Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-06
Letter from Manassas.

Correspondence OF the he&aDurla IazelIe. !
MANASSAS, May 5.-rhe past summer the
weeds were observed to be Of unusual growth
over small suuken space Of ground l49 yards
northwest Of the NJ f. Church, in field be-
longing to Mr.. G. G. Round, and on Wcdnes,
day last MIR. a. j. Pine while pluughuG there
discovered the remains Of 4 Uultrd States SOL
dicr Immediately under the surface Ia box
where they had doubtless been buried during
the war. The attention Of the Secretary OF
War is called to this fact that the remains may
be properly buried.
Three of the i've liquor dealers Of Manassas
have 1--WE are iniormed) decided not 10 renew
their application for lccuSe.
The fruit has not been seriously damaged by
the freeze.
Both the candidates for Commonwealth s
Attorney are temperate men.
DR.. Hornbakcr is building new house. K.
WASHINGTON RAILWAY CoSNECrIoNs.-A
writer 10 the Washington Republican, in an
sWering communication that had previously
appeared in the same paper, says:
He admits that the bridge is to bcmear George
town and that their origin idea Was to run It
to Analostan Island, at the mouth OF Rock
creek thence to the bernie bank OF the Aleaan-
dria canal to Alexandria, where it connects
with all railroads fr' III any part Of Virgins, end
which roads can cross Long Bridge, AS we'll RS
to have another bridge between Washington and
Georgetown to block up the harbor
If he wish 90 to reach my railroad IL Northern
Virginia, he would not 81 from Rock creek to
the northwest line of the District TO reach road
whose termin is at Alexandrs. 4 school boy
would know that, going in That direction from
Georgetown, would never reach AleXMn ria,
where ell the Virginia roads concentrate that
cross the Potomac from the State OF Virginia
south of the Baltimore and Ohio road.
The object of this Union Hallway Of Wash
ington, Georc etown and Northern Virginia is
to get right OF way across the Potomac Ever
for all loads running north and south whose
interests are not antsgonstical to the Pennsyl-
vania roads. This bill does not PROPOSE to con-
meet with the Baltimore and Potomac road a:
all ; il it did Congress would say we will not
have any more bIidges across our river; we have
provided for tho passage OF vii roads that re"ch
the Long Bridge, and go ye there 10 cross the
river.
The lowlsnds above the Long Bridge are
well known nuissnces. There are various claim
ants to the land, and more than sixty years ago
cause went upon appeal TO the United States
Court, and then it WAS held that il WAS query
whether those lands belonged to the United
States Government or the State OF Mary land.
The case having been disposed of under the pIoa
remains in allegiance still.
The two great roads now entering the city
from the North, aud another from the Eastern
Shore of Maryland and Delaware, which will
soon be completed, will come in from the North,
and the only feasible point 10 cross the river is
upon the Long Bridge, and the company who
built it must allow the other roads to pass, and
at fair rate Of compensation or Congress will
interfere. Let the present Congress compel ali
roads to have union depot, allow TO more
bridges to block up the harbor, rive each of the
roads hundred acres on tho flats, and pass
the Union railroad bill of the district OF Co.
lumbia
Hon. BEv DoUGLARs has letter in the
West Point Star, in which he states his
preference for nominating convention. He
says
LET there be convention. LIT the field OF
selection be thrown wide open. Let the claims
of every one receive the fullest, falrest and most
respectful consideration. L.ta spirit OF dis
satisfaction be appeased and quoted by every
reasonable concession and theu, let it be un-
derstood that the "lndependeut" 50 called, Is
desertcr from the Conservative ranks.
don't believe that the First district can breed
the traitor.
Il hereby commit myself and my political
fortunes to the people in convention, and pledge
cordial earnest and hearty support to It's
nominee.
The Richmond News says: ave are pleased
TO learn thst the full sum Of one hundred thou
sand dollars has been secured for the endOw
ment, OF the time-honored school of Episco
pacy in Virginia-tbe Theological Seminary.
The late Gustavus L,rsncr left all his prop
erty, including the fine estate OF Bollingbrook
10 Fauquier county, to his three nepbews, who
live near Leesburg.