Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-03

REMARKABLE ACCIDEST.OG Tuesday night
q freight lraiu on the Valley railroad, approach
ing 4 treste work four hurdrcd feet !ong, te-
low Woodstock came across r5n horses w The
track. The treste is only crossed by Ien.luch
plank in the centre and across this the trlGhteD
cd animals dashed at full speed, the train IN
hot pursuit, aud though the night was pitch
dark, they eotsately ovcrthe narrow plank As
they got over, one turned and got safely down
the bank but the other slipped on the track,
and the engine passed over him, cutting him
square inv 1t is "a mystery how The fright
ened animals in the darkness of nigh. going
on run, followed by the shrieklDg locomotive
cnuli have crossed a narrow walk-%ay at
dizzy height Which it requires uau with
coil head 10 cross in the day time. -Staunton
TndicutJr
The FEATURE Of the New York Episcopal Di-
ocesan Convention Thursday was Bishop Pot
ter annual address. 1t opens with retro
spect of his twenty years service The contr-
butiops during the sawe time have been $40,
S74. $50 2l Within tue past twenty years the
work had increased fou:fold, and by far the
greater part OF il had been carried 90 from
parochial centres The bishop declared. that
though there had been some scces,lons from
the Church, yet her rewards had been greatly
increased Secessions from the Church were
much rarcr than they were formerly. and Tor
every one case she lost 10 this way sue gained
!. hundred.
"As GOES PENNSYLVANIA. SO GOES THE
UNION" was long sort uf shlbboieth with
couiecturing politicians This standing 'prOba-
bilities' OF the political weather has beeu fore
ed to succumb 70 exigeucies OF progress Here
totnre the Octo Ter ,c'ions in that State aided
politicians 10 ''muking up their book; but un-
der the new constitution the October election
is to take place 10 November, and there will
not be so much interest felt IN the result. New
York, New Jrrsey Delaware, and other States
are now raised to the level of Pennsylvania as
to political prognostlcs, lnasmnch as they VIII
all vote on the same day But. SuA
The Government of Peru has declared closed
all guauo deposits on the Chuca Islands, AID
all buildings and other property ou the islands
are to be removed
Iu Philadelphia tie Womau's Medical CO..
lese is in so furnishing condition as to war
rant the laying Of the cornerstone OF larger
building.
COMMUNICATED.
THE GRADING OF ST. ASApu ST--Tbis
work is progressing rapidly under the direc-
ton Of the Superintendent of Police. 1t will
be probably the cheapest work OF the kind ever
done in the city of alexandria, The grade is
pronounced by persons who visit the street IRON
other streets, TO be most beautiful; and it cannot
be varied six inches from what it is, without
spelling the whole sire It. As the street is
finished to the grade, the property holders be-
COME more and more pleased. Councilman
Beach has raised his three houses TO the grade
and has workmcn putting foundations OF brick
under them. He c,flenly expects, in few
DAYS more, to have his sidewalk flushed. The
Superintendent Of the Police deserves credit
for the mauuer in which he is doing the work
and is illustrating how exceedingly useful the
chain gang eau be made at such wOik. 1t Is
Just the work for the chain gang. and with three
horses aud carts they can grade rapidly any
street in the city. The gang plumbers now
eighteen, and it is surprising to see how much
work can be gotten out of them. The chain
gang, two PAYERS and three or four horses ADJ
carts, are all the force cccssary 70 improve our
Streets aud at such work he chain gang should
be kept constantly employed.
SHALL ever consider Simmons Liver Reg
ulator as the preserrcr Of the life OF my little
son, who is now in blooming health.
Mrs ELLEN MEACIAM,
Chattahoocheu, Fla.