Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-10
From IFiSUING1ON
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazeti
WASHINGTON. d. g.. Nroust 10 1850

toi'fctHt correspondence OF tle xatcLG. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. g., August TO- 1880.
The correspondence between Mcssrp. Iiayce,
Sherman and Arthur in relation to tho latter S
rcmlVs! from the cu'tcm house at New York,
heretofore alluded to 10 this CORRESPONDENCE,
viii sppcar in tic democratic text book to be
issued about the l5h instaut. 10 his letter to
the Senate, ai7inz his reasons fo7 Arthur's re-
m0val, Mr.. Hayes says he makes tho removal
10 order that the important oficc Nj. Arthur
fillod ''ma7 hn honestly add efficiently admias-
tered" And yet Mr.. Hayes COW urges the
ctc';on Of Mr. Arthur 10 tho Vlso Presidency
judge Clanpitt has complatod rii article on
the Surratt cas- for tho North hma-io.n Re,
view. As he Was restricted 10 Glt0ca pages Of
that review, his paper will net be Gs complete as
he could have made it, but rovtrtheless it will
contain many poW poo.s aud regivc many that
have been almost forgotten.
The B'ue Book shows that Mr.. Hayes has
given offico to sixty four men. with salaries
amounting to $33 495, Without fees, as pay for
the part they took ia stealing him tho vote ct
tho enc State Of Louisiana. AID in That number
arc loi Included tho visiting s!atcsmCa engage
10 that swindln, and who for their part nf the
work receive salaries amounting to So 900.
The receipts at The Treasury TO day rom
CUSTOMS amounted to $T2l 3.-,S from lotcIual
revenue, 500 $3.50. The national hank nctca
received to day Tor redemption amounted 20
$2i5 Gee.
joseph Gregory Was appointed gfuecr @. .l,a
2nh district Of EirgiGis TO day.
}. j. Jones 7aa appointed postmaster a5
BoydtoHo. Mctklcuburg Co., Vs., 70 day, vice
Mrs Mary i. Jones, deceased.
iMr. ll:yes. accompanied By Generals Shcr-
man ind MoUook, lett hero this lnornog to al.
tepd the soldiers reunion at Columbus. Ohio.
The sr:nY board. ordered 10 meet hc-c fer
tho nsprc lor OF tho arug regulations, As ouGi
fed b. Col. H0ber:s, lstG OF tho Confederate
army, having recessed fjr len dcis, General
Augur, one CT !ts ueG1 bcrs. has been returned
to his CImGiaui c! tho Department Ct the
South, thus relieving General lIsuc;c'1. who
was tea poiarily 10 coDunrd of that depart
meat.
M;ssrs. Duunell and l. !svro are the only
members Of the U. S. House OF Rerrt ,ntativcs
known TO DO in tho city.
The political paws here to DAY = to the fol-
lowing effect, tic democratic congressional
compaieo COMMITTEE aud the national executive
committee, though aot SO loud DOu;hcd 10 ref.
erenco to their efforts 10 tho preliminary cleo
items TO be held IL Maiuc, lcdiapa ard Ohio
SIS tho republican CON Dlttcts. are By % mcaGs
less energetic. They have Lhcso States tho
roughly dlslricted, arc i)oding them with all
sorts OF campsgo documents, aud will have
them thoroughly cauVusa"d by tho most eff c.
live popular speakers. AL The iuteligercs re.
c.ived from Maine is 10 the eli, CT that by the
union Of tho giceDbaGttrj and democrats there
the democrats will gsiD at least three congress
| rrono Il tho rlarkOrol oF tkn Stoto T.,
Indiana sir. De La NJ atyr has boon ronomus..
ed for Congress By Convention composed of
only eight members. a regular democrat has
been animated In his district. as also il the
othor grecnbsck districts in that State. and
beth, it Is said By reliable gentlemen from To-
diana now here, vii! be ell. g ed by handsome ma,
orites, and there ere parties here who snap at all
bets that the State will DOT 90 democratic So
far SIS Ohio Is cugcerned beth Conertssnen Letr.
vre aad cx Copgressmsn Saylor say they Gever
befGcc sore so c.r!ala that 1t would give dem.
ooratio ma! Gritty, and they can't understand how
the impression got abroad that the East aud that
Ohio was bound 10 10 republican. A letter
received here this mCrnlpg from Judge Phelps,
who represents the Pad Connecticut district 10
Congress, say s he vii! he icuatiinatcd aud re.
elec;ed sithout difficulty, aud TIA: BIS State is
just as certain 70 60 fer Haocock. & gentleman
connected with the Navy. who he's est returned
here from quito al Extended tip n PcDnsylo
vania, says that though the republican politi
clans there assume coDidcnt air with respect
to that State. the Detection Of Col. Forney and
humorous other il fiuen':al Penusy vsDis repub.
|!cans has really alarmed ti,eul, and that cut.
side Of partisan circles the prevailing impression
is that Hancock will carry thct State toe.
The State Department has commenced q
formal correspondence with the Spanish gov
ernmout with reference 10 tho asserted sesrsb
lng Of Am rlean m'chanincn by Spanish war
vessels. AS the lowhatan left tho Cubau c,as.
without Investigating the case OF the BIllimoro
vessel, the FaDdalia, now bound to that coast,