The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-13


: CAPTAIN FrTzHUeH's PRoPosEI
FREIGHT KAILwAY--Hs Adpantages-.
We Hast Keep up Rah the 7Iimes.--W.
are 80 much the friend of every enterprise
looking to the improvement OF the city
that we never permit one of them TO es.
cape our attention, and never intentionally
permit the opportunity to pass of calling
! attention Of the public to them. OF course,
there are grades to the various improve
ments which demand public consideration,
and we find in the one we propose to refer
to such claims as induce Us to regard it as
4 OF the utmost importance to the public,
and especially SO to the business men Of
i Richmond. ..
4 Captain r. II. Fitxhugh, practical and
| able civil engineer, proposes to build line
of freight railway, running from the Trede-
! gar works TO the lower end of Rockets !;
for the purpose Of facilitating the receipt
| and shipment Of freights, which PROPOSE
ton should meet with universal approba-
| ton. yiuJ 1l5f 4ff 70 u G''IR3
4 The proposed work is to follow the line
Of the river, with arms extending to Cary
street at different points, and IS TO be so
hedged in by legal enactments as to protect
the shippers of freights from imposition Of
oyer-charges. Captain Ritzhugh proposes,
when the Council shall have granted the
! right of way, to form joint stock COM
pany for the purpose Of carrying out his
! scheme, and we learn, most Of the stock
has already been pie dyed by the capitalists
of Richmond.
! We no not propose TO discuss the ad-
I vantages that would result to the city frsm
the building Of this road ,as they are too well
i kv,,x <.nI
! der the management Of Gen. Nee Clellan, liz
/ building continuous line Of freight railways
1 along the dock, while the Baltimore and
| Ohio road delivers its freight at the wharfs
in the city Of Baltimore. BY such arrange
| by the wear and tear OF their streets, and
| the great noise and confusion of the draws
and wagons thus dispensed with. Capt.
Fitzhugh proposes TO use horse power until
! our people become educated to the necessi-
| ty which will soon exist Of more rapid
| transportation. scs i3ial ,fi aa Ies
| 1t is useless for US at this late date to
make opposition to progressive IDEAS, sim
ply because we imagine some one will be
affected by them. The teamsters and their
\ friends are the only ones likely to make
| any opposition to this scheme, and that
alone because Of interest to themselves.
! Let oppose it who will, the times demand
this and similar improvements, and we will
soon find necessity knows no Law but sub
mission. We want the subject agitated,
although we believe the Council will not
hesitate to give, Capt. Fitzhugh all he asks
for. iisy s.s tes
| CONSISTENCY, THOU Art A JEwEI.-
Saered Concertz-Sunday Opera. On Sum-
day last the Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, pastor
! ofMonuinenAl church. denounced the op-
era, and paid his respects to the amateur
troupes of the city. lie spoke bitterly
against the amateur opera companies of this
city, and said they were doing more harm
than the professionals. We desire to be
very respectful while dealing with this sub
| ject, and while we confess that il looks as if
the devil was reproving sin, we cannot re-
sist the temptation to say few words in
connection with the matter.
| The choir Of DR.. Woodbridgo's church,
has excited comment, not only from the
| public, but was made the subject OF criti-
/ cism in Q convention recently held, OF the
| Episcopal church. Ia the latter case, the
| DIR. very properly defended his congregation
and choir. ,m slaiiasit s.
The congregation attending Monumental
Siui S.i ~ iaibciy inct oasei ny ei'o tuu5i-
cal attractions, and without intendmgto be
dlsrespectfui; among the, worldly, this
church rs frequently spoken of as the
4 sunday Opera. H.
4 but this Is not ail, nor the greatest In
CONSISTENCY exhibited oy the Reyersnd gen
tieman. 10 the several morning papers,
VIII ee iound an advertnement to the ef-
iect that Q !. GRAND SACRED CONCERT
az MoNrAKNTAL CHURCH VIII De given,
IHURsDAf EVENING, Dee. 18th, 1871,
By THE CHOIR OF THE CHURCH, assist.
ca py the BEETHOVEN oCTErTE, OF
washington, INC .hnest society q ',cal'sfs
~ Anierscd. &c.
Now, we you'd IKE to know + the
Beethoyen Octette. IS amateur or
i .proiesslonal, ana II these musical asso-
ciations are nj SUBJECTS Tor sanity condem-
nation, wnat right have they TO sing ~ q
church, SIMPLY &c, create fund for u Z
The two positions are anomalous. We
IKE good SnRi,ng; We love the opera,
ana tne musical societies, and u people
mover conm. greater wrongs tnan attend-
ing tneir concerts, the woria would have
| but little use lot preachers. t, .l