Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-14

and fifty laborers employed on that section Of
| the Washington and Richmond Railroad for the
construction Of which Messrs. Mcclure and
Stubs are the contractors, had struck that morn
ing for higher wages or a. reduction of their
working hours, but that whether or not their
terms would be complied with had not been
made public. 1thas now however been ascer-
tanned that the contractors as soon as they were
informed Of the movement promptly discharged
all that engaged in it, and yesterday are
resumed operations with an entire new set of
hands, who will receive the same wages as were
paid to those who have been discharged.
TYPOGRAPHICAL The Jackson, Mississip-
pi, Clarion contains the following compll-
mentary notice of Mr. Cale White, an Alex
andria boy: SAT regular meeting of Jackson
Typographical Union, No. 81, held on Satur-
day last Mr.. B. C. White, foreman of the
Pilot Job rooms, was unanimously elected
delegate to represent their association in the
10Th Annual Meeting Of the International Ty-
biographical Union of America. at Baltimore,
on the 1st Monday in June. We congratulate
the craft Of this city in their selection OF 50
competent and intelligent gentleman as MIR.
White, and one who so thoroughly under
stands the minutest details of the craft-and
Judging from personal acquaintance Ola year
or more-onc who will faithfully discharge any
and every trust confded to him. No better
selection could have been made"
Observation-Disclosures as noticeable 4 sign
of the Improvement in the trade of this city as
any that have been chroncled is not only in
the improvements being made in the stores
along Kisg street, but in the fact that there
are very few vacant business stands on that
thoroughEare. 1t is 4 cheering indication Of the
confidence of the business men in the future.
No one promenading King street at this day
can but be struck with the many improvements
made within the past four years There arc
but few of the old frame buildings left, and
many additions aud engagements have been
made to those left standing which were model
ed after style now obsolete.
LYNcHBURG AND DANvILLE r. R.-The
departure from this city Of two engineering
parties to be employed in the work Of locating
the Lynchburg and Danville Railroad was men
toned in the Gazette last week This morning
Captains W. D. Stuart and John ". Mcllhany,
in charge OF two more parties, left here for the
same destination. Capt. Stuart's party consis-
ted Of Messrs Adams, Corse Christian, and
Brent; and Capt. McIlhany' 5 of Messrs. Wiki
ins Harvie, Lee and Fleming.
PosroFFIcE LITERATURE. letter inscribed
with the following lines passed through the
postoffice of this city this morning:
Uncle Samuel to your care this letter I'll trust,
To forward to "Racoon Ford" so get up and
dust
On one corner you'll find your miserable stamp,
Got up since the inauguration OF General Grant;
II it sticks till it reaches its destination
1t will be a big thing for the Administrations
March AGAINST Tn1E-The trotting horse
Robert f. Lee, owned by Mr.. Geo. W. Harl-
SON. of this city, will leave here Tomorrow Tor
Richmond, to trot 4 match against time, ten
miles in thirty minutes. for $1,000, on or before
the lst Of April Mr. Harrison's horse Is
thought by some to be one ofthe best horses III
the State. and his owner is confident that he
will win the race.
New RAILROAD Engineer Addison Mar
bury has returned from his examination OF the
three routes for the proposed railroad which Is
to connect the Loudoun marble qlarrlcs with
the Washington and Ohio Railroad, and it IS
understood that he recommends what Is known
as the Goose Greek route, provided the right
Of way ON that route can be obtained upon
favorable terms.
40, CANAL.-A dispatch from Cumber-
land announces that nineteen boats had been
loaded with coal and cleared from that port on
Friday, 10th instant, and that the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal was in navigablc order through
out its entire line This resumption Of nayiga-
ton is earlier than ever before known in the
history of the canal.
DEER.-1t is seldom uo,c that deer arc seen
in King George or Wcstmorclana counties
but not long since i fine buck was killed not
far from Bamcsfcd in the first mentioned
| county, near the river.
LARGE FREIGHT The steamer George Ii.
Stout, from Philadelphia, consigned to NJ.
Eldridgc IL Co., arrived yesterday evening with
the largest freight she ever before brought to
this port.
SHENANDoAH VALLEY RAILROAD.-A
meeting of the Directors of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad was heldat the Mansion House
in this city at three o'clock this evening. full
attendance was present.
MAYORS OFFICE-Thc only case at the
Mayors Office this morning was that, in which
some pupils Of the colored school near the
Bridge Pump who had found torn open and
destroyed letters dropped on the stree, by Mr.
Agncw's messenger, were examined. The
offenders were severely reprimanded and dis
charged
NIuur REpoRT-Night clear and cloudy at
Intervals, and clustering. There were no dis
turbances, nor were there any arrests One
ledger was accommodated at the station house
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