Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the AIepo. Gasetle
WASHINGTON. D. o., Sent. 5, 1881,

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The bulletin from the White House at noon
10 day gives The Presidents pulse as ia, his
temperature as 90 5. and his respiration as Is;
it also states that he retains nulrimeut admin
'stered By tho mouth without gastric irritable
lty and that there is 20 material change 10 his
condition. His physicians attribute bis in,
crease OF fever to his anxiety about the trip he
Is to take, and everybody at the White House
seems 10 Thick that no is doing very we'll. Out
side OF the White House, however, it ia said
that no has been vomiting every day for Hoek
pass. mat lie 10 not as sIrong now az no WAS q
week ego, that the pua from the bullet wourd
has become offensive. ard that 80 for from his
| a6Xiety about moving o.u,ing his fever he is
hardly 10 condition TO know or care whether
no Is to BE- moved or not. A railroad track has
boon laid from Mars land Avcru, up 9Th Street
to Pennsylvania Avenue so that be can DO
Transferred from thu wagon in which he ia 10
be tsksu from tho White House TO tho car
without beirg carried ovcr the cobbIe stones on
G.h Street. Tho wagon will briug hin from
the White House 70 9Th Street on the asphalt
pavement without It, and as tho railroad
track now iuoa mp to The asphalt paVcmtn n en-
Pennsylvania Avenue ho Can be taken from the
wagon aGd pus on the car without the dagger
OF jar. The oar that las boon assigned Tor
him l5 an ordinary express oar az the door of
| such car is tho only ono through which his
bed can be admitted. Tho car has not been
fitted up. but has been arranged solely with
| reference to atordrg him as easy trauspora.
tlon az possible. Tim traio will consist Of three
cars. of which tbs President will occupy tho
middle one. 1t is already mado w., has us
Conductor, c02inoor aud braktmcn sssiened and
mado tflal Trip TO day with somn Of The Pres
idcuts physicians aud friends on board. Should
tho Presidents condition warrant it. TO will be
moved this evening or to night, aud i've hours
will DO the length ct tho trip between WASH
Ington and Long Branch. Many think that
wien 10 losses Washiogton he will never re.
turn to it alive.
lt is fumortd here to dty that Tho Baltimore
aud Onlo Railroad is negotiating for the sale Of
all lts Interests south OF Baltimore, iAcludiog
the Washington Branch ard the METROPOLITAN
roads. snd its stock in The Valley Railroad, and
that 1t Will Cor Ii 10 Its attention hereafter solely
to the rJmo!Ion OF tho trade of lis main stom,
AID to Increase Ia local trade as suca bu.iness
will Do more profitable than the southern coz
ncctlons II has baen bothered with heretofore.
1t is also Sell that if sulh Do the c8s, The stock
and bonds OF the oompaoy will both Use, and
that 1t was 10 Consequence Of tho southern con
nee ions alluded to that MIR. WslterF, QUO of
the best friends OF tho road, rcctntly sold MS
500 600 interest 10 the road.
To TO boon TO day no official intelIgarc, of
tho Indian massacre 10 Nav Mex o. had boon
received. ell the information on tho subject
bang based upon tho reports Of lodian runners.
1t is therefore hoped TINT later news may not
DO quIe so bad. All available troops are bsng
sent to the sc.no Of hostilites So rapi!y as
possible.
Forty boats arrived at Georgetown Saturday
and Sunday. There Was rise of three iuohes
10 the upper part of The canal owing 10 slight
rains, but 1t soon subsidized. and mono Ct The
boats came vii full cargo
Mr.. Ross Perry, the head Of the old dry
goods hons, of Perry e Bro. died suddenly
about two yesrs AGO. and his SUCCESSOR, his
brother Mr.. Thomss Perry died of spopItx Ky
at 40 early hour this morning.
General Mshonn has engaged ths 4!h Il At in
ths Portland Cafe. corner OF l4.h street and
Massachusetts, avenue lis seven rooms includ-
ing parlcr ara being handsomely furnished for
hrs now, and it is understood his family will
arrive here about the end of the present month.
The rent is $500 year. Me calls, which of course
are extra, are furnished by the celebrated cater
er Gray, who is the caterer for the whole hCu,e.
The General At tho last session OF Congress oc-
cupled suite OF rooms OF the Arlington Hotel
at the cost of ST. COO month. This suite was
the ono occupied by the Grand Luke Alexis,
and tx Senator Sharon of Nevada who spent
SIS COO OUU on bis Palace Hotel in San francisco,
The latest intelligence from Ohio is TO the eff
feet that there is a lull in the campaign there,
caused by the illness Of tho President, and that
the calls for many meetings Of both parties have
been snd arc being withdrawn
Reliable intelligence hero from Now York is
10 the fleet that Mr.. Samuel Tildon will be the
democratic candidate for Governor Of that State,
will squalch the kellay faction. will be elected,
and then, with New York q! hls back, and ri
nobody else's will enter the list for democratic
candidate for the next iency with strong
likelihood of obtaining the nomination.
John r. Simpson has been commissioned
Postmaster at Aldie. Loudoun county, Va.