Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

atty ot.the homestead act.
The exports from Richmond direct 10 Tor
cign ports during the month Of November were
2l6 hhds. leaf tobacco to Trieste. valued at
So. 500, and 3,jl2 bbls -four to Brazil. ya!.
ued at S3l,3lG The imports during tho
month were 1000 seek salt from Liverpool.
and 3,0l2 bars railro,l iron.
The exact amount pail by State Treasurer
Rye up to Saturday to Virginia policy holder.
in foreign companies doing business in lhi:
State and who nave become insolvcnt by the
Chicago fire, was $t5.Wf.
\ large quantity Of good, stolen from the
Exchange hotel in Richmond, have been found
in house occupied by two coiorel persons
who had been employed as servants in the In.
tel.
PIEDMONT K PoToMAc f. Rim reference
to this road. We extract from the Page county
Courier, the following
':We briefly mentioned last wee: that lie
voters Of the District of Columbia on the 23rd
ulto, by an affirmative vote ct upwards CT
Twelve thousand, to q vote Of some siy hundred
in the negative. as*ented to the subsel ptlon OF
$780, N, made by the last Territorial Legi,la.
~ Tue CIpltll StUGa w >ihNi
Potomsc Railroad Company.
1t is very true, as lis enemies say thai The
| F. < =. Z. P. Co., has no corporate existence
in the District Of Columbia, but ii has as good a
charter existence under the laws Of firgIu!a as
! any incorporated institution in the District OF
Columbia has under any charter granted TO it
b. its Territorial Legislature. II iuhucnce
public opinion against the 5ubscrip;iun - the
| 2. 4 p. r. F., By the Territorial Legislature,
and approved by the people at the recent elec
! ton it IS denounced Is having barely cor
| porate existence under ali Cid charter granted
! by the Legislature Of Irg mia without dol
| lars subscription in stock or bond: negotiated
or the right Of way secured. The charter il
not an old charter but Z new ard original char
ter granted ouly few months ago: ~ the atc
| Legislature Of Firg ina at the earnest 'oilclta
| ton Of the people in the counties Of Fairfax
| Fauquier Loudoun and Rappahannock, in the
Piedmont country AID b. this and other coun-
ties in the Page alley.
We have also had asaurauc,s ii tic drtp
interest Of the people Of Washington and
| Georgetown in railway connection through
these rich and fertile counties Of Virginia and
We have seen the public meetings Of their titi
Gems in relation to it. Certainly their Lagis-
ature had th. rgh, t. make the :ubscr ptloTl,
and the people Ii confirm it, and whilst Ire
company has not yet formally organized il wall
do so very soon. and steps are about being
taken TO open books Of subscription III all CT
! the Virginia counties and seeking a!:1 sub
scriptions also by counties The voi: II the
district has excited renewed and lively inter
est in the construction OF the road and We hav,:
! been assured this week. III some ii The most
Intelligent and influential citizen, east " the
| Ridge that they mean il 60 earnestly int. the
work The subscription OF the District l. i'll
10 danger Of being &luandrred ti'r if !lts- rad
is not undertaken. it will nnf b. tonrtrt and
! no body IS hurt.
We have n the charter below Il, al This
| moment but we remember thar it provides
! for the construction Of a road from point on
| the Potomac river al Chain Bridge. or al OF
| near the Georgetown aque'!nct, to A!dir i'll
! Lolldouu county, thence 10 Recturnwn, III
. Fauquicr, and thruct To l.nray, Page county.
10 connect with The Shenandoah Valley rail
road What could make more desirable con,
nectiun for the District, whether locally con.
sidered. or hooking tn ! more eXtcndrd cUuAcc-
ton with the west aud SaUthWe>. provided
the (. \. K. +. is made Dr the t. i u. j. H.
should determine IN his valley outlet Il, Wash
ington apd Northward. which i nuir' than
probable. In this event that Company wou'l
at once endorse the bonds of the p i p. road
by which they could be rs readily negotiated
as having that If the Penn. Central on their
back
THE AGuNY or STARVATION. MIR. EvartS
who was lost in the Yellowstone expedition, c0n-
tributes To S..ribner'S an intensely interesting
account Of his ''Thirty-sryan Days Of Peril.
We quote:
Il loss all sense OF time. Days and nights
came and went, aud were numbered only l,$
the growing consciousness that vas gradually
starving. fell no hunger, did not ear to APP
pease appetite. but to renew strength. eXpe-
rrienced but little pain. The gaping sores in
my feet the severe burn on my hip. the tes.
terng crevices at the JOINTS Of my fingers, NIL
terrible in appearance, had ceased IN give me
the least concern The roots which supplied
nv food had suspended the digestive powers
Of my stomach, and their hbr:s We're parked IN
it in a matted compact mass.
Not SO with my hours OF sumbrr. They
were visited by the most luxurious dreams
would apparently visit the most gorgeous ~
decorated restaurants Of New York and v ash
ington: sit down to immense tables spread with
the most appetizing yiauds: partake Of the
richest oyster stews and pumpest pies; engage
myself in the labor and preparation oi curious
dishes, and with them fill range upon range Of
elegantly furnished tables until they. fairly
groaned beneath the accumulated danties pre-,
pared by my own hands Frequently the entire
night would seem to have been spent in getting
up 4 sumptuou& dinner. would realize the
fatigue of roasting. boiling baking, and fabrl-
eating the choicest dishes known to the mod:
ern cuisine and in my disturbed sluulbers would
enjoy with cpicureau relish the food thus furn-
is6 even to repetition Alas, there was more
luxury than life il these S0mnoent vGgarles
BY some process which was too weak to
solve, MY legs. arms and stomach were trans,
Often for hours would plod along conyersing
with these imaginary friends Each had its
peculiar wants, which be expected me to sup,
ply The stomach was importunatc in bis de
mand for change Of diet, complaining inces
sanity of the roots fed to him, their present
effect and more remote consequences would
try to silence hin with promises, beg 81 him to
wait few days, and when this failed Of the
quiet desired would seek to intimidate him
by declaring, as sure result OF negligence. our
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