Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-07
Letter from Fairfax Co.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazt

Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.
FAIRFAX c. H., Va, June G. lS72.-The
Spring term of the Circuit Court, his Hon.,
Judge james Keith, presiding, closed this
morning, after a brief session of three days.
While the time seems short, much business,
especially on the chancery side. was dispatched,
giving evidence of the efficiency Of the Court.
Indeed the Judge, by his diligence, patience
and impartia!ity, added to his marked ability,
is becoming one of the most, if not the most,
popular judges who has had the honor of n
seat on the bench in this circuit. There is one
marked feature in his conduct worthy to be
initiated by his brothers throughout the State;
that is, while time sufficient is allowed for the
proper dispatch of the business Of the Court,
bis terms are made as short as possible, thereby
curtailing the costs to the county and State as
well as taxing as little as possible the time and
services Of jurors.
The law docket of our Court has dwindlel to
small proportions, indicating, in the estimation
least, not much harrassed by the limbs of the
law.
We have had refreshing showers. doing vast
good, vet We stand iu need of that long wei
season in May, which, to US, at least, failed.
L
ing at lively rate for the times.
A CAUTION, Certain persons who haul
wood to the city have habit Of engaging their
loads to some persons on the street, and selling
of portion of it before reaching the residence
of the purchasers to deliver it.
A merchat on Main street has been several
times victimized in this way, and on tuesday
the game was, attempted to be repeated by a
colnred man named Charles Henry Glenn, who
had previously met with eminent success in
swindling him. With smiles and bows he en-
tered the store and proposed to sell his load OF
wood. The merchant readily agreed to take
1t, and then proceeded to watch the wagner.
Before reaching the merchants house he dis.
posed of considerable part of the wood, and
then returned to the store He found the
wide awake merchant ready to pay him for it,
and also policeman ready to take him to the
cage and he was sent to the chain gang for
thirty days. 1t is hoped this warming may
have salutary effect on other wagoncrs who
make money in the same way,-Lynch, Rtl'.
TIE DEL FUEGANs A correspondent with
the Agassiz expedition, writing Of the DE. fue-
gans, says: THE men wore simply a small
seal skin or otter skin thrown over the should
ers and tied around the waist. not usually long
enough to extend much below the hips, nor to
meet in front without effort The women had
also little bit Of fur about the hips. The
children were naked One would suppose that
with this want of clothing, with a latitude in
the tiftics and perpetual snow within one
thousand feet of the sea level, they might sui
fer with cold Yet they were fat, even CORFU
lent, with certainly better expression Of face
than some of the Indians on the Sierra and i'll
Nevada The young men and women, ifwash-
ed and dressed, might easily pass for Southern
Europeans two Of them, in particular, had
very sweet amiablc faces:
TUE PoLlTGCAL SITUATION. THE signs of
the times-the tervor with which the nomna
tons of the Cincinnati Convention have been
received in the South, and their rapid growth
in popularity at the North-teach US our duty;
and that is to oppose no obstTuctions in the
way of our own regeneration. Ii our destiny Is
manifest let us recognize it without question
ing the shape in which it comes. Let US grasp
it and be content. And let all our efforts be
directed to conciliating and combining the an
tagonistic elements at the North that our
friends there may be induced also to make one
last sacrifice for the sake of restored Union
that shall be in reality
IA Union Of hearts anda Union of hands,
A Union of lakes and Union Of lands
The American Union forever
WASHINGTON TTENS There was yesterduv