Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence 81 tie Alera. Gait.
WASHINGTON, ., G., Jane 30. 1881,

lnc reValIlng ti!k about the establishment |
OF iron and ether manufacturing works 10 Alex
sndEla. reports o. which have been copied by
tho newspapers OF tho North, bsvc irduocd
otttr people Of that sac!ioa ttsite: these CO.
gagged 10 these works TO ttitk sbcc. the fac!ii
Ties Of AlsX:n1ria Gs maouf4c uiilg p!ao,,
Some CT thtso pcapl, have recently visited Al.
exandtla to verify with their osa eyes the RS
ported advantages Of that plac, IS m.cu!ac.
tuning city. Two OF than have been seen By
tho G:zette's correspondent wtie iu the city Oh
their Tsy back homo, a6d both Of them in
formed him that the half OF Ait Xiadria's "a %.
rlor facilities for manufacturing purpCs:s bad
not been tod them. O1e is large Nea Eog.
Lard cspltslet who contempIates b: ckiIg aan.
utsosusers uo's kIrg about establishing isc G.
rles 10 Aitxac2tia, ard the other is O shio-
builder 'rjm Msltc. WAC. con7iuccd tina! the
dsy ct wooden " sssls is past and g)na, is o,k
leg about toE the most favorable Site for q yard
at which ito1 shIs can be built. He is cx,oed-
iogly pleased with Alexandra, and thinks it's
advantages for the purpose named ere uexceed,
the only possible drawback being the heat of
the summer, hut this ho believes is moro than
Offset By the temperature of the winter, which
will aIlow the prosecution of outdoor work dur
lng The whole ct that SEASON. This gentleman
started On his return to Maino this morning but
will probably TO heard from ae.in before the
lapss ct mary Csys.
EZ.Seuattr Conkling when here LIS. Salu,,
day Informed gentleman with whom be is in
innate that tte fuss at A!bsry would be all
ovsr this week. He did not indicate bow it
would end, bet the gentleman sliuicd 10 il.
terred /. would be ~ tho adiou.cmcnt cf tic
Legislature.
Tho recsnt election in Portland Oregon, TO
which reference has heretofore been msdo 10
this correspondence, resulted 10 tho elCc i'm Of
the independent candidate tor mayer ty one
majority and The election Ct three Gu. of four
independent coEnciimea. As the republican,
have heretofore had largo ms ,ri!y there this
resus is peculiarly gratifying to the daucctas
lnasnuch as it indlcat2s that The c;unty il
which Portland is situated and which has ten
representatives 10 tho Legislature will 10 CEN.
ocrat'o OF The next election end thus yccura
democratic Senator SUCCESSOR to Senator Grover.
Senator Johnston noW 10 the city etttnding
the meeting OF the Yorktown com mission. SAYS
the sec ion of Virsioia in which bo resides Yas
never mere prosperous; that there i,c srea.
boom 10 beth the tobacco and lumber business;
that labor fnds active ard steady employment,
and there has been gres! revival CT old ord
commencement Of new business throughout I'll
the southwest portion OF tha Safe. VIA:
Dir. Johnston says about his immediate Gees
ton Is said about mes; ali the other sec ions Ct
Virginia by residents thereof Tho vii. this
city. And still the MshoniNs cay the Stale
cannot afford to pay three per otn. io.srcs. ca
her jus. debt.
1t is iunored hero 10 day tina! aot1i:hs!aod
lng tho testimony 10 the Whitaker case, G
mai)rily Of the court fnd lin not Gully of
scratching his OVID ears, thereby ,n,lyipr .ha,
some Of thc csdets. of COURSE from the South,
ithicsed tho Injury, though every ouo Of the
court must have knowu that had q .cuthero
boy beeo implicated Whi.takcc's head would
low be as bare Of cars az the palm CT his hand.
The Yorktown Conn mission is again 10 session
OF the War Department TO day. It's Members
SsY that largo as mey be Ito plumber CT visitors
ct the C ntcnpial they will oil bo we'll fcd ard
comfJrtobly lodged. The Ir:as will h,vo n large
tent appropriated to is use. Col! Mcdonald,
AGj ltant GoGe.sl cf Virginia, s,ys Virgins
will huvc two thtusspd eoldHrj upor the fo!j,
bu: that II ass &c los estimate IS it is reported
that she will hDvo five regiments there
y lsrrn LUG. Der Of offi,e secE:rs we're q: Tic
Whl!e lIous, to day, oscs ooa of wAom wss
putting 10 lis best licks," a5 tie President IS
going eff sssiu next Saturday, and with oil OF
m its now or never" Ihc7 we're sorry
looking set ard though most Ct tAcu were
& rkirg high there WAS hardly enc Of the whole
Il who would not bav, tsksa c!elkshipr.th,r
than noting at ell.
Senator Jores Of Nevada. wao went On to
Nav York to hello his tli!nd CoukIirg, aid
who vas taken sick there, will return homo CO
Saturday. Tho Senator resi les 10 tho famous
Butler Ii arsioo, tho stone OF which it is tuit
having, by the cunning of tho General, escaped
du'y by cnmiog to the wharf htro as ballast.
4 gen, l.usn now 10 this city. who ia cpg:g
ed with Governor Shepherd ia his Mexlesl
silver miots says he Governor has agbio
struck bonspZs, a1d that it won't DO many
years before be is better of than ia ever vas
| Dofhre.
A WILL known bank officer of Ricbmord, vas
| in this city yesterday, says the feeling amor e
tie demo crhts here nbout The approaching
tcc'ion is oGe Of implicit co1fdtnce in their
SUCCESS. and that letters received tbelo from
ell quarters Of the State report thot tho uaon' c
krow tho State is able 10 pay al her debt TT
u ID 3 reduced rate of interest Is tho creditors
wi agree to acoapt, and that they will pay it
and will not consent to b. braided either es
regulators or radicals.