Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Speeia! Correspondence Of the Alero. Gazett

Speeia! Correspondence Of the Alero. Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July 81. 1851.
The condition Of The President continues TO
improve daily, and if bis pb5 scia5s will cor sent
be will soon be sitting up. He is eating tx.
treuely tired of his recumbaDt position and
talks Of aud longs for bis proposed water trip to
Chesapeake Bay and along the coast. The
White House 10 day vas unusually quist and
nothing happened there worthy of special men.
ton. The newspapers are now read to the
President. and be has been informed of most
all the important events that have occurred
sincs he was wounded.
While Guiteau hes few or 20 friends there arc
those who otjsc! to his being treated without
the forms OF Law and order. They say that
criminal as he is ho has rights IS oitizsn Ct
free country which the law demands shall b..
respected, and that the disregard of those
rights by District Attorney Colkhill merits the
condemnation OF ell law and order men. He
vas incarcerated without process of law, i5 held
without legal authority, and hespeci.l severity
Of bis lmprlsonm ent and bis deprivation of suob
food. reading matter and company as are Il
lowed other prisoners. all by direction of the
District Attorney, are looked upon in the light
Of an assumption of unWarrsDtsblo authority i'll
btfttling the law officer of the capital city of .
people protesting free institutions and living
uodcr constitutional government.
The steamer John w. Thompson. which has
been undergoing extensive repsir, at the Alex
sndrla ship yard for some months past, was
brought hero yesterday. She will be painted
here ard will then resume her trips down the
Potcnsc.
A gentleman intUrmed the G,z,tto's CORES.
pendent this moroing that be bad 10 his DOS
session so old copy Of the Gtzelte 10 which is
mentioned the arrival at Alexandria OF ship
from st. Petersburg loaded with ion, hemp,
cordsee and other productions of that country,
with note stating that should the voyage
prove profitable sho would make regular trips
between The two portg.
A letter received here to day from Pittsyya-
nis Court House. Virginia, states that Mr.,
John Wiso spoke there last Monday. but made
dull speech to doll audience, aud that Ma.
honism there is evidently on the wane. A gon
tleman from Falls church. where republican
ism abounds, brings Intelligence to tho same
effect from Fairfax county.
The passage, By the Legislature of New
York. OF bill providing for SPECIAL election
10 ill vacancies 10 the U. s. House of Ropre.
sontstves for that State. will rebound to the
advantage OF tho democrats inasmuca az they
will gain member 10 the city while the rapub.
Leans vii only hold their OVID 10 the county
districts of that State. The vacancies 10 the
city are those ooos,ioned by the death Of MIR,
Wood, and the resignation cf MIR. Morton, AMI
it is 10 the lattNrs place that they homo to cleo,
democrat. With this g,iu, tho republicans
will lose their s.joriy ovvr oil in the next
House. tho orgsniZ ,tion of which will therefore
depend upon thu ~sy The eresnbsckers vote.
and their whole history shows that th9y will
vote With the party that will pay them the
most for doing 90. Bat ss their party or
ganization has been mantniasd by con,ribu-
tlons from the republican find, there is not
much probability that be republicans will allow
them to suffer much from that qusrter, 1t
seems to bs the impression here that should
Virginia swamp Mahonism as she is expected
to d. next November the Two Malone Con-
gressmen from that Slate, who always keep an
eye 10 windwsrd will vote With the democrats
10 the organization Of the next House.
lneieenoe received here from various por-
tlons of Virginia respecting the delegates who
have been and are being appointed to the State
democratic convention is to the effect that With
but few exceptions they 20 ulins!ructed, will
nomloate tho ticket that shall appear to them
to be the most popular. and will cheerfuliy
abide BY the decision Of tho majority. 1t is 70.
ported here that judge Waller Staples, who
has been spoken Of 10 connection with The
Gubernatoria nomination, will not allow his
name to be presented to the convention, but
will support any ticket that may be nominated.
Gouverneur Morris, who has been appointed
Collector of Alaska, vice N. D. Ball. removed.
started from this city for Sitks last Saturday to
assume sho duties of that position. He had
ouce before bssn Treasury agent 10 Alaska,
but bad been removed. He brought charges
against Colonel Ball. Qua Of which was to the
effect that he had taken drink from Sd 10.
licensed dealer in spirits. and most of which
were of frivolous character.