Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-25
Letter from LOudoun County.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
LEEsBURG, Va, May 22.-Tbe contest for
county officers is likely to bring out very full
vote. The canvass for the clerkship of the Cir
cult Court is very warm. Mr.. Garrett has some
four or five friends riding the county in his be-
| half, and Mr.. Wise is actively engaged and
will be until the election. The multifarious
candidates for Commissioner Of the Revenue
compllcatc matters very much, and show the
folly of the late constitutional amendments 10
doing away with local self government and fore
ing these officers upon vote of the whole
county. 1t is not unlikely that one or more Of
the independent candidates for commissioner
may DO elected as the sympathy Of the people
Is towards Mr.. Hcrkinson, the old assessor in
Broad Run district, and who has one leg to re-
commend him. The tide is in favor also of
John w. Galeher, who was one year capital
assessor for Lecsburg township, and who has
warm and very numerous friends aud cooncc
tons in Mercer and Mt. Gcad districts IF
anything does break up the Conservative or
ganization in the State it will be the contests
in the county at large for Offices of local concern
mainly.
The warm weather, though very dry, is yet
causing corn to come up, and grass looks green
and wheat looks pretty well. Oats will be very
late. The apple crop will probably be rather
light, but peaches will be by handfuls, as they
are growing IN groups of two, three aud four.
! The small fruits promise we'll
The tendency OF thought is towards manu-
features, though no very decided steps have
been taken except at Purcellyillc under the
charter granted by Judge Keith. Two of our
| . h. Ma -. NJ
deuienk's portable fence, and will start their
agents on Monday to selling COUNTY rignts'
Attwcli L McCabes washing machine l,as
brought its owners some money and is lis ,.lv 10
! briug them coed deal more. r. tcrce
PARTIES will haVo that for sale or ra,'nrr one Of
the patcntecs will act 10 coDjuuo,: ION with the
| travelling agent OF the owuur,, If thc fence
! patent.
Money is very scarce, hut nv impression is
thar When our people cease to buy commercial
lcrtlllz"rS and go to Manufacturing manure OF.
their own lands 1t will become less so.
/ hear that much will be saved In the way of
i:nc'ng by Keeping hogs only iu the pen, and
thu, making tour planks do the work of six,
le1cIng ony against the larger stock.
summer seems TO have brought renewed
health 10 our people There were great
many deaths last winter Of delicate and old
! persons. ALOUlS
| a LITTLE INCIDENT. The Boston Journal.
Washington correspondent says of the recent
Indian talk with the President:
Another incident Was this The Interpreter
feared to interpret it 10 the President but ha.
made it public since: Yesterday, Red Cloud
IN telling the Commissioner of Indian Atfairs
that white men are liars, excepted present com
pany. He to-day at the White House, 10
speech. withdrew that exception. When the
| President told all the Chiefs that he had two
great chiefs, the Secretary OF the Interior ano
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, with whom
the Sioux must talk about the details, Spotted
Tail advanced close to the President, shook his
finger fnrcibly in the Presidents face and said
I'VE talked with jour big chiefs before. They
told US lies. We want to talk with you Ii
you send us to the big chiefs we shall be very
sorry