Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-13

SEa!S CuTiettc and Fletcher on Tie 10 the office
of Tic County Court Clerk,
Ii Tic lst Revenue DIstrict-wh,es G.2G3
DO " t. * colored 4.ll1
&c. 2nd. y whites 55Sl
Go. colore1 3739
Total population 10, 700
The white population therefore, now is
l],S44 and the co!ored population 1856. 1t
thus eppsars that the whites have Increased
l.4l4 in the last decade waiic the coored
peop!e have decreased 342O These figures
would give the whites about 2,3GS votes aud
the blacks l.57l-ieav!ng the former a clear
majority OF S97, which, very nearly approxi-
:la'Cs tic ae majority Tor Drazton.
1t is matter Tor c0D9ratulation that not
witkstanGins losses by the late war in which
asary the whole OF Our arn1s-o caring popula-
lion wcro actively engaged, aud the dcpres-
SIGN iG business which has cnsued because oil
the capital then absorbed, the white population
ct old fauquier has steadily grown in nun bers.
The decrease 10 the colored population is
,;ue to the !acS that at the commencement of
aos!iiIicS, this county being on the border,
largo uumber OF co'orcd people were sent to
c0uolics farther in the interior and to the
States South Tor security, and also that many
mare took advantage of the opportunity then
ctf#red to run off to the North.
good. We murmured at the losses which We
sustained IN negro property durlug the war.
But We now realize that We are Indebted to
that very loss for the white supremacy we now
boast OF IL this county,
We copy from tue Sentinel the following
census OF lhc villages Of Eauquler county, furn'
ished ty Mcssrs. Curette and { e,cher:
Auburn II, Sristersburg ri, Broad Run
Station SO, ta;iett's Station 81, Elk Run %,
HopcNe;l 55. Lrndmark IS, New Baltimore
II. Paris 239 Piedmont rs, The Plains l04,
Rector. K Roads g. Reclortown ll9, Salem
1893, SomerviHe 2S, Three Mile Station 3d.
UppeVliic 422. Warrcnton Junctloa 81,
HeavtTSvil!a IS.
We nresumo that tho Assistant Marshals
embraced N the above returns considerable
area OF territory 10 the vicinity OF each village.
they fix lhc c,nsus OF Warrcut0n ct ,296. In
his hey must have confined themselves
strictly 10 corporate limits ami even omitted
some tcinilies La Deer. 1867. census of
the town !7as taken by 0rinr ot the Councll
and the returns made were IT'S whites aud US
blacks -nlgklns total OF ,4O6. Slncs then
the town hes been gradually improving, ana
tie IMPRESSION IS curreDt that 1t embraces
about il 500 iuhabtauts. Ii families IN the
Immediate suburbs wrfc counted we think the
numi,er would reach 500. - IFaneaton Hder.
FAIRFaX COUNTY a farmer, writing from
Fairfax county gives ihe following glowing &C.
cops.: o: lis pToduc;rencsS, and OF 'he adfau
,ages which ii possesses ior persons seeking
tarlus ant! bou!e. Washm0t0n .P0t1aot.
"ticre permit mc to say, since my return 10
FaiTtsx couuty, l have dug and housed my
notatoes-sni! such potatoes | 90 DOT think
ever greed a mo:ket stall III the city. Here
\, ot ~ hnc ( 40
uprnd AID fourteen ounces with two othcis,
v:tished four pounds aud twelve ounces
weighed by Mr. Herring q, |enna.) Three
medium s,zd d srecllnrHs, Weighed by MI.
Huutt, at the court house, gave an aggregate
OF two rounds twelve ounces. Thirty filled
hsi! bu>E,l, Should visit the ci'y this week,
| wi! >hnn yGp some Ct tho above they are
Ct the Ptsch-o!oW variety. II, hoWcvtr,
sh1uJ iail to make the visit, end there should
&c any uabelieving Thomases anlonc you, 10
Ec sa,i,tisd cI the truth, ycu have only TO paay
ln2 . visit and feast your eyes. AEd this VIII
ios tc tie only sight worth seeing. Tor Can
give yGu som c, hiDg worth tasting. lhl5 year
| r,aaa tso casks Of rurc Vino Colorado trom
car ra,!vo grapes. On trial, incine TO the
o:ciou that had King Scionl0n, tasted 1t.
some q his pfejudices ssainst rcd wine would
have becu renewed. AID If wc had ST. Paul
ar.0f4 us, hc would prescribe Il to his d5spep
,ic patients 1t promotes digestion. cxEe:s
H;s0r5isrlu humors rom the system, and, so
"a? as these Influence TIC health Of the boty
and mird, may be regarded as sale remedla
agent.
If ycu have any iierds cut Of employment
and want office which they cannot get say that
Fairfax county is The place fer them, PROVIDED
a?sSrs that they are wli!ac 10 T0lk. ala
th!, iias twenty ycars, aud speak from ex-
icri"ucc Here labor ;,ays. The sol! Is worn
and rccdS as iSta;:c. 1t taxes lt kindly. Oh
lie s.ou;d i where | raised tie potatoes the last
season y late p!an,iug OF corn resnS III tail
,,.c. When planted The POTATOES | used
ts:tiljz ui ;ny owo fabrication. "h'cA my
friend, the chic! chenis; ot tic Aerlcu tNraI
NeraliMc;.i, will tell any sue who shows the
r,eipr 10 him. Is cnmpouud substances w.lch
will afford proper !isnt tond ior Il numerous
Gas: Of vcs.!abics. 70 raise hushcl ot poa-
toes. hy The c:o:est cs,cnlai;n | can make, 1t
costs twenty-five cents As yet i! IS secret
wi,h nr, Eut will impart it freely 10 any o'd
friend vino Will come among US as tor the
wire ii costs NC ii teen Cents Il eaoo to make
it mean the outlay In noney, making no
estimate ut shc value OF the labor IN gathering
The fruit, plcss!uc, ard casks. | am offered
STE ncr gallon for it as II nos staniS. !he
cranes grow wild, and cost only the labor oil
Gathering. but il will be chea CT ani. more re
;rrrara,iyc in the iung run to plant aud cu'-
tivn,r 4 yireva:d. There Is magnhcent
tD.nre . this county in the wine hu'lneSs' II
nnnnIn wi!i % TO !: in the proper manner
rEi,: !, the r.cc fer nitn our OF emr!cymehl
r.no .rc wiling to work Those OF 4 con
rary di> pqsitioa aot wisely to stay away.
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