Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-03
FROM IT.iSUING7ON,
Special Correspondence OF the Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 8. $780,

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WASHINGTON. d. c., August 8. $780,
Dr.. Culver, prominent Disrics democrat,
acd the clerk Of tho House Committee On
Weights, Coinage and Measures, has addressed
| letter to Mr.. Schulz, in which he tells him
that ts his (Scbu!z's) chief objection 10 the
election OF llarccck seems to be tho confusion
that wi be produced by turning out ropubll-
CABS aud filing tho government Offices with
democrats, 81 arrangement can be effected by
which tia. danger can DO avoided, which or
Tapgement is that it every one OF the present
| ofico holders will contribute IS month from
now uniI after the election 10 tho democratic
cause, their names will be held strictly c,pi-
dental, and that when tho time for turning out
comcs they will be put on on equal footing with
tho applicants for their positions, but will have
the advantage Of experience and familiarity
with their duties. They now are forced to pay
Two per cent. of their salaries to the republican
cause, but their 81 c!Gt contribution to the demo.
cratic cause will, he says, show that they are
patriots. and will cDtitle thom to recognition
under the nov administration.
| Tx Sergeant at Arms French, of the Senate,
has gone to Los PinoS to ill his duties as dirk
Of tho Ute commission, at salary of 81, 800 a
year, which is considerably less than he has
becc receiving for many years past, bat tbon q
man can't expee! 10 DO drawing a largo salary
from the peoples money all his life.
| General Chalmers, member o. tho House
from Mississippi, has left here for Ok
ney Springs. He Gays that 80 far IS ho
knows Hancock will receive every electoral vote
10 the South. and that it will be great pity if
the AID from Which democracy 10 times past
bss drawn its inspiration (Virg1is) should
DOW. in the supreme effort that is bciDg msdo
to restore the c)untry to democratic hscda, be
| found wanting.
Tho receipts at the Treasury to day from
customs amounted to sG27,702; from internal
revenue $256.7ll. The national bank notes
received to day for redemption amounted to
1868 900.
| q. W. Ps1ion was appointed pos Inis!cr OF
! Gorcsvllle, L0u5oun couoty to dny, wise James
Trupdlo, resigned. Tho advertisements for
the mail lettings 10 Virsina arc almost COM
pIeted, ba. vii! not be published before Geo.
| Der.
Dr.. Cabcl', of the University Of Virg!o;a, aud
President of the National Board of Health. is
lie tho city On tho business Of that board. Di.
Turper, s crctary OF the board, says it thtrc is
!
! States, intelligence & it is more than the board
or any OF lts numerous agents can get.
! A we'll known and reliable Virginian DOW 10
business here, who has just returned from a
short visit 10 Orkney Springs informs me that
MIR. Gorham who sire, his expulsion from the
sosretGryship of the republican national tx!cu
tx, committee Ter not supporting The regular
republican ticket 10 California at tho last el,c
ton u that State has been trying to 10 establish
hlmselin the good grace OF the republican party,
is there with hisfricnd the proprietor, Col Jones,
. prominent rcatiustcr Of the Vslley, and that
On Saturday last DO had consultation there
/ Gish Elr. l,iddlobergcr, oDe Of the loading To-
a6usters il the State My Informant says the
reac iusters he met with eC5m to be confident Of
SUCCESS, but ths: the regular democrats qay spoh
soD6deDc, is assumed. and that tho regular
ticket will be elected by largo msj1ri'y.
A gentleman Bho vac present OF tho meeting
at Salem, Fauq1cr couatv. Va, last Sturdy,
tells mo that ho Mingled freely among the c!ogd
and that from all he saw ard hoard be ia in
duced to believe that Nsso s Tho isVor,e OF
the people OF that section for Congress- flo
also says he thinks NoaIe is the iavorte Of the
people Of Madison, TO which he recently paid
visit With regard to tho scoiu ,ut to General
Payne, he says the horse ran away whom the
biz WAS taken cut Of his meu.h to Let him drink,
aud that the General, WHOM be Jumped out Of
the buggy, fell upoo his head and was stunned
for Whit, but is DOW all right With tho exocp.
ton OF few bruises.
Senator Garland: Of Arkansas, ha9 written to
t1ov. Holiday, Of Virginia, for all bis messages
Oh The Virginia State debt and all other doou-
o;2 MS relating TO that question, il order to avail
himself G. their contents 10 the fight he md the
| dnmnrratl ero (jnp onainrt he
datcrs Of his State, contest somewhat similar
| to the one 10 progress 10 Virginia.
Secretary Butch. of tho Senate. has go1c 10
! Tennessee 10 a.teLd the demt cratic convention
| Of that State. 10 which also pref GOT for repu-
dating the State deb: EilI be- it is feared,
oiViding question.
Mr. j. l.. buchanan having rasigpel the
| presidency of B:acksburg College, Virsipia, and
! coae back to BIS professoship a; + nory aud
Henry College. the numerous Virginia friends
Of U. S. Senator Withers whose tenn will ex-
plre next March, will endoayor to have him
appointed to ill the vacancy. Tho salary is
81 600 and horse aod lot, The Senator. as
is kncwr, is physician. sod, though by &c
mears an old man. s, of course, too old to re-
| eomm ence tho prec leo of his profession and
build up lucrative practice in country neigh
borhood. AID as he is poor man, not having
sVhieo hinself, 80 many OF bis colleagues have,
OF tho opportunities afforded by bis position for
acquiring fortuae at the expense of his honor,
will. doubtless. accept the presidency Of Blacks
burg Cnllege lift be rendered him.
The Virs ola readiusters' address, published
IN this mornings Post, is too long to BIO read,
but the few who did read it say that, granting
every word Gift be true, and that it were ten
times stronger, they SEQ 20 possible connection
between it and the nresidental eIf aim ond tbot
tho idea that State party, founded upon such
grlevarc. as set forth 10 this address, will to
broken up by lis members voting be regular
democratic tickais for president scd Congress
men is fudge, and that man can be Just as
good readjuster after voting the regular demo.
Cratic ticket next November as be was before |
Tie large democratic banner, bearing the |
Ilkeness OF Hancock ard English. has arrived, |
and will DO suspended 10 front Of the hcadquar. |
ters OF the democratic congressional campaign |
committee, on 4 sraet next ThursHay