Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-23
letter frcnl Alexandria,

letter frcm Alexandria.
Correspondence of the Loudoun Enterprisol
ALEXANDRIA January 16 1t is something
to sluep in the chamber where General Wash
ington often slept in his lifetime. 1t is some-
thing 10 eat in the same room where he has often
eaten his meals rs a private cit zen, and where
he has often presided at public dinners This
any one can do who takes a meal at the City
Hotel, or who occupies sleeping room No. 5.
These things have often done, and OF course [
feel considerably " Washingtonian."
The Merchants Exchange is most agreeable
place to loiter away the morning hour between
rine and ten-thcre where the BUYERS and sell.
ers Of grain meet and make contracts upon SAM
piles exhibited. The business is done in a iovial
sort of way, which renders its transaction there
exceedingly pleasant
The grain merchants of Alexandria, with most
of whom have the pleasure Of personal &C
quaintance are 8 genial, high toned and honor
able set of gentlemen, with whom it is pleasure
to do business, or to spend social hour.
The exchange was somewhat startled, during
its buEiness hour, one day last week, by the unu-
sual appearance of two very pretty young ladies
at the entrance door. The old gentlemen looked
surprised, the young ones nervous and unsettled
Tho ladies quietly walked in, took seats at tho
stove called gentleman to them and told their
n
put the old Episcopal Church at the village Of
Falls Church. in Fairfax county, in order for
use The appeal was Literally, responded 70.
Inc ora chqrch l. relct OF colonial days. 1t
Was pun; ny noau rnli tI, ~ ai,pTtt1o pstS
Potnmsc shnntIth roo miles distant nur;no t tbs
lsta NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i was occnn;od by F.far.i
troops. and left by them nearly complete ruin.
We hope the ladies tray succeed in their gener-
Gus effort The Old historical landmarks ought
To DC preserved
mp asg"uf u,a n I9. r'nu ms 'emtns WIN
an sccomnt Of tho snow stn,m which was oute,
heavy hore. Il YVES POSTPONED until Monday
Jsnuary 18th go. .,......'
Pork, wheat and corn have all advanced in
this mar et, and now is the time to forward
' Tho " su,heros Of bs W.sbinotor and Ob;o
Railroad speak confidently of the early compile
lon OF the road to rurceliv'ile' ana resumption
u "ofN o' '''' sfAolos peyono '''"' p'A''' ~
oo',''r.o' IL '"' ooi''o o'''o' oo"1'''
rial from Mrs. Anthony, reoltlng her troubles
in connection with the c:,sting OF her vote at
Rochester in the recent Presidential election,
and petitinnins for the remission OF the fine
imposed upon her. Some Philadelphia mer-
chaDts petitloncd for the infltion OF the cur
rency by the issue of 65 per cent. bonds.
The resolutions OF the Florida Legislature,
asking for the recognition of Cuban begercn.
cy, were laid 0n the table. The bill prohibit
lug s1 'nF ~ p .,,aarh nnt a,,n,,lv dnvnrad IN
,Lo a,,u ~ n ,1,,,.ars 1y.s n,..nd "A r.s,u.
,;n, ;,s,ruo,;na ,,e Tomn;t,ee nm Public RuJ
Grnnn5. =, ;nr,,;re into rho evnaIan.
'ih - A"u " III .n.,,,r av,,onS;turss onl
w vi az ,ha T..a ,nas aI1o
.'''us ''G NJ - G..nn;o, Joh,,a ,saS ,be, ~
auop'I' ~ ~, " p'',",n II ,',I.o ,,>nn,;,;or
so.I in i o wv mn and JefenJ
Va t ,% f tho ssersrarv Of tho Trcasnrv
W 'nn - tn.,, f,n. yn;on roserv, A. tb,.
~ T ,. ~ hs snsnch the Sen,te aionned
0'r''' ~ - ' ~ 80 .f,.'s,-'.N>
In Inc II 'usc OF hepreSc'''aavSs t!'e incni''
ial OF the Convention OF Chief Engineers was
S2l 900 for Cougressiona! repairing each ses
against the bill to repeal the stamp tax on tric-
ton matches and bunk checks, and tho ques-
ton was made the speal order for Wednesday
ncxt. Mr. Dawes also reported bill to limit
the issue OF lega-teuster p0tes to four hundred
millions of duliars, which, after some debate
was referred to the Committee Of the Whole
The same coursc was taken wilh.a bill 10 rela-
ton to the taxation Of deposits 10 savings
banks The remainder of the session was oc-
cupied in discussion of the Western Virginia
election cases. ..t.. -..a .r- r
~, p-nn,I,,oo,- D.,
ho',nLNl ~, itiS -: i",in
n =, hhiD Az aTetoGu' osIu'ico w '"I
halIroan Dlluse over tnc happI,lahnnooA riper
at Fredericksburg, Yesterday, wh'cn Gaue near
Deios serious anelr III Tue way u na;haeI ~
inc Drldge loss OF irGlen' cars anu possloe lcss
OF OF me 10 seVera OF inc employees VI lne 'fa'n;
1t, when the wheels OF nat, third from the 10
com9tNe, suuocn'y si1 thelr places Oh the
tween the iron rails caused AZ is sunnosed BY
the A, in,o Tho axI. nm which tho wheels RIM,
The locomotive OF course could not be stop
,,oJ a. o,oo 'o,d drow tba tr,in IN Tho ro.ition
a,J oc1;t;opn' r.tc,,no th;rtv or f,r,y wards IN
oyer the hridye meanwhile Milling nm the