Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-13
From WASHINGTON.
iSrcciol Correspondence ofMe AIrra Ga=cttc.
MAsulNNTON. D. O.. Gan. Ii 1851.

DI"CiGI correspondence ~ NC HtrcI Gu"Cttc
WAsulEaroN. d. e.. Sep, Is. 1881.
THO intelligence from lon B;anch to day has
csus2j tia llvtIiCit a.iisfsc i'm TO tho Pfcsia
dents fsiends ia his city, and is calculated to
stimulate tho hopes OF thu most dependent.
Col. ca, b,n rtc.igtd a private telegram from
CoI. Swain 10 tho tif,ct lhst tho President WAS
doing "sll'ndidly," sul later dispatches by tho
Associated Press say no sat up 10 chair for
halt an hour and alo hearty breakfast.
The news Of General Bnrnside's death is tho
occasion OF mech regret here. as we'll amorg
democrats IS republicans. While staurcb re-
publican, the General was ono OF the most lib
eral men OF bis party in the Senate. lilo was
the great Monr0o doctrine man 10 the Senate,
and vas chairman of the Senate committee On
the Panama canRl. 1t WAS we'll known among
bis democratic colleagues that lis hcart was not
in the Mshoue bargain.
Tho grand Jury mot again to day. but cd.
iOurnel without taking up aby important cases.
In the Criminal Court mol. pres was entered
10 The case of Archie Clark and Quinn, ndiot-
cd for forging certificates tf indebtedness
against tho District.
Bat fsw Of the private bankers Of the Gun.
try have as yet arrived to attend tho consults
ton with Commissioned Raum to morrow upon
tho sui C. of taxing their deposits.
Sergeant Mason has been examined by the
surgeons at the Arsenal and PRONOUNCED by
them as insane by reason. OF large doses ct
GnInina and malaria. lt tried OF ell he will bo
by civil authorities
MtiDr William Gtetno, formerly Of Altxan-
diis. chief engineer OF General Gordon Rail-
road is in tho CITY 10 day. lie says there is 10
doubt lhat the General has made the fortune
reported 10 tho newspapers; that 800. 900 hiss
already been received ty Tho General and d.
Vldod pro rata between himself. his brother
aud Gov. Co'qult and that his iuterest in the
r06d, which Is b0und to he euocDss, Is worth
Hi Inns.
Thcro il report current hero thas tho late
Il. w. Riggs LETT no WILL This i, evidently
itcMr c. Mr.. Riggs did loavo a will, which
Was lonhd day or two after his death. by it
his vile, j. NJ. Carlisle. and bis brother, Law
arson klggs. woro left executors. OF thero all
have died luz The latter, and tho reason the
will has not boon rrobsted ia because he I,as
not yet determined whether or not 10 accept
tho trust. The bank, not tho real estate. which
belorg5 to Colcoran and Riggs. constitutes
abcu. ono Third Of his ts!atc. Tho firm has
b1on ronrGanaAd snoo his death and now in"
oludcs II sta Riggs, his son. 4. J.. Riggs, his
brother. Thomas Hyde. Charles Glover. and
tho brothers Elliott.
General MahOno mad, another raid on tho
Virginia post Offices to dsy, and succeeded in
turnIng out republican postmssters and an :
polnIlng tho following Mahonites in their
places: 1. i. Sherman at Fort Defiance, Au-
gusla o.; a. L. Rsmbo at I.opto. Washington
O. un!y; j. W. Campbell, at Motfast's Crock,
Augusta Co; j. W. Ward. Jenkins Bridge.
hcoonan Co., and W. Thompson, at Cherry.
Atone N hampton 10.
Marvin, alias Is. 4, Merton. tho marrying
monster nos in jail at Richmond. hos written
letter to tho Postmaster General, in which he
Says ho Is confined on charge ct obtaining
property nader false protcuses aud that the
cheers OF the jill will not lot him send or re
or've le''css uhleHs they read theU. and tell him
that tho Postmaster General don't run the
tho h'ohmonI all. but that the ,Ju lgo Of the
lllstug'A Court of thnt city docs. The Post
master General will issue orders to tho eleot
that Il. 4. Morton ba allowed TO So oil aud
rccclee lrIteis through his coulscI.