Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-01


FArQuIER County, From the Warrenton
Index -AIessrs r. W. and A. D. Payne,
Commissioners in case of Payne's Ex'or VS..
Cook sold last Monday 4! acres of land ad-
Joining the premises Of Mr. Hodgkus aud DIR.
Stephens, To Mrs, Margaret Combs for $G45.
McsSrs. ". II. Payne, FL. h. Garden, J. NJ.
Forbes, and \. D. Payne, Commissioners in
case OF Morgan 5 adtu vs.. Payne, sold to Mrs.
). j. =. Stone several parcels of land near
! Rappahannock Station She paid SIS per
acre for 80 acres and $40 per acre for SO acres.
K. Taylor Scott Commissioner in case Of kel-
logg vs.. kemper sold to } B. TulosS two
tracts of land near Rappahannock river. The
tract Of 267 acres brought 81 per acre. aud
Richardson vs. Gordon, MesSrs r. W. Payne
and r. Taylor Scott sold the house aud lot on
Cul pepper street, known as the Gordon proper
ty, for $500; r. W. Payne purchaser.
On Court Monday Mr. John ID. Bethune
had on exhibition here four thoroughbred
Young Durham bulls and une heller, as bcauii
full as the pictures OF stock that win prizes at
the great cattle shows of our country and CON-
lnand fabulous prices. Bully boy" calved
Dec. -, 1869, weighed l325 pounds. Ores
cent, cnycd March 80, 1870 weighed l245 ;
''Fauquer," caIved Aprii5. 1871, weighed 76J;
"Earl Of EIway, caved April E, 1871, weigh
ed 80 and Belle Boyd (heiter) caived
June 10, 1870, weighed 40. Each Of these
animal, took Oh upwards Of two pounds avolr
dupuiS every day the past ycar-more than
double the amount that our grazIers usually
pnl on stock in the same time.
Last Saturday rhos :. Johnson and Rich.
Thompson got into an alteration i'll the for
| al, h,,,,, fl,a
johnson drew pistol for the purpose Of shoot
ing Thompson. but in the act his arm was
kuncked aside by d spectator and the bullet
struck John Edulonds in the neck inhicling Il
SERIOUS, but not fatal wound Johnson hal been
indicted and bailed for his appearance at the
tie next April term Of the County Court.
Mr. Presley W. Morehral Supervisor Of
Ceutre Township. and his little son about | ]
years old. were throwu from a wagon last W ed
uesday evening when nearing houe, and
the former had one arm bruken and the other
ar,n dslucatcd, and the little boy had leg
broken.
Last week Mr. Samuel Chiffon killed upon
his farm near Jehersonton,iu the vicinity OF his
flock Of sheep an eagle measuring SIX feet be-
tween the tips of his wings. His talons ranged
from one inch to an inch and half 10 length.
FAIRFAX COUNTY From the Fairfax
News We witnessed in operation few days
ago an invention just patented by Mr.. \. q.
Bond of this place which is destined to come
into general Use. 1t is called, Bonds " In
proved Summer Cook. 1t is small cast iron
box about twrnty inches long. and nine or ten
inches wide, not heavier than ordinary stove
boiler 1t is designed Tor Summer use, dong
away as it will the necessity Of putting large
g., -. nah. .toro Tho summer cook is
ola, FED on top 'he stuve by removing Que OF the
covers.
Not long since Mr. Luther Fairfax, Of Cen
trevilIe Township. while engaged in digging d
cellar for Il new house, on il tract OF laud lying
about two-and half miles south Of Clifton sta.
ton came upon bed OF wood ashes: about
three feet beneath the surface Of the ground,
ia which he found several articles OF domestic
lse-sllch as silver spoons. knives and forks,
shoves. different kinds Of old fashioned garden
; tools, smoking pipes, &c. The oldest inhabi
tants do not remember Of any building ever
standing there; and trees as big around as a
-four barrel were cut to make room tor the
foundation. The question is when aud by
whom was Il dwelling occupied.
The first OF the several fine depot buildings
to be established on the line OF the A. 4 +.
r. R. has been erected together with a coul-
gallons Of watrr--on the land Of Mr.. X. J..
Nevitt--and will be known as Long Branch
station the buildings are first class in every
respect The bridge over the Occoquan has
nearly heen completed; and it is expected that
the trains viii pass over it in two or three weeks.
In compliance with an act Of the Legislature
approved February2lS LIST 1872, the district school
trustees met at Fairfax G. II. Monday 18th
inst to organize the County School Board.
The Superintendent being ex ofiiciD President
of the Board, the ORGANIZATION was effected by
the election of B. Skinner Vice President and
f. Van Slyck Clerk.
Died in this place, early on Saturday MORN
ing. the I'D inst, of typhoid pneumonia,
Thomas Nelson col. J, in the 62nl year OF
his age He will always be remembered by
those who belonged to the Fairfax Rihemen,,
at the commencement of the war as their
''Fiter, when they made their debut
While we shall not attempt 80 doubtful an
assertion as to say our county is clear OF crime,
we 10 assert that if We have any criminals they
have been keeping wonderfully quiet the last
few mouths The iron doors Of our Jail have
not closed on prisoner for four months past.
GENERAL H. L. LoMAX.-Sincc the war
number of distinguished Confederate officers
and soldiers have settled IN fauquler. Alost OF
them beat their swords into plow shares and
engaged 10 the ennbling pursuit OF agriculture,
and with the modesty oil true merit, lett to the
people among whom they settled, the direc-
ton and control of public opinion and public
policy Among these is the gentleman whose
name heads this paragraph. As soon as the
war was over. he purchased fine estate near
Warrcnton, and with an energy directed by in.
teEgence, applied himself to the cultivation OF
the soil 1t seemed a congenlal occupation to
him, and We had hoped that his tondness for it
would have furnished him power.to resist all
temptations to abandon it. But his old thirst
for more active and possibly lucrative empl 10y
ment returned, and he yielded his predictions
for agriculture to ill position OF engineer on
the Northern Pacific railroad, for which by
education and talents he is eminently fitted.
We understand that he has brilliant prospects
before him in his new pursuit, and earnestly
| bono ba mill ro,liya his r,sieSt dreams His