Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-21


meeting of the Directors of this road completed
the business before them and adjourned yester-
day evening. Contracts We're awarded for the
building of the road, as follows:
The section from Lynchburg to Stauntou
river. to Adams, Hammer & Co.
The section from Danyillc to point twenty
miles north, to John Lyons 4 Co.
The section from StauntoD river the remain
der of the distance, with the exception OF seven
miles not determined upon, to Braxton, Mason
L. Co.
We learn that several route have been sur
veyed for the seven miles not yet decided upon,
and that the principal difficulty in locating it is
owing to the amount of land damages claimed.
-Lynchbug Republican.
An EXCITING ScENE.--ScveralS Sundays ago,
a collection was about to be taken up in one
of our churches and, in the absence Of one Of
the regular collectors. 4 trisky young man vol
unteered his services and handed around his
hat with great industry and success. When
he got near the door, lie was about to 90 out
with the hat full Of money on his head, when,
the minister said solemnly, Young man, if
YOU leave here with that money, you'll be
damned" The young man, however, left III
hurry, and as he shut the door behind him,
q worthy old brother: with voice on e. sharp,
who had put dollar in the hat, piped out to
the minister ''Wcll, if he aint gone with It
III be ID ?'--Haly;tr Recoru.
TIE BOND CAsEs-The bond cases in which
this city is interested. to the extent Of $4,000:
were decided on Tuesday. by the Court of APP
peals, in favor of the city This suit was for
bonds issued by our corporate authorities III
1868, and purchased by sundry parties, being
paid for in Confederate currency at the rate Of
about | 90 per cent premium. These bonds are
how held, we believe, by Messrs. j. F. Slaugh.
ter and Alexander Pamplin, of Lynchburg,
Edward Norvell, Of Baltimore, and Curtis
Eames, Of Tennessee The case was argued
before the Court of Appeals, for the city. BY
Judge Robert Ould. We do not now remcm-
Der who represented the bondholdcrs -Lynch
Nc1rs.
STAFFORD COUNTY Several land sales have
recently been made in this county, bringing
very good prices, Mrs Morton tract of 1000
acres for $4,000, to 1 gentleman III Aexan-
dria Mrs. Frances Towson disposed Of 81
acres ling on Aqua Greek for $500, to Alr.
Taylor Of Alexandria, also.
The wheat looks we'll though rain is greatly
needed
For the Legislature candidates are multiply
ing, as we hear that COL W. II. Browne, Geo.
V. Moncurc, DR.. Ball, and Mr. Montague are
in the field IT, u. Gaskins is also named Tor
the same position Fired. Herald.
HORSE SrEALING.-H stealing seems to
be the fashion Of the day. An unusually large
number Of Instances have been lately recorded
in our exchanges. 1t seems to be confined 10
no locality, but to be Of wide spread prevalence
In this State it has broken out with cOnsdera-
Die violence People not only value their
horses as property, but they feel an attachment
to them, and the horse thcfiS regarded with
peculiar bitterness. Our farmers, says the
Richmond Wing, can less afford to lose their
horses now than ever before. and nothing eXa>
perates them more than to know that horse
thieves are about in their neighborlloods.-- 49,
Fred Herald.
Who DID IT?-,rhc South is indebted cx
clusiycly to General Grant for the present ci.
fort in Congress to destroy the authority Of the
States over their own territory and put the
South under military despotism. Congress
had turned its back upon all untrlcRdly lcglSa
ton, had even kicked Buffers Infamous bill
under the table, and was ready to adjourn and
leave Tie country III leaCc, "llCu VIC lIIl- "a
have Peace President sent in Il message de
manding q renewal Of the war upon the South
1t Is important to bear this fact in mind /
Lynchbuy Nnrs.
PROFIT OF APPLE GROWING. The apple l.
the great standard among fruits as wheat /
among grains or potatoes among vegetables,
Some localities, OF course. give better rcturlI-
than Others but everywhere the apple Is look
ed to for crop as is the potato, and ltdependS,
much on the cultivator's skill in managing and
selecting varieties as to the amount OF returns.
Niagara county, n. T., is put down this year
u! $50 900 barrels, and in that county one tract
of apple orchard produced for sale GOO barrels
of fruit, which sold at So per barrel. One troe
Of Rhode Island Greetings produced twenty
six barrels
UNGALLANr CRITICISM The Washington
correspondent Of the New York Tribune,
speaking Of Miss Yennic Reams statue OF
Eve, says IF Miss Reams' idea is correct.
we can account for Adams imprudent mar,
riage by the TACT only that lie had no second