Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-03


inp in contact with tree, the front wheel passing
over his head and the hind wheel passing over
his breast The escape from instant death was
miraculous inaslnuch as the wagon had on 1t
n, the time about three Thousand pounds. A.
though painfully H. ured he Is now out, attcnd-
Ejnr to his business.
One dav this week while Judge G. Il. Sin
clair was absent from his Office, which is III the
white House" hotel at Brcntsvie,a burning
stick of wood rolled, from the fire place against
the Washboard, which soon ignltcd; setting hre
to the partition. When discovered, the fire
was roaring up though the studlng. About
thirty buckets Of water exungulshed the flamcs.
r. A. Sinclair is candidate for the IIegls-
laturc subject to a convention The Cunscr
vatiye voters of the country are requested to
meet at their various voting places Oh Saturday,
the 10th of May, Tor the purpose of nominating
| Tnwuship Officers to be voted for at the Flee
zion to be held on the 4th Thursday i'll May,
Mr.. f. P. Ashford has sold his farm near
this place on the Sprisg's ford road, to Rev.
Mr., Marsh, of New Jersey, New School
BAPTIST minister Mr. Saml Trcrcrncn of
pitlsbua, Pa, has purchased Il farm OF Mr..
| Il. G. Whcccr,of Washington, near Occoquan,
containing l53 acres, for : 900
Mr.. Il. G.. Weir has sold his residence with
half acre Of ground attached to Col. Robert
TansilI, formerly of the u. S. Navy, for 81 800
cash.
The Kingsley NJ Il. Sabbath School was re-
organized at Brcntsville, on the 9th ulto.
Rev. VIM. l. Balm was elected Superintendent.
MIR. Edgar v Weir, has rented his mill near
Lecsburg, and with his family has removed
back to his residence near Brlstoc Station.
A cock fight occurred here few days aeo
,p9 MupncS.s fnw1c The
Manassas chicken was the victor
; As the fine wcathc, approaches, Manassas
and its surrounding battle fields, are attracting
many visitors from the cities.
The May term of the county court meets on
Monday next 9th Instant
KING GEORGE County AT the Court
House the hotel keeper, Mr.. W. H. Gaines,
has put his establishment in thorough repair,
including out-houscs, stables and fences, and
is deserving the liberal patronage he IS rccclv-
: lng.
4 new Methodist church is to be erected
near the court green, and the Episcopal church
is to be enlarged and beautlted.
Hanover Baptist church. at E3gc i1iIl,
which was destroyed by fire in December last,
is now being rc-crcctel the foundation having
already been laid. Sufficient means have not
as vet been secured to complete it, and we
hope those who arc able to assist in this mat
ter will do so. The gentlemen who have the
matter in hand are, VIM i. McClanahan, VIM.
B. Coaklcy and j. n. Pced.
At "Comorn," two miles this side Of the
Court House, Mr. John Minor has greatly i'm
proved his dwelling and SOUNDS, and they now
present handsome and prosperous appear
ance. The fact is that King George while it
suffered greatly from the war, is looking up,
and its people are getting along better than
those of many other counties in this section We
could name
We were pleased to sec along the road from
Fredericksburg to the Court House that there
il more land in cultivation than has been at
any time since the war. The wheat is looking
remarkably well. The crop of MAJ or Rogers,
at Farley Vale" however is the best. We
doubt whether there is better crop in the
Raurahannock Valley. \ number of farmers
have finished planting corn, and III some IN
stances The coru is up.-Ffcd STIR.
STAY WHERE YOU ARE Kansas is one Of
the Western States which has been held up
and advertised rs 30 Enrao. Indeed, hun
,lr.,!s OF Nirsiuians have been induced to sell
their farms and abandon their pleasant homes,
and go to hat State, with the confident hope
of bcttcring their fortunes very rapidly. But
it is rot all gold that glittcrs and the tempting
statements made by interested parties arc SCI
dou realized by the seeker after wealth IN that
! Western country. The annexed paragraph,
from a Kansas letter in the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, would indicate that the farmers out there
have their troubles, as well as our Virginia
| planters
San enormous crop was raised last year,
wheat excepted, and the people are all ont OF
money Corn is fifteen cents Il bllShcl, oats
eighteen cents, potatoes twenty cents, ground
crops you cannot sell ut any price, and hay can
be had By the one thousand at two dollars
Il ton. Only one branch of produce holds up
-catte-and most Of the farmers are holding
on like grim death to what few they have, us
if the daily sight of them alone prevented
them from feeling the pangs of conscious
poverty The low prices of living arc simply
amazing. Pretty good board can be had at
one dollar and a half week, extra line at twice
the sum. Onc-fnurth Of the houses in lola are
vacant, aud meals at the hotel are but twenty
! five cents each. ="
1t is simply impossible for farmers to thrive
with produce at such figures, and it Is but
question Of time between them and the sheriff
| seizure Our Virginia landowners should pom
der these revelations we'll before they sacrifice
their comfortable homes for tho never to be
! realized dream of Western ease and wealth.
LWsctJmy Republican,
A DETERMINED DoG.-Passcngcrs in the
noon train Sunday on the Boston and Provl-
dence Road were Quietly interested in a pointer
dog The canine would not violate the rules
which forbid passengers to stand on the plat
tornl and he was TOO modest to cutter the pas
sengcr car, which was crowded, principally by
| ladies' His master was in a dilemma, and be-
4 Io b,l LIN Iva that n dp hn
train started, and so did the dog. The loco
motive whistle scrccchcd, and the dog yelpcd
defiance as the race began. At times the ann
bilious animal would be ahead Of the engine,
. and then he would fall behind. Every window
4 in the train had head or two pcering out
! watching the race, and all sympathizcd with
the dog. He seemed to realize that he was an
4 object of interest, as he would make an occa-
sional squirt and show terrific speed. Between