Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-09
FROM WdSHING7 ON.
Special Correspondence of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O., Oot. 9, 1880.

Special Correspondence of the Azera. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. G., Out. 9. $780,
Such is tho densnd for tho new silver dollars
DOW i. 81! :rs Of The un.ry, but Particularly
in tho Scult. lha: the Pr scit ratio OF Coinage
hardly mere thsa su:pi:s it. This demand Is
created ty thu Gininu.;o1 in The supply OF
mali notes lpd fer tic purpose o: making Tie
crops.
Rev. T. S. Wyntoop, 60 or of PresbJ'
teriln C0uEch 10 this city, star;j to day with
bis mother on tip around tho world, during
which be will pay special a.teniie1 to an lnTts'
tieation Of the missions 10 The East.
Tho receipts at the Treasury to day iiom Gus.
toms amounted to $43G. Gj1; from in:trasl
re7cDae, $4,000.
A dispatch recei7ed st The Treasury TO day
states that John McPhefsoa was arrested e:
Eliot. Michigan. this mr., Di5g. fer selling c1ua,
forfeit IS notes ca tho N stl0rsi Slate Bank oi
Troy. N. Y.
A dispatch received a. tho War Department
to day states the. Scrg't. W,avir died ct Tampa
this mornioc ct yellow fever, ard that BIZ
judge Cliffc.G, CT tho United States Supreme
Court, who vas taken s:c!. whio Oh Ills way lc
this city yesterday, acd has siDoo manifested
symptoms OF soiteniog Ct the brain. was Ilttlc,
ii any, better this morning. llo is The cidss:
member If The court and ID democrat. The
sfs.ioc of The court will Commence IeXl MpE-
day.
Tho fac. that The fic,.s 10 TIC See Sor-
vico of the govcrcmcot ere now cnplc3cd b5
the radicals 20 further their partisan ends viii be
mlGc tie ncacs Of reducing tho appropriated
fer hat service ct Tho DeEt sis,iCn of Congress-
Secret rcuials have been sent 10 ludlGna nGd
| Ohio by ;he piticn,l republican executive con
mittee, directing the party managers IN thes!
States 70 have the votes If every lllshmao lr
| the rural districts cAtl,cnRed. IL is hoped By
this ncoGR that scne of tho clsss OF voter:
nlIuda I'd to may BE- distrst caIsed, as they nsy
have les. or may 40. have their uatuEaz ,tlor
papers With them, 10 which cas, i. will be I'M
possible for them to tb:ai0 Jr:iiC.tts in uGC
! 10 eGlbc them 10 vote.
am iclrrntd upon republican su:Eotliy,
which l hsvo always iGu5d reliable, thst Elf
j orr cosen. 10 tho presence ct hlr. Iophsn
duricg thu curse OF o prolonged Interview With
| G6nctai Maho6r, prcmis d tho latter 10000
repubic gn votf s for Eis iiaLc9ck ticket p'o'
| sidtd be eoud run 90 candidate for Coz gtcs
! 10 thst district and icdrce his followers to cas-
| their 4 lets for hiu. The feet that tho Ma
! honfts have ss yet nominated no ticket 10 tia
| district locks YeIy much as if tho proposal has
| been or will 30 accepted.
A letter received here to day from Mir. Ca
! bell, tf tho 9Th DISTRICT. 10 Virginia, says thai
he viii carry Patrick, Frapk!ia, Flcyd and Car
rol un,ies, aud that no thinks he will TO able
| TO pull hrourh.
The u. S. flag vas l,ire OF half mast Oh the
House of Representatives to day in respect tc
the memory OF the late post master of tho House,
Captain j. M. S;cuart. There Was 10 nrtc!-
dcrt for this. as 90 elective cf6c,r CT tho House,
sxspt Captain Stsusrt, has died 9hilc II OF
ficr, tu. Gtnernl Field thought it not i,spp:o
pri.to to establish Tho precedent Mt tits ti!a".
Many Of the Capitol ofica's Left toTo lhd 81
terdoon to attord Cap!sn StcuaT;'s funcral. 10
Alexandria.
The eelimGio E1sjs BY tho virginia Done
cratic Club hero OF tho vote ia Firgiais next
November has been tested By rcliabsa GUMS
a,ado 10 every c,unty 10 tho S.ato. and been
found to b, remarkably anturate. The d5m)
cratic veto will DO about 100, 900. tic republicans
about G5 600 provided tho cAritation Tax o. tho
negroes DO paid. snd tho Mahonics attu!
10 600 if they shall rctain heir present strength
until that time.
4 letter rc,ivod hero to day from JGiga
Harris Of tho 7th congressional district. says
hn is making en- active campaign IN Southwest
Eireiois, tut that il Indiana aud Ohio so rgGt
next week ho wall break of and coma to WASH
ingtou to participate 10 the eoriiica'ou.