Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-08
From WASHINGTON.
Special Corro@posGe'see Of the Alera. Gazette
WAsHlEGToE. d. O. SAINT. 1891.

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WAsHlEoToE, D. G., Sept. s. 1881.
kilograms received hero to day from Long
Brsrch report tho Presidents condition SIS
greatly improved, and inspire sIrong hops Of
ti' speedy recovery Flo Was so mu,h batter
this morning that. after eating a small pic, of
chicken that had been given him. he expressed
his ability to eat whole one. There sooms to
be 60 doubt that Drs. Barnes, Rsyburn and
Woodward hava been Informed that their ser
vices will be DO longer rqulred and that there
is lll-fetl;ng between The c,binet and the kich
on cabinet ia sl,o generally bslieved.
The regatta of The National Association Of
Amateur Oirsmon commenced to day. But
ltlIs Interest Was NANTES ed ia it, aud the
cfCWl 10 attendance WAS by no means large.
Maby Of tho rowerS sre incapRcltated by heat
and uther oaases. All the members OF one cub
bad to b, tcted up in their hotel last night 10
keep them sober enough to do their work to.
day.
MIR. Ba b)ur. PROF. lent Of the Virginia Mid.
land RrWay. Is expected to return from The
White Sulphur Suloes TO N ,rrow. Ia this
connection IL may be remarked that The owl
dent attempt oil various parties 10 or from Bali
tlmore to make it appear that tho recent sal5 Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ste OK 10 the
Virginia NJ bland road was made 10 the inter
est of Baltimore locks strange, and it is provo
catvo OF doubt On the subject. 1t was stated
10 this oorrespopdeI C, some days ago that tho
eale WAS probably made 10 tho interest. not of
Baltimore, bat OF Mr.. Garrett AID the 3. & O..
Il. Il. Co., aud that the Mdlsud road would
hereafter Do ru1 in ia own Interest," and irro.
spt i've of that of anS body else. and that s:atc.
meDt y b, subs:antiAt(d by fu'uro Develop
ments.
Senator Book denies tho truth of The inter
Wow in which ho IS reported to havo said that
he was 10 favor CT the lection of Mr.. Anthony
to the presidency of the Senate 10 osso Of tho
Presidents dostb. IL, says ho was never TO-
tervloWed upon tho sui tc,, and that BIO never
did aud does DOT now think tho Senate will be
called upon TO choose presiding officer, as ho
has always believed the President would ro.
cover.
Row. Robert Nelson of the Episc opal Church,
grandson Of Governor Nelson, who commanded
the Virginia troops at tho blltla of yorktown,
hns written here to inform the Yorktown Con-
eressional CjTmis,ion that no accepts thor 10
viaiion to or on tho centennial CELEBRATION with
prayer. The U. 4 0. r. II. Go. have s,nt a
Communication 20 tho Commission. stating hat
they will have a line of telegraph produced 10
Yorktown in time Tor tho centennial.
Private into!ligor C, from Mississippi Is to tho
eAct that Henry Mason, the most influential
negro politician IN that State, has declared for
the regt VI democratic ticket; that the republi.
cans are dissatisfied with the coalition ticket be.
cause 1t is not q straight republican ticket. and
tha. the green are Gi,satisisd with it be-
cause it is not straight ereonbsck ticket, and
that hka the mongrtl ticket in Virgini1, it is
foreioomed to defost.
Senator Johnston Is ri hia homo prenaring O
campaign speech, and has written here for docu
me0ts. Ono Of Is points will be- the vote General
Malone gave for MIR. Conkling who always on.
posed appropriations for tho Oh provement of the
rivers and hsrbors OF Virginia to be chairman
Of tho Commerce. Com rIittea Of tho Senate over
MIR Ramon, who always favored such appro.
pliatione.
The Virginia troops TO b. present st York
town, all of whom will bs under commsnd of
General Fi,Z Lee will comprise four regiments
OF infantry, n battalion Of four companies Of ar.
tillery, and ton or twelve unattached companies,
hmOng which are three companies Of negro SOL
diert-.he whole making abb II. ihres thousand
mea.