Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-16
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;pec:a Correspondence Of the Alexandria Ga=etie.]
WAsHINa roR. D. O.. June 16, 1851

Special Correspondence Of the alexandria GdsetteJ
WAEHNGrog. D. O.. June 16. 1851,
Ever some OF those who have up TO date
said Postmaster Wanamaker would emerge
from the Keystone baak affair unscathed,
now begin to talier, as the evidence becomes
stronger apd stronger that he not only wrote
letters but reeortod 10 personal importantly
to prevent the closing OF the bank for weeks
ats. is coudlion was known to him. and
that during al that time transporting peo-
pie were putting their money 10 the bank
and he WAS taking /; cut.
The receipts of the Treasury to-day from
sl sources were less than half million do
lars. Eight millions of pensions due on the
first of this month are Unpaid, and eleven
millions will be due on the first of July.
There is already Treasury deficit. Secre'
tary Foster was TO have gone to Oaio to at
tend the republican State convention, but
the exigencies OF bis department compelled
him to temain hsre he hopes for the best,
but bis grounds for doing go ere unspbstan-
tie, sad the whole department is evidently
becoming ratified.
Inspector General Damont to-day Issued
circnisr to customs officers aud officers OF
the stesn,b0eb inspection service inviting
their attention to the law sgsinst the over
crowding of steamers, aud urging extra Wig
Hence in the enforcement OF its provisions
during the present sumner. il is the pur
pose OF the department to break up, SO far
as possible. the practice OF oVercrowding
steamers during the excursion season.
Iatelligencs here to-day from the North
Pacific is to the effect that more than 500
sesls, the number allowed to be killed by
President Esr,son's proclamation, were
slaughtered before that lrccl amstion was
issued. and that the delay In Issuing it wac
for the benefit of the company which has
monopoly OF the basinees
u 8. Marshal Watts OF the western dis
trict of Virginia. and Mr.. McCaull, colec.
tor of internal revenue for the Alexandria
district of that State, are here to-day, and
wil be met here tonight by General Ma
hone. who will come from Petersburg, Nj.
Watts Gays ne and the people OF his district
are eugsged now in developing the natural
resources OF their eectiCn OF the State and
have no time to be talking or even thinking
of politics. Not politics, bat money, he Gays,
il " bat they are after now, and that l5 no
easy thing to get hold OF at present.
TIE following changes In the b class
pos; Offices of Virginia were made TO day |:
Cabin Hill, Shenandoah county, w. Colt
man, resigned Darwin, Dickinson county,
]. NJ. Beverly. vice F. Stanley, resigned /;
Va,lena, Fiuvanns county, w. G. White,
vice E L Peasants, resigned.
lieutenant Hampton M. Rosc1, Let srtil
lery, recently sentenced to three years. eus-
pension, wss brought here from Fortress
Monroe THE m Forming for treatment at ST.
f lzabeth's Asy Ium for the insane.
A letter from U. e. Consul Sims at Colon, dated
tho 4 n instant, received hero 10 day, SAYS that
Mr.. Popham, q. s. consular agent ut Psnams is
Ill with that country's fever, an would sail for
this c0un ~ on tho 16th.
Congressman Oates OF Alabama is among tho
arrivals here to day. MIR. Oates was re-eiocted
against the opposition of the Farmers Alliance,
whose principles, he siys, adverse TO the real
interests Of the farmers.
In tho paragraph in this cOrrespt 1oncc yester-
day about the salaries of the I'd class Virginia
postms t,rs, it WAS stated that the salary OF tho
postmaster at Staunton had boon raised ON
50 600 to 50, 500 1t shonld have been from
s., 800 to 81 GOO.
Itis reported here day that the money OF
Tho broken Keystone hank and that of the de
fsul.ing treasurer Of Philadep his WIS sunk in an
iron furnace near Libery, Virginia.
An Ohio demo rat here to-day says many OF the
best democrats ID his State have similar feeling
in respect Of the enrminaii,n Of GOV. Campbell
to that entcrt ined By the same sort OF people 4
the country at large about the denomination of OK
Presilont Cleveland. lie says they admir the
Governor ana know his admiaist alton hss boen
wise aud honest but thst as they foar his ren III
ination would make them loss the legislative
ticket in Cincinnati, and thereby ose tho egisl4-
ture itself, they think it he.ter to drop both him
and his only mpotitor, Mr.. Nealc, and nominate
somo other good and truo dom crat not identified
with eth OF the present Lotions there. Ex
COngEessm Mcmahon, for instance. he Gays
would carry the state sgsnst Mckinley and pre-
lection, hands dGwn.