Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-26
LETTER FROM 1oUDoUN COUNTY.

Correspondence of the Alexandria GnZctte.l
LEEsBURG, Va, June IS, lS6C.-The case
Of Trurdle against Lowe, in Which the plea Of
usury was made at our last Coalt, came up
again on Tuesday, on motion Tor Il new trial,
the defendant presenting an affidavit which
showed new phase Of the case, and caused
the Court to consent 10 new trial.
Jane Court was our levy court the number
Of tithables was ascertanea to be 4,7331, and
the levy was fixed at So, and the road tax at
81 per cent upon he State taz. ~
In the first Q4ecsburg and Lovetsvllle) Dis
trict the Lumber Of white males over the age of
81 was returned by Commissioner Samuel Ball
at | 1924, and he made no return Of white males
over l6, or of male negroes over u, or OF dogs,
and yet it is papab!e to the senses Of sight,
touch, hearing and smelling, land were II not
too warm TO make sausage, possibly the sense
of taste, also, would demonstrate the lact,)
that there are such things in the villages Of
Leesburg, Waterford, Lo9ct!syllle ANA Hills
borough, and the circumjacent country. This
district contains LeeSburg, Waterford, Lovctts-
vile and EIilsborough towns, ard GOrcsvI!e,
Steven$town aud PccrsviIla hamcts.
The second (Middeburg) district in 1861 had
1901 white males over 81, now it has llG2 it
had then 307 white males over lG, now it has
1895. 1t had then 100 male negroes iirec)
over the aye Of 2l, it has now 2SG, which arc a
portion Of the 1902 negroes, Of both sexes, over
the age OF II, listed for county taxation IN 1861
This contains M iddleburg, Snickersyillc, Unison,
Bloomfield Philcmont, Mountsviile, Ill. Glicaa:
Hamilton and Purccllvillc, anti part OF AIile
The third (Gum Spring. district has i2I
against 400 white males over q; 524 to Us
over Is, and 100 male negroes over 81 against
&c, the increase being derived from the .t73
slaves IN 1861 over the age OF 10. This Con
tains Gum Spring, Frankville, Dcluuont, Gull
ford and part OF Ade.
I have estimated the lst district proportion
ably 10 the number Of white males over 2 and
make the number OF white males orcr lC, liS9
against 1859 in 1861, and the male negroes over
p at 23S against lC5. This count Of the Com
Summer and Fall Of 1865, when some OF cur
people We're in Northern prisons and others in
the United States service, ard By perfectly raw
assessors. / ain disposed to think it approx
mates the then truth, for Lecsburg had lost in
five years about $50 people, but that it is far
below the truth now the late election will show.
The white males over p counted above make
26l3, while the vote in May was about $3.50,
and fully rs men failed 10 vote nj this precinct
alone, and | suppose 800 in the county.
In the lst (Leesburg) district the doteri9rs
ton by the war in buildings was $97, GS3, ID
lands and buildings together S;74, 1853; showing
that the land was increased in value. by the
destruction of mills, barns and actoieS, '23 $50
a thing impossible to be believed
In the 2nd district the damage is So, 80 to
buildings and S10G,002 to both, and in the 81
(Gum Spring, nearest to Manassas, but drain.
ed by the Confederate forces, and therefore not
so tempting as the othcrS) the damage 10 build
ings S2,264 and to lands and buildings both
81 4S4. The figures in the 81 and 81 districts
look right .. ....
The number Of dogs in the county is on The
decrease; in the first district estimate proper
tionably S33, in the second the return is 1913,
and in the third SSS; in all 1914, against l03,
900 and AGA respectively, Or together 1861 4
decrease Of $50, showing the truth Of the Old
adagc ending "a niger for dogs
Now to close ''revonons 4 nos moutoils,' lis
that it , there were eight marriage licenses is
sued in June from our Clerks Office, Of which,
two were for negroes one OF the whites
man was a widower and two negro women wild
uWs ALlQUlS
LETTER FROM MANASSAS.