Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-03

community, is cooperation helping each other
building up Your nrlghb1r and helping along
those who must from necessity, return the
favor. Ii we c III Il learn to work into each
others hands in this way, and keep at home
the money We send ABROAD We would have
ample capita for III thrift and enterprise such
policy would produce The articles Of pro,
ductiou, By iudicinu>ly managed home aud
State trade, could be mrde to supply. to Il
limitcd extent, the place of currency. Such
policy would give Us that free ION from string
eucy in money matters SO paralyzing. at times,
to ali kinds of business cngender Il com
munty of interest and feeling, mutually bcnc
fcial to all. -Leesburg Washmgtontan.
TIE OLD ROAD BED OF THE NJ. G. R. R.
What we understand as the facts in the case,
are these lst That under the Code OF
1850, chap. Sc, sec Is, corporate bodies can
acquire fee-simple title to land. ID, The act
of February 7th, 1853, for the independent
line If the Manassas Crap Railroad, contains no
limit Of time as to whrn the road shall be
finished 3. The sales Of parts OF the road
bed for taxes in 1866, We're illegal sales, and
have been 50 PRONOUNCED by tie Auditor OF
Public Accounts, whose letter on the subject
We have seen !; besides these sales, 50 far as
they have been brought before the County
Court Of this county have been set aside Oh
the ground of illegaty. Therefore, it is a mat
ter Of some doubt whether the non user does
exclude or defeat the claims Of the company.
And hence, LEGISLATION seems to be necessary
upon the equity side of the case, for the relief
of the landowners OH the iue Of the road bed:
unless, indeed the eastern terminus OF the road
is subject to the provisions Of the 9Th section OF
the original charter of the 9Th of March, 1850.
FuiJac NcWS
Mr.. CoLFAx, -Vice-Pr President CoIfax de,
livered an eloquent address on Temperance
Yesterday afternoon at Masonic Hall before one
of the.largest, and most enthusiastic asSemblages
ever convened in Baltimore. Judge Daniels
the President of the meeting, on introducing
Mr. Colfax to the audience, alluded to single
malicious slander gotten up by bad men at
Washington to ,arnish the fair fame OF the
Vice President when the whole vast assem-
blage arose aud round after round OF applause
Interrupted the proceedings. This was re-
peated, when Mr. Coltax stepped forward on
the rostrum. it being evidently intended as an
assurance Of the undated confidence OF the
people in his purity of character and honesty
of purpose The fact Of its being Sunday and
part of the ceremonies being Of religious
character, alone restrained the audience from
cheering During the progress OF his address,
which lasted just one hour, the applause was
earnest and ireluenta ud at the close it was some
time before the choir in attendance could con-
mand the necessary silence to proceed with the
programme. Baltic. -1mertc,m.
Still the Credit Mobilicr stigma attaches
FENCE LAVA committee. composed Of
the following gentlemen, members Of the ia IN
erS' Club of Accotink, in this county, viz: 7.
IIman Troth, r. f. Roberts, {. Lukiu>, aud
H. w. Pierson, have written letter to Sena
tor Thomas, of Fairfax giving their views re
gardog the fence and stock laws, in which
they say ''We believe that every person
should be compelled to take care Of their own
animals, and not allow them to trespasS upon
other peoples land and that no person
should make use Of their ncighbor's fence
without paying for it. The letter was read
before the Farmers Club and unanimously APP
proved by hem.-FhnJ;rr Ners.
Mr. Foster has sold the establishment Of the
charlottesville Chronicle, and will remove to
another portion Of the State.