Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-28

. LEEsBURG, Va-We call the attention Of
persons In the cities intending to spend the hot
days of summer in the country, to the manifold
advantages of Leesburg as a temporary home.
1t is situated in the midst Of a fertile and pic
.turesque country, affordiug many pleasant
drives and much good society. ltls 81 miles
from Alexandria by the A. b.. u a. Railroad,
and about the same distance from Washington
city.
After June 1st, there will be two trains daily,
one leaving Alexandria about I past and
reaching Leesburg at 1915, and returning
leaving Leesburg at 1915, and reaching Alex
andria at $50 the other train leaves Lecsburg
at 6 o'clock a. M, and reaches Alexandria at
S, and returning leaves Alexandria at o'clock
y. m. reaching Leesburg at early candle light
Thus persons can come to Leesburg after BUSH
ness hours and return the next morning ID
time to attend even to their duties in the gov
eminent Offices There is q stage line daily to
the Point Of Rocks connecting with the Baltl-
more & Ohio r. R., and trlweekly line to
Winchester, leaving Leesburg upon the arrival
of the cars on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days, and returning on Wednesdays, Fridays
and Mondays in time to meet the cars. There
are two good hotels, several excellent boarding
houses, and some private families occasionally
take boarders during the summer. There are
two Methodist, one Episcopal and one Presby,
terrain Church in the town. The schools are
numerous ard excellent, and present good op
portunities for obtaining education on favor
able terms.
The town is abundantly watcrel from a
spring about half mile from the centre OF the
town. and bynunerous pumps attordlng health
giving water. ..... :,
The places of interest in the ncighborhood
are Balls Bluff, about miles distant, and Nit.
Gilead about miles from the latter place you
can take in panoramic view OF nearly all or
Loudoun county, with the views Of the Cobler
Mountains in Fauquier and the Sugar-loat IN
Maryland. ... .... -..
AS saubrious region this section is unsur-
passed in the world, and presents the peculiar
advantages above named together with album
dant supplies Of all sorts of fruit, to attract
visitors or settlers, for whom the three livery
stables will furnish excellent vehicles for the
drives. -LoudOua Mirror. ..
THE FAMOUS OYsTERER IN New YORK IS
described by the correspondent Of the Boston
Advertiser as follows:
"One of tho most noted places in New York
is 'Dorlan's,' at Fulton Market 1t is small
den ola place. plainly furnished. tables without
cloths floor without carpet, white delft ware
but all scrupulously clean. Here gentemen
crowd, who at homo dine off Of porcelain and
have silver plato on their tables. Fastidous
ladies, who, at home, dwell in palaces and SIT IN
perfumed chambers, on their way home from
the opera or the play can be seen taking stew
or saddlerock fry. Sometimes the crowd Is
so great that the bellies and madamcs of the up
per ten have to stand in a row waiting their
turn. In all parts of the world, including
China and Japan, Dorlan's fame as an oyster
man is known. Mention oysters to an Ameri-
can anywhere, and the name of Dorian comes
up. Thirty-one years ago. Dorian opened. his
oyster stand on the site OF his present establish
ment From that time to this he has continued
business on the same spot; and near it he was
born He is about the only original knlcker'
booker that I have seen in business in New
York. He is about fifty years of age, and has
the look of pilot, one accustomed to the
sea. He has made fortune in his business,
but he still! serves his customers in person and
attends personally to al the details of his trade.
With his coat off, sleeves rolled up and with
out hat, indoors and out, he receives orders,
success, as expressed by himself, is based on
this I have always been temperate and indus
trious. 1 have never served an imperfect artl-
Gle. have everything cooked in the best style
tiers, my butter is sweet, my oils cannot be sur.
passed in the world On these three articles
have made my money. I trust nothing to sub
ordinates. treat every one with courtesy
and demand civility on the part of every one
of my employees. Every one knows that L
can be trusted and that order will be faith
fully fulfilled I have money enough, but like.
my business, and as I must have some employ
ment shall probably be found here as long as
Ilive.'" i j. rga ~ --.'. s-a a..s. .=.a
YOUNG NApoLEoN's FIRST CoMMUNIoN.-
The Prince Imperial of France received his
first communion in the Tuileries Chapel a few
days ago. A Paris letter says:
It was administered by the Archbishop Of
Paris, and not, by the Bishop of Adras. The
lattar nrelate nnlu assistad Of the ceremnnv