Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-17
CAL TIE MS.


Extension, in style commensurate with the
Importance Of the event. The general cele-
bratiDn will embrace "A free excursion over
the Central road from Lynchburg to Alexan-
dria. and splendid entertainment at either
the one or the other Ut these two cities. We
are decidedly of the opinion that the honor
Of the entertainment should be given to Al
andria, rs sine is the prucipa. terminus, and
being shipping port, will present many OBJ
iects of attraction to our Piedmont country
men. Besides 1t will give the excursionists
an opportunity Of seeing Congress in session,
aud will afford an opportunity of havingnt the
grand railway banquet the members ut Con
gress representing the communities through
which the read and its great Southern con.
nectons extend The "old time Virginia
hospitality Of the ancient town will wei
come Us with open hearts and liberal hands.
LIE; Us 90 down with oHr wives and o6r
dau shters and ar sons, and make Al
eXaudria gay and happy for ii day or two
As for LynchburS, that is out oil the qGes-
ton. Who would desire, even in his mo-
ments OF ca!mcsl sobriety, 10 toll up and down
its terrible hills, to be banaueled in an i'm
mense tobacco warehouse? Give Us Alex
andria for the general celebration: and after
that is over. We who are the especial guar
dans of railroads and all other public inter
ests. viz, tie editors Of the State will 70 along
with the directors of the Central, Alexandra,
and Tennessee railroads all the way 10 Mem
phis, on trip Of general observation, and OF
mtcjliyem professional examination into the
condition and working of this great interior
line of railway connections"
We have not one word TO say in disparage-
ment of the claims of Lynchburg, but it
seems to Us that the inducements suggested
by the Advocate for having the celebration
here, are sufficient So then, all agreed, let
it be understood that as SOON as the Lynch
burg Extension is completed, the event will
be duly and appropriately celebrated in Al
ExANDRIA, when We hope that not only the
wives and daughters and sons Of Charlottes-
vile, but from all along the line, will come
down; and in making alexandria happy"
our citizens will try to give them even more
exalted opinion of Alexandria hospitality,
and convince them that it was good they
came.
We hope soon to be able to give some
authoritative information of the intention of
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany in regard TO the celebration, the exact
time when it will take place, &c, &c.
A. l.. & ii. Il. R.-It is expected that
passenger train will be run on the Alcxan-
dra l. Judoun and Hampshire Railroad in
few DAYS. The road is row completed 20
within about nine miles Of Lcesburg and
already freight is being brought down from
the stations on the road, and as soon rs the
passenger train is put on, 4 fair amount of
travel may be expected.
puLlcE MATTERS daniel Marsteiler, u
slave, was arrested on Friday, by officer
Warder for stealing GS dollars from his en-
ployer L. b. Addison Justice Price sent
him TO jail to answer the charge at court.
Several negroes were before the mayer ~
Saturday last, for drunkenness and disorder
~ conduct, one Of whom was sent to the
workliouse, the others were fined and dis
charged.
The Leesburg Washingtoninn compliments
highly the speech delivered in Lee,burg last
week, by our esteemed townsnan. David
Funsten, esq, in behalf Of the interests OF the
Alexandria. Loudoun and Hampshire Rail
Road.
BEALE's PANorrmoS exhibition Of
the Panopticom OF the War in India and
Scpuy rebellion, commences 10 night al LII
erty Hall. This novelty and wonder wil
NJ doubt prove very attractive.
NEw CoAcn.-Mr VIM. Whalcv has put
upcn the route between the Depots Of this
city. and Washington, another large and
beautiful omnibus, named the j. T. Nich!n.
JOS. Cunningham. who was convicted Of
larceny in two cases in Washington. Jaa"a,
ry 9Th. ls5S. and sentenced L. the Pcnitrn-
t,ary for three years III each case, has been
released, having been lardoncd by I'll" Presl.
dent.
During last week only II boats. descended
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, with wood
grain. Sc: and the receipts for tolls amount
to only S20s, Il. Ii is expected that boats
from Cumberland will arrive in the carly
pant Of next week.
RnLRo.D CHANGE or iiouRS.-Trayc!ler>
on the Washington Branch Railroad will
note that the times for leaving Washington
for Baltimore are now 1T twenty minutes al
ter six and at forty-hyc minutes after seven
in the morning, and 1T twcnty minutes past
three o'clock and tweaty minutes past i've
in the afternoon, every day but Sundays,
which has but one train, viz. ut twenty MIN
u,es past three o'clock p. M.-NW. Int.
SrrcIpE.-Mr. John Miller, IA German re-
sident of GeorsctowH, had falling out with
hi. wife, and yesterday left her to 80 IF in
the cars. He got as far as Fauth's tavern,
on First street, between b and {, where he
engaged a room. When he arrived ut the
house he was in liquor, and while there ne
drank several times and then went u his