Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-20
From FASHING1
Special Correspondence 81 the Alesa, Gazttt.
WAcu1Scros n ~ J,,o 90 1co1

WsHlNGTOF, -. Va. June ~, 1881,
Tho executive committee Of tia Yo!k.oEn
Commission. eompc ;sd Of Senator's Johustop,
Batter and Dawes, Dr.. Lorirg, MIR. Goodc end
Gen. Dick, will meet in too r,on of he Senate
Committee on Revolutionary CIsim7, 10 The
Capitol, here. on the cob inst, TO complete
their arrangements for The Yorktown centennial
Oh the l9!h OF next October. Senator Johnston
is still at bi1 homo. in Abr giOr; Senator But
Ter is eXourting 10 the Northwest. and Senator
Dawes Is Sill huutirg for bis famous s'Gyy
paired man. whose cotton fso;Crg iu Mississ
sipp was burned.
Ex-senator Dorsey, the buyer Of the S.sto OF
Indiana, and the principal beneficiary Ct the
star route mail service, has recovered his health
and spirits, and RECALLED some OF his friends 10
the rotunda of Wizards Hotel until quite late
hour last night. Tho CHOICES. drinks flowed iu
protuson, and good fellowship was tho order o:
the night.
Gen. Batter arrived hero last Eight. II i:
reported that he has been retained Is cCu1se
10 the a;sr route cases
The President viii reluro 10 morrow light or
"Wednesday morning. Tie Iumor that lie wet
to Lorg Bra, Oh TO have r,crlcjlla,au with
Geo. Grant is preposteroua, as TO c3n uever
forgive Grant for saying that weak men g.ner
ally fight strorg onos, and Grant can never fer
give him for bil defeat at Chicago With re,
gard TO General Grant. il Is reported ths4 h
has nov confined himself to esli tea ;iuee Iii:
return to New York.
A gentlsmad from Fslls Church says moot
ing was held there LIST Saturday uigat 10 pass
resolutions in favor Of the retenion Ct Mr.
Birch as postmaster ct that place. but ihat il
broke up IN G rog.
1t is reported that Judgo Hunter, of ILiDp
George county, Va, denies the truth OF O piIs
graph that recently appeared in this correspon
dence, to tho effect that he has left the Nlahon
| ties; will not support tho Malone ticket, AID
DOW votes The regular demtchtio ticket
Whether this report bo true or not is uuknogr
here, but tho paragraph was written upon 10
formation obtained directly from The Judge
brother, deputy clerk OF the court of lNi1G
George county, who certainly ought to be Z ;o1
| authority.
The drcdges to be emrl5ycd, not in tho ICE
clamation OF the flats OF Tho Potomac. but il
deepening the Two channels 10 tho harbor {
| the District ct Columbia, have arrived md vii
soon commence operations. These chauntl:
vii I'LL up agiln almcs! Immediately, but Was!
| OF that !? Uuus SalD is rich, ii tGo petpl1 81
| the countrS are poor
| The Treasury ttll,ais kaow nothios of Mr.
| French, tho railroad auditor. tut suppose thai
| two copies OF lis receeL report we're usde snl
that while the Que Seut TO tie railroad company
reached ts Cos iaaloo that sent 10 The secretary
he's been delayed. The remarkable charge il
| his decision, however. is understandable.
The slumni OF Georgetown College held thei
annual meeting to dso. Tho oldfs aum1us i!
| Professor Alexander D,nitry. of New OtIcGns
| now II years DID, alher Q! Cnatlis Uimi;rS
esq of Altxsndtia. Mr. Dintry received ,
special iDVitstion from Tho faculty Of tao COL
| lego to attend tho meeting to day, bu: could no
| accept it Oh account OF the distsrca he T0u'c
| have to travel 10 order to do so.
| The Central Committee of the republican,
! will meet to morrow. Some of its members ert
| in the city to day on their way to Richmond
| They arc under tho impression that tho com
| nitteo will ISSUE o,l for o State Convenli,r
| to meet in Richmond some time 10 August, bu
| that that Convention will endorse the Mabout
| ticket. and do that too 10 Oted!erc, to insruc
! tons from the President.