Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-19


gates The question being raised as to the
Jurisdiction of the present Legislature over the
| acts nt' the last. after some debate resolution
was adopted releasing jenkins and di<char=iue
the Committee Of Investigation.
Two FINE ESTATES On q recent visit to
| Piedmont, Il Station on the Manassas Branch
of he O.. A. x W. r. r in Fauquier county,
we had an opportunity, with number of orhel
gentlemen from this county. to share the hos.
pirai.ics crnnc Of the most enterprsing and
| wealthy citizens nt Loudoun COUNTY, whose fine
estates are situated about one mile from Up
pervile and about seven from Piedmont Sta.
ton After the convention of the DAlrymen
and Farmers which assembled at the Stailun
on Wednesday evening the eth inst, had ad'
inurnc,i, VIE tound two carriages in waiting to
convey us to ''Ayre>hre the residence OF
lIr. George S Ayre Brcakfa>ting at nine
the next day. We we're invited by Mr. Geo. >,
anil his aged father. Mr. Thomas Ayre to take
lnk about his farm.
AYRSHIRE contains nine hundred acres OF
| fine land. which is mostly covered with heavy
sod of blue grass We found fine herds Of
stock cattle H,rks Of improved sheep. great
number Of cows. horses hogs, poultry. &c.
feeding in the yards and ahnut large barn,
winch was filed from the basement ~ the ROOT
with great quantities Of feed After satisfying
ourselves that ''Ayrcshire is one of the gar
. d..n spots Of earth. we were provided each
with \ fine riding horse. aud invited to follow
our host. which ne did, and were soon upon
the soil Of ''Langollen "a beautiful estate,
containing UPWARDS of 600 acres, lying at the
foot of the Blue Ridge, and commanding g
splendid view of the Piedmont country. This
estate is rcnied by Mr.. Ayrc to two Of his elder
sons. and Is in a high state of cultivation
"Liangoilen' has been purchased by Mr.. Ayre
since the war; ar a cost OF about fifty thousand
dollars. This is also abuudanty stocked
with improved breeds Of sheep. cattle and
horses 1t has on it a fine mansion,
erected there by the late Cuthbert Powell,
esq, the former owner OF the estate. 1t has
also ample barns aud out-houScs, and is one of
this farm. Mr. Ayrc has the machinery aud
kiluS to manufacture on large scale drain aud
roofing tile, large amount of which, he
has on hand for his own use 1t is a cheap
and excellent pipe for farm drains. and could
be adopted to great profit on low lands
Had We space, we would be glad to give a
more extended description of this beautiful and
rich section Of Virginia, but must content our
readers with this short sketch OF two OF the
many fine estates in the Piedmont section. -
FHiitHr Ne.es.
MAJ. VIM H. ROGERS. of Louloun. re-
membered by many persons in this community
for tact and genial humor, is now resident OF
Cordova, South America The Inauguration
Of new English hotel near that place last
October is represented by Buenos Ayres pa
per to have been the occasion OF the assembling
of President Sarmiento and a number of native
and foreign officials. Major Rogers was also
present and is reported to have made a speech
the happieSt of the evening, which called out
the most vociferous applause. A cock tail
seems to have conjured up before his mental
vision festive scenes in old Virginia and ena-
bled him to generallze 10 such way about that
fayorte drink, as to win all hearts. lis strange
how far glass will enable man to see-pro.
vided it has an artistically arranged cock tail 10
| t. IFarcnton Inder.
FAIRFAX County, From the Fairfax
News On Saturday last doe weighing 100
| pounds net, was cap.uredo on the farm Of Mr.. w
r. Milan 1t was started by number OF
hou ds, and ran for several hours; on reaching
Mr.. MilIan's farm, it was caught by two large
dogs belonging to that gentleman. 1t IS sup
posed to have come from the forests in the
lower part OF the county.
Owing to the shortness Of the corn crop last
"a % there is great scarcity of long feed in
this section. and farmers have not near enough
TO keep their present stock of cattle.
An unoccupied dwelling on the farm OF MIR.
William Ayre,in Crntrevile Township, was de-
stroycd by fire on Saturday last.
LYNruBrRt AND DASvILLE RAILROAD
We learn that work on this road is progressing
a. favoraby as ,uld be expected, when the bad
weather is taken into consideration. As soon
as the Spring fairly opens larger force than
ever will be put to work on the line, aud it is
not doubted but thar the work will be com,