Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-08
THE GAZETTE.
:5RIDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1866.
4 Trim TO CuIpeper.

- a Trip to Cnlpepei.
6cFCorlespondenc of the Loudoun Mlrror'
u: -hlnaner Court House is beautifully situated;
z i distant from Alexandria sixty-two miles
,as 2 back country covering the region from
Madison Court House, eighteen miles distant
D, the southwest, to Sperryville, distant TWEEN
y-one miles on the northwest This region
.sa ine country, and mainly trades to Culpep~
~. EIr. L. P. Nelson has four stores near the
entire of the town called the yerandah, which
ent for SlO5O. Another store rents tor $500,
s.nd Edward Hill gives $3.50 for room CORES
.,onding in situation, but much inferior in size
g Hough's The lot On which Hills store
md clearinghouse stands, about equal in
squsre feet to Whites, Wildman' and Mott S
sso-es in Leesburg, sold recently for upwards
ii $lA 900. The County of Culpeper recently
cold lot, fronting 66 feet on the street lead
..ag to the depot and running back 60 feet, for
$3.50 incidentally ascertaned that butter
raS selling at from l23 to l6$ cents per pound
nd strawberries at 10 cents quart.
The tone Of the people is rather respondent,
especially that Of men who have been leading
, 'iticiaus on the losing side, but the impress
sion seemed to be that the negroes were moro
md more disposed to work steadily.
This is attracting good deal Of attention !;
Dr.. Robertson an agent of the Virglcla Emil
grafton Society, haviog gone to Scotland to
endeavor to induce farmers to come over
This Society has cash capital OF S60,OOO
s.ud prospects of usefulness are opened up be-
Gore it. ,..r
The minds Of the people OF Scotland have
i been opened to the examination OF the subject
by member Of the Robertson family, who is
N caitor OF one of the leading papers in Edin-
:9urgh.
uo wheat is heading out about eighteen
Inches above the ground, is thin on the ground
DIT Thrift y IN appearance, the corn is up well
along the route, and oats look moderately
veil. e@
Ia Culpeper it bears evidence of the ravages
o. war, but still more Of the energy CT the peo-
pie, Between Culpeper Court House and the
pahannock, where last year there was lite
ally no fence, not only temporary fences have
sprung up, but a great dea of post and rail
ieace, and permanent cap fence has been made
Che forests are starting there new growth, and
= few years vi adorn the waste places of
he land. Railroad tara went up On the first
= June to cents mile. / met q gentleman
:rom LynchJurg who said there were 5000
strange negroes In the city, indispssed to do
much work. but that those some eight or ten
miles out in the country were working mode
-aiely. -...y..tl
IN lower Maryland, l hear there is great
-c4rcity of women servants. The Lynchburg
Gentleman above named said he had Temporal
Fly broken up house keeping, and been oblig-
81 to dispense with the services Of former
slave who had remained with him on wages !,
nat she could only get 50 per month, which
ne had advised her to take, and that ne, him.
calf, had given her pair of shoes and some
other little matters, aud intended if he should
ever need her services to employ her at fair
wages. .......e ..