Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Co'Tespoadenes Q; tie Alsrc. Gazette.

NpEatos CCiTtoF0'llei.co o. tie dtSrc. GGzetts.
WAsiINaToN. .. G., August IL, 1850.
Tia United States ship Poahasn5, which has
bean looking oct for the Spanish cruisers that
cVerhauled American merchantmen ca the coast
of Cu5a, called from Port Royal for Norfolk
this norriog.
Inc First Gomp!roer CT tho Treasury rsn-
deTcd decision this morning that efes!ually
prevents toe garnishing Of money in The hands
OF the United States for the payment of tho
oIedltor5 ct thu Government. Tts decision is
to the effect that the Government has exclusive
authority to pay its creditors IS it may de-
termlue, aod thst no State court or other au-
thorlty can Interfere OF divert the payment from
the payeo designated by tho laws of the United
States.
The oWner5 Of the property selected for the
site or the new pOstoiics io Baltimore c,n.
ncnoed securing tho purchase money fer the
same at the Treasury this morniOg.
IGe members OF the Washington, DeMoIsy
and Columbia Eacamptmoals Of Heights Ten.
piaTs, Gre called together t1-nOrroW ni2h; 10
| receive Graud Eminent Conmaudcr j. G.,
Balo, OF Norfolk, will arrive here then en- route
to Chicago, to which city the tao last named
cucamDtmc1's FTIl! accompany him on Saturday
m3ruing.
Tho receipts ct the Treasury TO day from
customs amcunted 10 S47O, l42; from internal!
reveIua, $352.lS0 The national bark notes
received TO tey for redemption amounted to
$4,000.
The following changes Tere maGo 10 the Viz.
gina rostottccs to day: Robert Nicholson ap.
pointed postmaster at MessapoDax, Spotsy!7a-
MIA county, lastead Of Charles Nicholson, uD.
pointed through mistake; and new otIca es-
!ab:lshcd at flalory, Louisa county, viii: Z !.
nlhllcry es postmaster.
Senator Ransom. OF North Carolina, arrived
here los! night hut will not remain moro ;haa a
Gay OK two. Ha Gays tho republican, laik
a5ou: aoy doubt respecting tho result Of The
election in Lis State uczt Nogerbcr has "ao!E
ing to il"
Letters r;csivcd al democratic headquarters
hero from Bork6 ard ladaua counties. Penn
sy!VaI!o. give tho most glowing accouu!a Of tic
Hancock prospects 10 those c0unticg. The cs
tlma.ed majority in the frs! named county is
500. aod IL the latter, where May eff tho o!a
lO2l Pennsylvania regiment still reside, who
were in italcIck's Immediate c0mnsrd. there
will DO Ricas gaio, most Of TIC .tinnieIa hay.
lrc already conc ovsr.
The noulaatlons made By the ConSCc'iau:
republican convention yesterday arc said hcro
to be exceptionally weak, B!gtlow, the caadi.
dstc Tor Governor, being almost unknown cat
SIDE CT NcT Havoc, Of which city o was ,:c.ed
Mayor by split ia tho domccralio party, and
buckley, the candidate for LieuseneDt Clever.
ncr, rotsll dry goods merchant Of Hartford,
bsln2 even lcfs known.
Oae Of tho leeci0g raeGius!cgs Of Eslls
Church. Fairfax county, w., here to d3y. GAYS
that With but three or four exceptions ri! Inc
members Of bis party in his uciehb0I h0cG, ard
50 tar as no can learn Ct bis whole county, will
support the regular democrats ticket a;xt NJ
VoGtcr.aEd .hat THE course pursued By tho ctii.a
seeking men Of bis party 10 attempting 10 risk
tie loss o. the State by puttiug "a electoral
ticket 10 the field is doug TO rca3jGscr Cause
serious Injury, iaasulu,h IS it has raised doubt
sn1GnS the rau!. and Tile OF tie read Is ora CON.
c2rnlrg tho good faith Of their leaders. Intel.
,lEenio to the same effect is r3oaiVcd from
Westnorclsnd County. If such is tho lcoIicg
10 thtso two strong readiusser oouptica, where
IS tho asserted NahoDito La.i2rity in TIC State
TO c)mo from?
Among the passengers on the ta!f past tc:
o'clock terry boat from Alexandria to day we're
tho members Of colored Baptis. Suodsy
school Of that city, who made tho mir along the
route resonant with the music OF the songs they
sung, some Of which were rcnde q in really iao
style.