Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
" 70 show the vcry age and Joely Of the Times.

The Warren street Methodist Church, Brook
lyn, refuses to receive the new pastor Rev.
Mr. Saunders, just appointed by the New York
East Conference, claiming to have 4 promise
from the Presiding Elder to appoint Mr.. johns,
who has been preaching since the death OF Mr..
l1adley, and have decided to close the Church
on Sunday, and notify Mr.. Saunders that he is
not wanted The official board say that in the
event of Mr.. Johns removal, they will sell the
church, or make Congregational church OF it.
1t is runored that another Church is threaten
ing to adopta similar course.
The New York Commercial says: Little
Tommy Hanly, tho only child saved from the
Atlantic disaster, was 10 Wall street Thursday
| lie has been adopted by }. H. Anery, of the
firm of Gcndcnning, Davis T. Amcry ofBroad
street As soon as it became known that the
sturdy little waif-he is but seven years old
was on the street, crowd of brokers gather
cd round him, and Tommy became the lion OF
the hour. a subscription was started for him
in the Stock Exchange, and IN very short
time 1898 SO were put down to the credit OF
Little Tommy"
Evidence and argument on the postal car
question before the Senate Special Committee
were finished at New York yesterday, and the
committee agreed to settle the matter at meet
ing to be held 10 Washington on Thursday
During the summer they will 20 iuto the general
subject of transportation, aud request informa-
ton from all sources regarding commerce and
transit.
Mr.. Sparks agent of the White Star line,
announces that in conformity with the wishes
of the contributors to the fund of $4,000 COL
rcted in Chicago, sum will be set aside for
the purchase of suitable rewards for the officers
and crew of the Atlantic conspicuous IN saving
| life; also, for rewardiug Rev. Mr.. Ancient and
the fishermen who so nobly assisted.
The city of San Salvador, in Central Amer-
ca, has been partially destroyed by an earth
quake. The first shock was on March 18th, but
it was succeeded by others. Eight hundred
persons are said to have persisted. The early
reports Indicate that it is one of the most
terrible calamitics of the kind that has ever
| happened.
The gas men in New York who four or FIVE
days ago quit work are now applying to be TAX
en- back at the old wages, but their places are
now filled, and they will be lucky if they get
them again.
Nearly all the railroad beds within fifty miles
or more Of the Mississippi, in Illinois and Iowa.
were more or less damaged by the severe storm
that eliminated with appalling force at Bur
lingtou.
GROWTH OF AN INLAND TowN-We have
had occasion heretofore to advert to the re-
markabe history of an inland town in our sister
State of Georgia. The Gate City, Atlanta,
to which we alluded, and Of which we now
speak, was almost totally destroyed by Sherman
and his bummers, near the close of the late
war. But, Phnnix-hke, it soon rose from its
ashes, and when we were there two or three
years afterwards, it had larger population
and more fine buildings than it could boast pre-
vious to the great disaster that laid it 10 ashes.
Two years ago, as we are informed, its real
estate was estimated at SIS, OO0, 900; now it has
risen to $4,000 0O0-nearly three times as
much as it was then Now, let it be remem-
bcrcd that Atlanta is inland, away from navi-
gable water or from any stream that could
operate machinery, being simply railroad cen
tire in the interior with but an Indifferent coun-
try immediately adjacent. But it has grown,
and is still growing nevertheless. Why is this?
1t is not enough to say that it is distributing
point for considerable portion Of the State of
Georgia. for that fact alone could not account
for its remarkable prosperity. The chief Sc.
cret, we apprehend, of the rapid growth of
Atlanta, lies 10 the fact that it is fast becoming
a manufacturing city Not content to rest
quietly 10 the enjoyment of supposed advan-
tages of position, geographically, waiting for
something further ito turn up, the people
of Atlanta went to work heroically to repair the
ravages of war; and the result is far more
wealthy, populous, and prosperous city than
they could boast 10 ante belum times Let
this example serve as an incentive to Others
Lmch' my lIWyinion.