who addressed tim
an open letter from West Fad, near AIe3an
dtls, crltisislng bis correspondence with Mr..
| Van Auktn. wss appointed 10 clorkship 10
the Second Auditors cfico f.om Minnesota,
| and how nc got 10 Alexandria il more than he
| EroEs. lie also says that Mr Foster viii! be
| talked to by those 10 authority abou, that
letter. With regard TO reported raid that is
to be or has been made upon Mir. Raum, for
the correspondence referred to, 10 SAYS he
| dosn't fear it 10 the least; thai the Secretary
endorses his COURSE that the Leading and re.
] spected republicans Of Virginia approve il, and
that il hlr. Van Aukcn hal. not shoscd I'D all
| right on the State debt question he would have
been made to walk The plank" immedissely.
! The Commissioner is perfectly satisfied With
his own course; ia assured Of haDg sustained b.
| tho Admins ration, and talks as though
| all he wants to make vacant chair
in any of the internal revenue Offices in Virgin.
ID is to know that its present occupant. is active
IN opposition to the psymen! OF tia Ststa d-bt
a Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hsuley
says that Fosters letter reads like the letter of
crazy man, but ill., he will not be turned out of
cHice for writing IT,. d. slso ssys tina. Mr.. Eos.
Ter is crediLcd TO Minnesota on tbs official Cd.
| portlonment register.
Sonar Arosemena, Minister from tho Uoitcd
States Of COLUMBIA. accompanied by tho s,
rotary ct State, called ct The Il tits Gouap this
morning and presented his credentials.
| La the Court in general term, to dag, 4. ",
Harris. OF this city. was admitted TO practice
as an attorney 10 tbs Courts OF the Distrc: Of
Columbia. Harris is WI! kuoao ia Alex
sodlis, having served two terms ia the
City CouGc'', s1d heing one Of tie leaders 10
republican noli'ics in thls city. He com nrac d
tho study IF Law 10 the elise OF ta late Pr,f.
George W. Mnch,lI. Rbo-beins o0e IF Tie
hrst cOored lsSyers sdnitttd 10 prscic , in tho
District coult.-made for himself al rnyinb!e
reputation Al lsgyeI Alter the d,ah Of
Pot. Mitchell Hsrris continued his liss
IN The law department o! Howard Uoivc.sity,
where he mplctcd his course ot studes st lis
last annual session.