Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-15
FROA! W-4SHING7ON,
Special Correspondence 81 tie Aleza. Gazette
WAsHIsoT0E. D. g., Aug, Is, 1881,

WAsHisoToN, D. O.. Aug. Is, 1881.
As usual, tho Presidents physicians ssy TO
day that he is better, ED they say tbs 10 the
faco OF the fact that his pulls, is beatiug at the
rate OF us miru!o, ard that tho rourshnent
be is receiving is administered by means of
clyster5, SIS his stomach will retain nothing
taken through his mouth. aud that they ara
also giving him brandy for the reason that lie
is SO weak that he requires stimulans. lie
may bo better. bat if be ia his beLtermcnt is
different from that Of all the sorts tf Improve
ment With which most surgo00s uLlnliatrd il
| ths mysteries OF cundurapgo arc 6cq PAINTED.
| Mrs. Edison, the female pi ysclan. who has
| fc,'ss to hl8 rooms, is OF tho opinion that thu
brandy that ls given him is the cause of biz
nausea. and she is probably right. iuasmuch a.
be objects to and shrnks from it. NotWihstand
| ing what his physicians say, there is 10 doub
( that they arc considerably nsrnCd about him
| and the outside impression is Strengthening
hourly that his dream that lie was being DIS.
sected by tho doctors. which 80 alarmed him
when be awoke y s:erday mornit G. that it wa:
long tim, before ho could be composed, will
bo fulfilled, Ter If he dies post morIem txami
| nation will be demanded.
Mr.. D. Z,ndorf HIS re;uraeh hero f:om his
late unsuccessful attempt ut Lsnchbu.g. lie
has rooms st the National Hotel. AS Mr..
Dtz,ndorf always likes 10 be on the str1rg side,
those who know him bts; say that while pro-.
claiming himself straig htout tpablican, IN or.
der 10 avoid subiec!ing himself aud his party
10 the chsrgs OF population, no will still sup
port the Mahono ticket.
Senator Pueh. Of Alabama, who is still 10 the
city. says that shonld the Pr sdent die, which
late hs will deplore. the Vica President will BIO
nauRura!td without trouble. and that as it
will be to Mr.. Arthur intcrts! to smooth bis
way as much as possible by pleasing tho people,
and as Mr.. Arthur is sensible man. he believes
he will 10 &C: as 10 msks bis administration
aeoentabe. lie sso ssyj that he understands
the Woo Preslden! is man of bis own head,
and that SO far from being led by Mr.. OonkIing
the real fact is that iG hes been Just the other
way.
Commissions as postmsstcis Were sent to DAY
TO Samuel Maddox. vics Chss e. Dugtrlo at
Big Spring. hlon!Rcmefy cGuuty, Virginia, aud
to Elijah Il Crct DIFF, vic, John T. Greasy, at
RabertsoCs. Bedford oouoiy, 10 theSsme State
These remove $. i. is understood, were made at
tho rtql(s: of General Malone, 10 whose behalf
affairs in Virginia.
Senator Johnston will bo htro to night and
will have CONSULTATION tomorrow With COL
Cfaigbil., Of the U. s. Engineer Corps, with
reteretco to the tinal arrangements concernpg
the Yorktown celebration.
Capt Archer, Of tho Potomac manufacturing
company. informed the GsZ site + correspondent
TO day that everything vas progressing favora-
bly, a! hlA woiks 10 Alexandra. and that 10 sd :.
diiioo to tho thrAe lutuacss DOW 10 progress Of
ortoiloo there. pats were being drawo for tho
oteoIoh III "a fourth. lla is somewhat diaple,a
cd with the location of the fish fertilizer mauu
fac;cr5 just north 0: tho properly bis company
has recently bought.
Several more OF tho Indinns who havo been
invited here TO consult with the Officers Of tho
Indian bureau arrived yesterday and to day.
They held Is preliminary interview with the
agents OF The GreAt Father" this morning. and
will meet for business luter in tho wscE. They
ara as sSartny and bloc Thirsty looking got as
Uyn Lcrn hal.