Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-14
Letter from : uIs,eper.


morning everything being put in proper order,
and the gates thrown open at the hour named,
a large crowd began to gather which steadily in
creased uulll eleven D clock and when the train
from Alexandria arrived, there could nut hive
been fewer than > 800 persons on the fair
grounds. At 10 o'clock the grand exhibition OF
stock IN the ring took place, aud a iuer display
u horses has rarely, if ever, been made in the
State, Some I25 fine horses being exhibited
The cattle, sheep and hogs were creditablc, aud
all together extended all around the half mile
race course. Speaking Of horses please correct
your statement in yesterday paper concerning
Dauvic. H. w!> by King Lear out of Mary
Minor. Mr.. b. I. Male, OF tins county, Cen
crai Land Agent oi the Midland Railroad, has
Il brou,! mare on exhibition with four mule
colts. She Is only six years old. This Is doing
pretty well. There We're five thoroughbred
staous aud w"ny mares and colts exhibited.
Hancock : (nt' Ab.marlcl chestnut Stallion
ScathIock, By Morrls"y's Eclipse out OF Fanny
Washington by Revenuc, received the first
premium, $40 The second premium, $40, was
awarded to TrabaIl, Revenue cole owned by
}. ". Green, Of Rappahauuock.
lp to the time this closes $50 p. m, 10
other report has reached the Secretary uthce
\ Hal race, hail mile heats, $50 to first
horse, and SO II Sccond, was improv,Scd and
Won by Moran : \ GLOW Jacket, Bortell' Comet
coming in second
a. this closes, Il race OF mile heats, tr0tting
III harness, best two 10 three, by stations own
cd III Virginia, Tor Il purse o! 500. is going o.
lie ladies department Is well tiled, aui was
Very attractive to-day, as many OF the far SIX
were testing thc qualities OF Stct's pianos, and
cEiveLed he han with vocal aud Instrumental!
music at Intervals uuyng the day.
Mr. Winner beet, beat all the bcets | ever
saw II weighs twenty four pounds The *
hlhllou OF vegetables is greatly enlarged to-day,
ais, TIE pumpkins would have dooc the heart
ol Cinderella ; ta;ly good, being about dirty
slX lnch"> IN circumference. Srnc .: the largest
potatoes have yer >.tu ar eX 1i1ited, to-
gr;hcr with III cnicSS variety ut garden truck
aid ia:m products. Baltimore, kicAmuud,
trydcGlck>E urg anu Augusta are all Represent
cd WIFI agricultural lniicmcnt>, but DOT Alex
audrIa. Wy Ia the name ut colnulou Sanse 60
not I'll" peol'c OF our good Old ely awakcn
10 :. ,cn> Of the Importance Of excrlla. theu-
selves. u, tE4y expect business 10 rush to
them While they !ci>u:rty chew the cud Of con-
tcutuicut, aud other cities more cncrgctc are
stealing away trade cgltimotcIy ours. They
may rest assured ot one thing, that the gods
help those who help themselves"
| au sorry To ED ms letter with very sad
recital OF painful aud, Isar, iata! accident,
!h"t happened here to-day There is run at
short Intervals i train from Cui pcper 10 the
t.lr grounds iur The accommodation OF visitors
going TO aud from the towu |, i backed "a
the talr grouc!s from tutpcpcr, am. rs it was
making trip between c.cven aud twelve ii ran
into llclInt tram stauing on the track aud
Unloading goods Tor the lar. 1t seems that
| CuEuucior Charley Moore was collecting tickets
ana the bf@aklnln on the rear car seeing the
ficlght saVethc >g 0a, bur as the passenger train
was going rapidly a.! Oh down grade it was
ln:p)Ssluc 10 stop bel re the collision He
called TO two youths to jump from the train.
o-c oJ;ycd tm ani was uns, iurcd The
oincr Dan hc.>o did not heed the warning,
aud was mashed ~ II" was standing on the
platform wnen Coudu~or Moore collected his
iArc ana he told hm TO get inside or he might
ia!i of all get hurt.' The youth replied, Il
reckon | know what an ab ut" At the time
OF Tue COLLISION he was standing ~ the steps o!
the ears ou the side next to the fair grounds.
The SIDE. by tie way, which was crushed in.
The shock must have been Il violent oue, a, the
strong wrought iron railiups were saprcd rs
t;oash they We're ,wig and the end Of the
car Knocked ia. lne boy was throwu to the
grounl and had his right arm shiv.rcd, large
fish wound in tie lower par; Of the abdomen,
but up to this wfi''n. | AN unable TO a~ccr:at,
whether he received iu;crual Injuries. He sui
rrs terribly. bur stood The pain tuaniu.ly Drs,
Lewis and Rex J We're on hand aud rendered
All The assistance that was possible He was
carried to tuipeper. hi. home. He is the
son Of the Rev. Mr. Reese, the Presbyterian
minister at this place. UCcAsIoSAL,
CONVICTED. = 10 The l. ,uloun County Court.
on Tuesday 1a,t The OF the Commonwealth
vs.; homa> Buunci., Tor man>iaughter, was
called, aud the jury cmpannced:
LII August last, at the camp meeting near
Middlcburg, Edward Jones, a negro. was ar
rested one mig on the charge OF selling LIQUOR,
aud the officer who mad, the arrest dcputiz"d
Bunnell u t@ke charge Of the prisoner Wh;tc
thus engaged. Jones attempted to make his cs-
cape, ANA IN the darkness OF the night Bunncll
fired three shots from his pistol one of them
taking effect in Jones hack, which resulted in
the death If Jones the following Gar, the p.r,ic-
Il ars OF winch Were published II the time Tie
case WAS Submitted 10 the iury without arer,-
meAt. After half hours absence lhc jury re.
turned with verdict ri guilty, and imposed \
'.'' VI f-'.'. ~ "IllSI oauSc Dali added ninety
days imprisonment in tn" county isi! Counsel:
For The Commonwealth. C. Fl. l. e: for the
prisoner Grn. W. Ii. Payne and j. IL Alex
ander.
SALE OF REAL Estate On Friday last,
A>s>rs. Parker, Mctiurc, Moore aud Ne
Donald, special commissioners, sold at public
auction the following tracts OF the estate of the
late Col. Fuus,cn rrac, NJ. |, containing
l59. 10 acres. TO Mrs. VI. b Funston at SO 40
per acre No. >. containing l59 Ut acres, to
Miss Emily tunSten and G. ". Ward, at
Sl3.3o per acre; the knc>Iy tract, contain,
lug l9+ acres. to same purchasers at $. 81
per acre; l52 acres II State land to John Mad.
lsao, at $ per acre, aud pa acres of slate
land to Edmund Purcell at 81 per acre. On
Saturday, G"SsrS. Mccormick aud Moore. special
commissioners, sold at pupic aucti q the Stone
Bridge lanncry AMI twelve and fraction acres
of land TO Dir. Hammond, of Maryland, for
$500 Clarke Courier.
The following is statement of shipments
aud receipts by the W. Il o. r. r. Co., at
PurcciIvlc, for the month OF Septrmber -