Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-31
FROM H.4SHlNG7O ON.
Special Correspondence Of the AkSa. Gazette.

WASHINGTON, D. O.. July 81, 1850.
The receipts at the Treasury to day from
internal revenue amounted to $4l3,626; from
CUSTOMS 500. 500. The national bank notes
received for redemption for tho week end
ing to dsy amounted 10 $4,000; for
the corresponding weak last year. $780,
600; fer to day, $4,000. The United
States bonds 10 tho Treasury to date ss security
for national bark rotes amount 10 s3Cl, IS, 050;
the amount deposited during tho week, s42S.,
900; the amount wi!hdrawn, $4,000. MIR.
Hayes this morning received SS5 as contribu
ton to tic conscience fund from co ulEnoRD
conscience stricken individual in Baltimore.
Six feet hayo been removed from tho top OF
the Washington monument 10 order to get
down to work uuiDurcd by tho weather, and
next week work men will c9mmsEce lsyiog new
stone and by winter will have lsd twenty five
feet, the material for which las already arrived.
Sumo Of the commissioners appointed by
Congress to make all tic arrangements for the
location. construction and celebration of the
proposed monument at yorktown have Jus! re-
turncd to this city from that pIlc,. They did
not select sto for the monument for tho very
good rseaon that while thcro arc plenty of cX
col!ent Gees within the limits Of the town tho
owners thereof asked tho txoIbi.aDs sum of
$500 Oh acfo for the land, whereas o Yankee
who OWES land Just outside she tcwn limits of
feIed them az many acres az they might WaEt
for nothing, ard they thlugh! they had batter
wait awhile, before making selection, though
the prevailing sentiment among thcn is that
the Yaukeo' = otf4r BE- accepted. So il seems
that the folly OF Virginia laod owneIs is Gs erca.
ia YoiktoWn as 10 o!her perls OF tGo State.
Il seems that tho Firgiuia Mahcuitcs have
hoisttd the black flag, mcaa The approaching
contest 10 ba With tic knifo and tho kuifo to
the hilt, aad will not oaly mike no compromise
with their debt paying opponents, hut will not
even bold :clal la!efcIu.sc with thep; for it is
understood thatthc Vi'giaians CD the Yorktown
commiEsioE-Scnato. Johnston, Mr.. Goodo and
Governor Hoilld2?-Ehtn at Fortress Monroe,
heariLg that General MGhoao was there, were
Courteous enough TO tXend hin 60 invitation
20 accompany them, by O card. from Senator
Johnston :, and that no took no notice either
of the Invitation or Of tie distinguished gentle
man vino sea. him the card. Il ia further
stated that when Ito party reached Yorktown
DR.. Wise. famous readiustcr and captain of o
volunteer military company Of Williamsburg,
pany all dressed 10 uniform, were there to meet
them. but that tbs Captain dccIiooG, through
judge Hughes. 10 be Introduced to aEy of
them but Senator Johnston, aod would not
even sit ct the hotel table with them.
A d:spGth r;c;!Vcd hero to Gag announces
the sailing o! tho ship Gulcarc from St. Johns,
N. f.. for Ito Arctic regioss, With Dew set Of
ereiletr3, ard With all Oh bard confident of 0
successful Yoyegc.
Gentlemen hero fr@n tho NiHth Virginia
congressional district say that tho readjusters
hava that dlstric: sagl, tn: that they afo sensi
ble rca5jlstcr1 End will vote for 4 man who will
support the regular democratic presidential
ticket; that such q man is MIR. NoTbtrly, end
that bio will probably b elected.
In the Eighth district MIR. Huulon is said
Dos to te entirely cut Of the way CT rcDomi-
nation, and the regular dcmccrct;o nomination
IRON TIA! district lies, il is supposed, between
MIR. Neale and Mr.. Conrad, With chances 10
favor OF the former, Gepcfsl Field and Mr. j as.
Barbour bcipg tho oa.k hcrses.
Intelligence from NIr. Catcl's 9is!.ic. is to
the tff:cs that whilo be is saro Of the regular
demt cratic nomination. Dir. Stovsl!, bis read
lister opponent, is very popular and has as
much money OF bis command ts he desires, aud
stands good chance Of teinz elected.
Mr.. Goode, it is said, will certainly receive
tho regular dent c:stic nomination from Iii,
district but will have powerful odds to contend
ngaiGs!.
Postmaster General Kay ha4 returned. He
says the appointment OF Mr.. G!lmer Gs post
master at Richmond, Vico Forbes, removed for
crookedncss, Was made 10 difference to the
wishes Of the naive Virginia republicans.
Sergeant ct Arms Of the Senate, ColoCc
Blight, OF Indiana, says tho democracy Ct that
State is thoroughly ard completely organiz;d
ard !hst it is sue Of SUCCESS utxi ONob;r,