Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-17
Letter from the Camp Meeting.

SUNDAY, August l6.-IO-day has been one
of great interest at the camp meeting Of the
Southern Methodist Church, now being held
in Gibson's Woods 10 this (Fairtax) county.
Early 10 the morning the roads leading to the
grounds were thronged with vehicles, and the
trains arriving at Vienna from Alexandria and
Leesburg we're crowded. The camp is located
10 beautiful shady grove, and the accommo-
dations were excellent, the seats we'll construct
ed, and ample in number. Quite numbcr Of
ministers were present; among whom noticed
Rev. Dr. N. Head. James Gardner, and l.. II.
Crenshaw. The singing, under the leadership
of PROT Beamer, was we'll conducted.
As9amt the congregation assembled to attend
''love feast, where for az hour they were in
structed and stimulated to greater devotion to
religion by the sanctifed experiences Of the
aged members Of the church. This meeting
was of great and absorbing interest, as those
gray haired and venerable men and women
told of the saving grace of which they were the
subjects.
| ALTA m vast audience, estimated at
1000 or 5000, were gathered to hear SER
mon by Rev. James Gardner, who, for an
| hour, held his immense auditory in respectful
attention, while be spoke to them Of the worth
of religion.
In the afternoon DR.. Head preached az im-
pressive discourse from the text, why will
ye die !"
At another hour Sunday School meeting
was held, and entertaining aud Instructive ad-
dresses delivered
At night, although the crowd had thiuncd
eut to hear Rev. Mr.. Crenshaw, after whose
| sorp,op rauiunl coru1naa Uera held and q MINI
Der of penitents were present. .....
The meeting is TO be continued up to Thurs
day.
Persons leaving your city will fnd no dlth-
Guilty 10 reaching the grounds. Accommoda-
tons are ample. II.
The Suspected Murder in Fairfax.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
FAIRFAX G. H., Va, Aug l5.-The colored
man, Mcpherson, charged with the murder Of
his son Alasca, had further hearing before
Justice Thomas N. Williams to day, when a
number of witnesses were examined, all OF
whom testified to different statements made al
different times by the prisoner IN conversations
10 reference to the absence of the boy. About
a week ago he stated 10 the presence Of two OF
the witnesses that the boy was hired to Mr..
Alexa Hunter, near the Long Bridge, and
was driving his milk wagon that he was get
ting but little but held MIR. Hunters note.
At the request of the Commonwealth Attor-
ney, Mr.. Hunter was present and testified that
no such boy had been hired by him. nor had he
ever seen the prisoner before. Ii was in proof
that the prisoner was extremely crue! and often
tbrashed his children until the blood stained
their clothing The prisoner has made nun
Der of different statements 10 reference to the
boy, and these, coupled with his Known bad
character, give strong suspicious OF guilt Ono
theory is that by fire which burned over a
considerable area, and to which the prisoner
seemed to manifest no concern the body was
burned The prisoner was recommtted to
await a thorough search and examination Of
the timber near the prisoners residence g.
| Practical EDUCATION -Pratical education
is what is needed now by the youth Of Virginia,
SAYS the Richmond Wing. The old times have
gone, and the new times are unlike them, and
that paper adds. Success is to be found more
10 the boy than 10 the school. Aud when the
youth, endeavoring to acquire education, knows
that he has nothing but his own efforts to de-
pepd upon be has an incentive not only to study
but to study with an especial eye to practical
application OF what is taught him. that he may
Law the foundation OF his fortune, and 60 on
building upon it with an intellectual and eco
pomicaI calculation of his aims and his means
at eyery step be takes onward When a boy
has learned to read and write well, aud to cipher
sufficiently for the ordinary transactions of bust
ness, he knows enough to 60 to work. and while
earning money to learn other things that are
not taught 10 text books or the lecture rooms.
The best business schools are places OF business.
And while books should never be thrown aside
altogether while young men engaged every day
10 active labor should, in leisure intervals never
fail to read, it will be found that he who stu
dies most closely the business 10 which he is
engaged is most probably he who will be the
first in acquiring competency and amasslDg
fortune.
Mr.. MoVEIaH's ALEXANDRIA PROPERTY
VIM n. MoVeigh, esq.,, has recovered posses
sion of ten of his houses in Alexandria "conhS
Gated" by Judge Underwood during the war
There yet remains eight from whose possession
he is still debarred through the medium OF I'm
dergood's eonfscation proceedings. The
dwelling which ''the Judge" selected Tor him
self from among Mr.. McViegh's estate was
found on its restoration to its owner to be IN a
sad state of dsiutegration The splendid shade
trees In front had been cut down; the marble
statuary in the yard disfgured or removed; all
the furniture and household ornaments carried
off to Washington; the paperlng on the walls
blotcbed and dis6gured, and even the baDisters
leading up the various stairwayss cut and hack
ed to pieces. 1t will cost Mr.. McVcigh great
deal of money to restore his restored dwell,
ling. All of the obove injuries were Inflicted
after it became evident that the United States
Supreme Court would issne its fat of interdc,
ton against Judge Underwood's singular and
exhaustive mode Of transferring other people :
property to himself and friends. 1t is prob bic
that Mr.. McVeigh will return to Richmond
and make it his future home. Rich. Eng.
VIRGINIA. These is splendid day some
where in the future for Virginia. Her re-
sources are such that human wants, human Ne
cessities, aud human tastes must change, for
them to remain much Logger repressed. She
has advantages and attractions in her fertile
soil, her fine forests, her rivers and roadsteads,
| eo,,ltioo hor IMMORAL rIoh-