Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-19
Letter from, EOud0Mn 20.

CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria ca tte
LEEsBURG VA, Aug. l7.-Go nghl John
B. Golden, who SHOT joseph Mcfarland Oh
Sunday at Gum Spring, was brought TO town
under escort of four men After getting as lar
as the Bank corncr which is near Tie jail, he
refused to 81 any further until he could see
his lawyer He was then taken TO Tie Sheriff 5
room. [ understand load Of shot was dis
charged into Netherlands back, aud that be
dieo il five minutes Mcfarland was m4rch-
ant and Golden black >mith at Gum Spring.
am sorry to say that Golden was very drunk
whcn he arrived 10 tpwu; 80 drunk ~ ~ stag
ger.
Our delegates arr all for IIuaton. Delegates
to county convention were appointed Oh Sat
uriay.
The contestants Tor The othc3 Of Circnit CotI t
clerk are WIN. a. Wise aud VIM. + Garrett.
For county clerk Edgar Llttleton, incumbent,
sill receive cycrybodys vote ~ good sol
good a clerk it would be hard to fluid. He has
been tried in all these characters.
really can not see how our clerks could
answer the Governors questions without en-
poyiug clerks esp, ctaily Tor this purpose. and
besides, what Else can be done than to pay the
debts, private aud pubic. Ii private ;eb,S eau
not be paid why then should NOT a maG 20 mo
| bankruptcy, or insure lis life for the bench; OF
his creditors, whr Will wali Tor him. | know,
and gratefully Acknowledge it, that creditors
arc not the hard hearted creatures they are
represented to be. \ man Who will try to lay,
or even tIy to try, will very seldom be moest-
ed As to the public debt, the interest on 1t
can be paid, AID must be paii.
The RichnouI " big cpsnpiains q! the slow
revival Of business in Virginia. llw can be
otherwise When obstacle alter obstacle Is tnrowt
in the way Of the collection Of debts. ~ soo!
as Que is removed By the courts the L--lSta
turo intcrposcS another, UNI! all contl,icucc II
private credit is destroyed Ii tic i gIsla'ur,
or lSG6.G7 had never met verify nc"re \ IT.
ginla would have bueu cut .! dcbI anu pros
porous.
In our town one sign Of returning sense IL
the people is that all our carriage IN, kris anG
wEeeIwrghls and hlack>nths are at work, Eo'
only on repairs Of Northern work, but At ucw
work. G. W Ruff & To. have made thi, Year
uiue buggics ard sprlug wagons, aud have iIv,
bugpies in hand. joseph Ahbutt, wh, works
ouly himself as wood worker, has made tHt
sulkieS, several sprlog wagons, besides m&kiug
wheels Tor running gear III bodies for the saline
Say all these vehicles would rulnner eighteen
at 81 80 each, and wc have 81, 100 kept at home
less the material, which costs perhaps S7UO.
This s. go earned here makes a DIFF rtuce u
$1,000 in one commual'y OF LOO people.
Our builders also are busy, even contracting
Tor work on churches III Washington. which
could not be uudcrbId there, even il builders
there were willing to contrac.. In me c"uDty
| hear of bains Of large dmcnSl''u~ b-lug :ulit,
OF bridges being constructed, and vi large nun!
bcrs of small houses beos par up. aud some
good ones The failure Of the corn crop may
cause some pause in these matters. but lac in.
mensc amount Of muncy LETT in The county o.
Washington people will probably compe:'>a'~
for this. suppose there can not be c>s thnn
three hundred persons boarding in l.nnd"nn
this summer, who spend $50 per month each,
and perhaps more, auU there Is every proGaolI-
ity that this iuhnx of city people viii ircrcasr,
as the railroad passes on towards the Blue
Ridge
may have slipped eft from he debt hn>i
ness, bur il have return to 1t, aud say Dc:
cudu est Carthage; the Interest must be paid,
| otherwise the stain Of reputation will always
be equivalent to a thorn in the loot vi progress,
causing her 10 60 lame. but g. she will.
ALIQUls