Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-24
Letter from LOutlOun Co.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette. |
LEEsBURG, Va, Dec. 81, lS72.-The finest
ice obtained for many years past has been
housed here this season; it was very clear and
some OF it seven inches thick. About half the
ice houses have been filed.
The collectors are busy witl the bills handed
to them by the treasurcrs; about seven hun
drcd were handed to the collector OF the Lees
burg Township. Many of them had cou-
pous, and preferred to risk the five per ct. fine
and wait till their coupons were pronounced
good by the Court as was confidently expected
hy,al parties Now colues the rub; land own
crs, whose farms have Increased III value
through the fundamentally of these buuds, say
they must not be taxed higher Then cannot
lcgacies and SUGGESTIONS be called upon, and III.
come and fees OF office, and evidences Of debts ?
And perhaps insurance. by the State, may be re-
lied upon to do good deal.
There is one small affair in Loudoun called
the Potomac Bridge at the Point of Rocks,
whose abutments and piers are standing in
which the State has an interest equal to two
ftihs of $40. 900 of stock; this at present Is
worth nothing, but if sold for what it would
bring, and not at par, as the Legislature pro-
vided last winter, would hell little, and sc
improve the condition of all the farms in the
fine valley between Leesburg and Its site is to
enable their owners to staud 4 few more cents
on their lands.
[ understand some parties from PlttSburg
have been examining the site, whether with Il
view to railroad looking towards Leesburg
aud thence to Alexandria, or only with vie"
to getting at the fine iron ore banks near the
Point of Rocks, | cannot learn.
Our streets and all the roads leading to town
are very slippery, as the slush troze before II
ran Off
Large numbers Of excellent fat poultry arc
found at the several provision stores III town
at the following rates: Turkeys at lGS duck,
and chickens at l2!; geese at IA to If; butter
is IS to ~ cts. per pound, and eggs 40 cts. pei
dozen. Cabbagcs seem to be in good supply,
Notwithstanding the dryncSs of the season.
dried lima beans are not scarce | see very,
few apples in the shop windows, but il our boys
and girls cannot he satisfied with the toys, pic.
lures, nick packs and other thugs for Christ
mas, | suppose they will have to go to Alex
andria to notion house on the south side OF
King street.
Large quantities of wood have been hauled
to town this winter and it Is selling at Sc per
cord for hickory and somewhat less for season.
ed oak; it seems to come mainly from the Po.
tomac Valley north OF this place.
By the way our roads have been very MUCH
improved under our special law, aud The sign
boards make it very easy to find your way
over Loudoun county; the roads are good bug.
gy roads. | have heard that Fauquicr is NOV
lug to look into our Loudoun road law one of
her chief officials having asked special reference
to it. | hope they may succeed in getting some-
thing that will work the roads from the Plains to
Thoroughfare and to Warrenton; beyond those
two | never travelled except during the SUM-
mer of 1862, when on the route to second
Manassas,
There is noticeable thinning out of the ne
groes; many have gone to Washington aud
some went this fall to Michigan. Those who
knew Robert Fairfax were not pleased to lose
so steady and reliable man-he and his wife
went to Michigan whittier their two sons had
gone two or three years ago, and who wrote
that they could do so much more work in that
State with the same horse power that it would
pay him to come out. He formerly belonged
to Gen. Geo. Rust.
This will reach you about Christmas; salute
you kindly and warmly; may you live to see as
many returns Of the blessed day as you can en-.
Joy, and then hope you may enter into more
happy scenes than you can conceive Of Your
friend, AMQUIS.