Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-19


learn, though the terms of the agreement are
not yet known hat the difficulty which has
| existed between the Pennsylvania, Railroad
Company now controlling the Northern Cen.
trail and Baltimore and Potomac Roads--and
the Union Railroad Company Of Brlimnrc, Ira,
been practically setIed. The American SAYS
this difficulty has up TO this tune prevented the
use of the l]oion Railway Tunnel, and the
Pennsylvania Railway Company has been run.
ming its through trains between New York aud
Washington BY way Of Columbia and York.
thus engthcning the route about fifty miles.
On Monday next, Or Us soon thereafter as the
JT,ion Railway Company completes its conncc-
ton with the Baltimore and PHILADELPHIA
Read at Canton, this route will be abandoned,
and the direct connection with the East will he.
made by the completed tuunel and over the
Baltimore and Philadelp hia Road, as heretofnr
Exacty what will be the result Of this arralg,.
ment upon The passenger traffic over the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad caunot b.. known
uutiI the policy of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is devel ped The latter road COO
troll, entirely the dcpot al New York and The
road thence to Philadelphia, auI has lis in
dependent connection with Washington by tn.
Potomac Road. OF course, both roads will
contend for the passenger traffic, hut whether
or not the cnntest will be kept within CERTAIN
limits is yet to bc see }. Th. Pennsylvania
Road has it 10 its power 10 refuse to sell tickets
at New York to passengers via the B llnmorr
and Ohio Railroad, ur TO receive its coupons
between Philadelphia and New York The
situation is at least interesting, and further de-
vrlopments viii be anXiously looked tor -
Prince Gcorgtun.
WASHING TON ITEMS. -The cororners jury
in the case of the child of Larkia A. Beail
killed by an engine of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad found that the child came to its death
from injuries received by being run over by L
locomotive Of the Metropolitan Branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and that the
company is grossly negligent and responsible
for said accident IN not providing and using
the proper signals at the street crossings.
At the meeting of the Board of Health yes
terday the treasurer Mr.. Marbury, stated that
their financial condition was alarming, and that
unless temporary aid was received from the
Governor. Announcements made on the appr0pria
ton of 5000 made by the last Legislature,
aud which will not be available until Septcm-
Der, they would be required to suspend opera
tons.
A young girl named Josephine Donoho. who
gave birth to child at Il house on II street,
III StiCtt WHICH SUI diltSCS WIS S''l'-
born and threw it in the sink where it was yes
tcrday discovered in dccomposel state by 4
Scavcuger, was held under arrest ut her sick
room last night, but was this morning released
from surveillance.
There are only three cases in the small px
hospital at present. The hcalth officer report
cd that the soap boiling establishments adiolu-
ing the lands of the Georgetown College We're
IA horrible nuisance, and they were ordered 10
be abolished.
Mr.. John Kelly, it is learned, has given hi,
celebrated barking dog to friend who lives in
another part Of the city. The evil was done
away with AS far as Mr. Caleb Gushing is con
cerned but other parties now complain.
The little son Of the murdered peder Rogers
XII, is now selling fans in this city