Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-02
Letter from LOudOun Co.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gasette.1
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[Co:respoudence of the Alexandria Gasette1
LEEsBURG, VA, Dec 2S-The scarcity OF
money has been very great Some attribute IL
to the Homestead exemptions, which makes
many lenders skittsh some to the large amount
withdrawn TO put into U. s. bonds for the bank
and others to the short crop Of wheat; and
others still to the pressure of those, who want
their old debts brought i'll and rc-loaned ut
larger interest. The bank has not much to DO
with it as many of the bonds were on hand at
any rate, but the other three evils combined
have done the work.
One class Of the community seems to be III
much better condition than it was last year,
namely the laboring class; and this IS OWING to
the fact that there has been much greater
amount expended in work Oh buildings IN
this community than for many years past, and
at the same time food has been lower, and be-
sides the building season has been confined up
to the winter solstice.
a good part of Thu; building is due to the
building association in connection with the
Homestead exemption.
Our laboring men and mechanics are obtain
ing houses for themselves and thus our popula-
ton is less disposed to immigrate than 1t has
been So some good comes out OF the evil OF
the Homestead.
Large quantities of ice have been stored and
that of the very best quality, and we have
cheated the Yankees for once out OF many L
dollar; We have ''iu the cool as the boys say
Farm work is very far advanced; i great deal
of ploughing having been done; and take things
altogether the outlook for the coming year Is
cheerful one.
Our State tax will be 5smills; our county and
road tax :, mills our farms will thus pay :
mills; our corporation tax is ! mills.
The whole tax on Leesburg mcn ~ l33 cents
to the SlOU We have $445,WO real estate
and at least 100000 in personally, OF upwards
of halfa million taxable basis, and about
$1,000 Of debt about q per cent OF the TAXA
bic basis.
The public have water free, rents being only
charged to those, who have 1t piped to Their
houses.
Most of our streets are paved, but the side
walks want renewing and We need light. Nlng
tor Restaurant street, il we'll lighted and the
public and especially strangers would like to
have some lamps ifthey can be had.
The old Year is lettering out OF existence. may
the New Year find You and your readers III
health and happiness. ALIQUGs.
LEEspURG VA, Dec. 81, lSI0.-I note the
following statistics of Loudoun county:
Marriages during year al d; OF which there
We're ofcolored people &c; leaving for the whites
To-, of the whole number }3, or nearly one
fourth, were in the month of December, and
they were nearly all colored folks. The ayes Of
the men ranged from II to e., and Of the wo
lncn from Is to 50.
AS the population is about 22.0O0 this will
show one marriage in every l5ti, or about 65
per cent.
During the year 5S7 deeds Of all sorts We're
admitted to record; (which 332 Were to July
l. and 255 since; the latter number including %
Homestead deeds ;.
These deeds of all sorts including memoranda
of attachments and of 'tium pendentlum or
pending chancery suits affecting the title OF
lands.
But however it may be, there is evidently
much less movement in lands than there has
been.
To-day Henry Sanders, trustee, sold the land
of John G.. Donohoe, containing l65 acres TO
James NJ Hall, for $2l.Oj per acre. Mr.. Hall
has recently sold his tract of 100 acres tor s2o
per acre. ~ :,
1t is singular fact that nine tracts of land
have been sold on the route Of the Leesburg
Aide Turnpike; one of ITO acres Tor So. 10;
more than was estimated by these persons as its
worth in 1866 when gold was at l40; and two
others that sold two or three years since at
5000 and Is, were recently sold at $500.
The two last had Indifferent fencing when sold
and none at all when bought in 1867. But the
fact that every piece Of land offered has been
readily sold at increased prices demonstrates
the advantage of having good road.
The young man Cooper, arrested Oh the letter
from the Mayor of Frederick, (so said to be)
was released the same night, and it is now ad.
United by all hands that it was bitterly, cruel
and shameful joke
There seems now to be the prospect ola gene
raj thaw, which think we can stand as there is
probably one ton of ice stored for every inhabi-
tnt of the town.
believe every ice house in town is filled.
Tomorrow being New Year let lie wish you
many happy returns of the season.
Yours truly,
ALIOUIS.