Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.J
WASHINGTON, .. O., July IA. 1881.

Special Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gasetfe.J
WASHING roK. D. O., July IA. 1881.
The War Department gives out state
msnt to-day that since recruiting for the ar
my was abandoned in the cities ana oonhnea
almost exclusively to the rural portions OF
thu country, the moral and material con
dltion OF that organization has considerably
improved anG Ia batter now than 1t ever Wse.
Commissioners Ross has returned. out not
Commissioner Robert, and until the latter
anal! nothing more will be dcne In the mat
ter OF the health Office OF this city. IL 10 IN
de,stood that ia the Interview some OF the
hnsiness msn here had with Commissioner
Douglass Yesterday in opposition to the con-
tennIsted removal OF DR.. Townsend ht cam
missioner was considerably husteted, not 10
cav ratified. II Ia reported that Com mis-,
eioner Ross T. sill for DR.. HamDest sno
Commissions, d aeisss for DR.. Reyburn,
and that there % come chance yet that Com
missioner Robert will also be for DR.. HAM
NETT. IT.
I,t. Charles Hiue. of Fairfax county, Vir-
pjnie. who hes just.grsduated at West Point
and has bean assigned to the Oh U. 5, To-
fsntry. has been ordered to spend his fur
Tough, as Instructor, at the camp OF the Vif-
g!nis and North Carolina volunteers to be
held at WrlSh:svile in the latter State this
summer.
Amoae the twenty-four young gentlemen
who have been selected By the Secretary OF
War from civil life to stand examinations FOR
appointments to second lieutenanclee IN tue
| q. s. army is Robert G. Williams OF Virginia
Mr.. George Phillips, superintendent CT
the company owning the steamboat Jane
NJ oseey, has gone TO Norfolk to see ABOUT
| the accident to thet boat. DE received a
dispatch ste lest night from Norfolk 10 tae
effect that drum head had blown out, ana
that only one man was hurt, ana tnat ne
heiog burnt by the escaping steam had
Jumped overheard and vas not deaG ct tee
;ime The dispatch was written.
Iangstcn, the negro ex-ConRressmsn from
| Virginia. IL making arrangements fer bsii'
! Ipg his son now imprisoned IN New I os2
for "be.rayiusn white girl. abe e1-Con'
gressnsn snys the late visit OF soma Of MS
race to the " hite House to urge the Presi-
dent 10 mnke him 0. s. Judge for the Vir
einia circuit was without his knowledge, bet
| tnat he has since beard they were high
| IL plessed VITA the reception they met and
were induced 10 think by it that their oil aot
would be attained.
Senator PETER, who Ia still here, ssys, Ia
respect OF ex-SenatorIngals's late speech al
Glen Echo, that Mr.. Iogals reminds him OF
nothing 80 much as burnt out fosee."
Frederick Douglass, the negro U. 8. NJ In
lister to Hayti, still says he does not know
whether Re will return to HHyti or not, but
intelligence has reached here to the effect
that be took care to cell all his effects be
couldn't bring back with him, before hs left
Hayti. Also that neither the government
nor the people of Eayti want him to come
back, END that they would rather have nc
American minister than one of their OWL
race.
Mr.. Wireless. OF the Washington and Al,
lngton Railroad, told the GAzETTE's corres
pondent to-day that the route of that road
from the 9Th street depot here to Arlington
had been selected. and is now being located
aud that the contracts for the constructor
of the road and the bridge across the river
at the Three Sisters are now being awarded
to New York parties.
The following changes in the fourth class post
Offices of Virginia were made to day Cold Har
Dor, Hanover county, w. Ingraham appointed
postmaster, vice W. n. Barton, removed; Edge
Hill, King George county, R. A. Psge, vice Z. Fl
| Perkins, resigned.