Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-06

A MAN Who NEVER FILLS orr His Trpr
The CHICAGO Evening Journal relates H..
following of the present Governor of IIiuo;..
"No sooner did General John |. Beyrr,i,
return from the war. in which he was yaiI,a,
cavalry officer than he was nominated f..
sheriff of this County and elected Before h.
term as sheriff had expired, he was cl,.c,,.1
State Senator. Before his Office Of Sena,o.
expired, he was nominated and elected Cm'
gresham for the State at large, to fill the r..
cancy caused by General Logans resignation
Last Fall, before his term of Congressman hal
expired. he was nominated and elected Li,m
tenant-G Governor, which position he rn,er.l
upon two weeks ago; now, Governor Osls>hv
having resigned, General Beveridge become,
Governor of the State. Verify, h. is one If
the luckiest men, politically, in the Unite
States.
G. &. o. RAILROAD Major Kelley. in ,
letter in the Fredericksburg Herald SAYS
THE road was completed FROM Hanover Jun.
ton to Louisa G. H., during the year 1910, Ia
Gordousv!le few years later to Stanton in
1857, to CovIngton ln 1860, and in consequence
of the war was not opened to the White Sui.
phur Springs till July, 1868. In Septemberof
that year the Chesapeake and Ohio coupagy
was formed by consolidation of the Virgin,
Central and the CovIngton and Ohio railroad,
Its progress since that period has been rapid
and bold, deserving Of plaudits for the unlirlur
energy aud Zeal which has galIopcd it on 70
completion. The capital stock of the company
has reached Sl3, 100000, with an authorized
capital Of 10000, 900.
IRON ORE.-About two months ago Mr.
Maltby, proprietor of the Maltby House, Bal
timore, purchased the right to mine upon the
lands of DR.. Chochran and Mr. Sumption, al.
Joining the Washington and Sewers estates.
in.the neighborhood Of Stephenson depot in
this county We lcarn that he has been quite
successful so far, inducing the belief that the
deposits of iron in that locality are very vaua.
ble From specimen Of the ore, found upon
the land of Mr. Robert Sewers, we should
judge it was of good quality. 1t is Of the
species known as Pipe Ore, which when mixed
with the Brown Hematite is admirably adapt
ed for Railroad purposes Winchester Tim"
TRADE BY RAILRoAD.-"The policy say,
the Fredericksburg Herald 'of the fat hers
departed and departing OF bringing trade from
West to East-and not to run through FROM
North to South-has been successfully lnausu.
rated, ana VINO can Calculate us Ndlue' coul-
mercially considered? The true policy of Nlr,
ginia has not changed, and he who seeks to
bridge Virginia, rather than gridiron the State
with railways from the West to the Potomac
the Rappahanuock, the York and the jaime.
thus emptying Western products into the lap
Of our great inland sea- the Chesapeake Bay,
has not the breadth and scope of statesman"
DANGERS OF ANNEXATloN.-Th Boston
Advertiser discussing the proposed annexation
of the Sandwich Islands favored by the pea.
pie and press of the Pacific slope, says that tic
evI Of anncxing distant territory is the nrces
siy itlmpoSeS of at once terrifying such p">
sessions and Increasing our navy, lest, iu the
event Of war, We are taken at Disadvantage by
an enemy, and robbed Of our acquisitions,
When to this is added the difficulty growing
out of diversified interests, and the absence o
kindred national sentiment in the acquired pop
ulatiop, and we have grave reasons for hesta
ton Washington Chronicle.