The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-07
OUR ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE.
ALEXANDRIA, monday evening, J

ALEXANDRIA monday EVENING"
April g. 1857.
The violent rain, wind and storm that has pre-
vailed here to-day has almost entirely suspended all kinds
of business No operations have anspred except those
of necessity The ruling idea of and beast has
ed be seek the first practicable shelter from the
ring elements The river steamers have struggled
their regular trips but the sail craft have for the most part
courted the society of the docks The "raging canawp
has unnavgated and almost nnnavgabe The branch
business least affected by the storm seems TO have been
the operations of the Alexandria and Orange railroad.
These goae without Interruption under the quiet
and attentive management with which this road favor
ed The storm has materially affected the hsheres AND,
with prospect Of arrivals for few days the prices
have advanced two three uns Even the den1els OF
and the bars have done smashing business
In the absence Of of importance, l will cay few
words q subject of general interest here: -
The Alexandria locomotive and works of Messrs
Smith Perkins established in 1851. After success
full operation of about four years. during which time they
employed about $50 hands, at aggregate expense Of
$245 00 and earned about $50 900 and above all
penses their operations had to be entirely suspended
account of the peculiarly embarrassments of their credit
customers and the general hardness of the times
short time ago. the instance of the propretors,
public meeting of citizens called TO talks into consid
Grafton the subject of evving these works by stock sub
scripons This meeting appointed committee OF citi-
into the OF nrm ana
ton of the works receive definite proposition from the
firm and to report in full through the press and by public
circular The committee having performed the duties
signed Them lately reported that the firm still the
owners of the real ate machinery and implements Of the
works that they considered them worth after dischagng
all encumbrance about the amount that the firm required
TO put them in successful operaion-that b $50 000and
that the firm propose the organization Of chartered
pauy to which the citizens Of Alexandria shall subscribe
stock to the amount of the said 50Ooo and which they
will contribute their entire property it stands at fair
valuation This report mbodied suggestion of the bene-
fits that would result to the city from resuscitaton of
hesc works and an earnest recommendation of the firms
proposition to the favorable consideration of the citizens
for their the fairness and
abeness of the proposition the peculiar qualifications OF
the firm for the supernendence of the works. and the fact
that ninety Thousand dollar job is awaiting the
cepance of the firm The report In conclusion, notified
the citizens that they would be called for subscrp
lions.
The for subscriptions have thoroughly per-
formed their duties and the result is that the proposition
OF the firm is not avoraby responded to- and they have
to look elsew for aid 1t has been rumored that they
think of removing their machinery and implements Bal
more and assocating themselves with parties already
abshed in business In that city, But it s hoped that
contract for work will be made with the Alexandria Lou
doun, and Hampshire Railroad Company, by which adj
vance will DO made to the firm sufficient to enable them
revive their works. by which the property will pass into
the ownership of that company This firm have the
aon here of being the very soul of honor and enterprise
and it ia sincerely be hoped that circumstances will
ranspire enabling them TO crafty their ambition to be
gagged in some great work of beauty and utility.
yIRGINIUS