Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-27

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will he given to all who will attend upon these
means OF grace.
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ALEXANDRIA, LOuDoUN AND HAMPSHIRE
RAILROAD. The President, Treasurer and
Chief Engineer OF the Alexandria, Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad, accompanied by two
or three friends, made a trip, yesterday, over
that road, to Goose Greek, across which the
railroad bridge has Just been completed and
over which material for the further prosecu.
lion of repairs to that road are now transported
The railroad bridge formerly over Goose Greek
at this point was destroyed by the Confederate
forces in June, 1861. and the completion of
the present structure has followed, in regular
succession, the rebuilding OF the bridges over
Difficult Greek, Broad Run and Beaver Dam,
below it, and preccdes, by TWO or three weeks,
the erection Of those over Sycolin and Tusca-
rora runs, above it, all OF which were destroyed
at the same time aud by the same agency. The
new bridge is 27S trrt long aud 81 ieet above
the bottom OF the s'ream it spans. 1t is SAFE
substantial and handsome piece of work, and is
planned it. and supervised its construction, and
reflects credit upon the bridge builders under
him.
From Goose Greek the party walked along
the bed Of the road, from which the cross ties
have been torn up and burned, though the
rails remain unframed, to Sycolin, distance
Of about one. sixth OF mile The bridge over
Sycolin now inclines from the Eastern abut-
ment 10 the Western bank of the run-the
Western end of the bridge having fallen from
the abutment upon which it rested, in conse
quence of the burning OF about thirty feet off
that end at the time Of the general destruction
OF The bridges This bridge was 40 feet long,
and it will now be repaired by raising its fallen
extremity, by means Of hydraulic elevators, to
its proper level: and adding to it the requisite
extension From point not more than two
hundred yards West of Sycoliu he track of
the road to Leesburg-a distance Of three and
the portion that rested on the bridge across
Tuscarora, which, with that bridge, was utter
Iy destroyed A new bridge to cross this
stream has, however been already constructed,
in this city, and will be placed In position as
soon as the cars are enabled to transport 1t
over Sycolin.
The relaying Of the track from Goose Creek
to Sycoin will be commenced early next week,
and will be completed in four or five days, and
it is The expressed inention of the energetic
President Of the road, BY the employment OF
au extra force, to have tiains running into
Leesburg, if possible, by the middle of May
certainly by the first Of June; and to produce
the road to Merceir's Station, sig miles beyond
that town, and two miles beyond Clark Gap,
during the approaching Summer and Autumn
Extensive quarries Of superior red sand stone,
granite and marble, lie immediately upon the
line of the road, between Alexandria and Lees
burg, and a prolific bed Of barytes has, it Is
said, been lately discovered within short dis
lance from it, in the banks Of Goose Greek !;
while the mineral resources of the section of
the State through which it is located, beyond
Leesburp, constituted the main inducemen Tor
its original projection.
The country between this city and Leesburg
has been greatly improved by the Alexandria,
Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, and the
eve of the passenger traversing the included
thirty-six miles is frequently gladdened by the
appearance Of we'll cultivated farms, whose
blooming orchards and verdant fields are pleas
ing evidences of present thrift and future pros
perity. The different stations, Falls Church,
Vienna. Thornton 3, Herndon, Guiiford and
Farmville, are in charge Of attentive agents,
and are provided with good store houses and
the large amount Of freight, now received and
delivered at some Of them, Is but an earnest OF
the business that will be transacted along the
whole line of the road when the present anon
a'ous condition Of political affairs Is settled
and the ordinary pursuits of quiet and con
tented people are resumed.
The road is thoroughly constructed through
out every inch of it's length, and is we'll stocked
with locomotives, passenger and freight cars.
Whatever errors may be attributed to its Presl-
dent, for building and operating for company
which had apparently no money or even lnnu
entail friends railroad, the benefits OF which
Alexandria is already experiencing, he unques-
tionably deserves the praise of this community.
Conn EXCHANGE. An adj ourned meeting
Of the merchants and other business men OF
the city, will be held, as is seen by notice in