Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-05

We have received a communication from Mr.
Clinton l. Little, in answer TO the STATE men'S Of
a corrC spondent i'm THE STAR OF August 18th in
regard 10 the character OF the lin t,ne''
summer rC.olt near Winchester. Mr. IFttle
pr0nouncos the statements OF ''Justice" as un-
true. He goes ON - say: 'His first stat ement n
that several parties, including him Elf addressed
note 20 {. l.. Wallace. and hut one per IN ont
81 twenty received an answer The reverse OF
ihls statement IL true. Not one I'm twenty but
did receive an answer. including the gentleman
himself, who was advised that he could not be
accommodated for want OF room; but he did
come, and NJ atime when we did not expect him.
Hence his having 20 pay tho three dollars.
which SCI med - be a. large in hiS eve as the
hind wheels OF the ambulance that brought him
Again he saws, after having arrived AZ the
choHt n Tot anu waiting two hours and half he
was shoMn 10 room siN by ten, containing only
three articles Of furniture. The rooms were built
last year and are therefore new aud neat nearly
ten feet square. it'll n ceiling eight feet ,Xo
inches high, and are newly furnished with the
latest Il OF furniture containing quite a. much
as - found AZ the most popu ar watering places
HIS having waited two hours and half before
beng shown To ms room We will reduce 10 twenty
minutes.
He goes on 10 say that he could find no springs
oi any kind " thin Two miles and a half OF tie
promise nor hunting, fishing or bathing; nor
hofsos Tor ladies 90 ride; no fruit, Vegetables
uAed on the table, &c. This sweeping DECLARE
uon car The climax, and IL j. In keeping " It'll all
mat De has said Who ever heard Of "A dwelling
horse being built In the country two milcs anda
half IRON a spring. more especially in f1a Shen-
anCoah valley, where springs flow from aimo 4
every hll. Limestone contains two sTriugF and a
well OF the coolest and purcsto OF limert ne water
A. he tmlneral) springs are from 400 wards q two
nhos distant. As will be Inferred from the
adNer,lsement, an extensive milldam GA the
pre- muses., within short distance OF the dwelling.
considered one Of the best bathing ulac,s in tl5s
county. Scores Of men rom Winchester and
,he surrounding country resort there d fish and
bathe. squirrels turkeys, pheasants, rabbits,
lrildges, and other small game are 70 be
found IN the woods almost everywhere In the
country. have furnished horses for ladies' 10
ride every day, and most OF the time twice a ,ay
during the whole time they were here Some OF
them were never on horseback before. have
taken or sent them 70 church every SUNDAY an
lho'e who desired TO go, (lrithoUt CHARGE THIS
statement can be substantiated by the ladies'
tht mselNes, who have learned % ride Whilst
here. They were nom Washington, and their
names can be produced IL nece sary. The farm
contains over one hundred iruit trees. and il
well stocked with fruit. The good Inhabitants
OF Winchester with whom dealt can bear testi-
mony That the b' Il that the markets could afford
OF meas, vegetables, and groceries. were fur
nished Tor the rse Of the tables, and il was a
frequent matter of inquiry how could afford 70
iurr IA such table for the amount charged"
An UNSUCCESSFUL ATrENPT To SwTSDLE.
Mention was made in the San a few davs ago OF
me recovery OF a watch, valued at sl5l, by a
qetectlye IN Washington, which had been stolen
from Mr.. r. lauterlach while lac was an atten-
dance upon the Washington Schuetzerf,.st The
mtcrmatlon was given 20 Policeman Conway.
W IN ~ AAt fNIitllCIr. anu on TIE NaN OF
lhe pnbncatiOn two men called upon Mr.. Iau-
terbaCh and represented themselves a. being
detectives from Washington, and, assuring him
that they had recovered his watch. asked him 70
give the IN the reward Of $50 he had offered for
its recovery. Mr.. Lauterbsch got out the money
and told the pretended detectives 70 produce the
watch. The swindlers-fOr such they proved 20
be-said they did not have the watch with them,
but that il was down town, and that ,hey would
bring Il 20 him after receiving the reward. Mr..
IauteTbach pTudontly refused TO give the money
until the watch was brought forth. and the two
men, seeing that their ''little game had been
ioiled, said they would 90 after the watch. hut
OF course they never retuTned.-Balt. San, 5h
inst.