Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-11

and appreciate your motives the same.
Having had the felicity of listening to one
of the Generals short speeches, and being dis
posed to comply with his request, the party
shook hands with him and retired.-Not hH'
letter from LOuIOun County.
| Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette]
| LEEsBURG, Va, Nov. 9-This being one of
our quarterly terms there was a considerable
number of people in town.
Several tracts of land were offered for sale.
The farm of Isaac G. Nichols, about five
miles southwest of Leesburg, was sold to MIR.
| Richard Rogers, for $40. 023 per acre.
| 1t is an excellent mountain farm, and espe-
cially adapted to fruit raising.
The home farm of the late VIM. Ewers, on
the turnpike, between Aide aud Snickersville,
and containing 2l5 acres, with an excellent
house, was sold to Mr.. John W. Cockerlle, OF
this county, for $50 so per acre.
| The back farm of the same estate, with
good house, sold for $45 per acre, to Mr.. 5.
Q. Grove, of Maryland
These lands are all good, aud if situated on
the railroad would have brought from S65 to
! SIS per acre.
So much for facilities for reaching market.
The political bias of the country people |
| Gen. Grant reticence makes us little Gu
rious to know what his views and actions will
be, but we are determined to wait patiently
until the oracle speaks.
The private givings out of those who know
| Gen. Grant are iudices Of peace and concllla-
! ton, and there is no dependency as | can per-
ceive ia the publ, mind.
There is no feeling on the Stay Law question
as it is pretty generally believed that there will
| be no extension.
The sales made by trustees will bring on suit
if parties buy on Court terms, and these will
extend the time Of payment over two more
years.
One more rouad crop will place almost all
our former debtors fully upon their feet.
| The weather to day was rather unpleasanty
warm, and | am now writing with comfort IN q
room that has had no fire in it since yesterday
| morning.
| On the Blue Ridge there was snow on the
| 3lst Of October, and rain here
In 1867 and in 1866 we had our first snow
| here "a mere spat) on October 81, and in 1865
| on November D.
| A singular uniformity of falling weather al
most on the same day-in fact on the same day
in three successive years
| 1t is said the wheat has come up very well {;
the corn is extremely light, say from 10 to %
bushels, instead Of the usual crop OF 80 to 80
bushels per acre.
| The hay crop was good one. ALIoUIs.
RETURN OF A WANDERER. 1t has already
been mentioned that after an absence Of q
years from Annapolis, Md, an absence full Of
thrilling adventures and eventful details, Mr..
Gilbert Murdoch is again in Annapolis. The
| Annapolis Examiner says:
| "In 1916 he LETT here, under Major Emory,
| T.. S. army, to assist 10 establishing the United
States boundary line between California and
| Mexico. Soon alter, the appropriation became
exhausted, and Mr.. NJ. received an appoint
ment in the custom house at Monterey Re
firing from this position after years service,
he spent one year as mayor of the city, and
| four years as public auctioneer. Marrying
| Miss Flegg, he shipped as q passenger to the
| Sandwich Islands, and soon after spent i've
| years in auctoneering In Melbourne, Australia,
| as a member Of the firm of Mcpherson & Co.
| Purchasing the brig Marion Ellen" he start
ed ia company with his wife and child for
trading voyage, but was wrecked on reef not
| laid down on charts of navigation. His wife
and child were drowned before his eyes
| on this reef, coasting one of the Java Islands.
| He was taken prisoner by the savages,
! but after eight weeks, IN company Win announcer
prisoner, escaped, put to sea in canoe, was
| picked up by friendly vessel, and taken to
Australia Impoverished by misfortune, he
undertook the abors of miner. After spend.
ing considerable time in this dangerous. and
undesirable avocation, he rejoiced in receiving
from thu, American consul letters forwarded to
him by Secretary Seward from his mother and
surviving friends in this city, enclosing drafts
to enable him to return. He Immediately
shipped, via Callao, Panama aud Aspinwall tor
New York, and after voyage Of IS days was
welcomed by his friends in this city on the
evening of the 18th ult Mr. NJ. confesses that
home is the best place he has seen"
WASHINGTON ITEMS. The Dyer court-mar-
tial assembled yesterday, and adjourned after
reading the report of the Select Committee of
the Senate concerning General Dyers admin.
istration of the affairs of his bureau,
The Circuit Court commenced It's November
term to-day, when the calendar was called, and
a number of cases were disposed OF by settle
ment Chief Justice Cartier will preside this