Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-01
Railroad, Meeting.
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correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 81, 1S72:-In 1867
the State of Virginia sold the interest it pos
sessed in the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hamp
shire railroad, at that time completed from
Alexandria to Leesburg, to what is DOW Known
as the Washington and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, for $4,000, to be paid by instaliments
at the expiration Of Gve seven and ten, years
and to secure which payments the bondsoftha
company were: given. :. "'-"... ~ ',g Re-.
The first iostallment Of this purchase, money
($l6O0O) viii soon be due. During the present
session of the Legislature several resolutions
have been introduced into that body lnqulrlDe
into the affairs Of the last named company and
its ability tofulfll the above-mentionedc contract
with the State. These resolutions were referred
to the committee 90 general laws, and thus leg
islative action will be delayed for some time,
but the interest manifested by the General
Assembly in this enterprise, so important TO
the development Of this section OF the State,
has reacted upon this community, and an en-.
thusiastic meeting: consisting OF the railroad
committee of Winchester and number OF clti-
zens, was held here to-day, with the view of en-
courag ng the speedy completion OF this road to
the coal fields Of West Virginia, and also to take
under consideration propositloDln, formally sub
mitted by the Martinsburg and Potomac Rail-
road Com pany, declaring its readiness to extend
|. the latter road from Martinsburg to this place
in. the event of the town OF Winchester and
Frederick county making a subscription of
$40 900 mile toWards building sixteen miles.
Without coming TO e9y definite conclusion
the sense of the meeting seeped to favor max
ing this appropriation, provided this company
would cooperate with the Washington apd
Ohio road in continuing. :...... <
Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, president OF the latter
road, addressed the meeting, and gave an ex-
hibit Of the financial condition of his road, from
which it@apoears that the first bonds due the
State Of Virginia will be paid at maturity next
Monday. From Mr.. McKenzie's statement,
the prospect of a completion Of the road de-
pended apou additional subscriptions by the
counties and the iutEedqctiol Of other capital
into this com pany. -.
JEWISH VIEW OF CHRISTMAS. An editoria.
in Hearth and Home urges right Christian
spirit in the keeping Of Christmas, preaching
a pretty sermon from text furnished by a
jew, who always observed the festal day 49,
/ But you all agree upon certain points re:
garding the Great Teacher, aud upon these
there is equal harmony between you and me.
Whatever may believe about him, / love the
man who preached the sermon on the Mount,
which is 10 itself the whole of morallty and re
ligion. There are two or three of bis
sentent:ous remarks, each Of which is 10 itself
the sum of all law and the sum of allrighteous
ness: Love one another Thou shalt love.
the Lord thy God and; thy neighbora as thyself:
These are the spirit Of all his words, end for
these love and honor this greatest Of all my,
nations. prophets"
TheJawish Times has kindly and genial
Christmas;artcle = .."tChristmas as celebrated!
10 modern times, bears the character of a
Jewish festival, is a triumph Of the JeWish
principles of ;loye .apd charity, and must be
welcomed by every friend Of civilization as an;
advance 10 The true path of progress. Orphans
made happy, widows comforted, forsskep waits
cheerless homes made bright! lift
upward, -heavenward, whether the
day for doing these deeds is styled Ghrstmas,s
Chanukah OF Purim. /" -.
81 go. ~ s rs y.