National Republican., 1883-04-21

most solid character and preparations have
been made for q double track TO accommodate
the great increase Of traffic which has fol-
lowed the completion Of the western connec-
tions and tho Newport News extension. The
equipments have this year been increased by
over 900 cars and ia locomotives, and orders
have been made for more rolling stock.
The predictions as 10 the local traffic have
oil been fulfilled. The cry all along the limo
is, increase your facilities aud we will put up
moro furnaces, open new mines, and ship
more lumber The grain trade has already
assumed proportions OF great magnitude.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company
has fought every obstacle and conquered every
difficulty, natural and artificial. IL seems as
If the reward Of long years of work and OK
peDse Is about to DO reaped, and the manifest
destiny Of this great road fully realized.
The road as Il now stands ID better monu-
ment TO tho skill and perseverance, of Its pro-
ieotors and builders than could be erected OF
bronze or granite. With such men as Hunt
ington, Wickham, G. w. Smith, and Fuller at
the head Of all of the southern railways, the
souths future would be bright and prosper
Gus In the highest degree.
Twelve miles Of street have been graded
and one mile and a half of sewer pipe already
laid, and tho work Ia still progressing. The
last enterprise of Virginia's city by the sea
Is the establishment Of the weekly illustrated
Wedge transferred from Herndon, Loudoun
county, by the impressible Cash " Thomas.
Cash " says he has driven his wedge" by
the sad sea waves and means TO stick. This
sprightly sheet will make its first appearance CO
| in its now home. The Wedge Is the the only
| illustrated paper published In the south. Its
size has been Increased, aud IL will bo even
more spicy and attractive than during the
last campaign.
| A party OF capitalists and others came here
from New York last week to witness the
opening Of the new hotel, Warwick, just com
pletod. 1t is tho finest house south Of Phila.
| delphia II Is of brick, and Is fodr stories
high. II has 1t7 rooms, furnished with al
modern improvements. Its sanitary ar
rangements are perfect. There is on the
premises an inexhaustiblo supply Of pure
water drawn from sunken wells and carried
through the entire building by water pipos
by hydraulic pressure. The arrangement
for fire escape and for extinguishing fires are
AMPLE On the third floor is an iron tank
holding 1000 gallons OF water with hose ant
fire extinguishers. Fire escapes can be fount
in each story. There are four grades Of fur
niture, one TO each floor, mahogany, blacl
walnut, cherry, and ash. The inside trim
mings and doors of the building are of cherr!
and mahogany, with bath rooms and closets ol
each floor. The dining room has capacity l.
seat several hundred The carpets are o
brussells and velvet of colors to match tn
furniture. The hotel is under the manage
ment of Henry B. Stevens, the we'll know
New York hotel man. Mr. Stevens Is assiste
by John r. Swinerton, late of the Unite
States hotel, Long Branch. 1t is the fines
place in appearance and outfit in the soutl
and IL will no what is sadly needed here
first class house of entertainment.