Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-24


coming uneasy about him went to his Office.
During their interview the attempt was made.
The wound is not considered dangerous. He
is native of Charlestown, West Virginia.
DR.. Jacob D. Thomas, of Frederick county,
Md, convicted March Is, on his second trial,
Of manslaughter, in killing John Lloyd Belt,
| ir., by shooting him, October ,, 1871, has been
sentenced to the pcnitcntiary for two years.
| The homicide OF young Belt occurred at Adams
town, Frederick county, in Il street encounter,
| the result of misunderstanding about u color
| ed farm laborer
MANASSAS. This place has been one of the
most thriving, since the war, in this part Of
| Virginia. At the close OF the war there was
scarcely tenement Of any kind left, except the
brick mansion Of Mr. Wier which was in turn
used as headquarters by both General Beaurc-
! gard and General Sickles The town now
| has between seventy and eighty buildings,
| some of which arc very fine. Church privileges
| are good the schools also Il good printing
office here; with plenty Of mechanic shops, and
merchant stores, one steam mill; all presenting
an air of prosperity, in the midst of trucly
| fue and fertile farming country. There are two
| hotels here and find the Manassas llo-
ter' comfortable and pleasant The abundant
uuarrics here Of excellent red stone, for build
| ing, &C., are a source Of much gain to the
owners and an attraction to the place. There
arc some fine gardens here.
There are magnificent and charming views of
! mountain and valley scenery, including the
| Bull-run range. In sight Of here are the carly
Bull-run battc-heIds many of the Notifications
| are yet standing, the most prominent being
Fort Beaurceard and Bunker Hill, close by
| The location is an exceedingly healthy one,
and the land is OF the best quality. Many peo-
| pie from several eastern, northern and western
States have settled and made fine homes in this
| town and surrounding country, and there are
many signs of progress and enjoyment.
| 10 sight Of the village is the farm of Major
Mclean, on which took place the first day $
| fight Of the Bull-run battle. lie soon moved
| to Appomattox and there, at his house, the
terms of capitulation of Lice to Grant took
place so that he claims that the beginning
and ending of the war took place at his two
homes in two counties
This is good fruit region, and | suggest
that growers do their best to get up a good
show for the Boston meeting Of the National
Pathological Society. and send to the Potomac
fruit growers to prepare. Cor. itch. St'hc
| JouWul.
RAILROAD FROM QUANTICo TO FREDERICK
| ClTY.-Those who profess to be familiar with
the facts, have given the information that the
engineers will soon be IN the field, making the
preparatory surveys for the location of this road
| 1t is designed to connect Frederick City, Md,
| which is now in railroad communication with
| the coal regions of Pennsylvania, with Quant-
co, on the Potomac river, about twenty miles
south Of Alexandria.
Quantco is to i've way to the more impos-
ing name of"Potomac City" where already a
| handsome hotel has been erected by the CAPT
| tasts who have this scheme in charge. They
| have purchased large tracts Of land at that
| point, and will soon begin other buildings, as
it cannot be supposed they built an expensive
hotel there without meaning business.
Mr.. Bangs, whose name is prominently as
sociatcd with this enterprise, is represented as
| a gentleman of great wealth, and as being en-
thuSiastic 10 the scheme to unite that splendid
| harbor with the coal regions of Pennsylvania
and the railroads Of the North. The road is
proposed to come through Loudoun county, at
or near Leesburg, and, as rumor has it, to cross
the Potomac 90 the piers OF the bridge at the
Point of Rocks and from thence to unite with
the road at Frederick, which connects that
city with Littlestown, Pennsylvania
Direct lines of railroads will thus connect one
of the finest harbors on the waters OF the Chesa-
peake, with the anthracite coal district, and
open up another short and direct outlet to the
ocean for the immense trade OF that region.
We are not sufficiently familiar with the
views of those who have this enterprise in hand
to make any plausible predictions as to the re-
suit It looks splendid on paper, and would be
great arrangement for this section of Virginia
if it be carried out. The road would pass its
whole length through most productive coun-
try, which would contribute vast amount of
trade to its support. -LeesLurg Wushingtontan.
THE VANDERBILT METHODIST UNIVERSITY
On "Wednesday last a conference was held in
Nashville between the trustees of the Central
or Vanderbilt University and the Special Com
mittee of the City Council with reference to
the location of the University, towards the es-
taLlishment of which Mr.. Cornelius Wander
bilt, it will be membered, has donated the
sum of s500,0O0 The question to be decided
was whether the University should be built in
Nashville, in the outskirts of that city, or with
in mile of the city. Bishop McTyelre said
that Mr. Vanderbilt had settled upon Nash
vile as being the point 10 the South for the
establishment of the University. 1t was urged
upon the Committee that in a view of the ad
vantagcs which would accrue to Nashville by
the presence Of the institution that city should
purchase the site for the college, which would
not cost more than $4,000. II the ground is
to be in the city twenty acres would be needed,
if on the edge fifty acres, and if half mile or
mile out seventy acres at least During the
conference it was stated that the University
would accommodate at least 1000 pupils, and
that its annual revenue would be expended in
Nashville. Although the meeting broke up
without coming to any definite conclusion, there
is no doubt of the ultimate purchase Of the
site, as desired, by Nashville.