Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-14
UNHE PREMIUM SADDLE STALLlOa.-
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tural paper published III Baltimore, ha'in VII,
messed the performance of this horse at the United
States FAIR, in Richmond, and the Virginia state
Fair at Petersburg. writes OF linn thus
But on. of the very best saddle horses We nave
ever seen, was the superb dark bay stallion exhi-
bitei 10y \. Berkeley, esq, Ut Loudoun county
Va. lie Of the Telegraph breed or, as II u mos
fsmiliurly known i'll Maryland, the Tom breed
certainly the best breed altogether Tor saddle
horses of easy, Yet rapid gait, III thIr country: and
particularly adapted. by their kind and gentle
dispositions, To ladies' use. We watched the rapid
pace of Mr.. Berkelcy's stallion, and his sure and
hrm but easy gait, Us he was repeatedly ridden
around the ring, with the same admiration which
all who witnessed the performance warmly OK
pressed, and felt fully justified III the preference W.
have always felt for the admirable breed Tor the
saddle There are two gentlemen IN Baltimore
county whose stock Of Tom horses are particularly
fine; but we have never seen any OF the breed 81
larre aud very desirable, the stallion exhibited
by Mr.. Berkeley
TOM a. is rich bay. Ii hand. inch high. of
strong bone great muscle. and superior action; Wac
sired by Rogers Tom Telegraph. and out of Ia
nous Jack U'Diamond saddle mare. His colts are
without single exception, bays, and OF fine size
He will commence the season al my stable Gu Mon
Isy Apri 18th, and continue there one week. lie
will divide the next week between Loesburg ant.
Wheatlani will go IL Lersburg on Monday. and to
Wheatand, on Thursday. and alternately between
the stands. being at home every other week.
TERus-Twenty dollars insurance, due when
the mare is known to be i'll foal; but from those
who pay before April ISL ls6O-hfte"n dollars
will be received in full. Twenty dollars will be
rigidly and mrar,ially exactcd from all who fail
to pay before that date. Any one sending h'e
mares of his own can name sixth one gratis
They must be returned regularly. Parting from
a mar. will forfeit the insurance.
Good pasturage furnished mares from distance
AT 81 per month. and every care taken to prevent
accidents. hut no responsibility assumed
n. BERKELEY.
Aide, Loudoun County, ap ll-eott
yI,ENNESSEE LAND FOR SALE offer for
/ sale my landed estate. lying near McMinn-
Vile Warren county, Tennessee, containing SlA
THOUSAND NINE II IN DIRE d AND FOUR
ACRES by recent survey. Ii lies at the foot Of
the Cumberland Mountains, nine miles from Me
Mnnvle. on the Stage road leading 10 Nashville,
to miles distant, aud miles from Railroad De-
pot The surface is gently rolling and covered
with oak, poplar hickory, and walnut, producing
mast in abundance. A never failing creek runs
through the whole tract, and in addition, there
are about % fine Springs Of pure freestone water.
The soil is good-produces corn, oats, wheat, to-
bacco, &c. The wheat raised upon II has weighed
n high "a 20 lbs. to the busbe Clover, timothy
and herd grass are also produced in great album
dance, without either guano or plaster. The grass,
natural To the soil, IL iii great quantities every
where through the forests from the first ot APrll
until November. enough for thousand head oi
cattle, and ten thousand head OF sheep. Any
quantity of hogs eau be raised at very trihng
cost from the mast which lasts from October until
June. About 900 ACRES OF LAND is cleared,
<SA with cabins for tenants, and tho DWE Ell
.ImH LING il handsomely built, with or lU
rooms good stables, &c. Society j. good, equal
ling that of ANY ueighborhoOd i'll Virginia. The
Southern University under the auspices Of the
Episcopal Church. Is 40 miles distant, and the Gel
ebrated Watering place Bcrsheba only p. Mills,
churches, and common schools are convenient and
numerous. The climate is very mild during win
ter and free from excessive heat in summer. The
atmosphere is dry and clear Of moisture OF humid
ity from the elevation Of the country-making II
all that persons of weak lungs could ask. The
constantly increasing price OF these lands would
make this fine investment to gentleman who
also wished to establish grain or stock estate.
To gentlemen, too, who have large quantities OF
negroes on the Northern border of Virginia, and
who hold them only at the will of the Abolitloniss,
this part of Tennessee affords II safe retreat. /
will divide the tract if desired, sell it in one
body ut IS per acre, part i'll hand, aud the balance
on time, satisfactorily secured. Address
GEORGE GLASCOCk,
McMiunvlle, Warren County, Tennessee.
ian COCHIN
NELSON LAND FOR SALE.-Thc subscri-
~ Der desires to sell privately his farm situated
ON Rock6sh Rivor. in Nelson county. fourteen miles
from Alton Depot. on the Central Railroad, and
about tho same distance from the Lyncbburg Ex
tension, to the latter of which depots there IL II
very fine road, and to the other, one is being con-
strlirted. The tract contains EIGHT HUNDRED
AND FORTY ACRES. four hundred and fifty of
which are cleared two hundred j. bottom land,
and the residue is finely ti:nbcrcd. 1t lies within
a mile Ola Merchant, Grst and Saw Mill. The
r. buildings comprise good DWELLING and
I:ii all necessary out houses. This farm lies on
tn. Kocktsb River, in valley noted as one OF the
most beautiful picturesque aud fruitful in Virginia
In nv absence Mr.. k. ii. Coleman, who lives
convenient, will take pleasure in showing the farm
to any one wishing Ia purchase. Letters addressed
to him AT Ryrkf.h L. o., Nelson, or IL the subscri
Der at Rose Mills, Amherst county, will meet with
prompt replies.
Reference Is also made to DR.. John r. Woods,
near Iyy Depot Albumarle, who is well acquainted
with tins fam.
TERus:-My terms are from one to ten years
credit, interest to he puil annually.
JACOB WARWICK.
Nelson county, my 3--2aw3w
TlNHREE VISITS TO MADAGASCAR, during
/ the wears 30, 81, and 56, including Jour
ney to the Capital, with Notices OF the natural his
tory of the country, &c., by Rev. VIM. Ellis. +. 81.
:, illustrated 10y wood cutr from photographs,
&c., $40. cloth, 30. Adam Bede by GEORGE
Elliot, author Of "Srenrs oi Clerical Life l2mO.
cloth. 81 The American Home Garden. being
principles and rules for the culture al Vegetables,
Fruits, Flowers, and Shrubbery, by Alexander
Watson, illustrated, $50. The Life ot North
American Insects. 10y Is. Jaeger with illustrations
- %. Sermons. preached aud revived, by Rev.
=. II. Spur.ron. 81. The Grcnt EXrRplHr, or the
life of our ever blessed SAY iuur jesus Christ, 10y
jeremy Taylor. b. b.. -. Warfare and Work
rr Life = progress. by author at "Pus-ng t"uls, -
i.. - cents. Five DisrnurS.s on the At"nememt
20 cents. just published and for sale by
JAMES ENTWISLE 4 son.
my No. %. King street
linden wHISkEY This WHISkEY IL
4 made in III. old fashioned COPPER still. by d"u
die dsilai"n, Just beyond the summit 81 the Blue
Ridge. III Warren county. Va. near the line al Eau
quier. where ia. softness and purity "t the n"un-
tain spring water, and the quality of the rye. con
sttutr important elements in making the Whiskey
for which this locality has been long celebrated. II
il perfectly pure, beyond all doubt, being made
clu.ivcy "f rye. hops. and barley malt. with the
utmost care. The quantity made Is limited, and
bought principally Tor private use, by gentlemen
connoissiors III the surrounding counties, who are
critically nice in laying by astock for improvement.
A small consignment has lately been made to
MARSHALL i WARD, of Alexandria; or it eau
be procured direct through correspondence with
DR.. FISHER Of Linden, Warren County, Va.
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