Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-25

Lorpory County. : From the Lees burg
Wa.hingtonial Many Of our farmers have
commenced their Spring blowing, and IN lew
DAYS the county vii! present busy scene OF IN
d,lstrv-all preparing for seeding their oa!s,
and getting ready for their corn crop. The
warm sunshine OF the past few days is greeted
BIZ the farmers most gladly, rs it gives promise
of green fields and meadows at an early day,
which will come to the relief of their starving
cattle, reduced by the severe weather and scar
civ Of forage. to struggle tor existence.
Never WAS forage as scarce in this county as
this Spring.
A minority Of the Board Of Supervisors not
having petitioncd Tor L general reaSseSSnent OF
the lands of this county, the same Will not DC
made but any one aggrIevcd, can Apply 10 t'!e
Court within the next four months TO have MS
assessment of last year corrected.
The County Court Transacted larger amount
of business at this, the March term, than at
anv term since the war A great many lmlor-
tant cases were tried and for the llrst time
within the memory of the oldest lnhabltant'
the doctrine of the ''ancient lights was dis
cuSsed
Mrs. Alice S. JanDey, administered as exc
cutrix. on the estate of the late John Janmcy,
giving bond in the sum OF $,J;UOO
Appliyaton for bail for Washington larr,
was refused. He is confined for an assault on
James Cockerille, who is still III critical con
dition. . ;. !,
Mr. David Carlise. an estimable citizen, died
suddenly on the 10Th instant OF heart disease
in Snckersvi)le. !,
The Court, at its March term, appointed
John J. Wenner, registrar, vice ohm Il. Ia
kew resigned at Lovcttsville, and II. Tudor
Tucker. registrar at Middleburg, vice +. j.
Fred resirued and Newton keene, George W.
4. Hummer and Henry s. Smith, Judges OF
election at Guiford.
The dwelling of Mr.. Aurelius Coo, near Mt.
Gilead was burned Oh Tuesday last, about noon.
The fire originated from a defective chimney
Loss about two thousand dollars, covered by
insurance in the Southern Mutual Insurance
Company, VIM Il. Garrett agent: The dwell
ling OF Mr. George Gibson near Snlckcrsvlle'
formerly the residence Of DIR. \. Gibson, was
burned on Tuesday evening last, about 70 clock.
Cause, accidental. This was valuable resi-
dence, and the loss will prove heavy. We have
NOT learned whether ii WAS Insured.
THE GYPSY PARLIAMENT. In the qllaiHt
and lonely little town OF Caunstadt, four miles
from here, there assemblies next week the sep
tenpial par lament OF the vagabonds OF the
world-that nation without country, the peo-
pie of Romauy Rye. drove down there to-
day, and had a short interview with tue KING,
.Jnseph Reinhardt, old. bliud. and 81. | had
intended to have left for Dresden on Monday, but
will now defer my departure for a week, to Wit
ness one of the rarest sights IN Chrlstendom'
as surely this meeting Of the Bohemla oeuate
must be. What eau they have to talk about
No legislation against vagrancy, sureiy-n0
statues against poaching will be enacted. |
tried to ask old Joseph, but his familiar: a wo
man hard of viSage and lean of limb (Which
she seemed to have no scruplcs about showing,
curtly said # was of them would know: and
a broad piece of silver was wasted in trying t"
start her tongue talking of themselves: -'Sf""-
ga,t Ger) Cor. Of the Bnt"lo Co"r'er.
\ temperance meeting in Washington, yes
to-day. was addressed by Vice President Col