Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-01

SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD. 1.-The
Charlcstown (Wcst Na.) Spirit Of Jefferson,
5lst ultimo, says THE friends of the Shrnan-
loall Valley railroad (thc Pennsylvania enter
prise are making last effort to secure the
right of way through jefferson county, on rea-
sonable terms, failing in which the project so
far aS this county Is concerned. will be wholly
abandoned and another and more inviting route
selected. At Il meeting held at Shepherds
town, on the Dist instant. MIR. \. r. Boteler.
one of the directors of the company, stated
that the sum Of fifteen hundred dollars per
mile was offered for the right OF way, and if
the proposition were accepted by the l4th OF
November, the work of construction would
proceed at once, and if not the line Of the road
would be established elsewhere. \ committee
was appointed to wait On the property holders
interested and report.
WASHINGTON lTEMs-In the race between
the boat club of Georgetown and the AnaIO>tan
boat club of Washington. yesterday, a mile
and ahalf and repeat, the Analostan club won
the challenge cup, valued at 5000, beating the
Potomac one minute and forty two seconds.
The statues Of Sherman and lrumbull. Con-
necticut ) contribution to the collection of sta
tues for the Rotunda Of the Capitol, will reach
| aShIngtOI next week.
The bcdStcad and mattress on which Abra-
! ham Lincoln died, We're sold at auction yc>tcr
day for $50. The bcdStcad WAS common wal
| nut.
An order has been issued at the Executive
| Mansion OrhIhling visitors going up stairs dur
ing the sessions Of the cabinet on Tuesdays and
Fridays.
TIE FIR TRADE-A letter from Winnip peg,
concerning the fur trade. says that lattcry hun.
tiers have adopted the system Of poisoning the
bait in their traps with Strycluinc BY this
means they are very successful in taking game
and the skins when brought for sale are to all
appearances IL good is if the animal had been
captured in tbs usual manner but after awhile
the fur falls off from the effects Of the prison.
The yield of iurs for the present Year has also
been greatly diminished by the existence Of
smallpox among many of rhc Indian tribes. -
On this account the Hudson Bay Company
burned upa quantity of iurS which, if free
from infection, would have been worth Il great
deal of money. 1t may be reasonably >urpo$-
ed. however, that there will he tur> enough to
prevent i doubling Of prices.
RAILROADS IN kENrrrKY.-Th contest be-
tween the Pennsylvania Company and the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company for
the possession of the Louisville Cincinnati and
| Lexington Short Line railroad, stated by
telegraph. has ended in the triumph OF the
nal;.g,.rS III the Virginia line. The terms of
the contract are stated by the Louisville Cnur
Ter journal to bc the purchase by the Che>a-
peak" and OHIO Vi one million dollars OF new
bonds Vi the Short Line, aud also the purchase
Of a private stuck Of the latter that may he
offered at sixty cts. on thcloIiar. cash, or six.
ty fiv" credit the Short Line guaranteeing L
sufficient number Of shares to give the Chc>a-
pcaic and Ohio complete control OF the road T..
RnlND TICKETS oN RAuWAYs.-It Is stated
| that the Pennsylvania Central railway interest.
which has leased continuous railway lines in
New jersey. intends TO issue rouud-trIp tickets
from Philadelphia and New York, and to either
| the above cities from intermediate ones. such
to New York. or vice versa the round-trlp
ticket is to be 81. or two-thirds present prices
| from Trenton to Philadelphia 81, and to New
York -. Like rates are probably to be fixed
with respect to other considerable cities in New
Jersey. This system will doubtless add large
revenues to the roads. and will thus serve to
enable the Pennsylvania Central the better to
pay the New Jersey railroad companies ten
per cent. upon their captal.- WASH. thr"njci".
\ number Of Chicago students at Yale COL
cge have received directions to return to their
homcS-or to where their homes were-aS their
parents have been ruined by the fire. One stu
dent loses $2W,.U1O by the fire, and another, an
orphan, is reduced from opulence to perjury.
| New York city creditors Of the Chicago
| burnt out debtors are reported to be generally