Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-25
letter from the Springs.

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RAwLEY SPRINGS, ROCKINGHAM Co., Va.
july %, lS7U.-Thc waters OF these springs
are, according to the analysis Of Professor NAL
let, of the University OF Virginia, the strongest
chaybeate in the State, aud IS, as all who drink
them will Of necessity testify, when meal tue
comes, tinc appetser. In lact TINS comes u
be almost L trouble, as the resident physician
is all the time caulonlng us about oVctea''ps
thouph this evil may be in part due to the
morr then ordinary excellence Ct the table
MANAGEMENT These waters are an clilclcht
Alternative as well as tonic and Oh the irst lew
davis use, act as an apcrcnt. BUTT Is chiefly
as diuretc that its force seems cXtcnd"t., aud
it is certainly an admirable one.
Visitors are daily arriving here from dIltcT-
ent points in the State, from Baltimore and
Washington and from Georgia and Mississippi.
This seems to be popular place OF resort to lamI-
lies from AIbemarle and the adjacent counties.
Several Acxandrians are here also. Among
the board of directors Of The company note
tho name OF NJ. Y. PartIow, formerly OF Alex
andra at present residing in llarrlson5urg.
There is quite sprlnkIlng too OF hlldcS, who
OF course are always o noticeable leatu at
public resorts. The company here Is pleasant
and agreeable, each seeming to contribute his
or her portion 10 Tue EcHtlhi ihui VI "'''"'S
meut and entertainment
The ball room here SCENE iudtlercntIy
| patronized; spirit of luxurious lndolence
seeming 10 prevail, rendering such active
amuscmenls unpopular. Generally speaking
| the visitors seem bent on giving themselves the
largest liberty of recreation, their ideas develop
| ing mostly into good naturcd inactivity, ana
| though good deal of roaming over the NIL. Is
accomp ished, yet it is not q popular pestInie.
| PERHAPS after all those who have been pressed
| and driven with business all the season may
| gain as much good by lounginf st case for
few weeks as in any other way. II.
NORTH CARoL1NA.-Ch Justice Pcursun
gave his decision on Saturday 10 the babeas
corpus cases growing out OF the arrests made
! by Kirk, acting under orders issued by Cover
nor Holden. The Chief Justice decided that
| tho writ was not suspended and must be obey
| ed, and ordered it to issue in the CESS OF
Adophus q. Moore, one Of the pelltnne!S,
and eighteen others, directed to the marshal
of the Supreme Court OF North Carolina, VIC
! is ordered to bring the bodies of the persons
named before the chief justice, wherever found.
According to the meagrc statement given OF
Judge Pearson's opinion in the telegraphlc
dispatch, while declaring that the writ had not
been suspended, be at the same time justified
| Kinks refusal to obey it, upon the ground
that he was acting under the orders OF his
superior, the Governor. In the meantime,
some clue to the probable course OF events may
be had from the following paragraph which
appeared in yesterdays Washington Chronicle,
and the dispatch given from Governor Holden
/ to the editor of that paper.
THE following dispatch explains itself.
Governor Holden has command Of the position
| in cd bu
the President of the United States and by the
! Chief Justice of his own State
| "Raleigh ~. g., July %, lST0.-To John
| W. Forncy, editor of the Chronicle : Habeas
corpus case Just decided Chief Justice Pear
son substantially sustains the State government
and refuses to interfere W. w. HOLDEN,
| chairman State Republican tx. Com. "
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILROAD. The
work on the Kanawha and Western divisions
| of the Chesapeake and Oh railroad is being
! pushed as rapidly as the force at the disposal
of the contractors will admit. The question OF
labor, however, is serious one, but confident
expectations arc entertained OF the completion
OF this portion OF the road within the time
specified, 1st July, 1874. BY mat date trains
| will run from Big Sandy river to the mouth OF
Gauley river, distance OF % miles. The
company are now engaged in constructing a
| telegraph line from Big Sandy to the White
| Sulphur Springs. which will soon be completed.
3, g. 2. Il. R.-All along the entire line
| from Baltimore TO the Potomac river, we hear,
SAYS the Marlboro Prince Georgian, OF Saturday
! last, the most encouraging, cheering a2eoun IS
| oil the progress Of our railroad. Captain Moore
and his corps of engineers are busily engaged
10 clearing the way for the contractors, from
Brandywinc to the Potomac river; the grading
| is proceeding on the upper sections, between
Marlborough and the Charles county line, IN
| the most satisfactory manner; and the work On
| the Washington branch is also in most graft
| wing state cl torwardness.
Orders have been issued from the Navy De-
nartment TO the commandants ct navy yards 10
hurry on with all possible speed the complt-
lion OF every vessel that eau be placed atloat
,r;,b;n O re,.onahir time