Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-25

most mpcrrpit!y, along green fields laden
with ccrcai> and Though beautiful forests, over
mountain streams for hear ten miles from ~,
Jack,yr, in Shenandoah county, and We were
al the summit Of the first. range oi the North
Mountain. The road now takes i most wild
| and picturesque way, and wlnds down aud
around the side OF tie .mnUntaln like A huge
snake, untll at last We come TO i luxurllnt AID
fertile valley, about Two miles wide. The crops
and the fure>tS are rich ami luXuriant We
entered one Of these prlmevaie forests with
rich underground and beautiful tollsge, aud
began again t. slightly ascend The s. ceud rang
when, on turning sharp angle 10 this s:cun-
wilderness. We found ourselves wltlln onc h4a-
bred yards Of Orkney Springs. This oil
and popular resort whose waters are great.
celebrated Tor their medicinal qul!ltle,,
is quite well Il led by visitor. y large portion
of the stock mas changed hands lately, and it j,
now owned hy M:>>rs. Bradford, Moore lr
Perry. The two later gentlemen only took
charge il April and %lih a.uI'st incredible
~ luptnc>> have erected large hotc! contain
log bali loom, dlnnlag room. paIlor>, o.lcc
aad thirty five bed rooms. airy. convenient aud
we'll lurol>hed. Before tacsc buildings were
completed large uuuibcr OF guests arrived AMI
put stop to the Work Tor this season. Many
other improvements hare been made, aud by
next Sra>Ju two large buildings are to be erect
ed aud numbcr Of cottages built, and some
that are on tie grounds tprn down. The table
is we'll supplied win all varieties OF fish, vcgc
tables aud fruits which these Virginia noun.
raln> abound in. the servants are polite an
accommodating. although not as yet well trainc,!,
but this is y taut that Is being lily rene
died. One thing is positively necriu!, laS
journalist | propose sluply to do my duty to
the public aud that IS TO ln!orce punctualIry
among the servants and TO discharge al! mo
matter how good in other respects who DO not
attend to their several duties wl,hou. hariu. 20
be remiu led Of them. Mr. Woodard, ia brot!.cr
ut our pleasant friend in charge o. Raw ,yi
well knOwu as caterer throughout the St4tc.
has the management, and is crlcayorng 10
gel thing. in perfect order. aud will. und }uot-
cdy d. So 10 the entire satisfaction Of ail
guests. The propretor>, whose only i;,ult i
ineXprr!euce. should give him entire charsr,
aud make his reputation responsible for ever
lhing. The waters are very beneficial to al,
who Rave tried them. They are tonic aud a..
terative in quality. The famous Bear W.
Free Stone, besides which Mr.. Moor rw,.
d place one and Il half miles distant. kuawn s.:
"keEey's," where there are alum. red, white
and blue sul hur. and other waters MT Yet an
alyzcd Patients deSlrin" these waters can
ca 81 y be supplied by the rroprieoS. aud nc%
season they propose TO connect the ;wo place.
by carriages ami drive any Of the quests over
every day who desire it, There are fine rides,
drives aud walks. AID the Grou1dS, once prur
erIy laid Of an Tx d up,can NJ, be cquaLlcd By
any other resort III the mountains Of Virginia.
Tie diagnosis Of the wholc is then Summed W,
easily thus: Advantages: good r1oru& we'll fur
DiShed. good fare, the finest variety Of mineral
waters in the State. the usual number aud elias;
of anus Aments excellent walks. neither rough
or tarlguing, fac roads and b autlfr. scenery
with cheap living an daily mails and connection
with the outside world ty the W. c., '. NJ x
G. 5. Il. K. az W.. JackS3n> O!iec'lou>-dl!a
tory servants, and want Of partlcuiarlty, both IT
which can cas- " and will De Immediately rem
died as soon a. brought 10 he attention ot'ttr
energetic. 20 ahead Men VINO arc no% 10 cha'g'
aud who Intend to leave 10 stone unturnci To
maxi this the uosr beautiful. the most delight
tu!. aud most h"nerjai.ot Virginia summer u
sorts. trCASloNiI.
FArQr!EN CorSli IGEMS From ;h'
Warrcntun Ind *. Alfred llaIi,t. wc> ipln+
dead in the coutty road iow hAtired ya!i,
FROM the house Of r bert Ton M il TIE
neishb,riool Of Ncirv>o Station, on the niga;
Of The 2U;h inst. \ bullet had catered IA,
head above the right cur and ranging down
ward, lodged in the root Of his mouth cauSli-,
IN the judgment Of 4 physician, ins;;ut death.
His body was removed TO his Residence the
same night, and over it al inquest was hcii
he rcxt day The ycrl.ci .. the Jury was that
he came 10 his death by pistol III the hand
Of Charles McB;ar. The foundation for TIL
was that Martha mad goue to Mclrosc S,atiou
10 company with McBlair: that the ,wo drann
together there that the latter WAS unic! ihc
Influence Of liquor when the Two lett tie >ia-
too together about dusk that REPORT d "E.-
arms was heard iu the direction where the DouE
was found, followed by an exclamation % n"&
damn you, I've got you, aud the tcs,lnloD% d..
McBhir that Martin shot himself and then
handed hiIL tn" pistol (atcrwrds thro"D
away with which to shoot himself. Ncba'J
assisted in the removal Of the body aud It L NJ
known that he made any attempt at c>c4"'.
He was c ,lntuiit,l to Ill Thursdy evc@!n@.
He is native of Mary aud aud Is SAIL to J."
very resp .ctably connected.
There were 10 cabu< aud tents up ami o''
cuplcd at the camp grounds at the afr,nt'H
Sprinys on Thursday evening Oa End"E
IIbTli!lg Il u Ecu UlUlc ltuts VIII o"t"c
The asSemta.r Oh Sunday wa> unprecedented.
\ mau' melon patch noar The county poor
hoase having been robba he put strycAnlH; III
a few marked melons The night afterwards
colt Of the owner OF the patch eat the poIsoned
uuclouS and died. w
The variety store Of Jacob Uhlfc!lcr was ca
tered "Wednesday night through window. a"i
calicoe.. shoes and ready made goods stolen G.
,imated to be WORTH 500 or $500.
Friday morning the hide aud refuse Of a>Le'r
was found where the ANNUAL hai been HuicH"
ed by s!ar.sh: in the field OF f-uOcA J.''''.
CCLpEpER County. The Culpcpor oo'ef'
er says that Edwin Barbour. or that COM
will probably lose the whole OF hls wheat XXX
of this wear bv the recent rain IL Wa haHJ
stacked and GOT wet, which caused II I" SIf'u"
The los, viii be from thousand 10 ii@eh '''.
dred dollars