Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-08
Letter from Prince William.
ICur. of Richmond Enquirer.

Brcutsve, the county seat is three miles
from Bristoc, station On the Orange and Al
exaudria railroad, and is reached by staging
from the latter point. 1t consists Of court
house, jail (rathcr rickety affair, as the kill
10y of Clarke dcmonstratcd) two hotels, one
store, and several bar-rooms-what Virginia
ceurt house, by-thc-way, would be complete
without those places wherein to retrcshcn one
self after ride over the dusty county roads?
but at this tlnlc the roads are the reverse of
dusty. and are very dsagreeable to travel over
on account of the slosh and mud
The Judge Of the county, 4. Nichol, esq, is
a young man, whose position as Judge has
added dignity to the Bench of Virginia, aud
during his term has given entire satisfaction to
the people over whom he prcsldcs
The Browu-Stone quarrles near Manassas
are ui' very grent Importance to the county.
The Mayfeld quarry is now being actively aud
energeticay worked, and the stone is shipped
by the Orange road to Washington, where it
meets with a ready sale. The managers Of
these quarries tell NE the greatest trouble they
have is in getting cars III which to transport
their stone The Bloomfield farm, owned by
Francis l.. Smith, of Alexandria, is spok ken Of
us having upon it one t'thc finest qnarrlcS III
the couaty.
Manassas, ever memorable in history, is a
thriving village, twcntyscvCn miles trom Alex
andria, and now contains some halt dozen
stores, two hotels a real estate agency, o news
paper, the Gazette, By d: W. Whiting, a
church, blacksmith and whcclwrlght shops,
and souc twenty-five or thirty other houses
This is, believe, the largest town III the coun.
ty, although Gainesville and Haymarkct, on the
Manassas railroad, are very thriving villages,
a. ;c ,1.o 0,oo,,u,n md DumfrirS in the lower
end CT the county.
The crops, wheat and oats, arc looking very
well, and the ploughman is busy in the fields
preparing for the corn planting. The apple,
that harder Of fruits, and the dogwood have
both put forth their beautiful blossoms. The
woods have also begun to put upon them the
garb Of Spring, and, 10 spite OF the continued
cold and rain, nature, as though rcoclllng
against this usurpation of the lovcllst season OF
the year, hcdccks the fields and forest in splcn-
dor.
LoUDoUN CIRCUIT Court. Judge Keith
presiding, is still in session. The docket is a
large one and although court has now been IN
session more than week, comparatively few
important cases have been disposed OF.
The case of Singleton VS. Ayrc, involving Il
transaction in Confederate money, has been
argued, and submitted. The case Of Thomp-
sons Administrator, vs. Thompson Executor,
on an appeal from the County Court, where it
was decided iu favor OF plaintiff, involving
same principle of Singleton VS.. Ayres; decision
of county court reversed
Dclany VS. Fairfax, on a claim Of 5 per cent.
on $50 O0D, for the sale Of ''Oakhll;' second
trial. Case argued and submitted to the jury,
which, after two days dclibcration, was dis
charged without verdict.
There is now pending Oh the Circuit Court
docket of Loudoun, 800 chancery suits, in 81
of which DEGREES have been entered at this
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