Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-27

eight lines Of loa3s rup, connecting, as they DO,
with the entire railroad system Of the continent,
making tributary 10 it an iimitatlc extent OF
country unsurpassed 10 fertility. and resources.
agricultuIalsand mineral, AID destined withIn a
few years to hsve.a population Of millions cm-
braclog every Industry and every art 10 It's de
veopneo,, aoi the tcalculabe commerce these
roads will Concentrate here, and the immense
travel they will briog it will be seen that
they cannot fail to build up here city
OF great wealth, business enterprise and pop.
ulati5D. l have taken some trouble to get
an estimate CT The amount of business done
over these roads during the past year, and
have 10 detail the work of each. but as the re-.
port would be a lengthy one, | will only give a
consolidated report. II will be OF Interest to
some of your readers. Summing The reports |
end the aggregate business transacted here for
the past year 10 be as follows: Number OF car
loads received 30937; Dumber OF car loads
forwarded, 50. 902; amcuot Of freight received,
597, 70S SCI lbs; forwarded, Gl4, S22 1876 lbs
amount OF pay rolls, monthly disbursed in
Atchisoa, $GS 1919 The Achison, Topeka and
Sinte Fec road reports much. larger amount
o! 'lisburs.n culs than any other road. This
is wide awake and very en!crprisIDg company,
when We refer 10 the amount Of work done since
tic road started 10 1869, and consider that with.
ii hat time they have built GlS miles of road
and have IL equipped with lie most comfortable
cars | have ever travelled 10. La my next
viii give jour readers an idea O! The amount Of
busIbe,s done in this city, which is marvellous,
especially when VIC take into consideration that
nearly all the business houses here started only
i lew years ago, and without capital. Nearly
ivery :nan doing business hero is self made
VIRGINIA.
A SAD AFFAIR The Baltimore correspond.
,cut Of the New York Herald says:
"rhe death OF Miss Ida V. Branch, aged
twenty three, which followed surgical opera
ton at the Maryland University Hospital yes
teTday, has brought to light singular romance
IN real lie. She Was the daughter Of James
Branch. residing near SmithGe!d, Isle (f' Wight
county, Va, land possessed extraordinary beauty,
and was besides young lady Of culture and re
lincment. She was the belle of the village ard
had many admirers. Among others who sought
her hand was q MIR. ferguson, the SOD Of
nelghborng farmer, to whom with the consent
Of her father Ida became betrothed la Janu-
airy last certain indications IN the appearance Of
Miss Branch aroused a suspicion On the part Of
her father that the Intimacy between them had
been OF an Improper character, and Mr. Branch
communicated his suspicious to his daug hter
The latter earnestly dculed the imputallou, and
solemnly protested that her intimacy had not
exceeded that oil the slrctest proprlcty. Ills
suspicious were allaycd. but subsequently they
were again aroused, and Miss Branch was sent
to her sister, hlr5. ferguson, at Charlottesville
10 this lady Ida made an equally positive de-
NAL, but her physical condition was such that
her father deemed medical examination ne
o:ssarg. lie visited Charlottesville, and the ply
sicau, alter an examination, confirmed his sue
pc!ous Notwithstanding this she again pro-
tested her innocence, aud second examination
by another physician revealed the presence Of
an ovarian tumor. Di. Randolph, who made
this discovery, recommended her removal TO
Baltimore for medical treatment. She arrived
here on the 18th instant and was placed under
the care Of Professor Johnston and other emi
ncnt physicians comprising the faculty Of the
Maryland University. The ,unor grew 50 rap.
Idly that an operation was found necessary. She
was assured that the tnnoT would result 10
death in = few days, while the operation might
possibly save her life. She readily assented,
that ii she died post mcriem might
be made in order TO establish her purity and
iouocenca. The operation was performed on
Friday, and the tumor, when removed, was
found to be CT the Extraordinary weight Of forty
four pounds: She rallied slightly, but Subse-
quenlly sank, and death ersued on Saturday
afternoon. 1t was discovered that dccomposi-
ton had begun before the tumor was removed,
and that she could not 10 any case have lived
more than day or two. Her remains were
taken tn Virginia for burial. ...