Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-06
FROM RASHING7ON
Special Correspondence Of the ALera, Gazette
WARRINGTON u o. SAINT 1901

w AshlndIOR, ~, VI, Sepf y, 1851.
The President has at last succeeded in GEL
Ting aWsy from Washington, and though many
Think he vii! never return alive. others, and
among them those who ought to know, think
be Will oemnentc TO improve at onc,, and cono
tloue until hs is completely restored. His re-
moval was affected without apy difficulty and
without csusirg hin single painful sensation,
tie was ru! on sretcher at tho White House,
taken thouc, in an open express wagon down
pennsylvania avenue to 9Th street, crossing tho
street railroad tracks 90 tho way Oh saw dust
pads to prevent jOltiOg, there be was transferred
TO the cars that were waiting for him, and which,
| al hall past SIX O'Clock. moved off quietly aud
smoothly. The roadway OF the Avenue from 7th
down TO On street vas kept clear of cars, herdics
and all sorts OF wagons aud even Of people dor
| lng Bis removal. though people were ailoS ed
he use OIL the Side walks, and ropes stretched
around tho intersection of G.h street and the
Avenue kept that space clear. A small crowd
somo OF whom had remained around The gates
OF tho White HOUSE all night, and composed
principally Of negroes of all ages and of both
sexes, started from the White House With the
| Wagon and followed it down the Avenue. It
Wis Increased at every street crossing and by
the TIM, 9Th street was reached it numbered
about three or four hundred. The President
| waved hi, hand in adieu 10 those he LIFT stand
ing on the steps of the White House. Tho
bed upon which he lay was 30 arranged that
his tSc1 was visible to all who chose 10 look at
it aud tho impression produced by sight of it
vas that the great emsciation about which
there has been so much talk like msuy other
things reported about him. is only imaginary.
lie does not look robust to be secure, but be
certainly bears 20 resemblance to skeleton.
! lie was accompanied by all bis physic ans exert
Dr.. Hamilton who was at Long Branch to re-
esiVc him, and by all the people who have been
in attendsnoe upon him at tie White House.
This IS considered unfortunate by some Of his
we'll w;shers. who thought it would have b zen
bh.er 1t he had changed both his physicians
ond $ attendants with his quarters. When
no President left the White House the steward
looked up all tho upper rooms 10 that house
with the intention of keeping thom closed uuliI
he shall return or bis successor be sprontod,
and it MIR. Arthur be called upon to perform
the duties of the Presidential otico duriug the
Presidents disability. he will not occupy the
White House. About this disability it ia ru-
mored to dsy that il, after ten days ct Long
Branch. the President does not begin to i'm.
provo. The Vice President III ask bis physicians
Tor 80 official statement of his ,ndition and Of
the probable duration OF tho disability that no
Will refer this statement to Chief nsioo Waite,
and. 1t the latter shall approve. will tako ohag,
OF the Government, convene Congress and lot II
Il eide what subsequent oourso shall DO adopt.
cd. Tho Presidents safe arrival ct Long
Branch 10 an improved condition has Just been
bulletiDed and ls tho cause of much apparent
satisfaction.
Among the arrivals hero to day ia Mr.
Vennor, the distinguished Canadian weather
prophet.
While n woman was drawing water from the
pump on It'll street. about ihreo squares from
The wharf. this morning, tho covering Of tho
we'll ttl ~, carrying her with it, and she would
have drowned had it not been for negro man
who WAS passing at the lima, and who rescued
her.
Intelligence here from Virtioia is to the
effec: that prospects, of democratic SUCCESS
were never brighter, and tina. po9plo are TAXI
ing iaterest in he election who for years past
have paid no attention 10 politics. MIR. Trige's
decllnatlon OF tho senatorial nomination 10 tho
Southwest WAS iodrc,d on account of bad
health. Int Sommeis. an anti Mahonite, has
taken his place. and will probably bo elected.
Tho Mahonltes tried to capture tho republicans
ut the Falls Church district. 10 Fairfax ooun'y,
Saturday night but utterly failed. 1t was under.
stood at the LSnchhGrg convention that 10 The
counties 10 which the republicans wero stronger
than tho Nlahontrs the former SHOULD nsmo
the Candidates for tho Legislature, but, though
the latter arc 10 largo msjority 10 Fairfax
county. thny attempted TO make tho former au-
c!pt MIR. Fair M their nominee. This effort
$, far as Falls ChuI Oh ia concerned, met with
disastrous failure last Saturday night, and
strong coalition republican from there told The
Gsz,ttu's correspondent that even if Farr got
tho nomlost0n nov many republicans would
DOT support him.
Much complaint is made hero of the trouble
and inconvonlenoo of going to and returning
from Alexandria. z gontloman from Loudlun
county informed the Gaz,tte's correspondent
yesterday that he could 20 to Nsw York with
less trouble than 10 Alexandria; thst on Satur
day 10 rodo down to the 7th street wharf to
tskn tho II O'Clock boat. found it had gone and
that there would not BIO another til - that no
then rode back to tho railroad depot only to
fnd. however. that thoro would DO no train no
and wait for Tho . o'clock trip. Ii is to be-
hoped that in somo Of the ,umjred railroad
changes, tn ctod or proposed. an arrsp gsmont
may ba made by which tho owners of TIM Alex
andIis and Washington Railroad uau ba ilddo-
ed t. run trairs over that road da ,g tho n ! l.
die hours Of the day,
The b. & ?. r x. have svaitd Themselves
OF tho opporIuni y afforded by lhn Presidents
removal to git what they have long been striv-
log tor in Vain. sc md track on CHI s'reot
from Maryland TO Missouri avenue.
ii. w. Benton hss beGn commissioned ss
pos,msSlcr Al JuGc 100, Howard emmy. Vn.
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