Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-02
Letter from GuiIEOrd,

rCorrespondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
GUILFoRD, w. & o. r. r. Aug 1st, lS70.-
Nowadays we often hear OF old fashioned Viz
cipia entertainments. but rarely have VIC an
opportunity of actually enjoying them in tho
Genuine old, time hnnorod gcniaty Of the good
old State.
II was our fortune, however, Oh Saturday
Inf 10 b. lrcs,:nl 81 q gathering u number
of the most highly respected and oldest lnhab-
rapts OF the ucighborhOOd o! Gulilurd station,
IN tho ". l. O. X. H., which Vas s. repete
with the ,rueerhial gn0i cher AL happy tel
nwShip O! ell Virginia. that i; is !uIl 'S0rthy
notice. a.,
station. has recently been cleared Up AND I'M
proyed by a liac pavilion with The usual up
nendagcs requisite to entertain pic nIc party.
And here on Saturday morning under an un-
clouded sky, with cool delightful atmosphere
collected vehicles Of various kinds, burdencu
with iovia fathers, sweet voiced smiling moth
crs, merry young folks, and those ever import,
ant companiments-t baskets-W hat would
| be picnic if the baskets were lett at home
| Evidently all were bent on day OF rest and
| pleasure, perfect freedom from care, and the
bright flces that left the ground at the close
| OF the day, bore testimony that none were dl5'
| appointed And the sleek, sprightIy animals
with the neat, substantial carriages Sc runner,
ously displayed, tod we'll for the energy and
| thrift OF their owners, many Of whom have,
within the last five years, had to begin lie
over again" with no other capital than lew
barren fields
GuiIfori has, in j surprisingly short Time,
risen from an uuimportsnt railroad station to
what bids fair to be- ere long, tt)urlShng VII
| lage.
liz now boasts (besides one or two otheFs)
| large and we'll supplied store, in which may
be found choice collection OF every variety 0!
merchandise also, an apothceary, whccIwllzht
and blacksmith SHOPS.
The beauty Of the surrounding scenery, :hc
healthy climate, and the adaptablhty OF the
soil TO the growth of fruit ESPECIALLY the peach
and grape) have attracted many enter2rlsing
gentlemen from distance, who have purchas
| ed leased, or rented tracts varng from three
to three hundred acres each and their efforts
united with those OF the older residents nave
done much to improve and bcauu!y the itlsL-
| borhood, and form community IN which may
be numbered ladies aud gentlemen OF rare IN
telligeuce and refinement, representatives OF
the leading professions, as we'll as accomplish
ed farmers and skiiltul mechanics: while anonE
the humber classes is manifest a spirit OF uE-
usual industry, honesty, ncatErsS AMI economy.
| \ Sunday school has been 0rgan!Z1d and
| divine service is he'd there once Or t|!ce rach
| Su1dlv. Arrangements arr bang made 10
erect al IA cary hnr cht:rh aii sch0o'
| huu>r. '.
WHEAT tRor FALTINI orr. -SG". t!r
thre.hing season lla& s. in We hear r''Ini'i:l"iS
! from all quarters a - the shnrtnc$1 OF tie
| wheat crop. One gentleman tells; uS that he
| has lust thrcshcd 1853 bushels from field On
which he raised 1900 bushels preceding the
war This vas on choice Rappahannork rlTcr
| land More care waa taken this Jrar ami lhc
crop was pitched at greater cost than ii the
| former case. Another farmer tells Iii that he
| seeded 20 bushels on liver land and has Just
thrrshcd, the yield being only zoo bushels,
| And another that in field which produced
,UIG bushels last year, the return thus year,
With guano, was only ijo hm'hc;%. Another
| tanner who used one and q half tons 81 gnanH,
! and seeded l., bllShcis,of wheat has n;t thrc~iI
| ed - bushels. In view OF such lac;S ii tic
! farmer rcaiz2s 50 per busheI be viii .calc2y
| be able to make buckle and tongue meet. a
| farmer who seeded nearly loo bushels ANA ar
pcd three tons oil different kinds OF fertilizers,
| says any one may have his crop who vii! take
| Is at .l0n bushels. - fredericksburg UrdM
THE RICHMOND DISTRIcr.--An unusually
active contest is in progress among the ladi-
| Gals for the nomination in the Metropolitan
Congressional District. 1t il so largely lsadi.
cal hat the nominee is almost certain OF all
| election. Porter IS leaving no store unturEch
| in order to secure he nomination. Judge Al
| fred Morton, j.. H. Chandler, Il. ". Gi'i1,
Dr. Charles s. Mills, and John Oliver, co!orcI,
aspire to Porter's seat. The Conservatives ire
quiet, and may cIler no candidate il they have
q choice presented them between the l;a''ica
nominee and an independent candidate
OUTRAGEs IN TENNEsSEE.-On Sunday 4
noted negro desperate, named Charles Wilson,
who had been in prison Tor beating his vile,
went to Colonel y. J. Martins, at Bnntyam's
station near Memphis. and attempted t" Kill
| her. She ran ID the house and was met ct the
door by Mrs Martin, who, in attempting to
save her, was shot by the william and fatally
injured. As soon as she Tell Wilson shot his
wife through the body and fled to the woods.
\ dispatch has been received by the chief OF
| police from Grand Junction, signed by the
citizens, stating that 200 armed negroes are
| marching On that place to release some pri'
soncr:, and asking for immediate assistance
There appears to be Il rage f,r murder 10
New York Just now. Two or three were com
nlittn6 ther,, m Sunday and several attcmntS