Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-01
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondence OF the Alena. Gazette

|Pec"t correspondence o. me Alicia. Gdzete
WASHINGTON, D. e.. Oot., !, 1881.
The decrease Of the Iublic debt for the month
OF September was seventeen AID half millio1s.
Rear Admiral ID. Men. Fairfax. has betn
appointed Governor of the Naval Asylum at
PennsylSanIA and retired. Commodore j. W.
A. Nicholson has baen prom oted 10 tho position
OF rear admiral.
While none Ct the democratic Senators arc
doubtful about the el, ion of President OF
the Senate previous to the swearing 10 Of tho
New York and Rhode Island Senators, some
OF them arc not &, suro about their right to
oltc; SacrntLry before tho Senators eleot are
aSorn 10. But 40 matter what may DO the con.
u nuenou there are but few of them who
will not oppose the election OF Mr.. Gorham
to that position to the list extremely. and
what Is more there ara several republican Sena-
tors who will not surp;rt Mr.. Gorham under
any circumstances. There is 90 conceivable
oontngeroy by which MIR. Gorham I'm bs cleo
tod Secretary OF the Ssnate o.. MIR. .Riddleberger
Sergeant at Arms.
ScOator Halo has secured The ssat Of Tho late
Senator Burnside and Senator Frye that for.
mrrly occupied by his colleague Mr.. Hale.
Tho Intelligence received hero to day from
Vifeiri, is to tho effect that Nahono is l0sirg
strength daily 10 all qu.rlors of the State, and
that, too. rot only smoog tho white people who
voted Tor him last Move Dor, hut among the
nnprors. the better class of whom haeo sorsa
enough to knos that his proleased liberalism is
only oduosd by his derira to get THAR votes.
The Report TINT no is now 10 Now York for The
purpose of rails ng tuuds for tho prosecution OF
hla cauipaipn il geGcrally believed. and it is
sDtd his tip was made necessary by tho iu-
ability OF his Supplies 10 Virrluis to moot
demands.
kiog kalakaus and suit will arrive horo this
evening on the u. s. steamer Dispatch and
proceed TO Lxloeton. Ky, whtra he will
purchase somo ''bloodrd' stock for tho 1m a
s!ud If the Sandwich lsla5ds
Brady Turner and Fto0ch Ct tho S;ar route
sSicd!eE5 will appear 10 court this afternoon 10
answer 10 Tho information filed against them ia
court yesterday. McDonuuph is in Dskoa
and hroEn IS out q tOHD. Ii is said BY lawyers
that IT tho Goverrmont haa no moro evilence
against Them Than that mentioned 10 tho in-
formation filed Vested It has no case.
Oslng to tho red tsUism prevailing 10 tho
War popsrIm NJ the gen, r.i orders anuounc np
the lac President, ) death and dirtctipg M lurn
'ng aslu'ca were not received and tho salules
DOT h:ed a, Ito barracks here, tho Old Arsenal,
until THE mnrn,rg.
There ~ns runner hhoa! here TO day to tho
stttc: that Guitaau had poiGoued himself, bu,
lpqurias at tho Jail showed nat IL had no Iouu.
dation 10 iaot.
Oae o! tho batteries Of u. 8. Artillery 10
take part 10 the Yorktown Centennial crosse
the Ions Bridge this rnOrpirg on its long and
dusty maIcb. Wty tho Goveromon! should
have made IL ta;,a 10 Iorg and hot tramp
when there arc stcamcis running directly 10
ok town IS marc than the soldiers ct least can
tel.
Tie following have to day been commission
ed as postmss!erS: i. Lyman at Backbone.
Allegheny cOuo'y. Va; H.. A. Middleton at
The Paius, Farquior couoty. w., and D.. j,
lnii nj Bont MouotaiD. Roanoke o1unIy, W.,