Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-16
LETTER FROM LoUDoUE COUNTY.

Correspondence Of the AleSsndria Gazette
LEEsBURG, Va, August IA Our annual
iroc Il August Court, when all sorts OF people
come to town to eat HHtermeion1, has passed
oil with great crowd Of people: in town. Dix
persons were se1}t 10 jail for lighting, ands
among thea. ona white mac, Tor s'Tik-
ing q negro man, wio kaeckcd him down ready
for the town Srrgcanr and his assistants 70 pick
up ard carry oft TO jail These persons were
released next day upon the payment OF lines
and costs, amounting to Sl2 80 The crowd
was said to have been the largest ever assem-.
bled in I.eesburg on uch an occasion, and the
flow Of Whiskey was immense Other drinks
were sold. also, one soda fountain having dis
pensed s75 worth at 10 cts. q 6 ass, or 100
glasses As there are three fountains in town,
some idea can be formed Of the crowd.
The grand jury made II indictments tor
selling ardent spirits without proper license,
but in the cases OF those indicted who lived IN
lie ,shurg, the Grand jury icing all Of the opin-
ion that they really believed ;hey had the right
to sell By the drink, recommended to the Court
to impose the smallest fine the law allowed -
No action has yet been taken
The first nine of tho Pioneer club OF Al
eyandria played base ball with six of the first
nine of cur Iuscarora club and three volunteers
to take the places Of the other three who were
sick, and beat cur boys 80 to %. a bet was
offered by an Alexandrian, before the game
commenced, that the Pioneers would lead 20
Two Of our abseotees, 10 the late game with
the Aide Club, made each II runs in IN
nings, without being put out. | thick our tull
nine would have beaten the Pioneers :;
they are excellent bowlerS: aud some OF them
VIEW good catclarS, especially one, who uses
but one hand.
Asher Donley, recently pardoned from the
penitentiary, whittier he had been sent tor
horse stealing, was tlicd and acquitted OF the
charge of assault and battery upon some loose
women with whom lie had been boarding Tor
some months previous to his being sent to jail.
In case of recent occurrence, and now on
trial, the justices had sent the party on to the
grand jury, on the charge OF assault and bat
tcry ;fhe Commonwealth 4 Attorney sent all
indictment before the grand jury for conspiracy
to kill. The counsel of the accused moved the
court to pat the name Of the party, who moved
in the matter before the justice, ut the foot or
the Indictment. with view 10 his responsibility
Tor costs, &C. This was resisted by the Com
monwcal,h's Attorney, and Gen. Hunton en-
plyed to prosecute by the friends Of the az:
grieved party, on the ground that the grand
jury had, upon the Indictment framed by the
| Commonwealth, changed the nature OF the
complaint and thus SIC had become the respon-
sitle party, The court ordered the name to be
| put az the foot Of the Indictment.
Corn, am informed, il duIl here ut 50 cts. ;
but our merchants say they are prepared to
buy all that comes al such prices as leave them
but reasonable profit on the article: Wheat
differs so mnch in quality that no reliable quo
| taions can be made, but it is bought when
brought in. Two fine raius last night aud to-
night vii! make most Of the corn, but some
late corn will require more rain next week
i The early potatoes are very fine, the early
Goodrich producing wonderfully, and the
i Jackson White and Saunders Blue almost
equalling them.
| No civil cases have beeu tried at this term
Of the Court, as yet and fear the Common,
monweath'a business will occupy all this week.