Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-07
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondence " tse Alera. Guztus
WASHINGTON. D. L.. Jucc 7, 1881.

Mr.. Brock. Of Virginia, oLca Mtyor Of NOT
folk, bu. for some time past resident Ct Capt.
tcl Hill. 10 this city. died very suiicbly 7estcr
day morning. llo got GU, o: bed st tho usual
Tina aod washed acd Creased, md then 10y Oh
sofa to ccsd q newspaper. but when bis wife
vino hsd gone to see about breakfast rctu:1ld,
she found him desd.
Oao OF Mr.. D3rsey'5 coursel says that his
client will not b. convicted, Dor cqca indic:od
that be hsd =eVera' interviews 10 tho presence
Of Hi!aessIs s1G rIivaicly with tho President
before So lett tic city, hat they understood
each o;ha: aad tia. the affair. Notwithstanding
tic fuss LOW kicked Up abont it will blow over
The wi!e 81 Genera! Mshooc will, il is uoder
s!ocd. soon 20 to Europe aud spend several
years there, experimenting tho education OF
her daughter. who Is now thirteen years Of age.
1t is rumored nero that Mr. Plclc,, Librarian.
Sir. Lake, Of tho Folding Room. scd several
other employees in tho Senate Wig OF the Cap
itCl hsVe received notices that their services will
not be required after the end Of tho current
month. The ubi0r!unGtes it is said, Gre those
who hal frog, Siacs that havo recently Ies
their democratic Senators, su,h as Penuyyvs
oia and Connecticut. Upon cnQuirng C. Tho
Capital this morning 10 relation to thess III uors
it was loaracd that GO removals had yet taken
pacJ. Tho negro mcSi2Dger OF tho Senate
Commercy Conmitice. Dir. Conkli1e'a old
committee aud who. when no. attending 10
that committee. Wa Haill0E 90 Mr. CorkiuS,
driving his buggy aud reGierlrg lika setvi,e,
has been discharged.
l. vas mentioned soma limo AGO ia this CDR
rcspordeoc9 that = coupaL7 for tho Ganua,
turo Of piiots 10 Alexandria had heoo formed
here, and that they had leased tho Old plaster
mill. near tho depot of the w. & 0. r. Il. FIR
the puspogs Of their mandatory. 1t is learned
to day that The company alluded TO- have per.
fected all tbcit arra1Seuonts end will commence
operations 10 o short tine.
Richard Moylr, has boso appointed posmas
ter at L.oon:a. Charlotte c5uay, Vs.. vic, A.
G. Klisc, resigned; j. II. Courtney at Qlinton.
New Kent ccuoty, Va, vice James r. Taylor,
moved away; Sidney Brown at Deatonville
Ames cjuo'y Va, vice D. NJ. Tucker. &c
moved Tor o,us'.
Notaitt aadiug tho inocncnt weather pre-
vsl'iog to day III! usual lumber of ofnos seek
ere were a. tie White House. tho most urgent
boos delegation aakicg for the spooictmeut
Of II. Il. ELi. Of this CITY. 10 enc Of the Dis
trict Com missionars.
Tho board CT lad7 regents Uf Sit. Vernon went
GoWa 10 that plaoo TO day, aud, owing to the
uopropitio.s appesrluc, OF tho weather. wtr,
almost the only pirs1ns2cj on tho Mt. Fcrnon
bo.:. a bsuGu't @l be gireG them tGtr3 IT,
norfG~.
A gentleman Just iron the Northero Nsck of
Virsin. reports that the wheat cop of that
sec i0u has been seriously Injured by the ru5..
There s good deal Of talk here about the
excessive manufacturing works proposed to DO
established at Alexandria. Several Washing
toliaos aio said 10 have m:d, heavy investments
ia The undertaking, snd it is reported that msuy
moro wi obtain employment there.
The Mutual Telegraph C0mpspy having
been refused permission by tho Distrio. Com
nissiontr' 10 treot poles for their wires, have
twis!td al! ,h(ir wires leading h;r, toto single
cablo outside the city limits, sod nvsil thsm
selves OF the privilege ucocrdsi them of uog
tho segmsn! of tic scaer pipes ss the medium
by waich this cable o.a nnttr End traverse the
city.