Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-27
COMMUNICATED.
The Railroad E4and Schenle---A New
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The management of the ". g., Y. NJ. & g..
S. ltliIro.L are doing all they can to push their
c0mmendablc scheme for immigration along
The line OF their road aud under the present
energetic arrangements, there is hardly q day
that passes without one or more land buyers
going up TO prospect
| The road has new a large amount Of land 10
| he disposed Of. All the land that the Com
pany has bocn able to purchase in the counties
| Of Prince William anu Fairfax has been sold.
| The immigration into the counties Of Nelson
and Amherst is considerable, while the cry is
still ;lscy c.,ino The owners of lands do not
seer! 10 arprccin;c the enterprise Of the Rail
road, in t!!.s bu>ln2s;, or the advantages to he
dgr:ee b. ttGGl in Eclling their lands at rcmu-
ncra:ivc prices IL actual settlers, and if they can
uot get mu;.yy t;iry say, they won't take bonds;
but the roa o pi this plain Is enough; they never
considered The matter They. keep hundreds
| OF acres ii ;.o0r or un;lnpGoycd lands on which
| they lave t. pay Inc taxes and then =runblc
ut Tic p.y!aci; ui the same, when the Railroad
offers tn ,akc nil the surplus land along its line
at lair vauaion, laying for the same in
bonds 10 TUE ~ years aud Bearing six per cent
iutrro5,; these bonds being receivable in
payment Tor the lant and secured by u mort,
gage on the same. Let tbs large land holders
sci jur-ii' rs Of this land to the road, thus al
lnting induocmcnt to ennis grafton and in Il
short time their remaining onc-tourth will be
l7ort! more than their whole farm is now,
t'.cir taxes will be much lighter and they will
be receiving an income from their lands, or
cases where they would not be gladly received
j,1. ,l,,, Of I CHI l,y
B. f. NaIlc, General Land Agent Of the road
a. map OF the ucw town Of Midland, situated
about three miles south Of Warmnon junction,
in tauqlicr county. At this point the Com
pany OWLS some fifteen hundred acres of land
which they have divIAcl NJ into Farms Of thirty
ID fifty acT"s each Directly on the road there
has been laid off Z pretty large town to be
known as Midland Every pc"son purchasing
Il farm will l;; given 4 hi in the village. Lots
are reserved FHr church and school purposes
and others will &c gwen to any mechanic who
desires 10 settle in the village. Under this ar
rarga1nen' nine i:irms have already been sold
and il viii not h. Ling h,ltre the whole num-
Der are sod. Ga Monday Col. Ea.kins &c.
comranied by Mr. Harris freeman succeeded
in making five sales, and other parties arc now
negotiating for thu purchase Of farms. Two
houses are now being erected and beiore long
| hers will l,,ilnw. The ncghb"rs are rs yet
doubtful Of The SUCCESS of the enterprise be-
cause the ''s:.;rlir,g' and d.por have not yet
been built The creates: conII,lsIn" that could
be given to the enterprise you'll be to lay
sdrlins anil mUll depot at once and ]
hpps the Railroad authorities will SIC to il as
soon they can, 81, As to push forward the en-
terprise. occAHtoNAA
ALEXANDRIA, june 81.
Mr.. CARPENTER Senator Carpenter made
two hours spaecil ut GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin,,
last nj Gilt in defence Of Congress, Tor voting
4 I'd Receiving increased salary, including back
pa, lie argued that the entire transaction OF
credit Mobilicr did not involve any wrong or
corrlDtion. and said il seemed as though the
freedom of the press was the only Freedom left
in tl,e country and that WAS absolute ucSputisn
rs against cycryimly. But the press had men
who held Credit Mubilicr stock, and said they
had 4 right. TO hold it. Regarding back pay,
he argued that 81. 800 y year was not too large
COMPENSATION for Congressional services il lit
mon are elected. In reference: to the retroac
tive clause, he cited rs precedent tho case Of
Governor WashburD, who in 1876 voted Tor in
crease of salary, including eighteen months
back pav, and enumerated others who did tho
same. He said he had his colleagues (flowe)
permission to say that although he thought it
was not best to pass the increase salary bill at
the last session, and therefore voted against it,
vet he believed 81, 300 not above n fair com
pcns;.tion for the services, and that he had
drawn the money and secs no reason for return
ing it.
HEAVY RAIN AND FLoOD. On Tuesday
evening We were visited by one OF the heaviest
rains that has fallen for several years. The
rain fell very fast and continued for some time.
As consequence the waters gathered in per
feet flood along the town-run, and swept over