Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-28
PROSPECTS OF ALEXANDRIA,. The AlcXan-
lria correspondent of the Washington Chroni-

PROSPECTS OF ALEXANDRIA,. The Alexan-
dria correspondent of the Washington Chroni.
cal, says::--'"The evidences of improvement in
our city are very numerous. The. strides for
ward within the past year have been great.
The opening Of the Chesapeake and OHIO rail,
road to the Ohio has turned up a trump card
I for Old Virginia, and Alcxaudria comes in for
a share Of the spoils. Already have our mcr-
chauts received ctnSignmcnls of coal and salt
from the kanawha country, and larger amounts
will undoubtedly follow. Under the pew man
agcment Of our Washington and Ohio road we
hope soon to open ii ulrto the! coal and iron
fields of Hampshire, which will also add much
to our present trade. 49,. a-.
The Situation Of Alexandria city, III a com:
mereial point; OF .yiewi. is undoubtedly. fine.
! With railroads leading in all directions. river
and canal navigation by which to receive and
ship our manufactured goods aud minerals it
rivals any city iii the Union. The iron, mar
BILE, aud brOwnstone found in inexhaustlble
quantities along the railroads leading. to Alex
|@anira, with the coal from Cum erland, Kama
wha, and Hampshire all point to this city as
lie great manufacturing city Of the South. -
There arc demands for houses which, OF course,
will have to be built Some of our more enter.
prisug men of capital have; already taken the
prove. The outskirts of the city show sigus Of
life and activity, and the streets are being
graded, new ones opened up lots Enclosed, and
small houses being erected. Among the enter
prises already 10 operation aud being pushed
forward are the steam wheat mill OF George L.
Worthington, the sash, door, and blind factor
les of Rishiell & Hooge and Jameson, Uher
|, Il Co., the brick-yards of w. D. Corse 4 Co;
: and j. T. Lucas, the plaster mills OF &. + Lee,
F jr., and Suite & Stuart, the Mount Vernon
j Cotton factory, 1he steam bakery OF George f.
Hill & Co., the Vienna brewery of t. Portner,
the spoke factory of A Resenthall, the sumac
mills Of j. f. McGraw and A. Rosenthall, the
Cameron distilery of P. Pagan, the Alexandra
distillery of Conrad, Mason Il Co., the Alexan-
3 dlia street passenger railway, the Agricultural
and Industrial Association, and other Important
interests, such as the coal trade and our Fish
town interests With railroad connections
North, East, South, and West. with water
connections to the principal cities North and
e South, and daily increasing business by the
developing Of the varied industries of our State
; what is to prevent our old city from taking the
lead among the cities OF the South. . ..
TIE FISHERY. Since Saturday report the
receipts of fish at Flshtowu have been $50, 900
:, herring, which sold at from IS to Sc per thons'
, and, aud $4,000 shad, which sold ut from 81!
, to $lll per hundred. The supply OF rock and d
perch still remains small. and such hsh sell
r high. The catch at the Virginia shores seems
to be falling off, while that Of the Marylaud
5 shores does not increase. The supply Is not
equal to the demand and the market Is BRISK
FIGuT.-A considerable crowd was attracted
to the northern end Of Fairfax street early this
bat
$ Thomas Taylor and John Creegan.-tWo men
r who occupied house in that locality, during
which the former picked up Ratchet and cut
r the latter on the head, severely, but, 1t Is
; thought, not seriously. Taylor was held by
Justice MAY in the SUN Of $500 bail for one
; week, to await the result OF Creegan's wounds
CH1LD's REMAINS FOUND "A Waterman on
the Alexandria Canal, yesterday, discovered a
box on the side Of the tow path opposite the
bone factory that had been scratched up by a
dog and which, upon examination; was found
to contain the remains of child wrapped III
; bloody clothes, but in an unrccognlzable con-
dition. They were reintercd in the same place.
Cow KGLLED.:-A COW belonging to Mr..
Owen Carroll was run over by local train on
the A. & w. Railroad Saturday morning near
, the canal basin, aud had to be killed afterwards
The engineer has since been summoned to the
MAYORS office 10 answer the charge OF running
his train at Il too rapid rate through the CITY.
NARROW ESCAPE. "A child of Mr.. Robert
): Crook, three years old, fell from the second
D. story window of that ecntenlau's house, near
the corner of Columbus and Princess streets,
on Saturday afternoon last, to the brick pave
ment of the yard below, but, it is thought, re
ceiycd no serious injury.
; INEBRIETY. -'The police, this morning, re
ported more cases Of drunkenness on the streets
). yesterday than for many preceding Sundays,
sumo of the untortuuatcs having spent, IN buy
!, ing liquor during the day, the whole of their
weeks wages, and leaving. their families almost
nuproEided for. a,. No. q l.
/. CHAIN GANG. THE term of enlistment of
all the members Of the chaiD gang having ex:
pircd last Wednesday, that effective body wars
:, dissolved, but was reorgahiz6d this morning
= with two members, David Ilancy,. culored, aud
Mike Morrissey. 2. .-:.-a...
: E.D.puty Sergeant Stewart, jailor Chino and
Fl policeman Horseman will leave here tomorrow
:. for Richmond having in charge Wyatt Hunter
and Reuben j Jackson, the two insane c0forcd
men now in Jail here but for whom ADMISSION
has been gained into the eplored Insane asylum
In that city. -. '.., .....i :.
Why Has SOz0d0nt :. ,!,..>
II Become tho staple Dentrilee OF Amorrca? SIM
Div because it is impossible touse it, even for q
= week, without perceiving It's ygcnfc effect upon
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