Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-16
LETTER FROM LEEsBURG.

| Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette J
LEEsBURG, Va, Aug l4.-August Court
lat which time many people usually congregate
at Leesburg) was ushercd in by q delightful
rain, which has secured the promise OF an acun-
dant yield of corn, but it doubtless prevented
many persons from coming to town. But stli'
there was a pretty large crowd, some 'Oo or
500 men in town, Of all colors
Whiskey was rather too literally dispensed
and excited the belligcrent propensltles OF sun
dry parties One little cock eyed fellow seem
ed to have 4 special aversion to the negroes,
and twice made breaks at them, but was speed
ily arrested in his progress before any serious
disturbance occurred. Isuppose at least one
fourth of the number Of strange men III town
we're negroes, who behaved remarkably well.
The Grand jury made one presentmenU CT a
negro for larcency he was tried the same day
and sentenced to imprisonment in the County
Jail for three months
In this connection let me remark that some
compromising system, such as County work
House, ora chain gang to work on public works,
! it seems to me, is growing daily more and more
| matter of necessity. The present system
restraints small offenders Of their personal llber'
ty for awhile, but supports them we'll at the
public expense Their labor might at least
compensate for their board.
Col. White qualified yesterday as Sheriff, by
giving u bond of $4,000, double the amount
! of the public revenue to be collected, and the
same amount for which Mr.. Luckett has bond
ed. The sureties on the Sherif's bond We're
R. II. Summers, Abncr G. !Trundle, John Will
liams, Levi White, Cornelius ". Paxson, Har-
mon Bitter, Fenton Al. Love, Mary ?. Love,
Sanderson Thrift, Charles e. Powell, r. NJ.
Bentley, VIM. N. Berkeley and Joseph Hibler.
! You will recognize most Of the names as tamll-
lar ones, they being old residents of the county,
and substantial men Mr. Joseph Hibler is
from Kentucky, and has recently purchased
the farm of Mr. Robert ". Gray.
| COL White takes the Lcesburg district, W N.
F. Barrett, the Loyettsville; COL Love, the
Quaker settlement; D. 2. GulicI, the Middle
burg district, aud Capt r. Fl. Summers, the
Gum Spring district, which he has held for
probably so years ALL but Summers were
| Confederate soldiers
Col. White succeeds to the district at present
held by r. +. Taylor, who has won the respect
and confidence ofthe bushes men Of our district;
he is placed on the Radical subcommittee for
this county, but when Tom avows hiuoself a
Radical may believe it, until then ''Crcdat
Judnus, non Ego He is pleasant, genial
| man, of infinite Jest and humor.
There were several indictments for assault
and battery; one tried on Monday resulted in
an acquittal; one, tried to-day, in conviction
and fine of 6 cts.
Mr.. Nourse has sold his house and ten acres
Of land, on the hill East Of Leesburg, for
$4,000, to Mr.. Delany, of Georgetown, who, |
believe, intends to make it his residence.
Capt. John Moore, as Commissioner CT the
Circuit Court, sold the property belonging to
the late William Egn, in Adie in lots as fol-
lows: Tavern House and lot for S555, to John
II. Elgin another house and lot for $500, to
Mrs. Herman, and vacant lot Of about , acres
to VIM. N. Berkeley, tor $235. ALIoUIs.