Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-11
LETTER FROM LOUDoUN COUNTY.

CCorrespondence o! the Alexandra GaZelte'I
LEEsBURG, Va, April 9, 1867.-Our County
Court adjourned to-day, after a session OF two
days. Its general business will be found we'll
slsetcbed in the Mirror, but the felony trial
should be noticed more particularly. The col
ored man Champe, who was wounded, was eX-
amincd as witness, and 1t Is the hrHt instance
that has occurred in our county III which Il
white man was sent on for trial upon the testl-
mony Of colored man. The story told by the
colored man was TO this effect: He vas riding
aloug the road slowl y Oh mare heavy in toaI,
and observed John Cox, whom he knew we'll
| walking very slowly about two hundred yards
before him presently Cox came to h'5 bars
and rested his arms and face On tieIn, with his
back to the road Champe came up 10 him,
and Cox turned to him, and said, DO you
know how 10 cure a man who is irck2!
Champe replied, mo, has. john, | do mo-.
Cox then repeated the question, and 'atnr cut
into the road, and walked around ChamE",
and sad, "You have trc!>r'l HE, ani "ll
shoot you. The latter's eye 2augh glimpse
Of pistol in his hands, aud he dug his heels
into the mares N1uks, but she movcd very
sluggishly. Cox fired and wounded him in the
shoulder and the mare not moving off quickly,
a second shot struck her 10 the nostlits, and
she then started off, Cox runnlog after them,
and trying TO shoot them again The co!orcd
map finally escaped to the house Of Mr. Stephen
McCarty, his former master. Mr.. Met. was
examined AZ Witness but knew nothing OF the
facts except that Champe and the mare came
home wounded The person describing the
testimony said Mr. McCarty showed the feel.
ing, in behalf Of his former slave, which all
former slave owncrs cannot help feeling towards
them He said the cOl0red man was reliable,
had been raised by him, had stuck o him m
arar and IN peace up to the present time and,
it Is said, the manner Of the negro was Of
truth telling character, quiet, deliberate and
scif possessed, without any Tindictlvencss to-
wards Coz, who issnppOsed to be insane. Cox
was, however, sent on i0r final trial to our Cir
cult Court. He will probably be tried this day
two weeks.
The only other case for trial is hat Of Mrs.
Lydia Flock, an old woman OF probably sixty
years Ct age, for stealing some grcenbacss,
:
hoied that the poor old creature: who is out
on bali, will forfeit her recognizance; and that
her security may not lose | believe she has
property enough 10 indemnify him.
A large chanccry docket OF important cases
will be called at our Circuit, and there are a
great many cases in which "peremptory trials
in common law suits have been ordered. Oar
working Judge will, no doubt, Al far as posi-
bic, clear the docket.
Fine farming weather prevails, but i hear
that the ground has been packed very hard by
the rain.
have made diipent inquiry about the Rad
icai meeting that was TO have been held, aud |
believe it did not come off The old colored
residents here are Shrewd men, with gOod
eve 10 the main chance, and, | think. have
made up their minds that ''poIitic&' Won fill
their bellies or cIothe their back There are
several firm, consistent Union men here, but
they do not seem inclined to lead the van in
the march Of progress" and the movement
will, probably, be Only maa&ufabiy successful
! for that reason. AL1QLl3.
BUalHE33 AND PRIcE3 Daring the past week
or two it has been remarked that in all the
Northern commercial centres, business has
been more depressed than at any time since
the period Immediately preceding the com-
mcnccmcnt Of hostiIitiea in 1861. Nor is
| there prospect OF any early improvement.
Manufactures and commerce are dull, and
decniug The falling off in tue internal reye-
nue. IS consequently very great, and will be
more marked i month Or Two hence. lmpor-
tatiens have been LARGE since January, and
were increased by the expectation OF lie pas
sage OF the tariff bill before Congress. The
| dry goods market became dull, and &aea were
generally made, both Of domestic and imported
gonG2 below cost
The cotton cop OF the last year is nearly cx-
hausted. According TO the best authorities, it
amounted to two millions or twenlv-one hun
dred thousand bales The prices Of cotton
have fallen about seven cents pound since
the first OF January last. lie remainder Of
the crop will, it is supposed, bring about
third less than the portion already sold.
On the other hnad, we witness a remarkable
rise in the price OF hraadstuffs Flour is now
four or five dollars higher than it was when
gold was at the highest rate Of premium
| Quotations Of the best wheat are made in New
| Fork at from two and half to three dollars
buShel Excellent wheat has been received
from California, fact significant 0! the future
agricultural resources Ct that State. Cafor-
mia wheat, shipped TO Liverpool, has been
| lately eshlppcd Tor New ! DIRK, where bread
stuffs are higher than in any commercial port
of Eurole Corn is also HIGH notwithstand
ing the TACT that tie crop Of the last season
was estimated at Il thousand millions OF bush
els and it is the universal complaint that beef,
and provisions generally, arc higher than ever
The production of trcadstuff5 and provisions
is far short Of the demand for consumption,
while production in manufactured goods and in
coal has exceeded the demand The remedy
for deficient production Of breadstutfs may be
found in a favorable season for wheat and corn
and in the application to agriculture Of a
greater amount Of capital Skill and labor, -
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TIE SpECNBRETJEF EuND,--'lajor Gener-
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