Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-07


in the latter than former years
Like the woman Of scripture who called her
friends to rejoice with her over one piece OF
silver, do we seek for the congratulations OF
our we'll wishes over our railroad, which re.
ioices in the title of 'ShenanGoah Valley.
Some croakers still affirm Though some thous-
ands of dollars damages are paid. and good
deal of work done by contractors and subtractorsl
| it is all sham to get possession OF the county
bonds, but the hopeful will think the jubilee
note has been sounded Of the future prosperity
of old Clarke. Famine and plague came to
Persia after three years drought. We have
had two years | hope we are thankful Tor our
healthy region, land if the famine comes, | trust
the road will be finished to bring supplies from
our favored friends abroad. \.
TIE c. & O. r. R.-Mr Wht"onb. chief
engineer Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
has Just returned from tour of Inspection OF
the whole line of the road, and brings lnforma-
ton that the work on the western division 10
going ahead finally. He asserts that unless
some unforeseen difficulties occllr-diticutles
not apprehended-th cars will run through
| from Richmond to Huntington, on the Ohio
river, by the first or middle Of October The
cmbankment and the tunnelliug are ID such q
state of torwardness that he does not hesitate
to make this promise.
Tomorrow the work of laying the track from
the White Sulphur Springs westward will be-
gin. II is intended to continue this work with
all possible speed at both ends until a junction
is effected.
On Saturday morning the passenger train
crossed the big fill at Lick run, just beyond
h1illboro'. and thus we have an end OF the
| Temporary track at that place, which has Tor
so many years been bore to travellers.
The Lewis tunnel is now in the hands OF
that energetic contractor Mr.. e. h. Mason,
and will be pushed ahead with great energy,
! 1t will be finished probably in January. Mean
time the temporary track will be used.
Mr. RedfeId, in his letters to the Cincinnati
| Commercial represented that the cost OF the
road west of the White Sulphur would be
enormous. lie picked out some few points,
and it might be inferred from his statement
that the Whole road would cost SO much that
It's business would not pay, Mr.. Whltcombs
estimate was about 100000 per mile tor the
road bed from the White Sulphur to the Ohio.
His estimates will probably more than cover
the real cost Much of the mountain work
that seems to be difficult and costly is easy
and chep. 1t is only to blast the rocks of
and over into the river The Chesapeake and
Ohio will be lie cheapest of all roads between
the Atlantic and the Ohio, and its business
| will likely be equal to that of any other. 1T
will Enthusiastically be one Of the most -four
ishing roads in the Union. -R'ca. Dispatch.
CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday the ef
fort to increase the mail steamship service be-
tween the United States and Rio Janeiro to
semi weekly trips failed by the rejection Of an
amendment 10 increase the appropriation.
Mr. Morton introduced an amendment to the
Postoftice bill abolishing the tranking privilege,
! but the Senate promptly killed it by laying Ii
on the table The section prohibiting ex-nffl
cials Of the Government from practising as ator-
neyS in the Departments was struck out. Ia the
House of Representatives Mr. Poland introduce
ed a resolution for Constitutional Amendment
making Senators, Representatives and Judges
of the Supreme Court Ineligible to the Presl-
dency tor two years after their retl. emcnt from
Office Mr. Eldridge headed off the Supplement.
tary Civil Rights bill by introducing Mr.. kel-
ley s Tariff bill, and Withdrawing it after the
necessary time had been consumed IN reading
it. Mr.. Wood complained OF the exclusion OF
| the Democratic members Of the Foreign Affairs
Committee from the consultation with the
President, on Saturday, in regard to the Arbl-
tration difficulties. and called the attention OF
the House to the matter. but the subject was
quietly dropped.
A WHITE Hat CAMpAIGN.-Gnc "humor
of the canvass has already developed. 4 dis
patch from New Orleans announces that white
hats have been adopted in that city, and the
demand for them on the day succeeding the
nominations at Cincinnati depleted the dealers
stocks. From Cincinnati we read: The en-
tire Louisiana delegation went home thus
equipped, and the Hon John Wentworth has
appeared in the SAME speckless headplcce on
the streets, and announced that white hats arc
November In Mr. Grecleys biography we
are told how. as boy, he read every book he
could lay hands on by the light of pine knots.
Perhaps the pine knot will come into the pres
ent presidential campaign along with the white
hat, the whole somewhat grote>que, perhaps
as the coon skins and log cabins Of 40 we're
but sign Of the times nortentous OF political
movement Adapting line from Macaulays
Battle of Ivry," Mr. Greeley might cry to his
followers: And be your orifamme to-day the
tile of Chappaqua. "-Bah. San.
RAIN AND Crops. Portions of Caroline and
Essex we're visited on last Saturday night by
Il fine rain. 1t was much needed and during
the storm, Mr. r. H. Garnett, near Port Roy
al, had two sheep killed by lightning. They
were in an open field and were found dead; the
wool on one of them was burnt off along the
head and shoulders
Though the amount of surface in wheat is
not so great in Essex and Caroline counties as
usual, still the appearance of the crop argues
we'll for an abundant yield.
The fruit crop will be, at least, tolerably fair.
Pear and apple bloom abundant, and in some
places peach also: cherries seem to have suffer
ed most.-Tde Water Index.
Recently two persons travelling on the road
to Gotham in a light wagon, we're smoking CT
CARS, from the fire Of which some straw at the
bottom igDited The flames soon drove them
from their seats, and while busy extinguishing
the fire, a countryman, who had been tor some