Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-18
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Special Correspondence of the A1ero Goz,

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Special Correspondence Of the Aleza. Gazette.
WASHINGTON. D. O., Juno is, 1850.
Tho rec,Ips OF tho Treasury to dow from
customs were S726. JOG; from interca revenue,
1875, l25. The natiooel bsrk rotes received
there for redemption amouated to $C76,O0o
Wiley Nea!o was appointed postmaster OF
Cleatfolk, Bland Co., Va, 10 day, vice Mrs
Naomi Fisher, removed btclusc her husband is
q mail contractor.
Ooo OF The slrest evidences of the improved
condition of the South that has yet bcec ad-
due I'd is that afforded By On artist of this civ,
1amcd w. .. Brown, who has Just returned
from North Carolina with "a 500 iu his pocket,
tho prloo OF portraits he has painted tor one
| sing 10 family tbero-he Holts-who arc OK
tenslVcly engaged 10 the manufacture of clifton
| goods. The manufacturing interest is rapidly
lncreaslog 10 tho South. aud tho advcc4ts Of
tree trace 10 that 81 cion decreasing accordingly.
Mcs:rS. Barbour, Coghi snd some other
| members OF tho Virginia delegation to CiI-
| clnnati ara Still here, but will leave to morrow.
As heretofore stated in this correspondence, by
| far the largest portion of the delegation will 70
ID The convention farcy FREQ and anxious only TO
tiud the stroDges. nun and 10 cast the vote of
| their State tor him.
About orc hundred members OF TIC House
yet remain 10 tho city. and several men,
be!s OF the Senate. OF tho former Mr.. Raa-
gan, ct Texas, MIR. Singleton. Of illinois, MIR.
Cabel, Of Virginia. nnd MIR. Wilson, of West
prglnla, were the only ones seen about tho
Capitol this morning, ard Of the latter Mcssrs.
! Ransom. Jones and Butler.
The prevailing opinion here to day respecting
| tho ClncInnGtl convention is that notGihstand
| Ing MIR. SeyDour's emphatic declaration that
! DO will not accept the nomination il it BIO tend
cred him, he will bo nominated with hurrah
and by acc'amatior, and that under such CIR
cunstarcos he will not refuse il. Mr.. Atkins,
tho chairman oftbe House Appropriation Com
mittee, who is for Seymour, says that gentleman
is the strongest so that could be nominated, and
that all that is wanted 10 secure him the nomi
nstlou is for his friends to say that no will ac-
ccpt it. Mr.. Atkins. however, does not think
| Seymour will accept, and that the logic Of cX-
listing circumstances proves that's Western man
| will be selected. ard that Dir. Mcdonald, CT
Indiana, btlog tic most available of Western
men. II therefore destined to exchange his
seat 10 tho Senate for tho executive chair 10
the White House. Mr.. Hurd says ho is in
favor of Thurman, but talks Little upon tho
subject. because he thinks, though ho doesn't
say -, that should the President como from
} the East there is cbauoe that tho Vice Pfesi-
dency may fall to bis lot. Mr.. St. Andrew, q
Virginia editor, is also here. He is for Sey.
mour, AID thinks that ticket with MIR.
Seymour at its head would sweep the country
The Field boom is said hero to have its rise and
progress 10 the pfotuso use of money; that all
tho Field family arc liob, including tho Judge,
who has been remarkably successful in sock
specuallons, his brother Cyrus always letting
him 10 the "sute pops and that they aro by
no means niggardly 10 spending money to secure
the nomination for Steve
Tho office seekers, except, Of COURSE, tLoso
from New York, are opposed to the nomination
OF Mr. Seymour, not more 50, however, THAI
they are 10 that OF man from COY largo state
except their own, and want man taken from
q small State, because ten per GEN.. of the demo.
cratic Vctels ct such Sale. the number allow.
cd tor ofhoeholders. will absorb only small
portion OF the Offices at tho disposal of Presi-
| dent. aod, of course, leave tho mofc for his
| friends 10 other States.
Secretary Scbu,z will c,rtsay tax, tho
stump Tor Garfield, aud biz determination to do
so recalls the memory ct the tilrcss CT the
Missouri! democrats 10 falling to mako him
member of their party for lille WHOM they bad
charc,, by electing him to tho U. 8. Senate.
MIR. Cooking has also resolved to make tho
best Of bad bargain, aad has called upon Mr..
Garfield, but, es yet, nGthiog has boen heard
by tho latter direct from Gen. Grant.
Ii is we'll known fac: that tho republican
eynca'iVc Committee seat 1000 to Oregon TO
lttucLco tho rtc,nt election in that Stste. and
the result proves that that sum IVES ilaaed
where it would do the most good.
|
THE WHEAT Tho Clnkc c,uniy Coartr
says:
Tho tcieago Of wheat is s large as that OF
last year. but the yiod will rot DO as groai, az
tho il7 Injured tho wheat soWu carly lasS fall,
and the drought Of last May affected tho heads
With blight. Ono Of our farmer ilieuGs To-
formed Us that he rpisad |, 500 bushes of wheat
last year, and that, although his acreage was IS
great this year he doubted if his crop would
yield him US much Us l 900 bushels. Tic raw
IS gco!, but tho grain lack' nlumpuaSs and the
| biiDht has shortened tho yrld."
Tine Loudoun Mirrcr says:
I'VE regret to hear such almost universal
ampaint It the il jury sustained by tho grow-
ing wheat during the cl)siog days of last week.
| Fields which last Thursday il was otimsed
would yield from twenty to thirty bushels 10
tho Gee, are E0w put down OF lot moro than
Houo halt that amount. The blight is attributed
10 tho exc ,ediee'y hot sun of Friday and Sat-
urday. which, il Is said, completely dried up
tho soft praiG heads turuing white the
upper crd' being nothing moro than cbaff.'
tie Ha:riSouburg O.d Commonwealth says
The cop will bo good olo generally.
| True, Ia SOME places, it will BIO short, possibly,
but tho g. Ocral tXrcc alton soeps TO bo that
tho crop will Yield coed return to thu hus-
baDdmno FIR bis labor ard caro-"
TUE Chicago Tribuuo Of Wednesday says: -
| The B,l.imofc and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany haa 40 idea that it Gao succ ssiul!y carry
on oil tho branches appoltlioing to railroad
| Transportation vi ,bcut The intervention IF mt