Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-31
LITTER FROM LoUDouN COUNTY.

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the neighborhood Of PurcellvilIe, about miles
above.th place, nzthe Leesburg, and Snick-
ersville turnpike, the question of the market
that would command the produce Of Loudoun,
was the subject Of discussion. From Purcell
vile to Berlin there is graded road, aid there
used to he bridge at Berlin, but nothing but
the piers are now standing, and the ferry is not
the best in the world. The distance suppose
to be about Is miles, and the market at Berlin
is thu competition between the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and the Canal, or between
| Georgetown and Baltimore.
| The distance to FAREWELL Station, on the
! Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
is about l6 miles, and the market is that OF
Alexandria, and there is a ferry at Goose Creek
Burnt Bridge. The distance from Berlin to
| Baltimore is about II miles, and to Georgetown
| about Sc miles the distance from Farmwell to
| Alexandria is 80 miles presume the compe
| tition between Baltimore and Georgetown at
Berlin will probably rather more than compen..
safe for the greater distance to market, ard the
| larger ferriage at the Potomac.
But the gentlemen above referred to all agreed
| that, if the President of the Alexandra, Lou
| doun and Hampshire Railroad would redoublc
bis energies at reconstruction proper and COM
| pete the road to Leesburg Alexandria would
get all the trade of Loudoup, south Of the turn
pike from Leesburg to Snickersville, portion
of the trade from Clarke county, and a good
deal of carrying trade forwarding business [
suppose it ISL for goods purchased further
| North.
! The idea of getting any money here need not
be entertained, 1T is not possible to get blood
out of turnips. But will the trade Of Loudoun
that is likley to be directed to Alexandria pay
for making the road TO Leesburg at once?
Loudoun, ''ante beum, y as the phrase now
is, produced about 100000 bushels of wheat.
| think the crop may safely be estimated at
100000 bushels this year, of which 50, 1000 will
60 to market, and fully 10000 of this will be
sent over the reads leading to Alexandria.
The corn crop, SO far, is late, but not uh-
| promising, and much more is planted than ever
| before; the surplus must be very great as there
are few cattle and hogs to eat it,up. This will
60 to market, and most Of it to Alexandria as
the best market, provided the road is made to
| Leesburg. If it should be made to Mercers
before the bridges at the Point Of Rocks and
Berlin shall have been built. then Alexandria
cen get, and keep if she chooses, nearly the
whole of the Loudouu trade, both of buying
opl for +boir
heavy goods. Don't you thick the attainment
of this end is much more desirable than the
| getting OF a few petty offices, to be obtained
only by ensaving, or driving away, the large
| majority of the people? and especially the peo-
| pie who now own these lands and are likely to
| produce these good results for your old city
Tell the President Of the road to bend all his
energies 'Thcrc is tide in the affairs OF
men which taken at its flood leads on to for
| tune ALIQU1S.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS- The Senate,
yesterday, took up the House resolution OF the
reconstruction committee, as amended III the
republican caucus. After debate tie amend
mcnt to the first section, declaring that all
persons born in the T. S. and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the y. S.
ard OF the States wherein they reside, " was
adopted. The amendment to the second sec
| ton, being merely verbal, was agreed to without
opposition. The substitute for the third sec
ton Of the House resolution was then taken
up 1t prohibits persons who, having pre-
| yiously taken the oath to support the constl
tuition of the y. S., had engaged in the late re-
bellion, or gave it aid and comfort, from here
after holding any civil or military office under
the Z. S. government, unless Congress by a
| two-thirds vote shall remove the disability.
On this a spirited debate cnsucd, and several
propositions to amend the substitute were
voted down. Pending demand for the yeas
and nays on the adoption of the substitute, the
Senate adjourned ...... .....,~-
In the House. bills we're reported to reim-
burse all the loyal States for expenses incurred
durog the war; to construct military and
postal railway between New 7 ork and ashing-
ton; and railroad between the latter city and
the northwest for national purposes. These
bills were laid over. A bill was also reported
to establish a military, postal and commercial
railroad from Youngstown, Ohio, to Pittsburg,
Pa. by authorizing the Cleveland and MaboD
ing Railroad Company to construct their road
between the two places. This bill was also laid
over. 4 message was received from the Fres-
idcnt, announcing the death of Lieut.. Gen.
Scott, whereupon the military committee Of
each house was instructed to adopt measures
to give suitable expression of the appreciation
of Congress of the character and pubic services
of the deceased. E
CASES UNDER 1.-THE CIVIL RIGHT" Law
The Assistant Commissioner Of the Bureau isre-
criving quite number OF a6idavits charging
murder upon Individuals committed as far
taken to bring them to trial under the provis-
ions Of the civil Rights BILL A colorcd
man swears that Mr.. Samuel Cox, living
about five miles south of Port Tobacco, Nd,
confessed to him that he had whipped one of
his slaves, named Jackson Seroggins, to death,