Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-23

mcnt Of the great engineering feat by Which
four important railroads have been brought 10
il common terminus at her wlarvcs by an cX-
ten>vc system OF tunnrlng The Baltimore
American to-day gives Il supplementary sheet
TO the illustration of this important work. This
enterprise is in two divisions, though they are
sufficiently united TO make one great whole.
They are the Baltimore and Potomac tunnel,
and the Union railway tunnel. The Baltimore
and Potomac tunnel (cnabling the Northern
Central aud Pennsylvania railroad to make
southern connections through BaltimorG) is one
of the most extensive enterprises of the kind
ever undertaken. With the exception of the
lloosac tunnel, it is the longest on this side Of
the Atlantic. The Huosac tunnel is about four
and threc-quartcr miles long, and has been in
progress Tor more than quarter Of Il century
| The Baltimore and Potomac tunnel is about
one and 0nc-half miles long, and although OF
the most solid and durable construction, has
| been built in two years aud the tunnel will be
ready for the passage Of trains by the first Of
July, exactly two years and one month from
the time when ground WAS first broken
| The Union tunnel, though not 50 long, and
| therefore not 50 cottly as the Baltimore and Po-
| tumac tunnel is work of great magnitude, and
as it is the connecting link binding together the
whole system of through connection, is of high
Importance. The Union railroad, via this tuu-
| ncl, connects together the Baltimore and PolU-
mac. Western Maryland, Northern Central,
and Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more railroads, and brings them all to Tide
water at Canton, Baltimore. The Maryland
Central railroad, is also projrccd to connect
with the Union railroad. The Union railroad
is mostly doubled-trackcd; the grade in no place
exceeds eighty feet to the mile, and is very easy
| IL, r Il,
length Of the road is three and lnurffth miles
junction with the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
| Baltimore road; and from the junction near
| Charles street to tidcwatcr six miles. The cost
! of the road aud tunnel has been 81 3UU, 900.
| AS the Union railroad Is il toll-road it will not
| have any rolling Stnrk, except one engine Tor
| shifting purposes. The charter Of the railroad
| provides against any discrimination in rates or
TOLL and the charges arc limited to five cents
per ton per mile, and ten cents per passenger
per mile.
| Baltimore naturally expects to reap consider
able advantage from the Union tunnel by
which the large amount Of business OF fur Dr
five railroads will be brought directly to her
whmvcs without any interruption To street
business or injury to city property UnShing-
ton Star.
CHANGE IN TIE COLOR OF HAIR. Twu
sudden changes nI the color Of hair from black
tn white are reported in :; foreign mcdca mag
aznG. IL appears that Il physician ui' Berlin
IL strong, healthy, and less than mlldlcagcd
man, sent his wife and one daughter tu spend
last summer ut L watering pace. The day that
he expected Il letter lninrnng HIM Of their ar
rival, there came one saying that his dang htrr
| had been taken sick very suddenly, and WAS
| already dead The shock WAS terrible, and in
sIantly his hair b. came cnlirely gray. LII. had
10 visit SoIlr patients that sam" iIcrnunlI, and
| they scarcely recognized him. Their peculiar
! actions revealed the change 10 him. The other
case was ola man - years old, living in the
Netherlands. He was one day passing the
canal in Rotterdam, when he saw child Srug-
Cling in the water. He plunged in and brought
il to land, but ii was already dead by the time
he had rescued It's hody. Bending over it to
try to restore fr liz discovered that the dead
child wa; his own sou. The blow, 81 sudden
and unexpected, and coming upon him when
he himself was 81 much exhausted, turned his
hair entirely gray, AMI left him scarcely rccos
Unable.
! PROFITABLE Business. - Hunting up ku
kluX in South Carolina WIS pretty profitable
business, even II Some llluUcrnt persons 'lId
suffer with the guilty. The Charleston News
and Courier says The Genera! Assembly APP
prupriatrd SO uruI to pay the rewards offered
by Gov sScnrl Tor tn: apprehension and con
viclion of persons engaged IN ku-kiuX con
Spraay; that 81 HOO of This amount wis paid to
Major Lewis Merrill of The II. ;. amy, who
was in cpunad Ut the counties under mar
,iaI law aud that the remainder was diStrbiI
ted in this way To the arbllrntors ior their
ED rn,,. v, Iil "A.
II. IL. ID. Byron, SI,2UO, James Canlun,
81 200; W. ri. Brown II ,Go grand total,
s34 900; balance lett in the treasury, 500.
ADJUSTMENTS AT FASsAR We have recciv-
ell Il letter from female cousin now going to
school at Fass;.r College, and us the cplSt!c con-
tains information of 4 startling character 1t is
thought best to publish part Of it. After re-
quest to send her down box OF soft slate pel-
ellis and gum drops to eat, she says: 1--WE do
have such fun here. All the girls arc made to
participate in out door exercises, land We row on
the lake, ride horseback, turn hand-springs, run
toot-races, aud have heaps Of fun. Belle Hast
ings can climb thirty foot smooth pole in two
minutes. Nell Vivian (you remember herr can
turn Il hand spring and not make wrinkle 10
her dress. | put Il beautiful head on Mary
Dodge yesterday in the boxing room. st.
L0nts UcnlDcrut.
PAID r.--Thc Warren Sentinel gives an
account OF a man in Maine, who recently wrote
to Front Royal for the amount of q board bill
which he LETT standing III SG2, while serving
in tn. Union army. The bill was forwarded
and the cash RENTED Good. Let's all send
our bills Shenandoah Va Democrat.
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NAY AND EVENING EXCURSION.
COMBINATION OF THREE SUNDAY
SCHOOLS,
THURSDAY, JUNE21.
NJ ETH EPIS CHURCH SOUTH, METH. |
rRUTESTA Mt AND VILLAGE |
CHAPEL SCHOOLS,
On the lnrge and elegant steamer EAPRESS, |