Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-26

LoUDoUN COUNTY, VA.--lhe sabbath Schooi
attached to the Presbyterian Church OF Lees
bnrg. spent a pleasant day at Thomas's Grove,
on Thursdaylast.
MIR. Samuel Orison, caught black bass IN
the Potomac last week, that weighed TWO
hounds and three ounces.
Mr. j. Mortimer Kilgour delivered il very
eloquent and interesting address upon the Suo.
ect of Temperance at the, Court houSc u"
Tuesday night Of last week.
On Friday the LoudOun Camp Meetus near
HilIsborough, will be commenced. Al,
4 fine mare belonging 20 Capt JACOB NAN
ming, fell in an open ice-hOusc on FRIDAY morn,
ing, and killed hcrselfia her struggles 10 get
out. :.Itcco
for petit larceny, aud John BROOKS lcoi3feu )
committed lin default Of security tor peat
inc his wife, made their escape from the .iail OF
this county on Thursday night. hy cutting 4
hole through the wall. Another prisoner, con
fined in the same cell for perjury, declined to
accompany them on their midnight Journey.
The undivided half interest Of Z. W. John
SON in the lot and Stable on LoudOun Sueet'
in Leesburg now occupied By {. +, Fadley as
Livery Stable, and subject to ground rent
Saturday. Chas f. Fadley, purchaser.
On the same day, the commissioners sold
the undivided half OF 7. W. johnson,
in the brick house on Market street, atjo!ning
the Office OF the Mirror ana now occupied ~
JAS Nj. Wallace as dwelling, Tor sI''-'.
Jas. NJ. Wallace, purchaser.
j. j. Dillon on Friday last, resigned ma com
mission as Justice of the Peace under military
appointment.
MIR. Ewell Attwcll has just flushed neat
residence in the suburbs of the town-from
Building Association funds.
The drought continues. We have had
several promises of shower since our last
issue, but they have ali ended in sunshine, OF
the hottest sor;.
Rev. David Shoafi, OF the NJ. +. Church,
South, who has been lying dangerously Ill tor
some days past, st his home IN Middlcburg,
was, we regret to learn, no better on Tuesday
morning, and serious fears were cntrr!aned o.
his recovery. -Lom{oW .NtJor.
THE LATE SOLAR ECLIPSE.-A letter from
Gustave Fraukenstein, the painter, gives some
interesting observations on the phenomena in
connection with the solar eclipse, rs viewed by
him at the point Of totalty, Shelbyrille, n.y.,
August 7tb. lie says:
during the whole time OF totally brilliant
spot OF light exhibited the most cXtraordinar.
activity at the lower edge OF the moon. i little
TO the right OF vertical diameter. 1t was OF
a pinkish hue. compared with the sIlvery light
Of the corona, looked much like star, and was
mistaken for such by great numbers oil the
people. Sparks or darts OF light were contln-
ually shooting ont OF it from behind the dark
moon, and its intensity was incomparaoy
greater thar the light OF the corona.
81 have mentioned tie sud len transformation
of the Illuminated portions Of the heavens into
shade, and shade into light, at the approach OF
totality. During the reign OF the corona 1t oc'
cupied the centre OF violet shaded sky,
bounded far to the left and to the right by a
circular outline, beneath which to the horizon
on either hand the sky gIowed strangely WITH
yellow strca1s OF long, tim lines OF cloud, be
tween which the eye could penetrate lLio the
vast depths OF space. Then, as totahty was
passinp away, the shadow in the air could DC
very distinctly seen to sweep across the SKY
from right to left, until it approached the mar
gin Of the moon, and the sun burst forth again.
''The duration Of totality seemed to me OF
very great extent and, Instead OF period OF
two minutes and II half, 1T was to me moro like
an eternity The glorious picture OF heaven
and earth which | enjoyed and studied during
those few minutes was lifetime OF delight ana
a universe of instruction. | was awakened
from the beautiful dream by the sudden reap
pearancc Of the beautiful star like light of the
first point of the suns disc, which might be
likcned to the intensity and activityof hun
dred power Sirius, and which again awakened
the most -apturous emotions 10 the soul and it
was then and then only, that became con-
scious of the fact that the eclipse was over
that for me it had fed forever from the regions
OF celestial space; that it was too late to be re.
called. This only was left OF il; beautiful
picture hanging on the walls OF the chamber OF
memory, framed in golden rccoectlons, ana to
which the mind shall revert as long lille
shall endure and be gladdcncd for evermorc.
"GuSTAVUS FRANKENSTEIN.
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MD We are
still in the midst Of one Of the most distressing
droughts known for many years. Corn and
vegetation IN most OF the field are past rCsuS