Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-01
NEWS OF THE cay.


The government paid out as interest yes.
terday, 81 .953,3l9,
There were dropped from the rolls of the
Bureau Of Eugraving and Printing yesterday
l19 employees.
The amount returned by the appraisers of
the personal estate of the late John w. Car
rett is S5,7774, 1900. so.
Russia is displaying great activity On the
Afghan border, and there are indications ct
an early advance on Herat.
The Pope has ordered Ultramontane news,
papers in Rome to observe friendly tone
towards the Italian government.
The mercantile failures for the six months
ending yesterday were 6, 004 in number, as
against $50 for the first six months of 1881,
an increase OF 494 failures.
A. ]. Dumont, late Naval Officer of New
| Orleans and chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, blew his brains
out yesterday at his home, in Algers. Some
family trouble is said II have boon the v"'''0
of tlIo uCG.
Secretary Lamar has appointed his son,
| J.. @. g. Lamar, jr., AS his slenographer aud
private secretary, to fiji the vacancy caused
by the promotion OF Mr.. Il. p. Hanna, made
in February last. Mr.. Hanna will remain
with Secretary Lamar in a confidential ca.
pacity.
The President decided last night on the
appointment OF William Dorsheimer to be
United States attorney fer the Southern dis
trict Of New York, vice Elihu B. Root, re-
signed, and of Martin r.. Mcmahon, to be
United States Marshal for he same district,
vice Joel B. Erhardt, resigned.
Secretary Whitaey has revoked the order
issued July 5, 1888, which directed naval
officers attached to cruising war-vessels,
especially commanding officers, to leave
heir families at their usual or fixed places
Of abode, and not to attempt TO transfer
them TO more convenient visiting points.
! Gen Dent, who is Gen. Grants brother
in-iuw, said yesterday: II am afraid that
Gen. Grant will not last many days. To
dry received Information from the family
that the cancer has commenced to inaame
the juguar vein, and death is the question
Of a few days, in tho opinion Of his physi-
clans"
When Miss Sweet, the pension agent ct
| Chicago, was asked to resign some months
ago she was told that she could have until
June 80 10 send in her resignation. This
time expired yesterday, but it is stated that
no further steps will he taken in the matter,
and that it is probable that Miss Sweet will
serve out the remaining year of the term
for which she was appointed.
The drill ground at Fairmount Park was
thrown open TO the public yesterday and
all who chose to view the exhibition were
allowed 10 enter free bHt notwithstanding
this fact the attendance was small, there
being not over 800 people present Yes
terday's programme comprised exhibition
drills by Calling Gun Battery No. > Of New
York, under the command of Lieut.. Wilson:
the Busch Zuavcs Houston Light Guards
and the LomaX Rifles.
Mrs Lucille Yseult Dudley. who tried to
kill ODonovan Rosa, in New York, by
shooting him, was acquitted yesterday on
the ground Of insanity. The jury was only
in consultation about FIVE minutes, when
they rendered their verdict. Il motion was
made to send Mrs. Dudley to the State
I.unalic asylum, which her counsel opposed.
The latter asked that their client be per-
mittcd to be returned TO her native country
and be placed III an institution there. The
court will listen to arguments on this motion
on to morrow.
The receipts of the Government for the fis-
cal year will. it is stated fall 50, 900, 900 short
of,nc estimates The receipts from customs
have heen $751; 100000 instead of S1s5, 900
900 as estimated From internal revenue
they have beeu $ll2O00,0 900, instead of$1l5,.
| 00O, GOO ~ estimated, and the miscellaneous
receipts $2S ,00O,000 instead Of $4,000 600.
The total receipts thus being 1921 900 900
while $3.50 600 0G0 was estimated The re-
,iuclion OF .ihe public debt for the mont h
Guiding yesterday viii le in the neighbor-
hood Of $l3 900 900, making the reduction OF
The public debt iur The fiscal year about
$GS 900 600 against SOL, 100000 for the pre-
vious fiscal gear. The expenditures of the
Government for he year, estimated at about
$3.50 900 ,O00, will, i'll reality, approximate
$3l0,000G00.