Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-04
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Special Correspondence Of the Alera. Gazette
WASHINGTON, u. O., Oct. !, 1870

WASHINGTON, D. T., Oct. 4, 1879.
Almost al Of tho many from This city gho
visited the Alexandria Fair speak we'll of il
and its numerous ATTRACTIONS. Lut Tho Opinion
OF every si0els ore s that The III /: grounds are
too contracted, and stat as fer az tie track is
concerned nobody with good hers, would rue
the risk of iOiurng it by rurDing il co such
CRUISE. Those acquainted with the topography
Of the couatry around Alt2andIii say that the
site Of tie fair grounds shout! ha changed 10
Broonilaw, the lots lying along Huotirg Geek
east OF the bridge across that stream. If such
lite were selected, they say, Thousands Of
persons from Washioston wou visit it 10 sail
boats, and that il ,uId b, mad, available for
paying purposes 81 her thin tar scssots Ii
| would. they say, lie popular place of resOr:
| oil the summeI--tc IN fact : park, the proceeds
| of which would &c sufficient to pay its whole
eZpenses, leaving thVse CT lhe tsir for net
| pro6ts
The prospects OF a resumption of The coil
| business on toe T.. & 0. Canal this seas)o ura
| growing fainter rs he iGll wes her approaches
and persons dspeLdent upon lhst BUSINESS arc
not Tito dlspoDdeut Ia Con: elusucs. The
striking l?ers will not r's0uo operations for
lesstban 50 GEMS ton, ~tlch the Goal Companies
will Tot pay. Ihc f,Imvr have, tnt refore
GDtslned en- 2suy m ut as railroad lab,rcrs. aud
gone TO work building a fs!rusd j tina: lie j..
~, being slu1!a:vd, il is reported 10 George
tuW1, 10 coannl1 their It, se By The 3. & o.
Il. H., which, II Is a SO sad. has JUS 1rasepted
| them With Two huntrtG barrels of fur. The
logger the strike continues the better, Of cour &C.
will i: be fer he rsilroac; FIR. it the stock o!
oOal re 1t 10 tidexaer by cana! c III DOT DO lc.
Ilauished tetgte the TIp:er ,u5le ids cara
navigation, tie sole Ce0eudyncs tcr coal vii
be upon the raiirlal. ,ha bus uts. Of which,
| therefore, will BE- lie case Considerably. The
hoatmen also, 1t Is said, arc now. sud probably
from the samo cause, iGdih rect about resum
| Ing Wo!k again this sessep add SO, take it al
together, canal :te-ests ere by 70 means boom
los,
Tbe deed Of Trust rtc,5tly siecu Oh the
Washington ard 81. L,ais N.r:ow Gauge
Railroad, tue bed Ct Which il already con
structcd fr2m Washington to FALLS Church. ia
considered by people here as indicative
Of an uteution On tie Part # tho di
rectors CT that road to raise c1orcy abroad On
its bends AID prosecute the work Of cons.ru:'
lion.
This rec:ipta at the Treasury 70 day from 10
tetnal revenue amcuatad 10 $4GS .2S5 from
customs S60S. 422 The security tor uati,Ga
banks now 10 the Treasury il u. S. bonds to
the value of 1850 397 500; U. s. bonds de.
posted FIR calculation ter tho wetk codiug 10
day sl,5l3,50O; u. ). bonds Tor circuIatioa
witharawa ter tho week ending tc-jty. S5lS.
600. The nsioas bank po;ei received OF tie
Treasury for redeml 90 this week amouo:cd
to SITS 600; for GORE p,ndlng week les: year
81 OIL QUO for To dsy $50 600
Mr.. Koome, ths Washington depa1! nenis
clerk who lstely resided in the ferry House. Oh
st. Assph etreet, Alexandria. who wsB oyerpos-
cred dsy or two ego og the work be lad 10
do has entirely recovered,
Young Gus Newton sol Ct Mr.. 4. g. New.
ton, formerly OF the Mansion House, Alaxsn.
dria who hiss recently been clerking q. the Ne.
lropoli!sn and Hamilton hotels in this city, i:
10 take chalg Of ho:pl in Petersburg
List OF letters.
The following ia list Of tho letters ronsiuint
in the Postotce in this city Oct 4
Persons calling for letters will say they al al
vertised and give the date of tho list.
If not call led for within thirty days, they will bs
sent to the dead letter Office. in Washington.