Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-10-23
setter from UppervzRge. Va.

rCorrespondence of the WaTrenton Sentinol.l
The usual hustle and stir attendant on . wed
| ding agitaEed our little village last week. 1T
tha regide nce of Captain Henry Dulany, (Who
lives within short distance? ne nnPc'das n u
! Miss Jennie Powell, Of this county, were cee-
brated. The ceremony was. perlorrned by tie
Rev. Dr.. Minnegerode, assisted by inc ne rev,
Mr.. Kinsolving Gems tlt5. Lee sn nI MHii Rn
Archie Randolph, and many other friends ana
scouaintances were present. Harmony Nlno-
n nos and GOOD will reigned throughout the Cir
Gle assembled and 'al went merry as mar
rage bell" ,..,-...;,o, oo.+
Ipperville is situated about three miles east
If tha Blue Ridge, en- the Winchester and Al
| exandria Turn pike, the most healthy ana peau-
| tiful section Of the Piedmont Reglon. nature
nowhere claims o grander panorama tina mere
nresents itself as the eye rests on these glorious
Mountains where ridge after ridge succeeds
eoch other, far into dim nothingness. Nor IS 1t
beauty Of landscape only that distinguishes US;
the energy of people (malmed ana G;;1i : or
Glorious mountains, stands forth in all its gran
! 3eur We havo five stores, four churches ana
an academy, all in q Aourishing condition; with
q progressive movement, and working people
many succeeding generations. May the results
of their honest toll far exceed their most bill
liant anticpatons The merchants kaVo Just
returned with their fall goods. They have dis
played good taste end judgment in their seec-
lions, and will supply the necessities OF the
neighborhood. with case to themselves and
comfort to our people. Our churches are al
under the care Of judicous men, who ere work
ing with willing hearts and hands for their PEG
pies good.
Wa havo daily stage TO Piedmont Station,
on the O., 4. & M. 4. R., six miles distanD
which carries the nail and furnishes transport
tation for travellers; also, o trl-weakly stage
from Winchester end Alexandria, lou see
we are ready for fresh lmportatloAs. oeAo on
the settlers, we have plenty OF WORK 70 CN!'
forth their sleeping energies.
| The recent rains have impedcd the farming
operations, and in consequence the farmers
have not all finished seeding; a large crop WI
he nut in. and most earnestly do l hope that
large golden fields of waving grain may greet
them in the coming harvest. Tho small crops
| of corn this year will l fear, bring sad want
among the working classes. The crops mere ere
short but better than in other sections that
have heard from.
MANY thousand stock cattle have passed
through here. brought from the West, all in
fine order but held at such high figures that
but few have been purchased by our farmers.
SrOCKs.-Immediatcl after the result Of
the State elections was known a verG material
rise in Government bonds as we'll as the bonds
of the Southern States and also railway stocks
took place in Wall street, and was attributed
to reyiying confidence occasioned by the pros
meet of Gen. Grants election. The recent cleo
tons were referred to as indicating q certainty
of Gen. Grants triumph, and the EZRA OF good
feeling,' it was alleged, was laaugnrated by
the improved value Of public securities OF all
kinds. The bubble burst on Tuesday last, and
yesterdays New York Times records the iact
that 1.-The public funds were hammered down !
to II per cent" and that the atcOftemporary
aid to even the best borrowers went up to the
full legal figure of seven per cent. Stocks CT
all kinds took set k-Eirginia per Ct !;
Missouri ] North Carolina l Erie !. The
excitement ia some OF the Western stocks,
about four o'clock, was intense. The North
vests fell to 90, and the st. Paul to par after
selling on Friday last at II per CT The era
of good feeling came 10 & speedy end.-L0H.
7 Conn.
FROM MISSOURI Senator Henderson spoke
last night in St. Louis &c presented scath-
ing review OF the election law 10 Missouri, de-
, uouncing the understandable power given to re-
eisters. He predicted that the measure would
result in driving The Radical party from power
in Missouri lie urged that the privilege OF
voting should be given to those who were SUB
iect to pardon by the Presidents amnesty pro-
clamation advocated the modification Of the
tariff, the Withdrawal OF the military from the
t South, and the payment Of bonds il green
backs. He defended his vote on the ilnpcach-
ment question, and spoke of'the Domocratlc
candidates as loyal able, and distinguished
men, but said he would vote Tor Grant. Sc.
rous trouble is anticipated in the State over
registration Radical registration boards are
disouafying voters. In one township in
Platte county over two thirds Of the number
registered have been objected to.
| -.-
DREADFUL DEATH.-I MassiltOn, Ohio, .
few days ago, an old man, ramel Nyer was
shouting loudly fer Seymour, which offended
some of the citizens who prevailed upon their
town sergeant, to put him (Nlycr) into the
calaboose, as a disorderly person A short time
after Myers incarceration flames were seen Is
suing from the prison, and his screams were
, heard calling for help. Assistance soon came,
but no key nor marshal was there, aud the
door was heavy double plank, and it took near
fifteen minutes to break it open. When found,
Myer was horribly burned and insensl5le. The
timber of the burning roof had fallen Ga his
back, as he had laid down fiat on his face near
the door to get air and protect his face. The
Door man was restored to sensibility, but could
give no satisfactory account as TO the origin
Of the fire. He fingered till next day. in great
suffering, when he died.
UNIVERSITY OF EA.-Students are still COM
ing in by twos and thrces every day. There
are some, however, who delay entering their
names to the last moment Some are iasti-
dous aboutrooms, some about boarding houses,
and again, some desire to know something OF
the neighbors who may be brought in contact
with them before they bind themselves perma-
nently by atfixing theirnames to the books. The
entire number is about AS, of whom 4l5 have
entered their names on the books Of the lnstltu
ton. The following is statement OF the num-
bers from several States: Alabama &c. Ark
ansas 3; District of Columbia 8 California |;
Florida 4; Georgia q; Kentucky :; Illinois 3;
Louisiana Z; Mississippi %; Maryland AZ:
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