Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
FROM WASHINGTON,
GpaeiGs Correspondents Ct tbs AZeae. Gas,tts

GpseicS Correspondents Ct the Alesa. Gasstte
WAsHINaToN. =. g., Jalc %, 1851. |
The engineer Of the steamer May WasAiugs
ton discovered this nornicg, after lsrgc tx-
cursion party has assembled on board thst boa,
ard just before sho WIS tc ;tsst from her was.f
here ca trip down the river, th.t her b9i!tr
leaked. Tho disarp:iated txcarsioniss were
at orcc informed of the discovery. bu', il is
needless to say, ccmpl;ed at orc,, AID, without
protest, 20 tho request 10 Gs,Eb.lk. The
steamer was then taken 70 AIagariris for r..
pairs.
Cooaoi Bright, one Of he directors ct ,bs
&c" manufacturing Company ust ,rganiZ ID 10
Alexandra. sags that his company will ODE
mcIce operations there Immediately, bat rot
Oh SO large scale as son of the people 10 The!
city seem to anticipate. He ssSs he was struck
With tho facilities Of Alexandra fer ma1uf.c
turing and commercial purposes when hs first
san the place. tEo years Ggo, end that the
works bis COMPANY arc to establish there will
utlllzs those facilities slG, be tLiaks, msk,
them apparent throuGhou! the ocuG.ry. uo
a!so says that st. Louis AID Chicago ere ucw
tho only cities ID tue CCuotry Wh,ro motive
pcw:r can DO rented or leased os houses ore,
for !o1g or short period. Gu. that with ito
| pstent OF biz Company Hnd tho Fieacir Mile,
which they have b5ught, Aexandri: vi DO
Tho third city where such rentc.s CT i7esals cao
be accommodated.
A gentleman irou Richmond, h.ro ID dsy,
| aeys that Captain J0bn Wis, lst; there iait
Monday Tor Northau p!oa couaty. to open tn,
hlahooe campaign there, and that by the Isl Ct
jay. or socD thereafter, the soug Ct tho Ma
| hool;e will 30 heard through the land. As
Captain Wise must expect to cb!go all bis sup
polt froln tic republicans. i. 5,cu!d 10 well Tor
! the democrats to procure a cop7 Ct his Ytc?rt
letter a1cct VHg MA republicans, cad READ i. 10
bis ard!eGces IL is reported in Richmcud tha!
c sr0ag effort will be made BY ITO MaboLi:cs
10 capture the republican S!e:c co1ven.ios TO
be hIl 10 Stanton nsZ; August, ard that the
prospect DOW 10 that they will b. ulora succ;sa-
tai ttaa they werc 10 siEiIar effort last year.
Three hundred AID twenty millions of postal
cEds w1Io issued during tho fiscal yesr ia5t
closing. l. is estimated that 100000 600 Of
them will be issued eek gear. Tho Govern
mcut's coCtract is for 2.C0O 900 900 Of the1,
for the pcxt four yssrs. Thor, wfrs tn:
81 900 600 issued in 1874, since which tiau
there has tccn steady, tu. rspid, incree:o.
Secretary Window has gjue 10 Loas Byacaii,
and Secretary LiIc,lo AID Attorney General
MacFeteh havo goac there to meet him, AID
where it is supposed, they will hold o couter-
oocs with the President.
10 tho suit which Walsh has catered asai:s!
Brady 10 this city, enc item Is $l2 coo. b;r-
roWed 10 the spriug Of 1880. When is is re-
collected Embellishments were prepared osaia2:
Walsh fer dslr,udirg tbs Ia,ssnsl R.ycuu5
Department, with D!iGy es rlincinui witoc>s,
end that these !cdlc:mtn!5 were 10 have c3ue
up Tor trlsl two We; * alter this IRONY w.s
borrowed. but CcTCr were brought UP, sud lry
STILL y!rg II tho p:gccu hales o! the Treasury
Dcpsrtmeht, II looks rt!y much es if tho $I2.-
900 referred 70 cJI,d &c called tyG mtro apD.o
pirate nsme thso bNr)wo! m1n.y. especially Us
Brady When asked ab U. the Indictments sid
they cdn't amcuo: 10 ecythiUg aud Etr, Irl.
rared merely fot falu:o iocxhi5i; certain backs.
1t pss glVc5 ont at the Treasury Department
yesterday that Upton, th9 Asssta1! Secretary
who had baen CHARGED with ciooktd0ess had
been tXouipact emf w*s 20 b. iu.CushcG rad
sent abroad ca c Il latciai mission. 10 6sy it
appears. however, tGEt lie Les been removed,
and that his s1cce:s)7 Will b. either Greer, g.:
original Garfield MAJ, or C.s;p, o o3r1cspac-
d:nt Of the NeS I0lk Tiin.s.
Senator B. OK is aucH pleased With his recsLs
| visit to Richmond, hrd rita Valicu:ico, tho
nont to Gen Breckenridge a. Lexington. lis
did not c1mp!eto arrarSencats Tor the incnu
| ncnt because he wishes 10 c;n.cis the Other
members OF The Committee haViog the matscr
10 charge. The State OF Kentucky has npp.o-
ptlated $4,000 f0r tie monument aud private
parties have made up about S. COO. 1t is Prob,
able Mr.. Vallon;ins will b. USED with tbs
work.
This republicans d Falls Clutch, Fair.x
oounty, Va, ha9o s:ttltd upon Albert s.
L1unsbIry as their choic, 10, postmaster, and
| forwarded his nauo to Go1. Malone ior spD
pointmcnt. ihep bad Gls. sept 10 the general
the cams of j. Il EnsIc, 10; for appointment
as postmaster. bui IS oae from WHOM c1rrtcs
iofcrmaiioa abou: Falls Church could bs oo-
tsiGgd The General mistotk Eagle fer thric
okoios and had him app9iateG, tu. The mistsko
having boep discovered before tho commission
Was signed proceedings wcEo slapped, AID uow
Mr. L]uasbu?y viii bo appointed. Ths Fails
| Caurch Republicans were informed b. tbe Post
ofh 20 Department that Gen. Malone led lie
di:posst Of tho Office aod hat they must re"
| ;omiicbd some oHo ec,tptibio to him. they
have. N ntc !ie5ce IN these iosr acIo2s ioraarl
| cd Mr., Louoshur9's nan, 10 ;ho General for
approval. Isn't that pyoti? dish to set batcre
reDuhl C,0e. dsbplyeEg and Cproaanis Of b:ss
| ism.