Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-20
RR0JS Eg.FSAssvey T!i.E.
Special Correspondents Of The -Ale13. Gaac:te
WAsuIEGTo:I, d. g, Oct. -, 1879

Special Correspondents u tHe -ilt:V+j u'IC!te
iYAsuIEGTo:5, u. g., Oct. 20, 1872.
Attorney General Fed, c! Virgins, arrived
here to day, and will rcEnaiu 20 hear tac ar&u-
monts 10 the State rights cases now b>fpre the
Supreme Court lie may possibly assist the
Attorney General Of Tennessee IL the argument
of the Tennessee cIse7. Judge Hoadiey' OF
Ohio, arrived to day, lie ard Richard Her-
rick will deliver arguments in tho Ohio css2s.
The receipts at the Treasury to d.7 from in
terpal revenue amounted 10 $GI7 G22; from
customs, 5000 500 The L. S. notes received
for redemption 70 day amounted to Sll5 600,
The outstanding circulation OF U. s. notes and
fractional currency on Saturday !a:t IVES: U.
s. notes, $346 6Sl ole: fractional currency,
SIS. 73l OF; redeemed last week, notes. 81
146. 600; fractional cu:ronc7, $500
1t having been Represented to the ln!erlor
Department that the teDIcrsry Suppression ct
hos;ilites agaius: ih0 Uies and the s2nGiug OF
a commissioner 10 ,iciu would rasnit, through
the iutlcccca &. Ou1ay, :hcir ciii%i, IL tie re-
turn e The ;rC1lcu AID children csricd OF
from TIC White i.ivlr agCnog, ani thu suTtcn
der OF The ln.iian5 engaged IL he outrage &
that egaucg &na 10 the stack OF THGlr surg
omiuaad, Ger. merritt has been 0:taEcd 20
halt lis command at Whit River, obtain a
supply Of provisions, ind seCd n: sick 40:
wounded to RawkogS. rs the hes lie lndlaas
have 20pc. il is suYpO=Gd, ~ !l0 dfCeian Ct
Navajo, The uGmmnnis f Mckanzlm an;i Hatch
tram iors Gaflard GnG Lewis have been order
q! o a'iVIGca III hat direction, head thnm cit.
and drive them back towards White RIVER.
from where's Merritt will attack Them ii lie
mis- ion If. the commits lnucrl uGsucc assfu|. Tho
lnGiln Bureau received :. dispa ch this morning
from f. L. Mansfield who belonged to The
White River agency. stating that he was safe
and sound at Rawlings, having escaped tho
mas! ARA by being absent at the j!me ns q oou
rlcr Nothing. W 10 > n'cCck 10 day, had
been received at either the War or Interior
Department concarpin4' :lio fate Ct tie wamen
and children carried 1T ffom ;hn White River
agency.
The u. S. vessels Poshatin, Marion. Kcar
sage. Portsmouth AID Saratoga will sail from
Hampton Il radS to day or 10 morrow to rarii,i
pate IN the preliminary celebration Of the cen
plscn On the 23i Inst, alter which the latter
two will return 20 Hampton Eonds and the
others to Norfolk.
The following changes in Virginia rosto!iccs
were made 10 da: An Office has been caat-
lshcd At Hamilton Institute. Waal incon
county. ai!l, W. II. Sngth AZ postmaster,
and one at i'aT;:aIor. huauS:s county, with
Z. s. Patterson ~ POSTMASTER. W. y. Ilor-
ncr haa been appointed postmaster at New
Plymouth, LuneDhurg county, vice l.. 7. VIM
resigned. and }. 5. Williams at Tappahannock,
Essex county, vice J. s. Rou2i,, not commits.
stoned. The otiicc OF Gicnora, Spottsylvsna
and that at Ss7agcVilIc, Ac;omac county, hayo
hecn discontinued because there arc no can6i.
dates tor the ncsmes crshirs. Papers for the
former named place go to Pesi;na CTcsa Roads,
and fer thc latter 20 OnaHcock.
The ArtGSiln well AZ the Riggs House has
been sunk to depth Of ono huodrcn and sew,
ty.lvc feet and the !sat:y in ii has iisen to a
few feet oil tho surface. 4 Temporary pump
will be put ia j! today, and i the water holds
out will be substituted By permanent ono which
will force tho wa!cr throughout the whole
hotel. The idea that The natural force Of tho
water would be sufficient to send it all over tho
house vas acVcr entertained by The contractor.
judge Keith LETT hero this morning for Ices.
burg. where he will preside at tho October
term CT the Circuit Court to ccmmonoo there to
day. Col. Henry Pcyton also left this morn
ing for Fairfax Court House to tnke part lp the
political discussion there 10 dag.
ln the police curt Of Ibis city to day man
named Columbus Pearson, well koowa 10 A.
txandEia, was committed TO Jail itr tho grand
Jury on charge Of perjury.