Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-04-05
Letter from Hanover County.

Some eight days ago two colored boys, nearly
grown, quarreled about their rations One at
tempted to open the box, in which he supposed
the other bed sccretcd the article in question.
licensed at this, the one seized an axe and
struck the other on the neck with the edge,
laying open the muscles and ligaments to the
bone, and exposing the large vessels. There
being 10 civil officer in our section, no notice
was taken of it until to day; when it became
evident the wounded boy must die, the perpe-
traitor OF the deed was arrested by the citizens,
and sent under guard to Richmond.
\ lew weeks ago colorcd man was rolling
an empty wheelbarrow, and suddenly falling,
struck bis chin against the handle. and died in
stanty supposed to have been "tricked. A
few days after, another man in the same family
was taken sick, and, after lingering for two
weeks, was seized with convu'sons. The III
tcrvals between them were several hours at
first, bat gradually lessened until Tor the last
torty-eight hours they were hut few moments
having had ioIty-iour during one night. 10
one Of his lucid intervals h. told his physician
that the Lord had revealed 10 him what was
the matter: 81 have been hurte't; l bad
difficulty about a woman, and she has trlcked
mc-nobody can cure me but trick doctor.
The country was secured for miles around TO
secure one, but none could he found, and the
poor fellow resigned himself to his fate, and
died in great agony The whole coored commu-
nifty gathered around his dying bed. and made
the welkin rtsound with their waliings and
lamentations.
The following story is related and actually
earnestly believed by our coored sovereigns
4 gentleman in Caroline county was taken very
sick. A coored doctor accidentally called 10,
and requested to be admitted to his presence :
so soon as he saw him, he told him he had been
hurried" and ii he would take his medicine
he could be cured A dose was given, and the
wife directed to watch its effects closely. 1t
operated as a purge, aud worm eighteen
inches long was produced, OF most teroclous
disposition, striking madly and venomousy at
all who approached it The doctor returned
the next day, and repeated the dose Acting
as before, large beetle was discharged, two
inches in its transverse diameter, and long IN
proportion also possessed OF most malignant
propensties, &c.-atfording entire relief
Say what you may of the mcnta! and moral
capacity of the black man, one trick doctor
can sway and control whole communities OF them
from their wsest Swans to their most ldlotIc
dots, despite constitutions, laws, Congress, and
radicalism. HANOVER.
HANOVER COUNTY, April 2nd, 1869.
DEATH OF Mr.. CHARLES s. FAIRFAX.
Charles Snowden Fairfax died at Barnum' 5
City Hotel in this city, yesterday morning,
aged 10 years. The deceased was born at Van
cluse, Fairfax county, Va, on the Sth OF March,
1929, but for some years has resided in Calfor
MIA, having served as speaker of the House OF
Do,> nf thof Sfofo in h.
sequently for five years was clerk OF the Supreme
Court OF the same State. He was chairman Of
the California delegation TO the Democratic
National Convention which assembled in New
York last uIy, and is the second member OF
that delegation who has died, Col. Thomas
Hays having expired on the steamer on his
way to New York. The deceased MIR. Fairfax
was thoroughly identified with the State OF his
adoption, and was well known and respected
on the Pacific coast. lie stood high in the
Masonic fraternity, the members OF which In
this city I e already arranged to send large
delceadHA Tith the body to tho place OF inter,
ment. 1ae deceased was collaterally related
to Thomas, the sixth Baron Fairfax, who hay
Ing relinqnished his English estates to bis
brother Robert. came over to America and
settled on plantation of more than million
Of acres in Virginia, which he Inherited from
his mother, Catharino Colepepper. Thomas
Fairfax was the first person who employed
George Washington as surveyor. Robert
Fairfax died in 1893. when the immense estate
descended to the Rev. Bryan Fairfax, a second
cousin, who became the eighth Baron. Charles
Suowden Fairfax, the subject of the above no.
tice, was the great grandson Of the Rev. Bryan
Fairfax, and succeeded to the title OF Lord
Fairfax in lS46-a title, however, which he
never claimed, prcierrirg to die as he had lived,
an American citizen. SIN.
JUBTLANT--The following hand bill was cir,
cuatcd on Saturday. 1t was adorned by a
spread eagle, stars, &c.
LET the Loyal Heart Rejoice Rcpubli-
cans A public meeting will DO held on Capt.
tol Square, on Monday next, April, 9Th, at a
n pncL N IN lnr tip puru0Sn of pYprasslnp