Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-24
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Certain young English nouemen who had
run through the gauiut oil sports, and been
palIcd 10 such II degree that even tiger shoot
ing iD ludia failed to satisfy heir desire Tor ex-
element. few years ago, uled, among other
efforts 10 ciispel the cDnui that was rendering
them dyspcptics and misanthrophlcal, the no
vel experiment OF engaging themselves US stage
drivers On some of the routes leading out OF
London, and so well did it answer the purpose
that it grew 10 popularity among their class to
sach an extent that many OF the old and pro-
tsssiona stage drivers were displaced by young
men, through whose vcins coursed the bluest
Norman blood. Oh course, what's fashionable
among the nobility of England soon becomes
so among the monlcd allstOcracy OF New York,
anil so we are not surprised at the following,
which Is taken from Saturdays New York
Herald -
Mr.. Delaney Kane q member Of the New
York Gosl hing Club, who last sumrcr drove
c, n, daily from PiccaciIiy, L"ndon, to VIZ.
yinia W ntcr, some twenty miles AWAY, Will
commence running his coach from this city to
Pelham Bridge. The announcement on the
My the New Rochelle and Pelham Bridge
coach will leave the Hotel brunswick, Madison
squSrn, daily, Sundays excepted, at eleven u. N
"a: Pelham Bridge, Arcularus Hotel. via Har-
lem. Fox Corners, Westminster and Unionport.
Returning, will arrive 1T the Brunswick Hotel
at hal!.past five D. H. Fare 81 80 each way.
Box seat fifty cents extra each way. Shorter
distances At proporLlonstc rates. Elghty-dVe
pounds OF luggage to eacn passenger rea far-
cells carried al moderate rates and punctually
Delivered Particulars ar as to time table and fares
will b, announced shortly"
Arthur Fownes, tho son of Mr.. ksne's late
coachman in England, has taken service with
Mr. Kane to look after the working part of the
business. Already the passenger books are fill
ing up. the first day c"ach being entirely full,
the seats having been taken. by Mr. " Van Allen n
and ladies, Mr.. Bronson and ladies, w. Jay, L.
sherman, H. Hunn:well and ladies, B. K. Via
throp aud ladies, T. Newbold and J. D. Bslfour.
On May 2 about one half OF The coachl5 already
enga ged, and on the Sd the whole of the coach
Is taken by II party OF ladies and gen tlcmen On
the 4th OF May "b'ut one hall OF the COACH Is
taken on the 9TH three quarters Of the seuts are
paid for, ard on the 9TH oil My the whole coach
IS engaged By q party OF friends: In fact,
the coach is partly engaged f the month. and
there will be little chance for rid to Pelham
without being booked ri o:c+. The success OF
Mr. kano's enterprise seems to be already IN
sured tor more desirable rplessan. excursion
CALI, DC conceived than II ride on one OF these
delightful COACHES. drawn by four spanking
horses, from he Brunswick Hotel to Pelham
Bridge and back, driven III MIR. hane's master
~ manner
THE VALLEY RAILROAD LEAsE.-Mcssrs.
VIM. Scemu.ier, NJ. o. Harmon and Richard
Norris IT,, the committee Of directors of the
Valley Railroad vino arc vested with authority
to lease the road, visited Philadelphia on Sat
urday. Ii is understood that they were for
some hours in conference with parties looking
10 the leasing of the road but that 20 definite
contract was made. Il is believed that an OBJ
stacIc standing in the way OF the proposed lease
S the fact that the committee are authorlz I'd
to lease the road for only short period OF time,
and that the parties conferred with were uu-
wiling to take the road on such terms, as they
claimed that the lease would expire before the
road would begin to prove SGulce OF proh'.
1t is understood that the committee were en-
;irely satisfied with the responsibility OF the
parties, tu that the matter oil time was an in
Surmountable bar to the lease. The committee
will on Tu ,stay report TO the directors OF the
r ad. Ii is possible that the nature of the re-
port will ncccssltatc the calling OF meeting of
HE Stockholders OF The road thirty DAYS IRON
date at Alexandra, Va.-Bah. Gazette.
The opinion in the Valley seems to be that
unless the road can bc leased % profitable terms
it had better lie idle until its further extension
can be prosecuted, for the ooly Interests now
advanced by It's operation are those OF Bait-
III ire.
The Conservatives of Richmond have settled
the difficulties that lately divided them, and
Dow everything Is working smoothly and har-
nonously.