Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alera. GGsttn
WASHINGTON, D. O., june 3, 1881,


MIR. Ella, the recently appointed Sixth Ardi |
tor, is the man WHO, in 1868. started on
s!umpiog tour in Virginia. TO teach the benight-
cd peorl, Of that State tho beauties and beati. |
tude5 Of raiioali:n, but who suddenly abandon
ed it alter mskiog two speeches, the FIRST Of
which was reIlicd 10 by Andrew HuuIer and
the s'c,nd By the late j. B. Baldwin. These
twoVirg mans left 50 little OF Liz arguments that
he reslIy began 10 doubt Tho force of them him
self, and. Consequently. end wisely determined
TO let The Wig mans york out their own salva>
ton. lie is a New H,mpshr, man; was sn
original aboltioniat, and is a bloody shirt radi
cliand, so lar as Y 4inia is concerned, 40 ultra
Mahonite. Hs was appointed Sixth Auditor be.
cause his predecessor was obstruoting investigs.
tons 10 The stsr route sff4ir. and will take good
care not to suliact himstlFto removal for the
same c.use.
ln the widow OF Calls famous ,welry store
here there is alg, and laboratory carved sill
Yer frontlet, the royal gift Of II. NJ. Charles H.,
ginis, to the q lecn Of the Pamunkies. 1t il
the property or Miss Morson, of Virginia, and
is fer sole.
Ey Secretary Glff WAS a. the White House
TO day urging the application of Deputy Uollec'
or SchO6eld, tf tis State, TO BIO interOal revo-
nue. agent, vice Atklts;n, recently appointed
U. s. Marshal.
1t has been lumorcd that Mr.. BradY's cou1s
sci 10 tic star route s4inde, should he be TO-
diced IS is new highly probable. would enter
the plea OF insanity. Friends of Mr. Brady hero
say that suoh to;icn would provs that both
Brady AID his c0uos;l ale berefs Of their senses;
but tnat. IS they ste both remarkably smart
men, aud tavo demonstrated that they are DOW
10 the eGllts possession OF all their entaliacll
lies. the Iunor referred to is ridiculous.
lis reported 10 Geo. ,toWn to dag that. in
oonstqI2pco Of the difficulties the Anericln
Cosl Company has sbcut lis shipments at Cum
bcrland. it has made arrangements iJr shipping
part. if not all, Of its orders by railroad 10
Philadelphia.
1hs Treasury Department issued ciIo1lsr
to dsy relative TO excursion steamers. 10 which
the pass,nGe arc asked to present to the de-.
plrimcnt al hentio proofs of violation of steam
boa. avg il order that off .ndsrs may be pua.
ished
Thra il some Ia here about the aew Eit-
6 ola toHa 10 be built at Newport News. the
proposed eastcTn terminus OF the c. L 0. Il Il.
1t il said that i will rapidly gov to bo Isrgc
city. en-! soma people haVa sltea1y invested TO
3 nj fxton, 10 town lots there.
JOHN il Brady WIS TO day appointed rNs;-
master at R,itast Milia. Russell c>un!y, Va,
vic, a. {. Ferguson. il, resigned.
A IrJminaot S;nI9alt republican, 10 tsjkiog
aboai the prescott aspect oil political affairs to-
dOy. IcuI ,rsed that 40 matter what might be
the lssu. OF tha Cy sling troubles among the r..
publIean9, thrir party would ItsJ much Of lis
{ ~ Il Il
thst lis l.sd3lA would therefore attempt to
make w. i,r Their cssfs 10 The North By gaia.
ing cruvcrts 10 the S3ush. but would sisnslly
fail if they p;nued thtf faith TO such rDo7o.
, manls as that srtcd by Gooctal Malone.
Nothing is doir & 10 the contract bureau OF tho
j. O. Department. Tie Chief a. d clel Is hereof
! Wh!lrg away the time 10 reading the newspa-
p:Is Uni !slkinI about anticipated discoveries
upi xpec,od removals Among the latest dis
eoverles ooLoto ed with The Star route swinde
10 thal j. e,.t he goSeroment IS for every let.
ter ttet was nlrriad from Milwaukee scross the
lake 10 Grand Hasep.
! The President. accompanied by Stcrater7
| Hunt aud C,l. r ckWell. and their tamiiies glll
| leave Lere this tittraooo on the GCV,Inment
steamer Di:pa:ch fer Fortress Monroe ard re-
| III o o, MonGay u.x. The Pr sidert's wife ia
now entirely Gu. OF danger. and will soon be
| veil enough 10 90 TO the Soldiers Home.
| Among the appointments made by the Pres
| iient TO day Was that of w. s. Du:kio to bo
| u. S. Attorney Ter the District of Alabama.
l. hiss been runored for some lime past thst
ex Secretary Sherman vac The or cot OF some ci
/ the Investigations low in progresc 10 the Treas
urg Department. a1d to day on item OF SGuJ tol
! file holders was discovered. bat not single lie
holder, and it is supposed that the entire su %,
which was GrsHo By printer. won't 10 p,y for
printing Sherman documents previous TO the
| Chic g Convention.