Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-28
FROM WASHINGTON,
Sp,tia7 Correspondence Of the Alec1. Gn2eilc.
WASHINGTON. D. g., Sep, IS, 1851.

WASHINGTON. D. g.. Sep, IS. ISL.
a cuk 10 The Surgeon Generals cfico nam
cd Bsy!cy. who halls from Illinois, but is sal ]
to be L nephew CT Ma I S. p Baylsy. the DE-.
iosted republican ca2ddsle fer Congress 10 the
Alex aldrla cs!ict, called at polio, headquar-
tiers this no'rir9 snd filed sworn SATIN mt 10
the fl C. thst last fioh1tg night he overheard
two ntn ia7 tia: spoit.er msn he'd sworn to
Kill the pi,sYd nj wi h;n Ole month. TIE pc
ice authorities would gIvo 10 information CT
this. ard tie Surgeon General, when asked
about i, said B4yIcy mus. be crank or drunk,
bu. Wilt to Bayicy at the Ne deal NJ um
where he is TN played, showed lha; ls Was net
dEusk. AID lis CONVERSATION did not irdlca'e
I'll" sIlg!'cat degree CT c!ankness. 1t is 10 this
NCse u;a ;bat the vis.era q Pfesident Garfield
.:c u-&cteeiOE tXami cation, bDd it 1Sas 10 the
s.ma tuII 'los hat President Lincoln received
the shot that killed him, aud Immediately op-
poslie Is the hcuss N winch he d!ed.
|. h9iag geoefsliy conceded tia. tho j, mo
crata vii Olg:tlz1 the Senate, there are many
asilianis tor the position ti S cietary. Amor :
thim Is Mr. Rses b. ElmoLdson, of Tennessee,
whu has the SUPPORT vi both the s. matters from
his Ss'r, MIR. Johps!on, OF Virginia, and ms ny
othtr Senators from The West nnd South. MIR.
+ imohdSon is one If he clerks in tho Score
t,iy's ct!isc Bow. At rrescn, his char CTS sol IN
10 be better thsn those I any Ct the other aIpl
rants spoken Of.
f"c rub cInuliitcc Of tho Senate judiciary
COMMITTEE, who die authorized to sit duIiug
tho 1t Cess aad pCrtcc. n na!Ioual bankrupt blr,
10 DO reported at the regular scs i'm. will meet
u, p 4 4 L., 4 -. n
this altcrannn hua commence their work. The
| committee haa made change 10 its programme.
aud will not 20 Ia the cities it Intended visiting,
but viii hold sill lis me0linps 10 this city.
krng ki!.k.ua paid Il State visit to tho
'fcsden. to DAY. ilo vas met in tie reception
| room Al ) ,na;0r JOnes 5 rtsileuca, where the
Prr'I Leaf IA stOpping, by Assistant s, c:etary
OF State Hit, who escorted lin and bis cham
berialn, CIloucl Judd, and his attorney gener-
al. Co.oncl Armstrong. 10 tho psrlor, where tho
President received him. Tho visit was formal
and shirt oGc. al i only N! do for the purpose
OF passing the compliments uSu, upon suoh &C
clsljns. Senator 7galls was tho OF ly spectator.
lie WIS calling upon the President at tho TIM.
and remained TO seo tho King. The whole
visit did not last moro THAI ten minutes.
The President. not boi1g kept up 50 late last
night ty debating oorrespoDdcnco," arose al
an earlier hour 10 day than no did yesterday.
Thcro wcro tnw eslcr5. however, md ho did
Dotli5g Of general impCr,
The rep, rod agreement between Sapstors
Garland and Elp.uads by which tho rcpubli
cans shall hava the Presidency OF tho Senate
and tho d'm,trats tho Secretslyship, il not
credited hero. Nor is il at all probable Inst
Iha democrats Of tho Senate will allow aDy ono
mao to make any agreement that will bind
thcE, hu. especially not Mr. Garland who
went ANY, during lsst spring and left Thorn TO
bear the heat and burden Of the Session.
A letter was rto+ived here to day from Sa1-
aor Ben Hill stslirg that ho is doing as well Is
could he expected alter tho second operation
that has been performed upon his toasu, for
cancer. md that ho will c,rlainly DO here 10
tlmo TO take ihrL ~ orgaui& rg the Senate.
Col. Rockwc Commissioner OF | Public Build.
Jugs Gnd GrouGdI says he docs not resign hes
cause he irsrs nc will 10 annoyed By the friends
OF the e.idCnt. hat hlcaule lu thinks his
Office ono Of the lrw pGrsanaI cnts mt tho dis.
pos.l OF tbs Pre-! I:ent and does no: wish to ins
terlcrd viii, hts i, p silian 1t i! III any Way he
plsy like.