Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-12
FRCH WASHINGTON.


Special Correspondence Of the Alaso. Gasett.
WASHINGTON. D. O., Sept. -. 1881.
All the public tecgrams from Lopg BriDch
to day report the Presidents condition as
slightly improved. but such dispatches have
ost much Of their reliability. Colonel Corbio.
who has returned from Long Brarcb, his fur
Tough having expired. also ssys that the Presl-
dentisimproVirg. d 8 Barnes AID Woodward
have also returned. and DR.. Rayburn is expect
ed this evening or TO morrow. 1t is reported
that DR.. Barnes, DOW that he is out OF the case,
says all that science is capable Of doing to make
new blood for the Pres dent has been done, but
that az soon IS it is made it is poisoned by the
pus that vitlatcs tho cid boo1, and that hu has
serious doubts OF the President srecovely The
formation of pus cavity 10 his LUNGS is looked
upon "a @ serious complication. IS it Indicates
the existence OF pus 10 his blood and similar
cavities arc lsbc to oc,u: IN any other part OF
his body.
Guiteau passed wAkcful and restless right.
praying at frequent intervals lie was not
slaodrg at the window OF his Il when shot q t.,
but was lying down. lie has beeg'd 10 have
his cell changed. hut his request has not y 1
been g.anted. Mason, who shot at him, is
looked upon az crank. lie was tyol;ed by
both qnninc ard whiskey wien he took aim.
fired, nat al Guienu. bu; at thu widow Ct his
c.lI. II, is sill confined 10 tho guard house at
the Arsenal. bu! will be embroidered to the
civil su hort!es on demand.
The receipts at tho IT, s. Tressury to dty
ware nearly two and o quarter million dollars
NOR" than they hsv, been 10 any one day tor
the .st ten AIS.
The Grand Jury Of tho District of Columbia
mot to day, hut adi)uracd unil to morrow
without Transferring sry business. They will
DO then engaged. 1t il supposed, i',r several
days on other business before they will tnko up
tho star route cases.
Mr.. J0rgansen is here 10 day. When told
that the republicans OF LnudGun and other
counties II Virgil il wero put out with the Adj
ministratlon for removing republican offco-
holders 10 thoir State and filing the vacancies
with repuGi vi ~ democrats. and that they To-
tended tn manifest their dissprr0balion in an
uom'stakable way mex November he said ''ho
didn't blame them" hut on all other political
matters in VI GINA hH was az dumb ns AN
oyster.
Odly moe boats arrived at Georgetown Sat.
urday ard Yesterday. Tie rain extended DO
nigh up The canal than Santc, Dispatches
from Cumberland say it il az dry Is bono
there.
MIR. Ban )ur. President OF tho Virginia Mid
LAID Railway, has returned from tho White
Sulphur. There will DO no change 10 the
dreciorships tl his road until mcoti1g Of tho
stockholders has been held. when tho places of
somo OF til (, present directors will DO filled by
some OF tho s5ndiclto vino recently purchased
the ms 'riiy Of tho stock from tho b. & D. l..
t. 90. Tho salo of the stock will be officially
reported TO tho Is. & o. Company at lis regular
meeting. % d0tsdsy next.
Telograph!c communication With tho North
by tho Western Union limo was Interrupted to-
day by reason ci tho burning, about half past
ten o'clock this morning, OF tho cabel house OF
Jersey City, and the loss of about sixty wires.
Two or three only have sine, boen recovered.
Tho corner in railroad stock, noticed in this
correspondence last week. WAS in Ohio and Mis-.
sissippi aud rot in Atlantic, Ohio and Mississ.
ippi. NJ stated. The Ohio and Mississippi is the
cal That crosses the high bridge ut st. Louis,
and with it General Mahone had nothing to do.
Commissioner Baum returned to. day from his
GUNNER vacation. lie WAS asked what induced
him 10 support tho repudistionists in Virginia
now, when he was opposed TO them so proscrip-
lively less than two years sgo, bu! could give
no satisfactory answ3r.