Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-08
LOCAL NEWS. .

ANOTHER RAILROAD TO WAsHlNGToS- =
The Washington Star of yesterday evening
SAYS: "Acertifcate of Incorporation, under the
act of Congress Of May. 9TH, 1870, has been
filed and recorded in the office of the Recorder
ofDeeds, for the Washington and East Alex,
andra Railroad Company, for the purpose OF
Constructing railroad between the cities Of
Washington, in the District Of Columbia, and
Alexandria, in the State of Virginia The
certificate recites that $4,000 worth Of the
stock has been subscribed for and 10 per cent.
paid in, ard that the purpose Of the company
is to locate and construct and operate railroad
for freight, passengers, and the United States
mails between the cities named, commencing
at Il point on the Washington canal with its
junction with l4th street; thence on the south
side of the canal to 9th street; thence COM
ncucing on the south side Of Pennsylvania ave
nue. and west side Of 9TH street. running south
to Baltimore and Potomac Railroad depot and
along said railroad 70 point on the east side
o! the Anacostil river: thence southeasterly
along past Uniontown village and the Race
Course and Oxen Hill Branch to 4 point oppo-
site the city Of Alexandria, and across to 4 point
above high water mark, by bridge with suita-
b!e draws, SO Us not to impede navigation or
impair the usefulness OF said river. Also,
commencing at the Junction of 9th street with
Boundary by said 9TH street to Il street north,
thence by a route easterly and Southerly by /
route to be surveyed to the AuacoSlla river,
across said river to a point on the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad, thence By the route
above to Alexandria, the whole distance being
about twelve miles.
The capital stock is 10 lie 500, UOJ, in shares
of 500 each, and the number OF directors is
fixed at :, as follows Isaac Miller, Brook yn;
Gideon l.. Walker, Jersey City; Geo. 5. VIII
CON- Brooklyn; Henry Randall, New York
city; Edwin l.. Brady, Jersey City, ). ".
I.amsou, Brooklyn, each 100 shares; John v.
Stoddard, n. u, 10 shares
No MEETlNG-Th night WAS dark and pro
pitious. Twas on such night. years ago-about
tivc-that the Ferrets' rs theywere then termed,
used to wend their way up TO the dizzy heights
of the Federal Court room, where Justice
was wont to be meeted ont, by cnurtS-marta
and SUCH and when
"White spirits and BLACK
Blue spirits and gray
Used to mingle in harmonious concord ior
the purpose OF 49,. dividing the srols, and
"suueShing" the rebclliQn, which had previ
consign to eternal perdicion, it and its aiders,
~
There the faithful congregatrd, no matter at
what sacrifice; but hmporu mn'nni"r, ct mas
0lntanlur m Wts and 1.-THE case being altered,
alters the case, for while the faithful are still
faithful and the ''loir are ''hil still, Yet
among the masses" there does not seem that
earncstnesS Of purpose and selt-sacrllclng spirit
that actuated their predecessors and melted
them To deeds OF darkness, for now 1.-The
call is not oboycd; vide last night, when but
iro met at the rendesV0uz, on the quiet, Sc
ouestered confines of 'Herse Heaven. but who
after waiting in vain for the rally" "quictlys
stole away leaving the wurd-so much Of it
As lies in that quarterto darkness and the re-
porter 49,.
SHIP BUILDING. The Washington Chron
icc says 1.-The American Artisan, i'll noting
that q new steamship is being built at Rich
mond, Va, at Il cost Of SlGj, 900, the lowest
estimate for which at The North was $2ol ,0Ou
remarks that 'shipbuding could be most prof
itably carried on at Alexandria, where Is every
facility This opinion has often been express,
ed by intelligent aud sagacious men in all our
maritime cities and it is anomalous that il
combined effort has not been made by proper
ty-owners in that city to induce Northern ship,
builders to bring to it their capital, their in
dustry, and their skill.
We have over and again shown the adean
tages OF Alexandra. as place for building
vessels, and urged the employment Of capital
for that purpose. Our citizens. too, have not
been inatteutive to the subject, III writing to
their friends ut the North. who are engaged III
the business Some of the finest merchant
vessel which ever sailed in former days were
built here The same facilities and greater,
are now-contiguity to timber, deep water,
&c., &c.
GEORGETOWN MlLIs.A letter frou
Georgetown in the Baltimore Sun says
There is considerable Indignation among the
mill owners at the action OF the canal company
in frequently stopping their mills on account of
alleged lack Of water. They are again rcquir
assert that if the company would care proper
" for the water in the canal there would be
plenty at all times. They assert, first, that
the canal has defective feeder near the chain
bridge second, that there IS i waste of water
in the Alexandria canal and third, that there
il another waste ut the outlet locks on Rock
creek They think If the company wouldlstop
the leaks mentioned, the canal would be 1T MI
times full. The frequent suspension Of the
mills causes serious loss and interruption Of the
milling business aud greatly damages the COM
mercial interests of the city
We do not know or hear Of any waste Of
water in the Alexandria Canal.
MAYORS OFFICE. -L0tte Smith, colored,
for disordcry conduct, was fined and discharged.
Robert johnson, colored for stealing watch
from Lewis Dorsey, also colored, was commit
ted to jail for three months
Jerry Mcdonald, for disorderly conduct, was
dismissed with q reprimand. ...- ...
NlGHT REPORT Night clear :nl cool -
There were no disturbances in amy quarter Of
the city and no arrests after ten o clock. Two
dodgers and two prisoners were at the station
house A colored festival was iii progress at
Shiloh Church, upper end Of Prince street, but
everything passed off quietly.