Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-15
T,oudouu County-SO. 4

G00Se Creek. a,
Proceeding westward up the Smokers Gap
Turnnike. few miles from AiouhtsVlIe, we
mass the pretty little village OF fhl'omont
through very 6nc region of country and thence
ou mile or two further to the land OF Dr. A.
G;tson where the line OF District No. :; turns
II the south until it strikes the north fork Ct
Reaverdam, which is the middle fork OF Goose
Creek; the line follows ono OF the branches OF
Reaverdam until it strikes the Blue Ridge
olonr which it proceeds southwark until Paris,
nestled 10 the lap Of tho said ridge, is reached.
where the Poplar marks the corner OF Loudoun
and Fauoucr in the line of Clarke county
This poplar have seen from hi Il two miles
from Thoroughtaro Gap in Fauqulcr county, q
distance. in dircc. line, OF probably sixteen
miles: thence turning eastward the line runs
almost with the Smokers Gap Turnpike to the
| line of District No. 2 along which II runs to
the North as Ia az Hibbs mill. The bounds
| Of the district extend little to the north OF
the Smokers Gap Turnpike. and in some places
do not reach the Ashby'S Gap read rs 1t Is
partly in Fauquier. =,
Paris. Uoperville and Rector's Crossroads
are inst over tho Fauuucr line, while they are
the trading points: of the southern hall OF TIE
| district -
! Phiomont is in the district on lis north side
aud Union Up. o. named Unison and Bloom
| field arc in the district; the Pot House Is the
old name of the more high sounding New Lis
hon, which Was once the SCAT OF line school.
| Its copiously watcred BY the several branches
Of Goose Creek and Beaverdami among those
not heretofore named are Panther Skin and
Jeffries branch, the latter running down from
a place called tine "frop.' which have often
heard named, butdo not remember ever 10 nave
seen. As might be supposed there are numcr
ons mills with considerable Ialt, but less vol
1me Of water than on lower Goose Greek.
The estates are generally large and abundant
in the magnificent blue grass pastures which
give almost an incstimablc value 10 the farms
1t is estimated that GO acres will latten Az
cattle, sometimes little more Is required, anu
on some very fine farms even less quantity
| will suffice for that purpose. This vas before
the war rather inclined to be DEMOCRATIC. |
thinx Mr. Mercer 10 his contest with DR.. Ma
son cid not carry this district as he did every
other one in the county.
The people have been trading to the M. U:
i r. r but during the last summer they found
it in some cases better to send TO market by
the A., l.. II. Il. r.
In this district lived Burr and Leven and
Cuthbert Powell, who in their day I!!cd large
been Members OF Congress, IN the other L
member proDan ly OF both branches OF our State
LEGISLATURE Joseph Lewis Tor IA years led
| eral member of Cougrcss, was in my early days
the Democratic candidate for eIector.
Some of the finest estates in the world are 10
| be found in this district and the adjacent region
in Fauquer. The scenery is very fine at all points
on the Blue Ridge. though the general lace or
the country is more fiat than the district Just to
the east OF ii.
found, but more wealth can BE- derived from
the tinc pastures, and the magalti cent wheat
fields, than from It's mines Almost fabulous
CROPS CT wheat arc raised within liz bounds.
It's deputy sheriff ever sine, my early recol,
lection WAS Fielding Littleton. bachelor; and
! he was elected first sheriff under the constltu'
ton of 1851, and was helped by his nephew r.
G. LttIcton. The sherifaly seemed: to be
Fixed in certain set, as vii! be more plrtlcu.
larry mentioned when get further on:
4 few turnpikcs to the NJ. q. K. Il. or 8
mics off, and to A., L. & II. r. Il. tn miles
eff, would render this fine region much more
accessible.
Let us now res: awhile Tor we vii! have a
pretty rough road to travel but ovoTa fine
country. NIdoolS.
! RECOMMENDATION the opening OF the
Richmond Circuit Court yesterday, Judge Nor
| ton called the attention Of the bar 10 recent
decision of the L. 3. Supreme Court: Hep
| hwin vs.. Void, in which it Was decided that
contracts made prior to the legal tender act,
were to be paid in gold. lie said that from all
quarters Of the n orth he had received adrlces
that the bankers, BUSINESS men and INSURANCE.
companies, ha! resolved 10 their transactions
not TO regard this decision nor 20 insist upon
cold payments Judge Morton said that as
that decision would Dear heavily on the debtors
in VIRGINIA, he thought the Richmond Lar
might take some action az to following The
course Of the Northern mercantile community
uDon If, as their action would greatly Influence
the actoa O! the bar throughout the State.
The judges Recommendation il certainly de-
serving ADOPTION The Judge further ;ntlma
tel that Congress- would shortly remodel and
enlarge the Supreme court, and that the pro-
liability WIS this decision might then ba re-
verSed -Pichn1ond Ne1cs.
The OFFICES IN THE STATE The k;ahl1und
Whg savs I'VE have before us letters refer
ring 70 this subject in which it is stated that
the pubic MUD is much agtated ia regard TO
| the question whether those officers appointed
| By the military are now authoriza1 to act.
Lie SuuJcCI was uSCuNSSu all uhy j'Iiu6y III
| the Hastings court of Lynchbu by the bar of
that city. The Republican says there seemed
to be almost an equal division of opinion.
Mcssrs kean, Bocoek, Garland and others con
tended that We had no courts and no officers;
while Mcssrs Mosby, Manson and others took
the view that if the vague clause on the sub
ject in our Constitution is insufficient, anarchy
would be prevented by the fundamental princl'
pie that officers hold on until their successors
are qualified from the necessity, OF the c'se' and
the Inconvenience. resulting from any other
course Public and private interest alike re-
uuirc prolurt and decisive action nv the Gene
raj Assembly on this vital subject
COMMUNICATED.
The complaint made by ''CITIzEN," as to the
failure OF the night watch to give the alarm, IN
| time, on the night Of the fire at the y. u A.,
R. r. depot, is not correct. At the very hr:t
ory of Grn tho ninht watch sOurdad the alarm