Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-04
From W-iSHiNGION
Srsc'ai Correspondence II the ,Alenn. Gaz
WASHINGTON d. e. JclvA 1881

S'sG'a! Correspondence II the Alern. Gdzette
WAsEIN0ToN. b. g.. Jciy 4, 1851.
. course, as % Saturday and yesterday, the
absorbing and cagrossing. god il fac! stl,, topic
OF Conversion htro to day, is tho recent terrible
tragedy and its probable and possible copsc.
q1cnoes. This d.y ia Daiooal holi!ey. hut
SAVE and txcapt the tl.gs flying over the public
bulldogs. the closlog oi tha departments and
o:her pubic offices and most of the stores, and
the otc .slOnal explosion Of ire c!ake. 10 some
Gu: OF the way place, tho glorious fourth is
unObscfVed. 4 crowd d four or five hundred
is 10 front Of the White iIous1 and tho ves.i,
bnl OF iho uptowa hotels AMI tie localities Of
thn bulei!n board n tr0nt u! tho nowsp,D.r
oth,'s. are pretty WI crowded but with these
Exceptions add tnst III the iui ne ate n. shbor-
hood OF the White !i9uio, tic CITY Il exceed
lux qlis. \ hat mas o0c 0'c'oyk this at.
ternOon the ttc,Ii2al's pulse had fallen &c OS
ana h!a cJndul)n was s-ii 10 b ) more laY0rsbp
cui as 90 Saiurdiy, thps3 mo9t familiar aith
gun shot Wcuads have u hopes t his recovery.
HIS pains aro relieved by tn. yp,rtcrmic ai
mIol.t!aton ct ta0rphion, and Consequently he is
IroW'Y, and a5matm@s partly UNCONSCIOUS. Hi,
c0@dIHol now sud from rh4 lis; has been in tho
hsnds O. PfOVidrc'. and no surgeon or phys-
cl.n. GO mater hog accomplished or skiiu!,
could have hc:tot5d It. Dr.. Apnew left for bi4
hGme t. day having privately. AT the rtouest
OF thc ifcaiden's fani y, given bis Gispcosis
o! he case. WaiCh Il as lows: TX ,aDcy and
81 III 'ch Hlsllred liver lacyra,cd; he pains ia
the r. and !oct CsuScd by the iuury of the
nerves lsSulag Tom the spinal c9ilmn." TIC
lecnnctl disease if, II which The President snt.
ieis Is Ici!to0o,is, winch is iLh .mm1tion of the
membrane that iiocs the whole abdominal
CAVITY ani c)Ve's Rl i 5 contents. [, is tho s:mc
that Dfovts 81 fatal 10 wGmco 10 cases o! bupr
llrG cp@ranofs Tor abortion. The periloncur,
tho auatomirGi sMA G. tie utmb!snc referred
TO- - very fXteGsIrc, aud a9 ilH,mmsrioa cl
ono par o. II s'most necessarily involves the
"h"'', me Ghrgtf nocds Ouiy 10 be m,DiiOnC d
y De d. c19 OF the syni9touS Of the dis.
o'SC 'YDtHHi'H9. WHICH Is gas generated ty
'ro II IAN Mstion, and ELcJ, havipg 20 mosus
o. tXi', a. that ccutrs;ed 10 i!i3 siulnsch ha.,
dis'2a2s IN shdamGG uc" is sometimes as
tense IS drumticai. Il is 10 remedy ihls
tat DE-. Sums Les lalrerlphcd from
ans rtco4Tcnclhg 81 fnaCtuIe of the
ehd1H o., tE's w0Gl! Lrc.sSsillr i,n G.,
hoo'irr EohnG q ldc SANS ruembrspc.
Jim FIX g.. q ttGui s.t3cwA.; similar wound,
"Da no IV3d usy ur .ac. Ir probably moro,
Alter rGc%lVif u, AID 80 tho Prcsilgnt was =
t 70 {. sig ou' Acd healthy man he nay prob
ably last day or two logper. There Is
slmo talk about conFCnug az ezra scs-
sion OF tho Senate. 10 cIcct q President
OF that body, 10 III, probable event Ct
VIC, President Altlur bccOmi.g P.esi.
deof. Some say the irOclama ~ Is already
Written and Will be sgnad as soon ns tbs phy.i
cans attending Tim abandon 81 hopo Of
tue ffesiden! recovery. Others say that no such
cali Hil &c Issued By President Garfield,
III; that he hrst act Of President Arthur,
Shen he oaaemes such will be to issue II,
as BIS oWn lie Will then be all the, uteryenes be-
'Weeb government such as il will BE-, ana 10
eCFaFoMent al al. There are Others WHO SAG
tn'' MISUNDERSTANDING the dir, ssrsighls 10
"hch il9 c3no r. has been reCu,ed By the re-
iIsl Of ina radical seos:crs to cleo. Presi
d'n! 70 tenn because demccrst would have
o;eu chosen. 40 extra Session will be called u
III New ok eIIc's two Rapub icsn Senators,
20 that the republicans can at lcas! have an
tqls! lumber Ct votes 10 tho Stnltc. B.t No
III tttr whether &C extra session be called cr
nn'. CT when It shall ba called. or whe;hsr the
New 1trk LEGISLATURE cI,c's Senators, or VINO
IL may elect, IN casa tho President dies the
rcpnnlcans Will have los, conrcl OF tho Sa1ste,
and General Malone will be cvau less i, fuet-
lIsi than ue was at the LIS: sr.sor
A leak was discovered a. Fur Mic Run 10
ne Alexandra Canal t. dsy ga he water
Will probably hsys to b. let efi 20 repair it,
Twelve coal vcsses ara lying 81 Georgetown.
lie only work going on there today Is q, the
Whar'cs Of the Bo dsu Conpnuy.
AC:or 6 the off:e bod OK passengers aboard
OF Inc local tram 10 Washington every MOI ming
Is Mis- Josephine Meeksc, 40 sr,l.ss, iatersst-
'nr lookirg isdy, CT Wiilo ny form, who gets 90
ct FoIt Runy Ga en- rtuto for her d.. k 10 The
fa'ent Ole. Miss Me.ker, j. viii be re-
memoered, ,,y,d con .p!cuoua p,1t il the
events INN edisteIy sucos :dinr the murder Of
her father. Agent Meeker, by the Iudlacg.