Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-15
TriD to Iynchburr

correspondence vi tue A:cXaUurla Gazette.
LfNcuBURG Oct. IA. Your correspondent,
after receiving the well wishes of his friends for
pleasant trip, boarded the Virginia Midland
express train, at It's depot in Alexandria, a, S
0 clock, anu Was soou whirling a.ong toward
the City Of Hills" and save stopnapc
now and then to take aboard slcepv.
looking traveller, the train sped 90 without in.
PERMISSION uali Catlett's station was reached
where lately married couple took the train.
We displayed our galIantry 10 assisting some OF
the bridesmaids alto !rd, and, amid the Ishou!s
| OF laughter, good bycs, etc., OF those who had
gathered at the statoO We retired to bunk No.
ii, aud would soon have beeu obvous TO
erythlng had it not bceu for the newy.mar
rlrd couple. wac, wrapped up in their OVID
happiness, forgot the comfort of others, and
Kept up an animated conversation for two
hours. Why receutlY-married people will take
a sleeping car, when they have no intention of
sleeping, is riddle will leave to your intclli
gent readers to solve
when the brakeman sang out, Orange
Court House, VISIONS of widows, lottery
tickets, blank prizes ETC., fl ,ated before our
eyes ), ana We fell back on the might have
been for consideration
n ride of twenty minutes brought US to
GoRDONsVlLLE,
which, during the war, was the headouarters
OF the Army Of Northern VIRGINIA. We
were informed by Mr.. Gentry, the very eff
Gent manager Of the Virginia Midland rail
road telegraph othc" at this place, that Cor
d0nsVllle has now 1000 population, with q
very promising prospect of an increase Of
l,o0O more Within the next decade; also, that
It coutains four churches, Que furniture manu-
factory, one newspaper, besides numerous
otner INDUSTRIES We were also Informed that
1t has begun to assume some prominence as
summer resort, It's exhllerating atmosphere and
adJacent mineral springs drawing large mum
Der OF persons to it for health's sake. among
whom last season, were many of Alexandria,
ladies'
After leaving GordopsvIlc we turned in"
for the second time, and with everv success
tor when we again became conscious il was s
o clock, aud we were in Lynchburg.
We performed our abuions with As much
haste as possible, aud after supplying the in.
ner man with such delicious mnrsels az Messrs
WooIlug 4 Brothers, of The Piedmont House
alone can furnish, we started off on our nil
grimagc to do" the city.
Looking up Bridge street, from the tlantic
aud Mississippi railroad depot, we could truly
excalm that this is indeed
THE CITY OF HILLS.
Ii IS not necessary to ask why every one is
round shouldered. The city is one comma
too, not OF hills. but mountains. A vehicle
that 10 Alexandria could be drawn by one
horse has here three and four.
II Lynchburg has hills she also nossessas
men OF ingenuity, and 10 sooner did air brakes
make their advent Oh the cars than one of her
sous. with an eye to business, saw that thew
could be made useful on the omnibuses and
stages that ply between the railroad depots
and hotels. But there being some hitch in
the patent right, it is only now and then tba,
you see an omnibus that has the air brake
The apparatus is worked 90 plan similar to
those on the steam cars-a funnel like tube
catching the air as the coach desceods tho
mountaln, which is used at the will Of the
driver
Lyncbburg is 20 less renowned for its hills
than 1t is Tor the many public men it taye
Glrth to- lie present Governor of Ohio was
born and received the major portion OF his ed
4catlon 10 this place; also the DISTINGUISHED
Judge aud Senator from Ohio, Thurman, and
many other lesser lights.
Inc chlet product OF Lynchburg is its to-
oaeco and newspapers, there being no less than
four daily papers published here, to saw moth. |
lug OF Its trl-weeklles and weeklies. How thew
eau suosist on population of $4,000 is one Of
those Thugs that 20 man kuows.
;. q Al zan1r'a is not alone as regards burnt
districts. Lynchburg has her share. and
some OF them, too, 10 very eligible locations
out as she still cries out about the ravapes Of
tae War, we will pass, without further com.
mcnt, TO
-, THE FAIR
1ougn the weather to-day has been of that
a. urky, cherries character that gives one the
blues to look out of the window, there were
ov' OOO 10 attendance at this the third day
oil the agricultural aud mechanical tair.
1he exhibition of agricultural implements ,
attracted It's usual attention, but there was no
exhibit Of this kind worthy of spe
cial mention. wv