Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-09-16
U,nttap. from, LoEdoun County.

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.l
LEEsBURG Va, Sept l5.-Our Court day
yesterday Was pretty we'll attended, in conse-
ouence of the rains of the last two or three
days. which made it too wet to plough.
There were several cases OF misdemeanor
tried, all for assault and battery. Two Of them
resulted irsacquttals, and one in fine of $40,
so that you may we'll imagine they were trivial
affairs.
The rains have improved the late corn, but
now the farmers are dreading an early frost to
spoil the hopes newly excited.
By the way, have you ever observed that the
tillers of the soil almost always are exceptions
to the poets declaration that
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Nor never is, but always to be blest."
They seem to be the most highly blest Of all
the sons of earth, and yet they never look
for anything but disaster.
There have been myriads of caterpillars pes
tering everybody, and the ladies in particular.
It is said by some that they follow the locusts,
and truly they are a queer progeny OF such
garrulous parehts, for they tread with noiseless
step, and the first intimation you have OF them
is miserable crawling sensation about the col
lar or behind the ears, or may be on the top OF
the head which you take for fly, and straight
way make slap at him, and 10 dreadful cat.
erpillar reveals himself to your disguised sensl-
bilities.
The mosquito pest, which you have SO much
complained of, has not been here at all this
wear; or an occasional bite and a rare small
song only reminding US of the worse fate of our
neighbors.
On all hands, on the contrary, you hear the
music Of the drummer5 as they play the tunes
OF 'Patapsco," Busseys, Peruvian, Bone Dust
Flour OF Bone Potomac Mills, and down to the
common manure of the stables, which is thrown
out into the yard, and left exposed to the ex-
hausting rains and the evaporating suns, until
its substance is gone and then men wonder that
it has no more effect.
Whereas, if if they will only make rail pens,
and throw it 10, and occasionally press it down,
and put some plaster on it, if it begins to show
any smoke or fog, or emit any smell, they will,
ut the coming on CT seeding time, have three
times as much manure as they will under the
old treatment. | have tried this plan, and am
satisfied that one ton oil plaster used IN the sta
bic and in the pen. will fix and utilize assmuch
ammonia as is to be found In most OF the Eek
celsiors" of the present day.
may be treading on unknown ground, but
[ have had lite Of varied experience and
must speculate or stagnate!
Your local reporter was entirely mistaken IN
saving that the Neusvillc Church had been
burned. | heard the report two weeks ago
from the editor of the Washing toniln, who in
vestigated it and found it to be entirely without
foundation. ...-
But I am sorry to say the military order has
not been regarded by Rev. Mr.. Krlgcn, OF
one of the churches, and his congregation
On Sunday last Mr.. Hicks, of the other
Church, went there to fill his appointment,
when he found the doors locked and the keys
gone, and young man, named John NJ
Thompson, who was in the Loudoun Guard, OF
the 18th Virginia Infantry, tor while, but by
hook or by crook became courier, took his
horse by the bride and led it from the church
down to the road. Just then William F. Bar
rctt, D. s., came up and told Mr.. Hicks that
# he wanted the use Of the house he should
have it, and Mr.. Hicks told him he would give
way for that day to Mr. Kriglcn. Barrett
asked him to 60 and say the same to him,
which he di1, but Mr.. K. refused to preach,
giving as a reason that the minds OF the people
we're too much disturbed to listen to preaching
that day. '-'
I believe the collision is explained in this
way: les, out Of ia, members prefer the
Church South, and it being their church build
ing they determined not to have preaching
every other Sunday, but on the second and
fourth Sundays, leaving the church unsuppled
for the first and third, and vacant for the fifth
Sunday, whenever that might occur !, this was
as is alleged, to prevent confusion and collision
and actually resulted in collision as above stated;
| have heard that the Sheriff has determined
20 remit the matter to the military authorities
for their action. Is it not singular that Christ
iaus, SO named, will thus quarrel? ALIQUIs.