Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-27
Letter from Fairfax Co.

correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Fairfax COURT HOUSE, Sept ga copi-
Gus rain fell here yesterday afternoon The
wells and springs are still low and falling. 1t is
feared they will not revive before the fall of
snow in winter
Prof Hamilton visited this place on Tuesday
with his would. be Indian show. 1t was not
imposing enough to bring the children to the
street, yet the afternoon attendance was con-
considerable. They came from Brentsvlle to
this place. About D. H. Mr. Reed, the pop.
ular hotel keeper at the former place, made
his appearance hunting for goods supposed to
have been stolen by some of the employees of
the show. A search warrant was soou obtained
from Justice Hawxhurst, who deputised A. A.
Chapman, ESQ.,, for the duty of its execution.
Search was soon made, and all the lost articles
save few of little value) were found n the
possession Of the Squaw. 1t is to be hoped that
this will put persons, on their line Of march, o
their guard
notice in the Gazette, copied from the
Washington Chronicle, publication of series
Of charades to be held here for charit-
able purpose. Has it so soon come to this
that the Confederate dead are no longer to be
mentioned in notices of this kind to raise money
to repair the fencing, clean up the ground,
and beautlty the graves Of those who sacrificed
their lives for their country. 1t is for this pur
pose learn the charades are being gotten up,
an object honorable, worthy, and noble-oue
that may be, by name, published to the world.
O.
THE s. V. R. R.-Mr. A. w. Mcdonald
one of the directors Of the Shenandoah Valley
Rn,l a tba( f)or
riers says a low me to say that so far as know,
there is no double with the S. V. R. r. The
graduation upon nearly sixty mile has been
completed. Nearly one half the debt for right
of way through Jefferson, Clarke aud Warren
counties has been discharged, and all this with
out the hypOthecation or sale Of but $4,000
of jefferson county bonds. There has been no
sale Of the Clarke county bonds, and as yet
| there is no mortgage or incumhrance of any
kind upon the road bed or franchises Of the
company. The prospect of an extension north
| from ShcpherdstOWn, connecting our valley
with the Maryland and Pennsylvania system of
roads, is immediate and encouraging and |
think the facts warrent the assertion that the
road is fully entitled to be regarded as sue
cesstul enterprise
The Courier says:-Mr John Donoghue,
contractor for FIVE miles Of the s. Y. Railroad,
commencing near the Old Chapel and running
South has flushed the graduation Of three
miles Of his work and departed with his teams.
The remaining two miles were sublet, and will
be flushed iu a few weeks. Mr.. Crumlish,
contractor for ten miles, will complete his work
in the pext thirty days The difficulty in Sc
curing the right of way through Mr.. VIM. F
Turner'S lands in Jefferson county, ". Va,
and which retarded somewhat the operations
of the contractor, has been removed, and the
work is low being pushed to completion.
In the case of Joseph Davis, chargrd with
the murder Of Abraham Lynn, now Oh rial at
Hager>town, Nd. the testimony was closed yes
tcrday and the argument before the jury begun.