Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-10
ALEXANDRIA.
MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER TO-
The Richmond Enquirer Of Saturday con-

The Richmond Enquirer Of Saturday con-
:ains an able editorial, upon what it considers
the nismanagement Of some OF our improve
inent interests. 1t says that the great lines
which lead through our State, have entered
upon, OF become involved in, such competitions
that everything is disregarded except the inter-
as3s Of the stockholders even these are not
compromised,' and contends that the State
DEBT, now exceeding S35, 100000, having been
contracted to build these roads and dig these
canals; and as all interests were heavily taxed
10? their construction, all should receive the
benefits. In addition to their share in the COM
mon burden, the cities made large special sub
acriDtions 10 the various improvements which
particularly interested them. For these gener
Gus aids the cities are now in debt, and to pay
he annual interest upon this debt their people
are heavily taxed
The money contributed by the cities was re-
ce;ved and appropriated, but the consideration
is TO be withheld There are some who con-
5enG that our roads should be administered with
simple reference to the interests of the imme-
date stockholders ;-careless Of the general In
terests Of the State, Of the enormous
debt under which the State groans, contracted
- aid of said roads not as investments, but for
The development of the States resources; Ter
the benefit Of all it's interests, and all classes Of
he population; for the advantage Of the city
and country; merchant and farmer, equally and
alike. These general considerations should not
be forgotten, but should be respected and de-
?erred to, while the local interests to be sub
served by the road, and the particular interests
Of the stockholders, are sought after and pur
sued The Enquirer adds:
I'VE arc sorry to say, that reasonable and in
G!isputable as is everything that we have above
laid down, the present management OF some
our improvement interests is in fragrant con-
;rast. The policy Of railroad com biuation which
las been so persistentIy pressed or the South
side, has made Of Petersburg a mere Way-sta-
ion between Lynchburg and Norfolk Nay,
IS carried out, it has made of Norfolk mere
landing on the way to Baltimore and the North.
!or is this all: nor is this the worst. At Bal
timore TWO rival lines NEE: and struggle for
,:eight viz: the Orange al Alexandria Rail
cad and the Southsile combinations It would
naturally be supposed that Alexandria would
)e the place where the one would woo trade,
";I,c Norfolk would be the base OF operations
,,r the other But not so. Baltimore is the
.,o;nt Of divergence for trade AID travel to the
ole route or to the other; and TO Baltimore
Cney both 90, and 4 rivalry ensues there which
s extremely baletul 10 its effects On The trade OF
Virginia, and to such extent has reduction
Daen carried, on all freight thar has to lie thus
fought f>r, tha, is, all freight to Or from Bati
Iaore, = that spoctation to all points in NM
caja on either Of the lines referred o. is less
rom Baltimore than from the city ot Rich
lnond Let our grand through-liDes make Al
2yandria and Norfolk their en'IepotS, their
headquarters; and let the railroads If our St? e,
;uilt BY our own people at cost which this
cav presses them TO the earth, be administered
nc a& 10 build up our oTn i1tce IS OF every
Lind our cities and orr couuties--0ur nlcr-
:lont*, our farmers and our manufacturers ana
mechanics
.>::lc Presidential party left Springfield Fri
GAY morning for Alton, where they took
3tesners down the Mississippi, arriving at St.
,Cus iG the afternoon. Along the route the
,2ceptions were unmarked by any Of the IN
pleasant and diSgrsceful scenes enacted at some
3c;nts the few days previously, and the recep
,:cn at ST. Louis was one of the grandest ova.
liens yet received The boats which conveyed
ne party from Alton were thlrty-slX in num-
oer, the largest and finest on the Mississippi,
md each one bearing the name. temporarily,
q State Of the Union. In the city an I'M
Y2ense procession conducted the party to the
.:il0ell House, the streets icing completely
lined with flags notices, dey ices and tliumrhal
sccnes. All citizens, soldiers, officials and or
3sniZ2;inns, without regard to politics, joined
heartily in the demonstrations. Arrangements
s?e being perfected in Cincinnati and Louis
lille FOR grand ovation on the occasion Of the
Presidential visit TO those cities. Mayor Mon
zee and the other New Orleans and Louisiana
3:7;i officials have invited the President by tel
2g:ala 20 visit New Orleans on his present
;our 4 meeting Of the citizenn of Mobile
Gavo extended aninvitation to the President
C extend his trip SO as to visit that city.
MessrS Riggs & Co., bankers, di>co7cred, a
"1ee!, Or two ago, that S27 900 in Seven-thirty
United States bonds, with coupons attached,
nad been stolen from the bank some time be-
,wcen December 10TH 1868, and June 18th,
1866. The bonds had been placed in the bank
Oh deposit by Miss Lucy Rves, daughter of the
leto ohm c. Rvrs. The police subsequently
arrested Robert D. Hoffman, charged with
he robbery. An examination was held, and
lL?. Riggs testified that the frm suspected
another young man, former clerk, who sud
denly left the bank some time ago. witness
stated that Hoffman and the young man le-
:"erred TO, under assumed names had bought
out : restaurant for ST., 900 in New Orleans,
bot hed failed. The prisoner was held to bail
III tbs sum Of 900 Tor a further hearing on
;le 1T: instant.
n & published letter to Colonel J. c. Caring
to.. General William II. Richardson, Commits
&ioaer Of Emigration, urges the Importance Of
Occurring for this State the immigration Of sober
>rG industrious European laborers, the negroes
axceyt the older and trained hands, being ut