Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-23
FROR WASHiNG2OY.
Special Correspondence III tht A5sza. 5azett.
WAsHINGTON, u. G., Juae 81, 1881

Captain j. 8. Tucker, secretary Ct tte York
town Comniss.oo, is brsy with :ha work Of that
Commission, in the roon Of the Senate Com
mittao on Revolutionary Claims, at the C,pi.tl,
whera l,ttcrs GA the slbi,ct saoeId B, address,
cd to him. The Boston Merchants Asi:cls-
ton, numbering nbou! hreo HUNDRED aad fiy
Of tho leading ma:casn;s cf B,stCa. ere coz
templstirg Trip to Ylrk:twl 90 tie occasion
Of tho cen:cnai,l. A g,atl9man frcm Virgiais
here Yesterday, ssyl is pcssibis his S:s!o will
have FIVE regiments A. tee cc1tcolisl-cnn from
the Richmond district. ouo from tho Valley
ono from along the lIoC Of tho Virginia Midland
Railroad, which Gre already crgeuz,j, sHd two
to be orgau!za9-one from the Norfolk district
and tho other frcN the Southwest par!icn ol
The State.
Tho work Of ftesooiog lao GONE Ct lie C,Dis
tel is progressing rapidly, the SUCCESSOR Of Blu.
midi hGViog already tioisaed two psues snd al.
most completed third OF, representing the
bst'la OF Lexington.
Some anxiety is experienced hero abcut tho
election held 10 Portland, Oregon, Tuesday.
The republicans have maturity tberc ct l05ut
seven or eight hur1re5, aDu IS the democrats
are unable to overcome that, they ran 70 iule-
endeot ticket. which. if successful Tuesd,y,
will 50 fsr toward securing tho county 10 ShIch
Portland is located to the democrats, a1d, With
lis len members of tho Legislature, mako c2..
tai1 The election Of democratic SUCCESSOR to
Senator Grover.
Mrs. Semmes. the mother Of the l.so Al.
m!ral Semmes Of the Confederate ship Alabama
and mother 10 law Of Dir. Il. W. Payne. Of
Warrentop, who died from Injuries received by !
r:o1 IA;
Georgetown. The funeral ecIyicls wers COZ
Quoted by Rev. Father Dorohae, tf Wa,rensoa
and among tho attendepts vera H. w. Payne.
i. d. Payne and DR.. Gordon, Of lho Sane
place.
Brady's couo5al appeared in cou;! this nara.
ing and asked that his clients oaso bo brcugh.
TO Immediate tli.l. Mr.. Cook, counsel fer the
Government opposed ca immediate trial upon
the ground that the Government had not ye,
quito completed It's investigation. Tee judge
eiused the application for the reason tbs. he
could not force the Government 10 ,lial Thcu
it was not ready. The Governments ctucs.l
say the difficulty with them is no. 10 Eni ttose
who will peach ou their pals tui to koep all
the parties implicated 10 tho frauds tom
peaching, 80 as to have some to try.
Senator Rabs0m directed the clerk ct lis
committee this mtr1Ipg to convene the Senate
committee % the inp rcvemoDs CT ID, Wash
irgIon harbor and the reclamation Of The fate
in the Potomac On the lllh OF July. The COM
mitteo will prepare bill and hsvt il ready to
BIO reported q! the first Of the ntGi session Of
Congress.
Every thing is quiet about tho Departments
TO day. as nearly I'll tho heads thereof etc ct
Long Branch with ths Prcsiiept 10 acme Of
them there arc aereral officials uho ere b;com.
iug very anxious IS tie month draws mar l;s
close iu Consequence Of their dread Of rcoovioe
notice to qlit Dei0re it does cl5sc. Most Of the
removals occur st the soso Of tho moctts. GO
that ii that critical psr!od 10 passed ssfcly :be
pr)bibity il that uone will DO msde for c! l:asi
sno!her month.
TIE operations of The new manufacturing
company recently organized in Alexsndtis viii,
it is understood by tEoso interested iu it hero,
b. delayed short time by tho difficulty Of Oh
tsiuiog OF Crco the requisite num5sr CT i;c
bricks, IS tho manufacturers Ct such bricks bad
previous orier5 Which tboy orc compelled TO III.
Dir. Archer AID lwo Ncr;heru capitalists. woo
aru thiLkiag about investitg lsggcT 10 the nsE
works. it!: here ibis afternoon for Alczso9;ia 20
insp9c: snn9 OF tie prop.r:y, particularly the
Plo5etr Hills. recently purclr Sad by tie Ccy:"
paoy.
4 cenil,mas Interested in tho proposed res
truoi. lac Of railroad from Newport News. &c
tho Chesapeake, to Chicago, 10 tho city TO tss,
says ,h.t slI The arrangements fer completing
| tina: lips ae made and that tho representatives
! OF tho different rosds that aro 10 firm j. til!
! meet il Hich nord to dag and perfect al crsac-
'z,iiuu. rae roads to form tho lJno sra tbs
R:chmord ana Aloaary. Ohio Central, A:lsn"
ic end NorthwesIerp. srd lbe Tolsio ant Cai.
caGo, aud the whole Ct it is completed. except
nbou: 125 Mills Of tic Richmond ard AEtg 'ng
Road, west OF LyLchburg, 10 h;a fouc m'l IS
Of which city Inc eastern p.rtioa o. the! r5ad
is now fai>h9d
Geugs a. Newman was To Ga7 sppo;ntec.
lo!ernaI H:v2nuo Storckeeper ard Gavg2r Tor
the Virginia district.