Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alera Gazette.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., August G. 1850,
The receipts OF the Treasury to dsy from
customs amounted to $S77,G7O; from internal
revenue, 1907 .0CG TIE national bank potes
received to day for redemption amounted 10
$22G 600.
The Solicitor oi tic Treasury, Mr.. Raynor,
has decided that 81 OGO cores CT government
lard in Cherokee county, North Carolina, had
better be disposed Of, aud it will therefore be
sold by public auction as soon as tho proper I'd
vortisemcnt shall be made.
Intelligence was received ct tho Navy De-
partment to day of tho death OF Psymastcr q.
Ii. Bluehmag, U. s. N on the shin Asncc,
Of the North Atlantic !quadrcp. lie was a
native Of Virginia. but YES appointed from
Pennsylvania.
MIR. Nat Mckay, philadalphi. republican
politician and lobbyist, says that tho recen. re-
| pert Of the experts sent by Mr.. Sherman TO
DalEsrara 10 inspect tho msEufgc!ure of sugar
there, is tissue OF incorreoS statements and
was mRGa for the soIo purpose of sustaining tho
previously expressed views OF tho Secretary or
| in order TO curry his favor.
A letter received here this morning from O
! leading democratic politician of Oregon says
that Senator Grover is 10 New York, rapidly
rcgaining bis hetlih. but that his will be unable
TO come to tho Pacific coast during the corgres
sioual recess. but that Senator Slater, Repre-
sentative Whitaker, sud all tho democratic
speakers 10 the State have walked up from tho
lelhsrgy under which they have lebored for the
last year or two that ell democratic dissenions
have been settled. end that there is every pros
pic: of tho State going for Hancock, as Mr..
Garfield speeches and votes en- the Chinese
question are beipg distributed in all directions.
and they alone arc sufficient to defeat him 10
every State Oh the Pacii, Slope.
Senator Eaton. OF Connecticut, is 10 the city.
He represents the condition of political affairs
in his State as most favorable; that Hancock
will get every vet, that any other democrat
could have gottep, end that thousands Of indc-
pcudents nestlY all the gIcanbackers and many
mc0 who have heretofore acted With the rcpub.
lic1ns vii! also support him. The reasons i'm
pelliDg these latter alc various. not the least
being curiosity to test the professions OF 10y
atty at tho South and desire for change.
The copy for the text book, which The domo
crat!c congressional campaign committee has
been engaged in preparing for some time past
end which shows up Mr.. Garfield in light by
30 mears onviable, was completed to day, will
be sent to New York, to be printed, TO night,
and will be ready for distribution next week.
The clerks engaged in preparing it have been
transferred from headquarters to the cimnit-
tees room 10 the Capitol.
a letter received hero to day rpm o youog
clergyman ia Marioo, Ala. c,ngratu!ating q
demt C ATTIC friend upCn the recent victory his
party gained 10 taat State, says: The darklas
for some reason not vt brought 10 light, re
fused to vote 10 Mnrou, aud rot a mao voted
the rad.c,l ticket"
The Appearance hero 90 Tu:slay last Of
Mes:rs Iiddcbcrgcr 5n1 Bassatt French.
pTomioeut Mahonles, has already been noticed
10 this corrnspo ndeDce | have sl1oe learned
that MIR. Mayo, the Mahcno clcctor for the LEI
district, was hero Oh the same day. This but
confirms tho suspicious entertained by the Vir-
GINA democrats COW here that a1o.hcr co1sulta
ton was hold with Dir. Gorham, Who returned
from Orkney with MIR. Riddlebcrgfr.
Charles NJ. Harrington, 4 well kcoan shoe
dcscr CT this city and married man, oloped
last night With Miss Alice Ford CT the Chts.
fer County ice cream salocp. near the eorner Of
Ninth and i sIcatg. who is represented as an
tx,sedieg'y beautiful girl. and have been traced
MS far ss New York. Harrington has been
contemplating t!lS move for some time psst
and for tie inat ;eS days has been selling his
stock fer Auy priao purchasers would give. His
been arrested onca ioE forging Lis father name,
and having t!i1d 10 obtain diVolc, from bis
wilo on tho ground that he was miner When
he married.
PREPARING TO INVADE MEXICO. -Iufo,ma.
tiou GENES up from Texas that what is known
there as "Tbo Grand Army of Oolupation,"
&C orgau:z .tiou Wits, object socms TO bo tho
invasion of Mexico, under General Dargmpie,
is assuming considerable proportions. Three
hundred men are enr0lled 10 Austin and vicinity,
and the First Regiment of Texss Cavalry, of
which Colonel Armstrong; OF Austin, s conn.,
handing officer, has 500 members, and recruit.
ing is goiog 90. General L. w. James. who is
general of Texas militia, has been given the
command of tho department embracing TeSee,
New Mexico, Arizona and California. Flo has
appointed staff sEd CONSULTATIONS have been
held, but results haVd not yet traDspired. The
movement is attracting good deal Of ate ntion
and the belief is expressed that if tho govern.
ment docs not interfere serious trouble will TO-
suit.
A very bold and successful robbery took place
Wednesday ulaht or esr|y Thursday morning ct
Lloton a. kirWan's gentlemen's furnishing store
in Baltimore, in the business centric of the city.
The robbers carried off S400 worth of silk
scarfs, jewelry spd silk bandko.chiefs, cleaning
out three showcases, and having begun on e
fourth case. when it is supposed they we're dis
turbed and then made off with their booty.