Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-06

AMI ives: winds, Ring promoter, clear or h,zv
snthsr, possibly followed in Dorthcrn portions
l.; c)0.er northwest winds.
TIE STEAMER GULNARE TO GO OMAN Arc
7m EXPEDITION. iho Arotic expedition
.sosm. proposed oy Captaia Howga.e, r,csntIy
al horz:d by an &C. OF Congress, was cousid
nd at meut!n- OF The Cabinet 10 Washing
tn tuesday, aud 1t vas d oieruined thst before
as iIHh,r steps we're taken enc or two of the
.e:fetaTIcs Shoult vlsi: Alexandra in
sac he steamer Gu!narc. which is intcnSad
lr the Lace trip, md Dow being rebuilt at tie
yard. OF the Ship Building aaa Maine Rail
va CjGQs"y, ii this city, uoder tbs suDer-
r0.c5!sBo3 Ct Captain II. =. Chester. Accord
TX . lAe prcg:am:ao aud IS sanonnccd in VS.
tr!,ys h>ztic, Secretary 1T tho N.sy
fhup.5o, Secretary OF War Ramsay, Chiei
Nlga tos3rc:cr Mantans. Capt. II. ". uoS.
9,.a as several o:hcr gentlemen arrived at the
yII! lu,-d2y CF2clag aEoIs SIX o'clock 10 D
rGmy sc|i, AID altar q ih0rtugl iCspactiOD Of
the steamer expressed thems, Ives ss wall
ret.ci SIh tie scs'ei and the msnner 10
which III wcrS - telog pertorDrl. The GuI,
ulre Is u Sc?ich tUl;t vessel tsiliog. from
G:aoncck add Is lao let long, p feet breadth
o. beam, a1d Is icct depth CT hold, Vi.h fee
saitICE facilities, brig rgycd. She il being
nawy spared aud fi.gtd. Mr. j. w. Williams
ot Bslumore /; d0ioc the rigging, and Mcssrs
ro.Isri x Pa1Rctt Ct this ely arc now eorapcd
u mAklus an entire new set OF slis for the yes
SCI, together With other necessary spsr, sails.
shch will b, required. on account CT her
.'Guei capacity tor coal, which will bo It'll,
osi gaui the vessel reaches ptiot north,
were sncng tho fields o. ice, steam will have
to 5c used entirely. Ia a fey days the Gu'nare
vi. he launched from tho railway, apd her bit
tom o.cl more kls' tn: ncbia waters of the pJ.
t1m9c, Shcn she vii! Dc tow q to the Wsshilpton
Navy y ed where 4 portable house is being
tai: Tor the voyage, and where she will com
m-n2o Immediately receiving coe, provisions
40! ether stores ecess,ry for the expedition.
The v,sGeI Is to BE- differed and named by fifty
II n o. the United Stats navy, detailed for
The purpose. but the aR does not compel any
army or navy otncer to 60 on inc voyage. Sec
rr'4ry IhoWpion says when the vessel is co
nrs.g flushed nc viii have her examined and il
pf0nouacai substantial sho vii! be formally re-
cay-d. Lieut.. Doaoc, u. S. A., now ia the
northeast, haViog volunteered his services has
been scat Tor t'y 81 etary Ramsay The Navy
DEPARTMENT - 10 iuan the vcas i aud the War
y larDcnt Is 10 fGrGi-h recruits VINO arc to DO
-.l'on"d 81 the proposed post. Alter rosC hing
The POINT Of EeslGbtirn, The vessel aud naval
of!car5 Will rHru!D. lrapIog tho representatives
e. tue War Department ia tho Arctic regions.
Ok THE EVE or ANOTHER STRrKs-rho
Cumberland Nsws says:
Tho New Central cal crnpluy have bwcr
81 The rate OF frsigh! On o)a! shipped by canal
from : 10. the prev ling rat, which they
hive been paving, TO ! the reason gwen b.
lax that the NJ irI md company had cur Under
% tho rrgul,r rate. IL Is said that tho Mary.
IaGd company have ei9Gn, IN some It's tancea, AZ
los &. - cents freight. lho huallntn of 10 h
clnpau.s have refused to 20 cut NJ the reduc d
rate. and nuu,hcr ni boats OF both c,mpaLi.s
are hog in Iort. The Nav Central rmpaoy
HF' shipping heavily ty iai and appcac lndl-
irTlnt as TO when they rcsum .nal shlpInc0,s
Inc btamcn have appointed a secretary, nuu
those who Gre Idle b, c,u>r of their refusal 10
boat NJ the reduced rate aru SAID to be rectiy-
Iog thrCuIht their crntsrg, linsnciaI aid from
hostmcn who 'ro Wp'k.nG. Toe c)mpaii.s
Other shLn Nv Central All: alar, land arc sill
shlpu'1g al 81 l0gor to;..
Sgeskiug .! she cal tad, TIC syme paper
siys:
The ,bipMcuIs Irom The mars hc Cun.
h.Fiand coal rcgIoo TOR Ihc week crd,cg S;lur-
day, Nay ! wrre CO POO tona AID fer thn yc.r
~' tens rs comu2rsd @'h tho cJ-5rsncrding
p,Tci @! 1870"
corNn!A STEAM FIRE CG.--A fc,u.r
hoHhy lnCrti0g OF the CuIuQisia Steam Fire
TO. WAS held il their hell last nigh, wi:h V G,
President K W. Fails 10 thr char, end Sem'I.
!. Jcr kits scGretarT
lhrcc rppjics'ions jrr ar'icc mor.h,r.hio
Z r n y nj n. IN,
m'''1c.
EatIt ". Whoa: clIlrli i!,1 !otio xi3g re g.
u.lal-
.'a@o.ycd, That L5uicun Cam, hgil engineer,
.aI ,.@"ry i'osoy GrlStr, havng lrjg,d encr-
,e!e 'Ia faithful 10 tho discharge Of thLic re
sa1c.;' duties, enl a:c 10 ivory way acocpta.
80 % Las company, 20, tho members Ci TIC
'hH"'tla Steam Fire Co, in mreiiog a:s,n.
'.s1, DO request their reelection by the Beard
It Ere Wardans.
solved, That The Secretary DO Instructed
."lorrard TO tie Board Ct Fire WadcGs. a
coy G.! The above r. ,luioD.
IN resolutions were unanimously adopted.
.Ho :e9enston Of John W. Crau,laod &c
''-.e'aty OF tho company vas received aud ac
,e!ted, a1d tho meeting adjourned.
CONSERVATIVE READJUsTERs. There vas
AsahcrnS OF the conservative rca:jgs.eis at
">it "IG@am no Sun E0gi1c u0use) last
LHht i'r he nurrosc OF having tic consul-
"'.n Hioi. sugar Il. BrlCkct, Grand Sach N,
gi''Li"d, and Jsmos 4. Slian aud A. n. Hur
G' h"eplrs o, Waupums. were at their posts
4aG t9Haclt fires wcra lighted, and war datcs
O'S iIac', alter which uoe n ~ MI oers were
iei7et 1870 the foo. Tho warriors. who
N'F' TTcsrGt in !tr!o rumbtri. then re-
'c'd with exceeding ] y. Alter Ii,ten-
,as rcpor'S rom the several committees, all
SCOT lio utlug the new nenberl. united
= 3cc:2,. "Wc'il take ouls Straight
me ofcanlZAlon, which is composed Of joVisl
sPN''s OF kindred feeior DOW numbers Us
LeDb,rs and ~ reoei:irp neg members cyerv