Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
I1IO-H T-IDI1I1FU DIV,
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Ga=ett

WASHINGTON. d. g., August H. 1880.
TIC receipts at the Treasury to day from
customs amounted to $537.0S5; from HterDal
revenue $3l9225 The Untcd States bonds
10 the Treasury 10 day a3 s:curity from national
bank notes amount to $3G0.9G6. $50; tho
amount deposited during the week as such &c.
curity was 1923 coo; the amount Withdrawn,
1851. 500. The national bank notes received
for redemption for the week epding 10 day were
SSl2 600; for the corresponding week last year,
Sl,543 900; for to day, SIP 000 The notionsI
bank potes outstanding to dav amounted to
$349 .007,Sl2: Of which $342 ,670.S97 is 10 cur
rcncy, and 81, 1856. 9l5 10 gold notes.
K. Fl. Chichester vas appointed gauger Of
the third II x,s dlstr:o; to dag.
MIR. Hayes returned to the cry list night,
and will leave Wednesday week for Califcrois,
to be gone month or six weeks.
Among tho many improvements DOW golng
90 at tho CAPITOL is The narrowing OF tho broad
STEPS on the walk leading from the WIS., end Of
the QrCuDds 10 tho base OF that bulldog Tie
architect Of tho Capitol grounds planned thes,
steps. but as he is not only short legged but
crippled in ono leg. aud as bis laus were m1do
to suit his Own stlido they suited but few other
people, and at right were the cause of trpl and
not lew falls. AID so they bed to bo changed
10 suit this s:rl3a q people si;h ordinary legs
Tho artist Crsteg sibl has inspected the work
no did Oh the dome OF The Capitol last Saturday,,
is satisfied with il, aad will 70 to work rcgu-
Iarly ncxt Monday. some c)pnoiscurs 10 the
art of irasooing aay his work is superior to hat
Of his predecessor, Btumioi.
WasbingtoniaDs aho attended the political
IL G,ia l,st rhr,, loy ;,bt
it Was a dtmorsrssicn that would have been
creGi.ahlo to T. laca Of much larger sz,. Those
who heard tho speeches ct Badcnsburg night
or two ago speak 10 terms Of tho highest praise
of that mado by Mr. Linden Kent, of Altxen-
dra.
Tho political news sfloat here to-day Is to
the loloTios effect: a letter i7Cm tho NJ lyor
of Columbus lo6iaDa s3ys tia. Geo. Barn
hart. of that tosD. ~bo got u? c. I'd of 100
men for Hayes and Wheeler, Is now o Hancock
man, aui ae;s no intends to orSaniz, Cub Of
100 out OF material that has heretofore beeo
republican,, aud that will be the most effective
Hancock club in the S!att; snd that Mr.. Alley,
| popular young lawyer oil that !cRn and hero.
toioic u republican. has declared for Hancock;
| also tha. Dr.. Firrow, prominent physician OF
| bartholomew county. 10 which Columbus ia
situated. who has previously Gcted with tho 70.
pubcans viii vote for llarccck
Intelligence from other sources in 10,
diana is 10 tbs effect that noless q migbty
charge takes plae, thern before Tho tine Of
elect!o1 The democrats Will carry tho State by o
largo m.jcriiy. Gao of the reasops assigned for
this is that there were 10000 grcoubaok votes
polled there 10 tho last election. and not moro
than 10. 0C0 viii To poled next Oc:ob9r, and
that OF tho remsiaiag 10000 four 6fths will
sIn,o Ir In, 2,r q.
it is laarnod that notwithstanding Gep. Grants
orders 10 the Boys 10 Blue. most cf the soldier
vote will 5e cast for Hancock, and that tho
Geimans vii! give him @ strong vote, a gentle
man Just from Doyestowo Hayiog that Han
cock old soldiers residing there It they don't
vote tor him hGVo determined. as the rsguau
said to. the bsgnan,to do him co harm. Ex Sen
ator CoDover, who is still hcre, says the rauub
licaDs. at their racent conclave 10 Nav York,
considered project by which three fourtbs of
entire Irish vote Of the couutry can be &C.
cured for Garfield, but that they have not IS
yet agreed 10 adopt it. and that he is afraid they
may lack the b'ldue:s to do co. AS the
eX Senator did not youe5saio III, interviewer
even hint Of tho character Of the project by
which so LARGE proportion of the votes of Da-
tives of the Emerald Isle is to be swocped up fcr
tho parry that s always. except at election times,
deuouGclng their natlonsll:y and religion, tho
discovery OF tho secret must be left to
the imaginEtl0n Of your readers. Is regards
Virginia, letter received from Mr.. John By.
sut, formerly of Altxandrie, but nov o well
know cit % of Richmond, acd Deiog Ncrh-
ern nCu not disposed to be carried away by his
feelings, ssss that while the reedjastcrs will
probably get srgs vote, il viii DO by no means
large enough to su6snGer tho scc,ess OF the
regular democratic ticket.
letter received here yesterday from j. &.
Westherford oao CT the democratic presidential
electors for Oregon, says that never before has
the democracy Of that State been better organ
izsd or more enthusiastic than it is at preient;
that the Germans there who have heretofore
voted the republican ticket, will now 10 a large
extent vote for Hancock, and that the 400 ma
jority given there last June for republican