Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-14
FRSM u-zsHfER TUT.
Special Correspondence Of The Alcrd. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, u. e., July II, 1885,

LSpSCtlt SCTTtSUU'iISNCc " &c Stt-C1, Ou-C.te.
WASHINGTON, D. e., July II, 1886.
Disra cles received ut the War Department
this morning from Gen. Pope stale that there
is 10 truth at all 10 The reported Invasion Of The
Irdian Territor,; that hearing that Payne had
invaded that Territory from Arkansas City. be
had itq1rcd q: that p!ac, au1 found there was
no Truth 10 the report; that three wagons AID a
few srapgltrs had attempted to 10 through tho
Territory on their way 10 Ttx,s but bad been
arrested and turned beck by the troop; that
the borders of the Territory arc guarded at
all poiots to prevent lis i1vssior; that no
moro troops are wanted fer tha! purpose. and
that the whcrcs blnts Of the reported c)mm 10
der Of the mythical INVASION ere unkrowp.
Intclliaerc, here frosn the White Sulphcr is 10
the effect Il a. MIR. COlcjran has entirely recov
cred aod that thcro nevcr was really anything
serious the matter with him. The Company
there prm5ers about four tuacr.d. Mr..
Cameron'S c0nGi.ion il sid TO DO no better.
but nothirg ium: lla'ely selitu;i, apprchendcd
10 his c,so.
Nj. JAS a. Campbell, Third Assistant Sec
rctaIy CT State under Secretary Fish, died ibis
morning al his rcsidc.c, in this city, after q
prolonged illness.
Tho receipts at Tho Treasury to day from
customs amounted 10 s7i5. &C., from internal
icveIue. $376.3i0. The national baLk notes
received ior Redemption t. day amounted TO
$2O5 000.
The congressional can paHu cjmmitt ,c has
been reorgapiZcd with tho samo officers, aud
will continue to have their headquarters 10 the
Capitol ia this ci'y. They will as 5000 os their
meeting 10 New York atiourns commcLc, the
active work OF the campaign with full force
Of haLds They vii havo employ mrnt 10 all
tie Lrapchfs Of their wo,k Ter about fifty men
but many tf these will be volunteers eho *
poet to receive their reward after tho election.
Among the applicants for pay places under The
committee are John Taililerro and w. II. Mo
Gov, Of Alexandria. The committee is pro
pnln campaign documents for distribution aud
it ia needless to soy that tho Congri s,ionnl 10
cords to which Mr.. Garfield refers the country
fer matters relating to him furnishes them with
all tho material they wspt. 10 this connection
it may be remarked that Mr.. s. G. Neale, oil
ALI .n3ris, who is q candidate Tor Congress
from his district, has bought from tho c,mnit
tee and distributed norn Of such document:
than the entire present Virginia delegation 10
Congress- c)mblncd. and has thereby doubtless
mfde many democratic votes
All tho courts hero havo clmmr ncrd !hric
summer recess, many Of the offic, holders trJ
taking thor moths vacation, aimrss ali tbc
residents who ppcrd their summers 10 tho couu
fry or at witeriDg places have COMO away. and
tho city presents \ rather deserted appearance.
The Pcsofhc, Department il preparing the
ADVERTISEMENT Tor letting thn mail rcutcs 10
Virginia. West Virginia and Maryland
The retirement Of Admiral Trer chard Of tho
Uoi,cd States ravy, will be tho cause Of macy
promoianr, Among thcm that of Commodore
Donald Mcneil Fairfax. who assumes the rank
of admira. Admiral Fairfax ia we'll known 10
Alexandria, the FalfIaxas, lirrbcris, aud
Writings Of which pli C, bsiog his kiosfolk. lie
was second 10 Command to Commodore Wik,s,
and IVES the officer who boarded tho Trcbt and
took tbcreirom Mtssrs Mason aud Slidell. |,
vas reported at the time that Mics Siitl
slapped Lin in tho face for tho part he took 10
the capture Of her father. hut tho report had
no icurGa'icn. fer Mr. Mason. after tho war,
said that lis capture &C uld not have been made
10 less obi, i1nablo nlnoe-. Tho new ad-
miral is tie son Of the lato George William
Farfag. Of Jefferson county, w. Vs., who vas
tho s>n Of Ferdinand FSirlsx
District Attorney ColkhilI Is takiog steps for
an Immediate ard thorough icspeciico of all the
steamers TINT lard ct the District ports with
reference to their safety as excursion boats.
Their byi!crs, ku!la carrying carecty, fire an.
paratus, end life rrastr7eis will al be examined,
aud the law vii b. strictly enforced against
those found 10 be d,rect 10 any Of these clndi-
tlOCs