Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-23
ALEXANDRIA
orrsSpond.ncs Of The Star.

Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January %, 1850.
Our citizens are becoming consider ably excited
III regard to the expected vantages to arise from
The opening OF the LoudOun and Hampshire and
the Alexandria and Lynchburg roads 1he former
is expected to bring to tine city large business
which has for many years been enjoyed by Ba!tl-
mere and Georgetown, and the latter a still more
Important trade, which is now eniCved nv r ic IA
Hondi to say nothing of the more distant trade of
north Alabama and east Tennessee 1t is evident
that, to meet the demands Of this trade the irnme
dlate establishment of two three large domestic
dry-Soods commission houses is imperative
hqudlly Imperative is an arrangement with Euro
Pean manuiactuIers for the expectation direct of
Iorelgn dry-Soods to this market, to supply the
demands of the same trade. Are anv ARRANGEMENTS
making In this direction, We hear Of none
Ine subject OF connection between the Lynch
buTg and the Washington roads is again discussed
win much warmth; one party opposing that con-
nectloh on the ground that all freight destined for
Baltimore should be transhpped here: as well as
an lrelght from Baltimore destined for lynch
DuFS. The other party favor that connection on
tue ground that if we wish to direct freiuht Ia
this new channel We must remove every obstacle
10 It's Passage-for, unless this be done, freight
I,olh baluinore VIII take the Bay and James
River route 10 Richmond, and thence the canal 10
Lynchburg; the export freight in return following
The saline route, and thus avoiding Alexandra
altogether The city being 4 large stakeholder
III the ROAD would be loser by this course as
also would the State, which is still larger stock
hcider. The State Directors are in favor of a d.
rect connection with Baltimore; SO is Mr. Rives
director Oh the part of the pri vate stoc khoders
II, therefore, the citizens of Alexandria oppose
the connection, it will probably be made bv the
Orange Board of Directors, who are fully en-
powered by their charter to effect IT, Unless they
do, they will probably lose the contract for the
Southern mail and the control OF the Southern
travel.
There are now being constructed here five mas.
sen2er and baggage cars.
The Sunday school edifce Of St Paul's Church
is nearly completed IL is handsome Gothic
building.
The steamship Mt Vernon is UNDERGOING alter
atlons IN her cabins. in New York Her place win
tc filled by the Parkersburg The Monticello is
running for the present between Baltimore and
savannah. The coal business since the op-ninr
OF navigation, is very brisk. The brig feni from
Turks Island with salt 10 Lambert & Co, Inns
arrived ' 49,
The Mt. Vernon Turnpike Company has applied
10 the Legislature for permission to lay rails anon
tntir road FOR hOrst-cars between this CITY and AT
leraon The expense will be SiU,tan of which
me III Vernon Association will subscribe one
haf The company will pay five per cent ON each
passenger to the Mt. Vernon fund Daily trains
VIII he run. in connection with FrencL.s road
from Washington.
The last named road is doing a very heavy bus-
mess; averaging from six TO seven hundred pas-
sengers per day.
Our churches were all crowded Yesterday: the
peautiful weather tempting abroad many who SCI
dom venture out in the depth of winter
ne business of our hotels has materially in
creased since the opening Of the Lynchburg and
Loudcnn railroad.