Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-13
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Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. g., .Ju'y IS. 1880.

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WASHINGTON. D. O., .Ju'y IS. 1880.
Tie receipts at tie I'rea:ury TO dey iIcn
customs were $GG2. $50; f:cm internal rc7euue,
$2O5. go. Tic nationsl bank notes received
for redemption to Gay amounted 10 $4,000.
Professor Comsttck. Ct tho Agricultural &c.
partuert, will start f.r California to morrow
for the express purpose Of Investigating the
orange worm, which is low commencing is
ravsgcs upon the grapes aod pca:s Of that &C.
tlon.
Dispatches received hero TO day from the
White Sulphur S3iirgs r!port MIR. Corcorsn
So entirely cut Of danger Lstlels from tie
same plac, say that Mr.. Don Cameron is 10 a
very prcc1ricus condition; that Lis health has
Irostratlcu is Tho SUI .ct Ct much alarm to bis
irieods.
Dispa chea received at tho Wsr Department
| to day from Geocral Pope state ths. be dis
credits the report OF the Invasion OF the Indian
Territory, es be has re lived 20 Intelligence OF
any suoh luyt STOP, and as no is 10 command Of
| that depaItmt ut it is but natural 10 suppose
| that he would have heard something cf the 10
vasion if it had occurred. The troops in that
| department have been lCSluutCd 10 keep q
| look cut f)r EayGe, the reported commander
| OF tho reported Invasion, aud to hold him for q
| trial. which vii! 10 right hard with him, IS
when he Was released tcIore from arrest for q
| similar oiienso, it Wss with the uodeis anding
that he would not repeat it.
| The proposed runLiog Of Mri,r Leo by the
democrats OF the Norfolk district for the soat
10 Congress COW occupied by Mr.. Goode is
locked upon hero ~ a wise measure. Msj Jr
L,c il pronounced rcar jls:Cr. but is O firm
supporter OF the I;gu'sr democratic electoral
ticket and it iS said, Is better able to col nitrate
the strength Ct tia party 10 lis district than
aoy other man. la this correction it miy be
mentioned IT, at many tf the Virgnaus DOW so.
jouruiog hero think it would be good policy to
adopt the proposed Norfolk plan 10 the
Alexandra district, namely: to nominate
for Congress O good reaejuster. but who
is souud on the national ticket. and such on one
they ssy c,n be found 10 the person OF MIR.
James Barbour. OF Culpep,r. Political affairs
10 Fireit ! sre much talked Of here az the
hope is general among the democrats that her
delegation 10 tho next Congress il not batter
men mny oil least DO as firm 10 lbe democratic
faith.
81 many GfEc, holders bcro hlvo rccobt!y
avowod to their dcmrcra ic ilicnds their intcu.
ton OF supporting lllLcotk and subst quonly
drr ed 20; cpy tho intention but any tXpsfs 90
f it, lht { sumo OF the radicals who believe the
first statement aud do not believe the 81 cond &C
40 fir S. to say that they will be consoled tol
GalGnld's defeat by tn, iac, that lhaso tin
mers will be tu!oed out.
a we'll known Virginia republ C 20 from The
Petersburg distric; Informed ms to day that
Dysop, Secaod Auditor, would certainly be iur
IS the rssdiustrr candidate for Congress 10 ths
district. and that the d,mrcr.ts wnul also rue
q t!ck:t, and that ~fil, the torme
wou'd not draw eff cucngh votes from the
republicans to d,fat Jargepscn be would
draw enough from tho democrats to put The
election Ct the latter ont of tho question. Lii
ASP said the. the rCsc listers had bacb wrought
~ by their leaders to such pi ca Of aLimositi
sgainst tho debt payers, whom no fcknowl
edged Wero the s,ald, reliable and 5,st mer
10 The State, that they ~cud checrtu'ly vot,
for rcl 70 or tie devil 10 pr,ferrtcI to oDe O
them. lo also off, red to bot 500 that Gar
f,!d would CRY the Site, aud, 10 fact. and il
my presence. did bet a hat that such would bt
the cis;. What will your a6juser readers
who uroetss to want llaue ok tlc'ed, say t
this