Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-04
RAILROAD Nov EMENTs. The Smyrna del. J

RAILROAD Nov EMENTs. The Smyrna DEL
Times, says:
1.-THE latest railroad on dit is that the New
jersey Southern Railroad Company has bought
out the Vineland Railroad, or leased it, and
that steam fei. will be established between
Spruance' wharf, at Bombay Hook, and Stoe
Creek, the southern ten minus of the Vineland
Railroad, in time for the peach trade 1t is
also stated that the above uamed company will
| take hold Of the Bombay Hook Railroad
scheme, and put it through.
Another rtport is that Tom Scott, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, has gobb'ed up the
New Jersey Southern, the Vineland and nearly
every 9th # "a: road in Jersey, and will run
fer boat or anything else that promises to
| pay.
TO show that there is something in the wind
we publish the following ON Newark, N. j.
| aper: IAN important consoldat: on of railroad
interests has recently aiken place, which prom
Uses as one of its immediate results another
through line of railway from the Delaware Bay
to New York Bay. A number of capitals
have purchased the Ma, ragansett Steamship
New Jersey Southern r ;'road llle interest
in the Vineland Atsion Road, and the stock Of
the Delaware Ferry Comp ny. The Vi land
Road was compile last week to GreenS ich, a
Furnishing town at the mouth of Cohanscy
eek, on the Delaware Bay, and ON thence
it I'll connect by tei age v tn tn" Delaware
local roads and the main unk Of the Baltimore
and Ohio. Mr.. Gai lett, who probably holds
! the directing hand 10 this new combination.
thus euchres his ANTAGONIST, Tom Scott, anu
secures his objective point, a through route to
New York independent Of the Pennsylvania
Central Company.
A WoNDEgl 81 GuN.-The Middleton IN.
| W Press gives an account of rife, invented
by Mr.. NJ L. 2 Meri .am, of most extraor-
dina, character 1t sent ball through forty
two inches of solid pine aud eight inches Of
hemlock and again through eighteen inches
Of solid oak and nineteen inches OF sold pine.
An interested spectator was lumberuan, WHO
furnished the material for the target on condl-
ton that he should receive double price in ca
the expel ment failed, but nothing it it proved
a success. He succeed led in losing his lumber.
It might be added that Mr. Merriam says he
has sent ball With his rife distance Of over
two miles. Lead balls cannot be used, melting
before they leave the barrel, The missiles are
octag IN 10 form, and are made OF composition.
The report is louder than that Of an ordinary
gun, but the recoil is not hea,y-in fact, this
!. ltl2 cannon does not kick. "
He has patent on his gun, and has refused
$500 for this single piece The secret Of its
power lies in the peculiarly of the powder
chamber, which is larger than the bore of the
barrel, which is three lei hths Of an inch. It's
lie 18th is about twenty five inches, and the
whole piece is very light. The ball used was
conical one, and weighed 1876 grains the pow
der, Hazards electric, and the charge Was 24O
grains. The editor remarks that this was done
in the presence of a number Of gentlemen,
whose names a-e given, and that there was mo
cheating"
WHlTEHoUsE AND CHENEY Bishop White
house and Rev. Mr.. Cheney are involved in
revival of the old controversy regarding Trinity
Church, in Chicago The clergyman contlnu-
ing to refuse to use the word "regenerate' IN
the baptsmal service for infants, and his peo-
pie backing him The Bishop proposes to
sequestrate the church property, cstensby tor
the purpose Of restoring it to the donors As
the congregation were themselves the dolors
and as they are perfectly satisfied with their
pastor's course, it is difficult to see just how
the Bishop can evade that barrier in the path
of his intentions Mr.. Cheney has offer d to
settle the trouble BY retiring, but his parlshlon.
ers refuse to permit him to do so, and the con-
fict is renewed with all Of it's former asperity.
The last Episcopal General Convention offered
salve to the conscicnces of ministers who have
their doubts about the fact of regeneration being
contained in the sac 'ament by declaring that
complete spiritual change is not meant by the
Objectionable word, but it seems that this is
not satisfactory to Mr.. Cheney. -Bnho. Ana
Rev. john McELRoY, the venerable mona
genarian, is now at Georgetown College. Save
a weakness in his lower limbs and failing vision
inevitable in this powerfully built clergy man at
his advanced age, he looks remarkably well, De-
ing seemingly as robust as at any time TOR the
past ten or fifteen years. His memory Is re-
markaby tenacious, and in conversation ne dis
courses fuen'ly of events that TRANSFERRED here
sixty and even seventy years ago, naming 10
caities, persons, and incidents as readily as II
they related to our own day. Father MeElroy
was, we believe, the first pastor OF Trinity
Church in this town-at Least, it is nearly sixty
years since be was ordained priest, having
been boz in 1881. Since his arrival many per
sons have been to the COLLEGE to pay him their
respects and congratulate him on his pl olonged
existence after career of great usefulness. -
Georgetown Cow .~r
THE BANKRUPT LAW.-Congie ss yesterday
passed bill amendatory Of the bankrupt Law
1t allows all exemptions allowed by any State
law on the lst day of January, 1871. This will
save to baukrupts in Virginia two thousand
dollars worth of property. 1t also exempts Q
widows DOVER or other estate in lieu thereof,
if the State law SO provides also life INSURANCE.
to the amount of FIVE thousand dollars. The
time during which bankrupts may be dlscharg-
ed upon payment of fifty per cent of their in
debtedness is extended until July |, 1873; judg
ments obtained against persons or property be-
fore petitions in bankruptcy are filed are to he
first and fully satisfied. Changes in the me-
thods of appointing registers, n the matter of
marshas' fees and other less Important parti-
cuars, are also made-Balto. Sun. ..v
A FIGHT UNDER THE WA1ER-A curious
case of assault and battery was lately brought
before the police tribunal at Marseilles. 1t APP
pears that diver engaged in investigating the
wreck of vessel sunk in the port of that city,
l:naorarod ON nhioct Of some ual1a which he