Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-23
The Long Bridge, &C., &c.

10 the editor 0f the -1tcTnnT"t f"-c"'
4 bill has lust passed which is OF great IN
terest TO the people Of Virginia in more than
one respect; that providing that tic Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company shall have the
privilege of laying the track Of! It's road along
the line OF the Long Bridge on eondl'ion 'ila,
the bridge shall be kept always IN good repair
as road for ordinary travel AID tr"n'p"fta'
ton at the expense Of the company,
This will prove great good real blessing u
the people south OF the bridge, who send ii l
marketing to the Washington market. Inc
fremont accidents 10 the bridge heretofore, re-
nnirinr often whole months for repairs, ana
thus interruptiug the operations OF the t,ar'!eh
crs and truckers, have made this necessary
thoroughiare Of comparatively lltlle value, 10
say nothing Of the great expense OF repairs
Now The bridge will BE- kept all he time III the
best repair, thus making it certain anu always
reliable for travel and freight tranSmA5-'nn.
It will be "gad tidings 0! great joy to the
farmers and gardeners and fruit growers OF the
surrounding country.
Another almost iucsimable advantages to
the State Of Virginia is that it !.5urcs bcy ono
doubt the conncxicn Of the Eredcrlcksb urg
and Alexandria railway with tie baltimore
and Potomac railroad. and tie great IrhnSy!-
vapia Central, a contamination OF Incstlmabic
value to the people Of Virginia, GGcauSe it Sc,
beyonI s 81 c5antfy North add
west 1t breaks in upon the Baltimore :Ni
Ohio Railroad monopoly. Without the r??s
OF a single dollar, Virginia gets for her sell a
throuehfarc which breaks the clutch OF great,
greedy monopoly, and which connects her
capital with an almost erdlesss net work Of
railways, ramifed cast, north, north west, and
west.
At the suggestion Of your attentive, hard
working and energetic representative, Mr.. Nc
kenzic, provision WIS Inserted in the bill re.
quiring the Baltimore and Potomac Company
10 allow the use of its bridge 10 other railroad
companies on terms mutually acceptable, or
that may be required by Congress.
By the way, your REPRESENTATIVE has already,
won reputation as one of.thc business n Ell ct
the House, and enjoys in high degree the cs-
teen of his fellow members. T.. SCIo.
Washington, D. e., juno 20.
AN ENTEHPRISING WOMAN. Montana has
a citizen named Miss Given Evans, who, as
may readily be inferred from her name, Is by
birth Welsh woman. About i montl! ago
she catered the United States Dlstrlcs Court
in Montana. and asked to have naturalization
certificate made out for her. The puzzled iunc,
tonary settled his spcctac!es on his nose, exam
incd the applicant with surprise, and then
plunged into United States statutca IN Which
he found no legal reason Why 81 woman should
not be duly naturalzel. aud 50 Miss ETans
received her papers, with Which she boldly
went to the land Office OF the Territory. There
she asked clerk to make out her declavatory
statement TO prccmrt one hundred and sixty
acres Of public land. The gentleman, Ike the
other was somewhat asonished By her request
but, examining authorities he found no reason
to repc the applicant, and her certificate was
duly filed as No. 1000 The energetic lady
then went to work on her newly acquired laad,
and built house, and set about to improve
her farm, fencing it., and otherwise showing
that, having it, she intended to keep it. She
now has g cow, yoke Of oxen, and Ill the
usual farming tools generally used by piooeera
Her land is in Deer Lodge Valley, and some
day the Northern Pacific Railroad will run
close to it, making it quite a little fortune.