Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-17
Alexandria.

A letter from this city to the Manas-
sas Gazette says:
"The wheel of time in its diurnal
revolutions has brought around the
period at which another letter from the
intellectual mill is to be ground out for
the Gazette. Sauntering among the
city, and when not saunterjDg, driving
little Nell with a buggy attached, to
see what might be- seen, l passed the
Arctic Ice Company which manufac-
lures that refreshing luxury by artili-
cial means, scientifically discovered,
and for that purpose have bored an ar
tesi.n well within fifty feet of the
rivers low water mark, three hundred
and lifty-fve feet deep, and gotten a CO.
pious supply of water, which rises to
the level of the earth. 1t has been
pumped continuously for six hours,
and only reduced the water mark one
foot and affords ample supply for their
purposes, which is eighty-four thous-
and gallons per day. Next | passed
the buildings of the Vulcanizing Wood
Company, with smoke stack rivelling
Jacobs ladder, which takes soft wood
of any kind, and by submitting it to
imcomprehensible pressure renders it
so compact and impervious, that
neither air, water, nor fog or other
dampness, if there be such thing that
can penetrate, and therefore it is in
destructible. From there | drove to
Agnew's shipyard where vessels of all
kinds from yawl to pinnace are both
made and mended. ] saw but one
steamer on the ways for repair and
countless small river crafts in the cove
undergoing repairs after the fishing
season, submitting to paint and other
renovation. Then in turn came the
Novelty Works which makes every
thing you can't get made anywhere
else and that is quite convenient you
must admit. l saw other things, the
description of which / must postpone
until hereafter, for you must know that
this intellectual medicine must be adj
ministered in broken doses, lest men
tality be it weakened by curdling the
brain, provided that indispensable COM
modify should exist.
The mayor by virtue Of municipal
authority vested in him has put out the
dog catchers and Tray and Blanche
and all the other CANNES caught in the
streets without muzzle or at large are
liable to capture. Had you not, Mr..
Editor, better take this matter under
serious consideration yourself and in
form your subscribers about it before
they come TO town. This is a mere
precautionary suggestion you can adopt
or not lust as you please, but have
fellow feeling for my countymen, that is
all.
Well, we are to have another cleo
trio railroad from Washington to this
CITY and probably on to Mt. Vernon
with branch connecting us with Falls
Church. $50 Alexandria is still on the
"go.n) The route is supposed to be
through North West Alexandria where
pretty cottages Of fanciful architecture
are being constantly erected, and over
Morven, that lovely plateau of land
which lies just west and crowns por-
tons of Arlington Heights, and when
YOU stand thereon you have Alexandria
living at your very feet the Washing
ton monument in front of you, George
town, or West Washington now, to the
left, and the Capital to the right, whilst
the Episcopal Theological Seminary
and High School are behind and you
can see the cerulean, serpentine Poto-
mac coursing, for sixteen miles, ION its
far winding way to the sea" through
the green heights of Maryland and Yir-
ginia, their pretty white cottages lying
in lovely panorama before you COM
pleting 8 landscape beautiful enough
for angels, ministers of grace and pref
ty girls to behold and admire. Done
said it now, and I'll stop for fear of
slonninc over.