Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-27

r. the .Ii9r of the Alcrqalria Ga.ette.

Your correspondent Traveller complains that !
there is no accommodation furnished for pas :
sepgers by the mail boat which plies between
this place and Aqua Creek ana that ladies
frequently have 10 remain tor long ume uu
the wharf, and often in rain or snow wait
ing the arrival OF the boat. This Is true ami
ought to be corrected. | witnessed the TACT
this morning that several ladies' had to rcina"
upon the wharf without shelter, fire, 81 any
place to sit down, from half past seven unit
half past ten O'Clock This is not right. and
ought to be- corrected by the company. Surely
with their high rates OF transportation thoy
could well afford to make some arrangement
for the comfort of passengers. They ought to
do more; they ought to furnish this accommo
dation, and reduce their fare to at least halt their
present charge The recent coast survey meas
ured the distance from Washington 10 opposite
Aqua Creek, and reported 1t to hc i"rtJ ana
one half miles the distance from here dos u"'
exceed thirty five miles. Now, | ask II II Il not
an imposition to charge two dollars ana MY
cents to carry passenger thirty i've lhiiv9 "h i
steamboat little more than seven cent* per
mile? Why Is this outrage on the pubic SUI
mitted to? Why do not other steamers plying
on the Potomac touch at Aqua Creek IN time
| to connect with the trains, and thereby accom-
mndatc all that section vi country bordering on
| fine Potomac, as well ~ the people oi BREEDER
| icksbnrp aud others resident between that point
md Richmond, who may have business III Al
| cyandria or Washington? The LegiSlalurf III
| granting the charter to the richmond AMI
fredericksburg and Potomac railroad required
| of the company to erect 4 wharf that should hr
| free, or that twenty feet OF 1t should he iiec'
| consequently there can be no objection to "th'r
steamers landing and receiving passengers ut
| this wharf.
| II this company still persist in making this
| exorbitant charge for way travel, | Suggest
| that the people interested petition Congress to
regulate the charges on all steamers licensed I"
carry passengers. NlRulNlAN'
| WASHINGTON ITEMS. Christians day pas
sed off with nothing Transporting worthy OF very
especa mention. The chuches OF Ill denom!-
nations were exceedingly well attended and in
! the afternoon and evening the various places OF
| amusement were thronged with pleasure Hrek
erS.
| A number OF accidents resulting from the
| reckless use of firearms occurred on Christmas
day. In several instances citizens came near
! being injured from parties firing aalutei with
guns and pistols loaded with balls, ana 10 one
case fatal result followed from the academia
| snoOllng Ol colorcu hian NY on' VI "i7 O'f
| ions.
Two hucksers in the Northern market wnIc
arrested on Friday night on the charge ot offer
ing lot of unsound poultry for sale. They
were fined S. each.
A riot occurred early Saturday morning al
the corner Of Twelfth and X slrccts bcwccn
gong OF colored rowdies. Knives aud razorS
| were freely used and several were badly hurt
| Ouite number of arrests have been made.
The work on Metropolitan railroad is being
rapidly prosecuted the engineer Office having
been established in Rockville, Md.
The Southern Express Office at Huntington,
Tennessee was robbed on Wednesday night Of
$1,000. The robbers first knocked Edward