Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-26
PRO,N lFA,SIiINEION
SpeciM Correspondence Of the Alenu. Gn-1
WAsuINGToN, D. G., Sep, %, 1851.

Np.CWt Correspondence % me LlteEI. Gd-tfie.
WASHINGTON. D. G., Sep, %, 1851.
This being the day Of The late Presidents
funeral. Washington has on ils Sunday appear
aDce. the Capitol. al the departments, the
banks, even Rigs though lbe Republican said
i; would Lot be. and all the stores beirg closed,
snd nesrI9 all the churches being open. The
toIlilg 81 The BELLS however. the mournfol
booming Of the mioute guos the flags at half
mss', u1l tho sombro dcsp,ty suspended from
all tho buildings bear evidence of tho sad occa-
siop. The President accompanied by bis pr-
vate secretary, attended St. johns Church.
This church. within al we'll as without, was
heavily drIpod in black. The President enter
ell by the sldo door, and so quietly that though
not moro than two hundred ptrSons wore pres.
olt. hIf prcsetco WAS known to only fsw OF
them. The scrvices ware shor:, ony long
ouou2h 10 read the burial service, with tho part
appropriate for the grave omitted. All the
churches in tho city wero not omen. ns spycral
congregations of Ito same determination, the
l'fesHYterans Tor lnSianCc, united snt held their
services al one church. After church the Pres.
dsEt hld his secretary ro entered their carriage
and returned 10 tho res'dnnc, OF Senator Jones.
90 Csplnl Hill. Taa President will probab Y
~ thn White House to morrow and lransac.
hia Official business there thereafter, and miy
20 TO New oak GA Thursday 10 attend TO some
private luS!0css In inst city.
Tho S0ut!iera Repubioan Asset too Of this
c,ty cooJn0sed principally OF play ID tu. pnIii-
c,ans ard baa's, seeking Office, hag resolved.
with enc accord, thst. rs Secretary Hunt has
!gaorcd us ma:nbcrs 10 lEe disposition of his
cihalai la!forgc. aud siVcD nearly all the Offices
3; tia o'sposs to his oHn family aod kiastolk.
no D'us: so, AID 1t is prrbsble be will b, one of
the htst oil tho Cabinet TO walk the plark, IS
DOh1dy, Except those whose official pos,ions de-
pend upon hiw, sec ms to be particularly arXious
Tho! h. should be retained. With respect TO
chac@'s 10 the Cabinet. it may be said that the
PftHd:nt has as yet given 40 iodics!i,n Of bis
Intentions. WindOp, Hunt and others. 10
lhc': Anxiety TO be r.te!Ged. have already,
through lncuds. informed the President that
ihey orc. abd always lisvo been, stsiwar.s, and
that ii sas Bainc aud Biaioo alone who is re-
S?on>ltlo for he late Administration aptag.
On Sill TO stolSsrism. hlr. Blaine, it is also
said, Is aware that boihirg can save him, ard
be has already gore back 10 Maiuo to ''repsir
tl' ierccs. Ihe impression is growing that
while 10 imuediate change will be made
~ont be very I0og before The places of ali the
nenb II Of the present Cabinet vii! know
them 90 moro lore yer, and. though some thick
that GO Southern man will b, 10 the next Cab,
net. others tqIs!ly ns well Informed s.y there
wi be.
judy. i1blosOn, Assistant Solicitor of the
treasury, has PREPARED long opinion on The
proper pIscc for hc ,ii'l OF Guite.u. the gis. OF
which Is That ehile there may be some doubt
upoo tn" suit CT. ne thiuks the rs Jner can be
legally Tiled 10 tho Disric; of CoIunki..
Though Governor Cornell Of New York ds.
c!Itu h's IntcLtIoD OF velOlng an approprIatlop
for the Yorktown Centennial shtud tho I,,gia
laturo OF his State mako ore, letter wss re-.
civcd by the Yorktown Commission this
mornDg slallt Z that he and seventeen mem.
bers OF kis staff wculd be the guests Of that
com mission durlng the Centennial.
MIR. llus'ey, tho librarian OF the HOUSE, who
as editor OF n jrh Carolina newspaper, 40,
cused Senator Valc, of being at ono and the
same sine the agent Of tho State Of North
Carolla III the salo Of hcr railroad Interest and
tho agent OF tho syndicate that bought that in.
terest. has gone to tho Dismal Swamp to meet
and fight duel Wlth Senator Vance 500, who
d,nouucad him in severe terms for brinpiop
thst accusation.
Col. Cameron. General Mahopn's candidate
for Governor. who was hero lest Friday, told
gentleman that no was "ss certain of being
elected as ho was of going to tho Eastern Shore
Of Virginia that day. lie soon after started
Tor Acccmsc county. and got as far as B.lti-
more, but by tho timo he reached tho wharf 10
that city tho boat had gone, SO he did not 70
to Accomsc that dsy. aud, II tho bows that il
brought hero By people from all quarters of
Virginia he true. neither will hs be elected
Governor of that State.