Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-04
Mount Vernon.
STAFFORD Co., Va, Aug. %, 1915

SIR.-lne lauleS anu EcntlCmcn, IChlt!ch'S
Of this county, who participated in the cZcur-
sion on the steamer sc. Z. Smith TO Mount
Vernon on the DIST of last month have been
much outraged and amazed at 4 statement
which appeared in your Issue Of july 2Gth, uit.,
concerning lac visit to Mount Vernon, in
which the Regent oil The Mount Vernon AsSo.
citation calls the attention Of the publ, t. the
recent landing OF the T.. Z. Smith there with
1000 passengers who refused TO pay aug entrance
fee and when demonstrated with by The Man
agcr and the Captain Of the Arrow, Threatened
them with violence, clusiuga loss To ne ESQ
citation of ut least 500
1t is subject OF regret with those who re
spect the position Of the Regent OF he Mount
Vernon Association, her AIM and purpose, that
she should have appeared before the pubic,
without u proper knowledge OF HE facts to JUS
thy such in appearance, and arraign highly re.
spectacle community upon msrcprcsentca
data.
1t is therefore requested that You will ruo
lish The following facts in the case only - n
&C: OF justice.
For the purpose of raising funds 10 :2pa: a
| church in this county, an excursion i3as pro
iectcd to the former residence and present
resting place OF Washington, US atfJrtlng Tor
| the first time to many Of our citizens II" oI'-
poriuaty OF making the Inspection
| Upon their arrival at the WEari tIIrr', tn"y
were met w two men, who informed them Lhat
before they could land, each pet;sGngcr %out
have to pay 60 cents.
The price was So cxorii;ant, especially ~
| lhc KNOWLEDGE was conveyed lrr the first iIni2
| that such sum was to be paid for such Visit,
that many refused to take their tam;S a>ho!H,
and it was only after Tie Captain t! The
Smith" said ne had received Il HoEc t" c,'h@
to the house, that The party landed
1t is submitted to the public, who's attc"iInH
has been unwarrantaby called to the tlI'!r
that the excursion was highly rc>pcc;ahr one
for very laudlbic purpose, and composed ~
the main Of ladies' aud children, ali ;snxI aus Ia
Sec for the first time the Home ii TIE fA'E'r
of his Country"
Offers were repeatedly made 70 pay - Cts.
Der head or .ry Glhc: reasonable %Gln, hnt
| they were not listened 10, AMI when tl!e s'2p,
| tain O. the "Arr1w" was Invited "A h1ari 81
Tic "Smilh" with the statrInrEt th2t c :'ii"ti.d
receive inst SUM irnm te iarty, Er rit~'>
tently declined aly thing i',. than '''' 80 'i:''
! per passenger.
As TO tko threats alluded -, there = 49,!
| within The recollection ot any one pres 1T ;:i:J
thing approEinlatinC 10 m"na1". >a'' Vie"
the "Uap.ain If the Arrow r,mIrErl t'ni
II the patty larit,, lie Won!d c1si the steamer :
lines eff ana Vas responded to - .raii '':an,
that lie would h.v" aver wafer - 1TiHt = l."
| did.
\, fl he amount ,Iamal. :., IN. ;.ri - ~
corporate the Mount crncn Ladder A:>Hria
uon u.asr, March H., i>,i. tsr.i:"a ~
reals "I'kc said aT1Ociati61 may chl'"', -
ccivc and collect any ltn wh;ch u.rg l.: i:H
| Mt I,,lri Il
every person over ten years w!tn In.Y lass 81
IN! visit Mount Vernon, aud The "':v'', t"InA,
or other place containing the r"n"iES e ','".
| Washington, lr. n, greater lee or :'tI1r sh;:''
he charged or cjlIecic in HH8 cts.
And in section :, ! Ct The amendment i" iit..t
ar, i; Is i! pu;a!c'! thai HE ;!asrclai"n a"A'i
not have Tie power to a.ianr aa'l l!rr', at ahy
rait tlit ri O., uf to r;.>r Il" &alu. without lie
consent Of the General Assembly 81 \iF"'";a
iirs' ha.! and obtained.
| Il l.. naturally, Therefore, a.i,'. '!'I' lr"'
authority Is derived iar ;!lr r,rg, nia':r, Esd
by what right Il lease .: "%c'':sivr ''t;'' -
made?
II the "Cartaiu ii the Arrow 81 ';,''y
other man iIa; tlln unrc*:!cr;! r"".'T ~ re
ulttc the sum to tc ra:l ~ the c!ii".ma II
this county Tor the privilege Il 4 'i,lt t" IIHHt
Errnun, it is welt lha! the rulIrr, Wits at
|
ltepcrt, should know il.
Fer example unlc>; rrr>ri:< from Il" !J|;rE
Potomac 30 10 Washington and taic he
Arrow iIr Mount Fcrnon they Eu,t i'ay
upon landing afy sam thc C,%t!;n i that
| c0mn0ItotS steamer may q! a l. EpDn
| The "attcntiGn cithc pub H. b-irg GATED ia
| the recent visit to Mount Vernon, lr+ :.Is,'
called the attention 1: he public, gl.l II -
hoped, will, tic General .tS>rnIO'yI \r!!:.i',
to the TACT that a change ii the Present inrH
agement Of The place is iHiperalIrcIy !cuan!.d i.
Sixty cents per passenger, CATER III" boat
fare hes t:cn paid) to lanI Il! Mount Vernon,
is enough Ia make The great Faih'r Ct t:*
Country lsr from Ei' :,rar", il'", 81" *
| tori0n nay lie prevented. STAFFORD.
| BATTLE WITH :, RATTlEsNAHE. At thc
residence OF Geo H. Sewers, Esq, near Mix
wood, there appeared some ten days ago the
rare sight Ct ra:tlcsGakc. While .'!r7. Bur3lI
was sitting on the hou,c steps with her little
girl, who was ttten by Il sGak" l-w week
ago, the little one, raraIyZ3d w!!h lear, Gated
| her mother $ attention 20 :: sIiaHr approaching
| them. Mrs. Burch boxing tip 81" rattle
| snake, about three feet Ion" and :-Iuui 'n2
| thickness vi inan'S wrist, & lew lGct OH. ~
harmed she rushed into the house with the cEi'i,
calling fer Miss Caroline Sewers, vino was IN
the house; this lady found courage enough &c
attack the reptile with 4 hoe, aud struck him
one blow wh'c1 disabled him, ard dropping tn
hoe ran into the house il be lucaHtI'i:c Mrs.
| B. returned with that lIuiy feminine weapon,
bucket ot hot water, and threw /; on hl>
snakcship; his conlorlious uaGcr this hydropa,h
ic treatment are said to have been fearful;
he struck at everything in reach and frequent
ly hit himself, and finally expired. The Snake
had ten rs,tcs. As rare IS snakes o; any kind
aud especially mathematics arc in this country,
it is singular HAT one had t,cn Killed Lear The
same spot some twenty years ago, lie i#ttlra ii
which arc still preserved l!y Dir. Sewers.
| 1t is rather odd 10 hear iwo rattcS2akc :tp
rics at one time bu; Mr. \. II. Pine gives aL
cccount OF combat hc witnessed Il lew days
ago in The mountaiDs he was attracted ~ an
unusual noise in the bushes and approaching It
he saw rattlc> make in I striking altitude, LIT
| ,ori: c,iv still cyrout rs he shGnS his rattlcS