Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
'gec!uI Correspondence q tta 41!ec1. Ga-ette
UASIII;.irCY. i. & Ear T. 1881

.Spec!u! Correspondence q :ta 4i!ec1 Gazette.
WAsus1roN, D. G.. Sep, Il, 1881.
Tie President was slot "a Saturday, SUD as
regularly ss that day has como ever sircs lust
40 regularly has change occurred 10 his c,ndi-
ton, and that change has invariably been fox
the worse. So far from to day forming 90 x.
cepticn to the rule. the change has been as uu-
favorable II not mora 80 than any that has
pre7itu1ly happened. for the reason, if no other,
that he was less able to bear it than he was to
withstand the evil effects of lis predecessors.
The char s, to day took place between eleven
ard twelve o'clock and wss ushered in by q
Tlgor, OF chill, which indicated The formation
OF arothtr sbscess. but in what part of bic body
has not yet been determined After that his
pnlse res9 10 80, but has since fallen ten poota
ii ls so weak that Injections of VAIN beef s
bIocd fave been resortcd to AID arrangements
have been mado for obtaining fresh supplies oil
1t whenever wanted. The solicitude heretofore
lott here Tor the President recovery hiss given
pIsco 10 az almost universal belisf that ho will
die, aud again the ooly anxiety seems 10 BIO
shout tie lcrg;h Ct TINA before tho ond shall
como.
MIR. Barbour, president Ct the Midlsnd Rail.
| read, says that he was in Baltimore yesterday,
hu. not Oh tu:lcess connected with the rstifica
| ton Of The recent purchase OF tho stock of his
| road that Eas held by the Baltimore and Ohio
| islIrosd, as stated, but On business ct 40 en-
| tlrciy different character, and that, too. which
II satISt cory arrangements can be effected will
| rebound greatly to the advantage of AlcXsn-
| dila. With regard to tho affairs OF bis road he
says there vii! b, 90 immediate change if any
10 its dictatorship. aud that il such change Is
made there will be- DO meeting of the stock
holders TO tti,c. it, but that the present direc.
tofs. in whcm tho stockholders havo perteci
ccnll leDcc. will meot, appoint their own suc
cossoIs and then resign.
| ThCro arc various rumors tl)at this morning
about tho reported robbery of * Senator
ChIlsIsacy at Tho National Hotel hero ycstcr.
day. O0e Is TO tho effect that the aWels be-
logged TO female friend of Mr.. Uhris.iaucy
whom he met in Peru, aod that if tho reported
robbery wss committed at all it vas the work oil
somo enc on Intimate terms with Mr. Christi
ancJ, and Who had tho entrance i1to his room
at all hours. "a the contrary il is said thst
| motel thieves gro aboTt. snd that tho room Of a
'ou5g hcn'sianan, on hIs Wsy from k,ne
| GecrRe cCuatg. w., 10 Northern College, in
the same hotel, ~as robbed tho night before
| 'hat OF MIR. Chrisli6ncy. 1t is understood that
20 STEPS will be taken against young Lugenbce
Tor challenging Mr.. Chrisisrcy to mortal clm
bat.
Senator Johnston still harc. closing up the
ina arrsngcmenis loo tho Yorktown centen-
hlsi. lie vi! hhyn a CONSULTATION with the
| fferch Minister ihis Afternoon with refererc,
10 tho reception and cDterteiDmc1t of the
French su2saot the nation. Tho Senator seems
TO have no dnub. abCut u sufinionc3 of accom-
III dnion for the LARGE c;owl expected at Yotk,
| town dan IL the c.nenniel, AID says that capa
cIdua hcuars b!c 70 process nf erection there for
that purpose.
Mr. Joig1lsin r4urnca he.o to day from a
ii!ttInS visit to Virginia. Since he sail out of
bis parry ia his State 10 doesn't tako mu,h i'm
te!rst in State ptnic7. lie believes however,
that Daniel viii be elected, and says that If the
NlhhoIloa aid Tao republicans MOTTO tho form
er will cjnlrol no Legislature, but that whcth-
CT they vii! VI depends" In this count C .
ton 1t msy be said that whereas tho republicans
10 this city thought some Tina ago lhst tho CO.
aIiiiorls!s you'd succeed in Virginia, they now
confess their belief that tho democrats will
sweep tho Sale. and say sho is iinCd TO her
ldO's Senator Johnston says tho State is safe,
both "a regards tho Slate aud legislative ticket.
Dispatches from a!oug the l,ne OF tic &. &;
y. Canal, rtc lived al GcnrGctown to day, ro.
port riso III tho wafer, and slate thst boats
will arrive on Monday.