Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-08
mineral claims, who was very notorious
character in Richmond during the period OF

mineral claims, who was very notorious
character in Richmond during the period OF
reconstruction. .
Senator Logan having arrived in the city,
q salute in his honor was fired In the lot
south of the White House about eleven
o'clock this morning, by Capt. Cunningham,
q republican employee of the Senate, VINO
has fallen heir to the cannon with Whlcn
the late Major Hannemann used to cnarm
the bows and slartle the ladies Of this city:
The Captain had about dozen men ana
bows under his command, who, after Inc
sajute marched to the Generals house, where
thew were entertained, cheering the othces
of the Capital and Hatchet on their way.
The GAzErTE's Washington correspond
ent. like the GAZETTE, receives many anon
ymous communications, containing really
Interesting items of news and valuable sug-
gestions, but which it is impossible tor him
to use, because no names are attached 10
them. This will explain why several re-
Gently received by him have not been no
ticed. The names are not wanted Tor publ
cation, but ouly as authority for the state
ments the communications contain.
A gentleman largely interested IN Inc
Alexandria Canal, in talk with the ia,
ZEprE's correspondent this morning, said
y
canal would be open, as the Q. & y. Canal
would. he thought, be permanently closed
at the expiration of this season, and that
with that closed it would be impossible and
useless to keep the Alexandria canal open.
He said the Alexandria canal would be nav
ipable this week, and that about three thou
sand dollars had been spent in putting 1t IN
order. but that there was no coal Tor IL TO
carry, and so fai as he knew, only few
boat loads of brick and possibly few
of lime and cement. He also said that
the B. & 0. Il. K. would buy the G. q
O Canal and make of it an exclusive coal
| railroad. aid that as Alexandria was the
| best shipping port for that coal, the Alexan-
d1ia Canal would have to be the eastern
terminus of that road that that fact had
greatly increased the value OF the aqueduct
bridge. and that as the Government had
failed to accept the terms of the last Dill Tor
the purchase of that bridge, it would never
again have another chance to buy at such
low figure.
Workme are engaged to-day in preparing
for the erection of stage around the top OF
The Washington Monument on when TO
stand and repair the damage done to the
capstoue by the lightning on Friday last.
Electricians here say the cause OF the
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present conductor, and express surprise
| that Col. Casey was unaware of that fact.
The Treasury Department was informed
to. day that J. II. Aufdemorte, the clerk in
the sub Treasury at New Orleans who has
defaulted to the amount of over fifty thou
sand dollars, has safely crossed the Mexican
border.
The Office of the collector Of internal rev.
| anne fur the Danyille district was turned
over TO Mr.. Helm to-day. That of the
Richmond district will be turned over to
MFR, Elicit on the 18th The headquarters
of the first named district will be moved
back to Danville, and those Of the latter to
Richmond.
The most fashionable people in the city
compose the larger part of the audiences ut
the cheap summer opera season now 10
progress here.
The demi monde, having been previously
notified by the police that they would not
be admitted into the grounds of the White
House at last Saturdays first concert of the
Marine band there, remained away.
Georgians here say the appointment OF
John w. helms as u s. Marshal for the
Northern district of Georgia should not
have been made, and that it was his posi-
tion as superintendent Of the State convicts
that gave him Influence with Senators Col
quit and Brown, one of whom, if not both,
contracts for the work of those convicts.
The latest rumor here about the Marshal.
ship of the District of Columbia is that it
| will be given to New Yorker, an old and
personal friend of the President. Marshal
McMichael thinks his resignation, rendered
as soon as the President was inaugurated,
will soon be accepted. Anticipating that
event be entertained a number of his friends
at break fast yesterday.