Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-01
Letter from Clarke County.


WHITE Posi-, CLARKE County, Va, May
9th, 1868. The quarter y term of our court
commenced its session en- Monday last, and
would probably have continued all the week,
but ia consequence of the lateness Of the sea-
son, it was wisely deemed best to dismiss the
Jury after the first day and adjourn the court,
and thus enable large number of men to re-
turn to their important farming duties Judge
Parker's court after weeks session adjourned
on the 10th. The Grand Jury failed to make
single Indictment which argues we'll for the
ssunreconstructed rebels" in this part Of Dis
trict No. l. a1 sffE s5
Our people seem wide awake as 10 the inp0r-
lance OF resisting the vile constitution sought
to be imposed upon the State. No better ar
gument can be used than by circulating that doc,
ument The opposition to it here may be sad
to be unanimous among white people. We are
fortunate enough in this county to have not
more than handful OF white Radicals. Their
combined strength leaves them in a consdcra,,
Bile minority. The homestead 6id will avail
nothing.
From this most distastcful subject will turn
to the more pleasing one OF our agricultural
prospects. The wheat (which IS our important
crop) has steadily improved, and though some
of the more backward gives indications OF ty, the
crop as a general thing is too far advanced to
be thus affected, and may be considered as
quite safe from most Of its enemies which, par
don me, I fear is more than nc poor rcbs can
yet say of oursclves;) the growth OF straw has
already been secured favorable weather tor the
grain to form is all that is now needed to insure
us good crop In consequence or the almost
incossant rains, corn planting has been very
much retarded, a large number not yet having
gotten through with their pl0ughlng The
| breadth Of land planted will necessarily be
somewhat curtalIed.
The face OF the country never presented q
more beautiful appearance, the growth OF grass
being most uyuriant The forest ALSO which
| in this section is unsurpassed at all times, Is
particularly beautiful at present. 1t is no won
| der that our Northern brethren should be at
tracted, and desire, as many of them 90, to set
| tie in our midst. Several sales have been made
to Marylanders, also one or two to tar OFT South
erncrs The prices usually asked and Obtained
| arc about what they were previous to the War,
the currency being made equal. The Manassas
| Railroad though completed to It's nearest point
| to this county, will be Of little practical use so
| long as there is no bridge over the north branch
Ton ,,orsons aro p;lIino Ia ford there with vehi
n,os a. INV t;ma and vrr frenucntIv it is entire
w. ;,,anoas;bio Nosrlv or nnite all the travel
G, ~, Ln~o ~ Wosb;,oton Alexandria or Rich
n,ond anoc bv wav If The Winchester Railroad
| or else some Of the various stage routes where
| as by way of the Manassas is very much the
nearest and cheapest. We much hope the
RAILROAD Company will take TINS m matter IN IN
lanG' 'tuu hH'o .,ic ui,I to",o,r md no
Vi "tIen co'i>.i Io,oG ~ n,, noaJa r'r;to =
tGuot were inc ap5cI'0n l;o" H hot n tL.f
liDeral anloun a., eoula Oo i''S0' '''" - '''N'
o0T'S ;ii'u Str,shuro connection is
d. SIa'ioSs.'' %,'' ro ~. sooJy construction if
! Constructed At a)l
! The fruit crop with us is quite a failure as
COMPARED with last year no variety seems to
be abundant, and almost total failure with
some. NJ
|
The Richmond Enquirer says We near lha'
communication to the Commanding General re
mcstipu thai tic p,i;ayncn discharged by
"Mavor'' j,I.aj,ooa be rnnstatcd; or, if this
| cannot he done, that he be removed. HIS
reason for pursuing this course IS, that his men
| having been removed Tor POLITICAL reasons alon"
are guilty Of TO chine OF which he Is lLnCccht,
ard he does DOT wish TO hold the 0f1cc, II MS
| men are to discharged Tor dong Wnlt lie hd"
dome himself"
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| In New Yuk, on Saturday night fire at
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