Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-13
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ARLINGTON This place, on whatwas once
the Arlington estate in the, upper end OF Alex,
aniria county, is thus described by correspon-
dent of the Washington Chronicle: - ~
'Fhere are three stores and q postothce, a
large school house, and also used as Union
Church and by the l. .. of G. T., to which
most of the residents belong. There are large
numbers of clerks from the Treasury. War,
Post Office, and Pension Departments, who
who have purchased property here, by paying
monthly miscellaneous, at a trihe more per
month than they were paying for rent in the
city. Some have made great improvements
among which we notice especially that of H.
ID. Smith, who besides the purchase of his
farm. has expended several thousand dollars
on improvements. j. II. Stevens has also reno
waited and made his premises very attractive to
pasSers by.
Some new buildings have lately been erected
and others are in contemplation. A fouuda
ton for an Episcopal Church has been COM
meuced Lots, and land by the acre, are offer
ed for sale on reasonable terms Freedman's
village, north nearly a r.le, seems to be occu
pied BY an industrious class, neery ali Of
whom iud employment either in the coal or
the brick-yard aud their labor being cou6ued
mostly to summer and fine weather, they
have TO use economy with their earnings to
lay IN their winter SupplleS.
RIVER NEws.-The river continues blockad-
ed With ice, though the steamers and tug boats
keep tracks open between this city and Wash
ington and Georgetown and below The steam
or Wawaset, that was to have started TOR Gone
river this morning, did not leave her dock in
Washington, and the steamer Express that left
Baltimore for this port on Tuesday last, after
getting up the river high as Giymont, put
back The Quantico steamer and the Wash
ington ferry boats are, however, making their
regular trips but the trips OF the boats on the
Maryland ferry, Piscataway and Mount Yer
non lines continue suspended. The following
named vessels are deteined at this port by the
ice, aud the low water IN the river: Schooners
William Allen, and Maggie aud Lucy, for
Washington; A. F. Bailey, for Georgetowr;
Alkaline Townsend, and A. Fl. Leanan, for
Eugie, for Baltimore; Jesse W. Knight j. L.
Henry aud Access. Notwithstanding the ice,
the schooner Clipper. from Bridgton, New Jcr
sey, with cargo of 200 bushels Of potatoes,
beat up yesterday through the track made BY
the tug boats and the Quantico aud Norfolk
steamers Two tugs with tow OF four vsses,
the Jenny R>Slyu. the Fanny and two Others
arrived this afternoon and went on up to Wash
lngton.
LEGAL DICISloS:-The Suprems Court of
the L. S. has rendered dcision IN the case Of
Rcybold VS.. The United S,ateS-Appeal from
the Court Of Claims. The owners of the steam.
er Express chartered her to the government,
they taking the marine and the government the
war risk La January. 1865, when the Potomac
was frozen over, and no crafts We're running but
government and ferry boats, the Express DelnS
at Washington, was ordered, rgalust the dis.
erection otthe master,to proceed co Glesboro, and
was lost on the trip. The judgement was that
the los, was occasiened. by the state OF naviga,
ton, which was a marine risk to be born by the
owners, and that although the existence OF the
war may nave been one OF the reasons tor or
daring the trip 10 be made still it was too re-
mote cause to bring the loss within the risk
assumed BY the government The Court al
firms that judgement, rcDarklng that III such
case the relief must come from Congress. The
Court of Claims has no power to entertain
suit bused upon clsim OF such character
FINANCES. The Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun, speaking of financial
affairs in 4 cxaudria. says 1t is said that to
the $1,000 now In the treasury OF the city VIII
be added in December SIS 900 for the receipts
of the gas works, thus giving the city reve-
nue. sufficient to pay the interest on the city
debt which comes due on the lst VI january
The price of corporation stock has lately con
sidcraby Increased, late sales having been
made at s713. 50, at auction, per share: The par.
value OF the stock was 800, but it deprecated
to $50 many years ago, and during the late
war there we're sales at 1913. From this polut
it has risen in value to the rate named ABOVE,
but the tax last year was 81 on the hundred OF
real estate which added to fifty cents on the
hundred, State tax, has had the effect to burden
real estate and discourage the building OF ne"
houses.
MASONIC. Joseph Hopkins, Master Of Au-
drew Jackson Lodge; W. \. Moore, Master OF
Washington Lodge; W. D. Stewart, Junior
Warden of Washington Lodge, and H. y.
Dowuham, Junior Deacon OF Andrew jackson
Lodge, who have been in attendance upon the
late meeting of the Grand Lodge of the State,
returned last night. W. H. Lambert, High
Priest of Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chapter,
and +. \. Reed, Emmlneut Command!ear OF Old
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