Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-19
Alexandria.

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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IS, 1S79.-l
noticed in ono Of your iaio Numbers the sus
pension of emo of Aezspdria's h@st business
firms, Messrs. Geo. II. Hill Il Co., ald my
feelings OF sorrow are not uami:ei VIA anger
and indignation when | lock =! tho G!gec! CAUSE
Of this 60 great disaster 10 ;hc whole can.
mu1ity, which is nothing moro, iii My opia
ion," than that tho er0ccrs AID dealers 10
Alexandra refused to lug their goods, which
hnvc always been e11sl to any Imported iatC
Alexandria from Washington, Baltimore or any
ether city. Mcssss. Hill and Co. $ establish
meut was q credit to any place, aGd tho failure
OF such, or Of Portrcr's brewery Would BE-, sc
cOrdlog to my view, greater caiimlty thla
that OF several houses selling g0Gd', and s;nd-
iug money North, they baiug Ci lhe leg ''T;;0
bring honey into the hive" It ia q cryiG&
shame that our people will c9ntaHc ta5 suici
dal policy. No one doing business in Aj.xaa.
dria, and especially those oTHiDg real estate,
can afford to buy anything outside 81 Aicxan.
dria which can be found in it, aud much better
to mako things suit, even should they 10: be
SO handsome but | hold that everything held
up for salo there is usL as pretty, just ~ good,
and fully as low Is in aUy other ClIT, !rc!ghtj
and charges added, aud auy one WHO viii PCT
sist 10 such suicidal policy must eventually de-
stgov himself aud pull down the hoH.e na tho
heads OF his friends. |: may s:aH. to such as
buy their goods 10 Washington That they agc
saving few dollars alas ;shat !aia c:tor
how blind are they !or every imaginary dal-
lar SO saved, they arc losip:; omG 10 i've whoih
CT as business mcn az OTGerS Of real estate.
Were all to pair0rise cE!Gtp!i52i hr@:la il
Alexandria, additions! buildings would soCa re
needed and increased labor, and mere money be
retained among us. There arc 10 better, more
active, or honorable business men than Geo. t.
Hill & Co., AID they arc they whom Ai3Haa-
dria needs and must hold. CT a:ard1a 20 :: re-
cciver, and it il to be hoped tiat whoa they
arc ION their feet agaia, as 10 donD5 thry
soon will be, that every dealer IL and ay5ucd
Alexandria will buy from tlon. aud i;0u. thea
only, and thereby obtain 2 blcssir2. ] iee! sue
there are not Elk persons ii The Gig CT clnaty
who will not be perfectly satisfied w!th aDgth!rg
manufactured 10 Alexandria, aud buy Just IS
much of them. If you @ant to 20 70 Wash
iDgton for q ride 60, but don't bring hack
bundles and aid in drying up the ola t0@1, bus
buy all you want in Alexandra, oTgn i! yCu
have not SO large s!ockg to select from. Now,
about settling tho city dcbi. Lot pcoria a0roGi
and people at bone knew That we a:c honest
without telling them so 10 the papers. Offer the
creditors new bonds, "a hundred ccG;s on tho
dollar" with three per cent. interest tor fyo
years, or ten {; four per cent. Ter Gi:cen, or
longer appoint curator To hold The oil bands
in tact, letters, numbered and registered, agd
express on the face OF the new boads that il
default is made in interest Wien due, and for
thirty days after on demand, the holders Of 3c|
bonds may call on the curator aud obtain Lhc
original 10 tact. don't think any orn will re-.
fuse this, and time and trouble be saved. Truly
yours, H. LLOYD.
SENATOR WITHERs.-A Washington cor
respondent of the Lynchburg Press writes:
1t is 90 interesting sight to sit in the ga
Icries Of the House and Senate and lock do1n
upon the assembled wisdom Of tho nation. |
Stepping into the Senate a few days ago VIC
were surprised to find tho Hon. Robert h. |
our most popular and worthy Soma |
tor from Virginia, 10 the Speaker char. No |
could scarcely believe our eyes ct first, as we
had often looked into that body il The PCS. ten |
years, but had never seen sjuthera Senator
acting az Speaker before. We remained
ooker on much longer tban usual pleased to
zee with what pronptnesg, easa aud grace
,ne Of the valiant sons CT Cd Virginia GER
ormed tho difficult role OF Speaker Of the
Senate. We hope TO sec tho day 1hcn the
South can, at least, be thought wor;ay TO for
fish Vice President, if DOT agfia lto Prcsi-
lent Of this great nation.
FAIRFAX ITEAs.-A note from Ei=noa yea.
erday says THE rcadjuscrs convention,
dvertiscd to take place at vienna CT ilo5dsy,
yas attended by Only two CT the simon pures,
nd they being Disguised at failing to rais9
uorum, adjourned sine die. S, cid Fairfax
,ilI preserve her integrity BIZ nos bling repre-
ented 10 cur national disgrace.
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