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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09
From Ir.iSUiNGlON.
Special Correspondence Of the A[esa. Gazette.

Special Correspondence Of the AIsra. Gazette.
WAsHINGToN, l.. C., August Q. 1880.
The receipts OF tie Treasury to day from
customs amounted to Si7j .S2g: from internal
revenue, $Gl3 9G5. The national bsok nose5
received to Gay for redemption amounted to
$50 coo.
L. L. Boyd wos Appointed storekcopcr and
saugcr ftr the SlcooG Gistric. 10 Georgia to-
day.
The following changes 10 the Virginia post
oficts gtrc made u day II. L. Johnston ap
pointed postmaster at IIors!cy's Landing, Mel.
county, vco Il. \. llorsolsy resigned; neR Of
fees established a. Dlatcn, Augusta county,
With d. S. llarli:on as postmaster. AID 81
O nzot, Fra0kiin ceuaiy. Wilh W. j. Ferguson
as postmaster.
Senator jones. Il F.clila. has returned 10
this city from Now York. lie reports every
thing favorable FOR the democrats asrsocrtalned
10 that quarter, snd hos III doubt CT the re
suit of Tho next election ia his OVID State. SJo
stor Mcdowell IS xptc;el to arrive tomorrow
night. Letters iron, hin are OF the most es1our
aciug character. Mr.. Lclcyre, member Ct tic
House from Oai3, now here, says his State is
rGicly Soiog for fluLc3ck. apd that though
the radicals arc making the most desperate al
tempt to carry Indiana, ton al! be can learn
they arc bound to tail. AL tho intcliige:c CO 70.
otivcd st dcfHocIs!ia headquarters this morning
is Indicative OF suc5css *; November.
COstageini, Biuuidi's s1ccf ssor. in the work
Of ltosloiDg tho dome OF the Capitol, has com
meLc,d his labor Ga Saturday last no pai1tcd
an lIdian warriors head On tho panacl ad-
Joining the last picture executed By 5rumldl,
tu; as his work has to ha done on layer of
wet plaster he has to wait for it to dry 10 order
to sec how he coora will dcvelep bti9re prts3.
eating it further.
ssrho case Of Mill, collector cf tho port OF
Richmond, has hecc aettiGd, hu. in O remark
abls way. SpiZ'r, the deputy collector, whom
Mills removed Tor d!sreear1ing the civil service
reform circular, ard who charged Mills Nth
the ssmo ctFoasc, has been rtiostated with the
understanding that ho shall Withdraw the
charges he has preferred against Mills. And
80 MIR. Hayes sutj:c hiuseit to further lcei,i-
ma!c rdicur.
Captain White. 8ho is supcribtcnding the
construction Of tic new steamer Excelsior tC
meko the railroad coaDcction between Shep.
herd i AID q Iantico. has lst returned from
Wilmington. Del, where TIA! steamer is being
built, and reports that she will not be COM
pleted AID brought % here probably before tho
middle Ct SEPTEMBER.
The Schcu!z,rfcst, which suspended las
week on sc,2unt of The prevailing bad weather
reoomn:lc1d to d y With moro favorable pres
MES
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09
EUREIGN NEIEIH.

The foods in GiIesia have subsidized. They
have donc irrepa.able damage to public and
private property, and caused great distress.
Tho n'urdere:s Of DR.. Parsons, tho American
missionary, near IaEid few Days ngo, have
been given up.
J no Eoyal yacht V;c.ori. aud Albert has
gone to Liverpool TO meeL tho Princess Louise
and Prince Leopold and convey them to o.
borne
The Vatican has decided to augment and re-
crgsnize the colleges o. the Propagspds for
Asia and Africa, being DESTROYS Of largely de-
volop;ng tho Catholic Church in those pn,ts
Plcsssnco Louise Irg,G, Tho Guys Hospital
nurse who caused the desth Of 8 patient by cruel
treatment md WAS convicted CT m9nslaugn ter,
WIS on Saturday senton esd to three months i'm.
priSonmcnt without hard labor.
II has boen decided by tic British! government
TO Withdraw the army from Cabul, bu. not TO
give Up the whole Of I G:hsnistsn. rs some i'm
agine. Reports como from Bombay that the
Afghans have defeated the British st Chaman
ChoRi, in the vicinity Of Cardahar. Csbul will
DO evacuated TO morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09

Messs. Meade and Cameron. two Of the
electors on tho Malone presidential ticket.
made speeches hero last Saturday pight ard
probably presented their s;do Of tho question in
as favorable light as was possible; AID con-
alderlug tho grounds upon which they had to
base their argument really did remarkably vol.
Bat those ground5beinG even moro unsubstoutial
than sand, did notrequlre d flood to wash them
away. Their premises were hardly stated .fJre
tho common sense Of every man 10 the lsteniDg
crowd had carried them TO their legitimate and
only conclusion, ard mado him $50 plaiply That
they either had no bearing upon the question
10 dispute or else afforded tho strongest possible
rcssonH for pegatlvipg what they intended TO
prove. Tho speeches were, therefore, very
much like what leading member of tho Me
honitc party in this city oncc said about tho
brand OF tobacco used by a friend from whom
no occasionally obtained chew-"good of its
kind. but Of very bad kind" Granting all
they said was true, Yes. even allowing it tcnioit!
greater force than it POSSESSED. the idoa that
was naturally uppermost in the mind of every
man who heard them might be expressed IS
follows: well, suppose every word they say
bo sustained By itcss; suppose tho debt pagers
arc tho shylocks. tho blosted bondholdtrs, tho
robbers they assert them to be; suppose tho
funding bill and the McCu:looh bill were
passed by bribcd votes; suppose tho tex
payers OF tho State arc ground down
10 order to pay the Yankees and foreigners
who hold Virginia bonds-what has all this
or any Of it to do with the election of q
President Of tho United States, or how can the
OWLS complained of DO avoided by splitting the
democratic party 10 Virginia and thereby run.
ming the risk CT throwing tao voto of the State
to the iradicals?' Their statements, too, re-
garding tho strength Of their party 10 other
portions of tho State we're qlally as Ineffective,
for ii they possess their asserted msiority-Ieay.
Ing out OF consideration altogether tho poten-
TALLY Of their imaginary erievances-tbat ma.
i,rity must be composed Of degenerate scions
OF old Virginia stock. if it doesn't assume its
rlghtful authority in November, 1881, when
legislature will be elected to settle tic debt
question. ard if 10 order to gain that election it
must ebdaDger the less of democratic Presi-
dent now when there is The best chance of elect
ing ono that has occurred si1ce tho war. These
thoughts, wo say. wtro naturally suggested by
the remarks of Messrs. Meade and Cameron;
and Messrs. Mushbach and Stuart il their re
plies, merely voiced. though ably and eloquent
Is, The IDEAS that hsd previously occurred to
every reasonable and uuprfiudiced man liz the
audience.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09

Oa Saturday, OF Patterson. Mr.. Garfield said
the labor Of tho people should be FREQ" at
Su:q1chapns he said he hoped I'VE may BIO
true to the Uaiou;' q! Ojwsgo he sid equal
freedom ought to bless all parts of our common
Country" 10 all this he implied, and was SO
understood. that labor was not free 10 the South;
that the South was not true to The Union, ard
that freedom did not exist in the South; and
yet, With the taste Of these talschoods 10 his
mouth he attended meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association. at Chautauqua,
yesterday. and was worsbipped. lie and his
old pal, Schuyler Colfax. who sat next to him
90 the platform. and who was politically buried
for tho Same crime Of which Garfield is guilty.
must havo entertained curious thoughts as they
looked furtiycly into each others eyes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09

An elcc ion was held in tho county Of Eau
qulor 90 Saturday Last for delegates to the con.
rresslonal convention, to be held hero on the
25.h instant, resulting 10 tho choice of eleven
OUT OF twenty two 10 favor of s. g. NeGle, CT
this city, as thu nominee. Tho result il vciy
gratifying to tho friends of Mr.. Neae, not only
here. at his home. hut throughout tho district,
and following III tho wake of Otaogc, goes far
towards securing his domination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09
NEIT.S OF LIE DAY.

A beautiful young girl is confined 10 the Ecr.
mon: State prison for horse stealing.
Df. Tnnuer ato something a!Tos. every hour
yesterday, gained four pounds in weight, and
tfiskcd around like school boy.
Right Rev. John A Wat!cls,n Was yesterday
couseorated as Catholic Bishop Of tho Diocese
Of Columbus, OhiJ.
Hon. J ohn a. fIcMahon has clnscuteIi TO
aooep. tho democratic uonllnatioG Tor Congress
10 the Fourth Ohio distric:.
A wealthy c;p!tuss hes creced at Chatta.
uoogs, TsoG extensive works for the manu-
isc:uro Of mineral paints from The balivc South.
ern ores
Fifty pieces u Baltimore city properly io'
Saturday for taxes. yicl3ing 90 aggregate Of
$9.24S.
Tho funeral CT PIo;ro B,lbo, tho Italian who
vas executed 10 New York o. Friday for wife
murder, took place OF Saturday from the under.
takers. An immense crowd of spectators,
made up OF Ill na.ionaliiios, was present The
rcmaips were not exposed tO view.
Wilhio the past few days large number Of
persons Gi both sexes have received appoint.
ments in The census ofEc, and macy more are TO
BIO appcioed Bat few Of those recently sp-
ro;otcd receive moro than 5000 per year.
Il Is estimated that i: will tako threo years 10
complete the entire compilation OF the cersus.
Saturdays f5rtsn exports from Baltimore
were valued at $7lG.0l7. Wheat exports wero
572 0G0 bushels. elevator receipts 2G9 COO BUSH
els Seven vessels arc in port chartered TO load
with refined petroleum. For the sevon months
o! this year inc immigration from Europe
through the port Of Baltimore oots up lG. 1913
Individuals
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09

Senator David Davis, who, with oil his i'm
moose weight, knows how to s!raddle fence ns
we'll SIS the most supple, he's found out which
is tho best side to fall Cd, rot only in the
Uoop, but in his Own State Of Illinois, and has
therefore como Gu! fl lsr,]y for Hancock and
Eagiish. ali the independents will follow his
example before next November. The judge,
however. gives the best of reasons for tho side
no takes when be says that Hanc:ck will put
an end to sectional strife and to sectional par
ties. and will revive a patriotic sentiment Ill
over tho land, which political leaders and fac
tons, for sinister ends. have sought TO proven.
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. AUG. .. ISL
s IN rises IS ii Sun sata.......... :.

PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. AUG. .. lsso
sua rises............ IS II Sun ssts.......... .
ARRIVED
Stmp 9 Knight, Now York. to f A i;,ri
Str Ann Eliza, Philadelphia to + a kr"i
Str Geo Ieary. Norfolk to L Is Honn.
Str Lady Of tho Lake, Norfolk to + A Rec!
Str Jano Moseloy, Norfolk 10 + A Keel
Str Arrowamith, lower rutomic, ~ r.
tomsc Ferry Company.
Str j W Thompson. lower poGc to + A kr,.i
Str Mat!sno, lower Porc. H. j nrolc,s & e.
CLEARED
Stmp John Gibson, Now York, by T. 4 Ko,a
Str Indy of the Ls:e. Norfolk. by + a k..o:
Str George Leary, Norfolk, by p Is Hoo.
Str Mattanr, loWor Pic. by j Broders X c.
Str Mystic, lower Pine. BY Pine Forty Co.
StrJ w Thompson. lower poLc. By r A HorA
Schr John Bird. Georg town, by W A Smo.
PASSED DOWN.
Schr u b Fisk, from Georgetown
HIMoEAspA
SchT A II Howe, hence. 81 Provilonce 9Th
Schr ID NJ Anthony sailed from ProviLrn,c
Tor Georgetown G.h.
Schr Cora. from Geor9er n, 3! n London IT..
Schr s g Tryon. from Riahmord 1T F.I,
River 81.
sehr Ada Bonner cleared at Balsim "" rrcr
Richmond 7th.
schr Mignono!tc. feon Washington. 81 Me-.
folk It'll.
Schr w l. franklin. f;cm Richmonl t.;
Washington. at Norfolk 7!h.
Schr Joso Gomez cleared ut New Yc,k e.
Georgetown It'll.
Schr larry Net sailed from Savannah e..
Washington 9th.
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Ehc FauGuier Congressional DeIcya.
ttOn-MoiOrity for NeaIe,

MANASSAS, Aug. - p. m.-The cleo ion
10 Faaqlier to day resulted 10 the choice of
eleven delegates in favor OF S. q. Neale, seven
ia favor Of }. G. Gibson, three 10 favor of j.
". Foster aud ore uDplodged
BEALToN, Aug. AT meeting Of tho con-
sTVa'ivo party. htld at B,allon. Fauquicr Co.,
on Saturday, tho III day tf August, 1890, for
the I.urposo o! appo ntirg Delegates and ater.
na;cs to represanG Rappahauuoch district ia the
convention to bo held ia Alexandra, Va, On
The 18th Ci August, 1880. fer tho purpose Of
nomInatng candidate to represent the Eighth
Congressional District of Virginia 10 tho next
CoosresS Of tho u. S., tho meeting being
called to order bp Capt Charea Jordan, mem
Der oil the county committee, d. j. PsyEe was
eIec:od chairman and r. w. Enbrey secretary.
motion was made ard adopted authorizing
the chairman to appoint said delegates md al
tcrnates. whcreupon tho following gcutlcmoo
were appointed, viz: Delegstes-J. r. Rob-
inscn. W. +. B,tts, j. A. Caskill, r. ID. Em
bIcy. hItcrnatcs-A. a. Colbert, }. A, FAINT.
Horace johnson and D. }. Payne. o. motion
The meeting adjourned.
:, d. }. PAYNE, Chairman.
Il. ". EMEREY, Secretary.
SALEM. Aug. IA meeting of tho citiz,ts
Of Marshall district was held here to CAV for
tho purpose OF clectrg delegates to The Alcxan.
drla convention. Coo. w. Davis was elected
chairman and j. q. Cologne secretary. The
following delegates md altcrnatcs were cItc!ed:
leIcgstcs-S. s. Morgau. Charles Like, WIN.
Marshall, lGlewcrtb.l Geo Stroller and Geo.
W. Davis. Atcrnates-J. G. Cologne. Jas,
III. RixoY, Geo. ". Chancellor, j. r. Turner
sad Ii. I. Anderson. L. was anncuuc,d hcloro
the vote WIS ;sdcn that tho delegates were for
MIR. S. Z. Ncalo. The meeting was verg
large and orderly gathering An opposition
ticket 81 all tho combined forces of the other
c!nd;dates-G!bsoo, Conrad and Fostcr-vas
PIT UP, but was defeated by a large msi,rity
SALEM. Aug. The election for Delegates
to the Congressional Convention. 10 meet 10
Alexandria on the 25.h, took place to day, end
resulted ia decided expression in favor of Mr..
Nesle, OF Alexandria, the delegates appoint,d
oeIng announced as for him first. last and al
the time. and the preference 10 bis favor being
more than three TO one. After the olection
tho people were addressed by Linden Kent,
esq., OF Alexandri, in speech of great power
and eltGucrc,, arousiug the most intense CO.
thuslasm aud placing him 10 tho foremost rank
OF the Hare ;ck aud Eaal sh speakers. Every,
thing passed off il thu most qaiet and pleasant
manner.
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DIED.

DIED. .-t....
On tEo S!h instant, at Q o'clock D. m at her
lase residence, southwest corner Patrick and
Princess Streets Mrs. MARY SMITH Vifo Of
MI Jsmos Smith, in the 5l.h year of her ago
BeneSta The silent shade,
In The narrow casket bad.
Toey have placed our much loved mother
With the calm and peaceful dead.
Friendship aud love have done {, or bnsl.
and now can Go no more;
Hes gentle spirit passed away.
And all her sutierings are Ger.
Sweetly rest. thy journey IS ended;
Sweetly rest, thy toll is o'er.
Nought OF sorrow now can reach thee
Nor esrth's care assail taee more.
~ fer friends sud the friends CT tho family
are nlost respectfully invited to attend hor fu.
neral, On Wednesday next, At 10 o. clock y N
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09

Now that ID. Tanner ha54proved that man
OH abstain from food for forty da5s. and live,
The loss Of appetite need not BIO provocative
o.! IS much dread of immediate danger ns for
mcr'y, and alimout need not DO folc,d upon sick
people lest they "dis from the want of nourish.
mnnt.n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09

II the speeches made at tho moeIlog On Sat
urday night by the rcadiuster orators arc SAM
Piles of tho reasoning by which tho peoIl, Of
this State are expected to DO induced to cast
their votes for tho Mahono electoral ticket, we
have no fear Of tho result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09
MONETARY AND CONNJrHrr,
VIRGINIA Bonds :. E.,,,.,

VIRGINIA BONDS j. e. Ham!l -, :. IL
Baltimore Flnarcisl Clrtusr C Ss:v-5s, -
- VirSinis bonds hare been Jul! snl ..,;i. ,':'
10 40s between al and A.. CouTo1. y
changed at 50 for Uonsol and ) for il.1ts &,
small lot OF Virginia Deferred sold =, =. y,
MIA bonds srs now neglected, bu, tbov ,..,It:'
their turn, end will jump up ore day y No., A'
expected. There has been some So, " .ea
Peelers, End there appears to b, dsm,,'iis
them st batter iyures. I,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09
ER TANNER ESTgRDAY.-Dr Tanner spent
3 quiet DAY yesterday, and saw very few visitors

EE TANNER ESTERDAY.-Dr. Tanner spent
quiet dsy yesterday, and saw very fewvisi.ors.
His physicians say 70 is improving as we'll as
can be expected after such long fast. During
The early part OF tho morning he chtw5d half a
pound OF boeisteak, retaining only the juice and
psrtook Of some milk toast and rod hungarian
wire. Shortly before noon he alto half pound
of bcef.teak sEd some potatoes VIII ,h had been
slowed in milk he weighed, and he turned
the scales At l2G pondds: About every hour he
paTtook Cfsome nou!ishing food or drink, which
inclpdad watermelon, milk, potatoes stewe1 in
milk. BASIS pale ale, beef tea. bread and wine
About 6 clock his weight wss again taken, and
was found TO DO lSO pounds. He was quite live
ly to-day, and frisked about his room like q
schoolboy His physicians say his rapid recov-
cry is something remarkable.
Colonel John T. Popham, ths editor Of tho
Richuont Inteligencoc, counses that conven.
ton or conference of republicans, TO The number
of five or moo from each county in the State
shall inset in Ricnmoud On or about the 10Th
of October next for final determination rs to
what should DO The course of thst part of the
republican pssty in Virgins that honestly
means 10 give neither directly OF Indirectly any
aid or Comfort 10 tho democrats of The State,
'pre f,rrng the policy aud rule of Ashone in sll
matters, National and Sts!e, to the continue,,
abuse injustice. and oppression of their old
masters and tyraots." What's out
z DEFENSE tF OAKgs AMEs.-TL @ three SONS
Of the lste Hon. Oskes Ames. of Massachusetts,
have issued an address 10 tie American people
upon the relations WHICH their father sustained
to the Union Pacific railroad, SD to the Credit
III obllier and to members Of Congress. They
give history of the inception and progress Of
the enterprise, and maintain that their father WAS
entirely innocent of any purpose to corrupt
momhers Of Congress and that he WAS martyr
10 popular clamor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09
CANAL COMMERCE,

Arrirod-Boats Carrie V, Emma Julia An
VIM Blackwell. TO Georges Creek Coal s. I-or
Go; j Moore and a J Akin, to Amer. Co.i
Go; Geo French, TO W a Smoot.
Departed-Boals r NJ Smith, Besmc!eli,
Phillie 9, Carrie V, Emma Julis, Wm blsch
we'll, T Moore aud A j Akin.