Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-02-24
letter from Fairfax County.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
The monthly term of our County Court, az
ter meagre session of one day and ffteer
minutes, adjourned Tuesday morning. There
was no criminal business done, though our jai
is pretty we'll stocked with parties who are tt
furnish entertainment in that line, and more
are at large under bonds to appear at March
and other Courts, for the same purpose. The
Commonwealth Attorney, however, will moi
bring any to trial till Grand Jury has indict
ed them-as the clearly Unconstitutional ma
turo of the late act of Assembly, changing the
proceedings in criminal trials renders such a
thing necessary. There was no civil business
either, further than the committing of few
worthless estates to the Sheriff, the substituting
of several seedy individuals as trustees 10 the
place Of dead men, in deeds Of trust on ditto
lands, obtaining judgment on few useless mo-
tons for interest, under the Stay Law, and al,
diting constables and jailors accounts.
The Sheriff called vaiuly for tax payers; the
lawyers eyed their clients askant, but IN vain
watched for the expected fee, the collectors got
nothing but promises Tor their pains, and the
criers bawled themselves hoarse over land,
horses, &C., that could not rise to the KNOCK
down" point The turin" lawyers looked
on in agony few minutes, and then rushed
en- maasSe to Tyler's bar-1oom, where, by the
aid Of good fire, and other stimulants they
kept the vital spark alive and closely guard
ed, till the hour for retiring came.
One courageous gentleman-a Mr.. Lppin-
colt, of New Jersey-had the hardihood to
purchase tract of land for Sl4 per acre, (thc
Beckwith tract, near Union Mills, sold by Com
mission Love-, but from the fact that he did DO
so, with the intention of putting it in grapes,
creates the inference that he had been indulsing
in the juice of those same, to an improper cx-
tent, when he made the purchase.
There have been private sales OF land, how
ever lately, at much better figures. Capt. i.
w. Wakefield has bought 300 acres at Anan-
dale, fer $50 per acre. and Mr. j. II. Ghcen,
OF the Western Superfluity OF your city has
purchased is acres, of A. II. Ives, near Falls
Church, at $39.2l per acre.
The main feature Of Court was OF were) the
two ''mcctins" A Conservative meeting was
held to organize under the State plan \ on
have already published its regular proceedings.
The irregular part consisted of speeches. Not.
withstanding the wcll-pu advice implied in
Governor Letcher's great speech at the State
Convention, "a still tongue makes wise
head, there were some speeches here. Col
D. I. Dulany explained the object of the meet
ing in an earnest, fearless and eloquent speech;
COL John Powell also explained the object in a
fearless, eloquent and earnest Speech and Col.
NJ D. Ball also explained the object in an elo-
quent, earnest and fearless speech. The object
being fully explained, the meeting soon dis
patched its business. Politics on the other side
of the house just now are dormant. am
watching my friend Tucker (almost the lone
star up here now, and will at once acqualnt you
if he stirs.
The other meeting was that OF the Fairfax
and Georgetown Turnpike Corporators. The
object of this meeting having been also fully
explained, it was resolved to go ahead and
build that turnpike. So, look out, Alexandria !!
Bowie knife is gaining on you
You may infer from my letter that we had a
dull Court. If so, your inference is like Jud ge
Underwood's chargc--ta7sc. We had quite
1.-THE reversion." Mr. Tyler can vouch for the
rush" on his hotel and at A. Fox's choice
new den, in close proximity to your correspond
ent's sanctum, the mirth and fun, east and fu
rious," has never been equaled since that mem
orable occasion, narrated by Mother Goose,
when, In the den of one OF the same family
in glorious glee,
"The little ones picked the bones OIL"
PEQUoD.
n,rn1.1, ~ TT EoLr,or,, O7et 1893