Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-16
From .Ti.SElEG3GtJ
Special Gorresp9n,3f,c. i II: .Iie2a, Ga:

Of m3ung tz 9aLI d III y!ss for pousiJLs. aud |
the estimate ior Dex. year il en- Luodr,6 nil |
iiaus. This monoy ia sp,a: b. the voo Of
d:mocrat:c C0o9t.S, the 70 iJ,i y Of waich is !
composed Of "r :5cl nr'tad:ers," sd yet the |
South is sid to be still min C 10 the Uoioo |
AID to muse Der wrath sgsiust those VIA pre-
Veoted the SUCCESS OF The C1!f-l raor.
loteg.rcc received here from Ohio this
moEn!tg Is 10 the th,c. that. DOW that Mr..
IEurcIso - CO! Ct the Wa3 OF tho DEN. csatic
Com!0aton ior G3v3tcor O. thst State, that
Monica ion sill probably fell to j 5ha L. Fol-
lett, 90 cUi1tut lawyer Of Cioc;posti, and that
tho d. Il cats arc sat gol0o Of cltc;log their
nominee whoever ha may be, for s.vefsl good
asou5. among them the p:cv.irg idea that
Governor Foster is to 81 to B RIO whs!hcr
elected or 20 that be is ruauiug Gacrriy IS
HSUro head, aud, coustq1eull?, sill III: !orth
nsthtr Gs much money mr. exertion as he YOU'D
1t ne latcnded 10 Ii tho Office ii cleo Cd
LIE fo!!G"icg ci4rg S were 2at0 10 day ia
The offices on the SaEa:s side o. ;he Capitol
w. u. DNi:y was npp?loted assistant docrs
keeper, Vico q. $. Draper. renewed; j. Il.
R.rdaiI, messe Dyer, vice II. II. Wilame; d.
X Hickey, MESSENGER vice DJrity, promoted;
j. II. Haddock. vice j. Il lsrr; }. H. !li:s-
/,
CLERK 10 the lfiec OF the tX2tulvo lax.
TIE tX;cui?c c5mmittco Ct the Yorktown
commission viii Geet htro The LIST Of The rlouh
and make fool arrangements about the c,1tea-
uis 20 take paco or the l9.h CT next October.
TIE N&r!h CAro!ioa negroes who Gaze here
three CT tour days ago to ak the President 10
rec'gIIZ, the Gains OF iheir rsco 10 the dis;fl.
button Of The federal ofioes 10 iha. State, left
for home this morning with the word of promise
10 their car, cniy, tAey fear, 10 have il biCkeo
10 their hope.
y letter received heTl Ills mnreitg from Q
democratic member of tie NeV York Lsg;sa-
turc, an CID a1d dssea!riog pclitlcian, says he
can $50 60 possible ISSUE cur CT tho ptcsan.
trouble among Republicans CT tbst BODY se7a
en- I'D iourn n 1!hcu. &c tlco;ion, and ref
csenca OF the qucs;i9n t. the people, in which
case, i: is moro thsn probable Neg York aiIl
be repro s2o;Ci e tie ntIt S4nsta b. IGo .,.m-
oerNa.
Is EraV!ou>ly stated 10 iFis oarIis.ooi eica
Mr.. BIAiGc'S !ricrds SIC c>asiicraho alarmed
about lis physicist c>uGH:o2. Mr.. y ale.
| member o! tHo House tf2cI OAio, ssid
yesterday tia; description G! lis case had
| pcea forwarded to lie nos! raiho:oaioI cya!u-
losr 10 i.5nGon AID nn, iln!cu Tor lis diagnoses
10 L :a>a "i iiTigh, ; disease, win which fatal
dlsaase Mr B!sict friends feGr Lo Isl llIc:,i.
pefiI2S lu;'r.s ci II tie VIZ; sh0o.i0E yCS,
tct6ey, 10 Th;o' thc Al xaudfsls made suci q
bad ere, sly TIE 10 between th3 twJ Wash
logon teams ls the m0at Remarkable CO fccud,
! Ia shst il IL III in 81! rsF:icu.afs. Some arc
! p1zz'cl 10 knos Tow TIC Na,ical 4 fl y So
c.GtioD. to wh;s' al 0i&!suopt i. HIS tCca rti.s
| red. VI lrG'rd il ieicGiniGins uIoo is aaa!L.
UD q aa!! past UCH ocICrl 10 Gay co.har
| had bein heard a, tie White !cu:o u tho ds
| cgaticn OF Virginia republicans rta0r;cd &c he
on their way hire TO advise thc i'tc.id.r; o
withhold his promised supper. 10 tho MahC-
| Dtta.
The Mcstr5 A&new o! h!cxs1d,ia arc neso-
| iia!!NG wi:hihe caseGs OF TIC AleysIdrs Car.
for i!h iesso e The cCsl whsr7es on the south
| hid0 ii the Uu,ie. lock OF that canal aud Mr.
Edward H,rotrt, Of tho lrE, OF 4. j. Burgess s.
Go. for these on ihs north sn for lite for thei
| lerli iZ,r IGaDUl,ct9ry. These Thsryes WCre
[ formerly leased hy tao Cum 5crland Coal snd
| Iron Company, with ito written a2Tocment 10
leave thea in as 2Col condition q. tho oxpir.
| ton OF It's ieasn IS IS! liz CONNER cement, for
| which purpose they retained &lC0 Of the annual
| renLsl 10 keep them in repair. They failed to
comply with this G1ntr.c: and the Isssoes oc tie
canal ara now suing hem fer $50, 90 damages.
The canal peouio ~ Georgetown ssy the co.
luton Of tbs difficulty about the railroad cross.
ing 81 Cumberland is no nearer now than ever
The L. & y. l.. +. Co, say they have never &c
fused crossing, and The Board Of Public Works
say they cau't decide n n caso in which there is
no dispute. IF this b1 Ed i: would sem that all
the Georges Crecl: Company have TO do ia or
der TO havo connection with tho canal is 70
make one.
J DAMASCUS AND PRcruECY This aicieut
and Interesting ci!y-hguriog in biblical history
nearly four thousand yeara Ego; and tue scene
of somo enhancing c1ishta! storas-has hal g
plain prophecy of lis inevitable destruction al
aome time or other hanging ever it for the Fa:t
twenty-five cen!urio5. "FEc burden Of Da;nas
Gus. Behold, Damascus is taken sway iloal be.
ing city, and it shall be Tuiaous hesp." Ns
xvii: u In descriptions Of ibis city tha euro
word Of prophecy is ncyo: mentioned, and cona.
Inenta!ors o. holy writ, pressed with imaginary
difficulties. have uGsa!:factoIiy eIdsavored &c
4 I'd in history fulGlnen. Of this divine fore
cast. Notwithstanding the f,c. tha. every city
CT antiquity u1or which the analhenas of ar
outraged hoaYen were cat hay loIg since beer
merged into Inc chaotic OF d9:osie condition &c
graphically for5.2!d, Dam !scu;, with swcr5
OF divine verResDce hanging over her, i stand
ing today, having dcGed Tina. and il Tcult
seem prophecy too Gui the prophet don't ssy
when this destruction shall BE- ilhic.ad or Ehslh
or the "Bye o; the kAsL" is 10 perish By sradu&
decay, or mighty esrilqlskc j! TO be the e2en
of bringing her doom upon her. Hunco no 30
liever in tho good book Doed msnifos! shy AK
e!y in regard TO the correctness Of tho pr3ph a!it
word. i Gsy &c remarked, however, tast since
the opening of tho SUI canal il 1879, Damascus
has been OH e steady deciGc I.s cammoic g.
importsuCe from tins imm6mora wAs due to it
having beon the rendezvous Of Caravans; but
The crest c.nei which unies :hs Mediterranean
and Red scGB and make; africa IN island, hs
siso ruined This flmous mart by dive7lioc IL,
tvade to i:so!f Several years ago tho valu, c
property il Damascus hsi Aetcriors.sd ont
hs:f Ind When tha proposed "Huphra!e:
Vsley Rnilwsy" is pr. in operation, ttis, the
Oldest city in the world, VIII rapidly becoue IA
2 commercia! or political point CT view "a lcdst
il O garden Of cucumbers" Tho mills Of The