Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-01
LOCAL NEWS.

ARLINGTON Columbian Turnpike,
leading from the Virginia end Of the Long
Bridge past Arlington, is now doing very
paying business, hundreds of visitors from
Washington passing over it daily. The object
of interest" with the shoddy ariStocracy' COM
posing the bulk of these visitors Is inc
Soldiers Cemetery and Gen. Lees house a'
Arlington. There are some lo'OOo oniO"
soldiers" and . 600 ConfederateS buried tneFe'
Thew are senarate in death as life, All the
oroveo soen, r. he well cared for There Is To-
Gated about fifty feet from the front porch OF
tho ARLINGTON house largo mausoeum, con-
tanning it is said, the bones of 2,7O0 unknown
,.JJnion soldiers" The bodies of the Conteder-
ates comprise those who died from wounds or
in prison after capture Quite a number OF
the 5th and 9th Virginia cavalry have here
found their last resting place; also several OF
Mosby's battalion A sad story is told of one
OF them named Beavers, from Fairfax county {:
Having been captured by Union troops" and
put in the Old Capitol prison, ne, IN an evil
hour, to escape the horrors of captivity, took
the OATH" and enlisted in the u. S. army
Awaiting himself of the first opportunity that
presented itself, he rejoned his comrades, aud
being afterwards again taken prisoner, was
hung in the yard of tie prison from which he
had escaped. Since "the return of peace
his heart broken mother has more than once
solicited the privilege of removing his remains,
but her request has been refused. The story
Of poor Beavers is emblazoned on his tomb
stoue-an humble head board of painted wood
The trees are now bare at Arlington, that Is
those ''lords of the forest" which the "ravages
of war; have permitted to MAINTAIN Perpen
dicular about the premises. The dwelling Is
in charge of parties appointed by the Govern
ment. These latter have converted three rooms
of the main dwelling into green house, where,
under artificial heat, tropical vegetation is
maintained, and sufficiency of green house
plants and flowers produced to satisfy the de-
mands of the most urgent and exaehng loyaEst
and shoddy aristocrat who may visit the place
EXCHANGES OF REAL ESTATE. The follow
log exchanges of real estate in this city and
county, for the month of January, are reported
by Messrs. Green & Wise:
The south half of lot of ground on east side
of Alexandria and Washington Turnpike, SOU
Lot and buildings on east side OF Commerce
street 80 feet 10 inches north of Payne, Sl5OO.
Lot on Cameron street, between Washington
and St Asaph streets, middle OF square; lots
south side of Cameron and west or st. Asaph,
and lot on line parallel to St. Asaph, $8000
Lot southwest corner Duke and Columbus
streets SO feet 5 inches by lis feet deep, Sl5Oo.
A tract of land in Alexandria county, con-
tanning 70 acres, $500.
Lot on east side of St. Asaph street and south
of Oronoko, lSxS0, 500.
House and lot on west side of Water street
and north of Gibbon, l4x8l feet, S525.
Lot on west side of Columbus street, at corner
of Oronoko, Is feet inches by 123 feet 8 inch
es $780,
Lot on south side of Oronoko, east of ST
Asaph, 20x96 feet inches, SOL.
Two lots on west side Columbus street, 32xl23
feet inches, $1,000.
Lot with improvements, on north side of
King and east side of Alfred streets, lO} feet D
inches front by 80 feet deep; also, lot on east
side of Alfred street, SO it. north of King, lxl03
feet inches, $3.50.
Lot of land in Alexandria called "YeAtes's
Garden" containing 10 acres, 5000.
Lot on south side of Wolfe street and east of
Water street, Il feet inches by IL feet
inches 1925.
Lot on east side of Pitt street. 12i feet north
of Queen, l5x60 feet, $50.
Lot 60 feet east of Pitt and l39 feet north of
Queen street, 15x90 feet, $50.
Lot on south side of Prince street, as feet 10
inches east of Payne. 3lxl00 feet, $500.
Lot on south side of Wolfe street and east of
Potomac street, 2lxll5 feet, $50.
A tract of land in Alexandria county, con-
tanning acres, rood, and 80 poles $1,000.
A tract of land in Alexandria county, con-
ND I
A tract of land in Alexandria county, con-
tanning acres, roods and 10 poles, $1,000
Lot on south side of King street, So feet II!
inches, by l0l feet 5000.
Lot of ground, with improvements, on south
side of King street, 48 feet III inches by lOl
feet S00O0