Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-15
Letter from Fauquier County.


Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
MARKHAM STATION, July IA. Though in
the opinion Of some OF the deDizens of this de-
lectable locality there was 90 room for improve
ment, yet the superior dlsccrnwent OF your in
telligent correspondent has enabled him TO dis.
cover that this place has improved, aud im.
proved immeus 'Iy, since he was last here OF
course, to those who live here, who are accus-
toned to this particular spot aud, who sell
dom traverse the prescribed boundaries uf Mar,
shall Nlagl>teriaI District, these improvements
are more FAMILIAR and less noticeable. Blu, a
tourist OF taste aud cultivation, as all tourists
from your city are canDot res list bciug favor
ablylmpressed with the architectural excellence
and proportion Of The several beautiful cottages
and dwellings, which have been recently erect.
ed AT this place. Z SIDES The material improve
mcutS, decided moral advance has been per-
tected By the suspension Of two out Of three
red-run Institutions, which lately couduce ed .
longest survivor and long may he survive :
Tor the delightful beverages mixed by his magic
band bring woe to 10 heart, aod sorrow TO 10
household They are too weak
An attempt was made by a negro man to
rob the stable Of Can't. Joho J. Eimonds,
10 which there We're Two horses, night or two
ago. 1t Vas exactly at one O'clock in the
moruiGg, but The Captain vas on the look out,
aod catching glimpse Of the thief, Just as
his heels were suspended in the air and his
body hall Wy 10 the stable window, fred three
shots at hun. The thief escaped, out it is not
kuown whether any Of the shots took effect.
Evans k'dwei was kicked by horse the
other day and seriously crippled. The physi-
clan says he will soou be getting about again
Iron ore Of superior quality aud 10 almost iu-
exhaustible quantity, has been discovered in
the Piedueut Valley. Veins of i, extend
through the lands Of Messrs. Henry Shippers,
Armisiead Chappelier, George Slater, aad
Peter Hartman. Some of these gentlemen, it
is said, propose to develop the deposit Ii any
association VI gentlemen can afford to under
take such al enterprise, they certainly can.
They have the nerve, the ability and the where.
witha
The amputation of one of Mr. Walter Ker-
rick legs was rendered necessary short time
since. He was afflicted with necrosis of the
ankle joint. NJ fatal result is anticipated
Dr. Walter Bruce, formerly Of Baltimore,
but for several years past resident of this
nclghb0rhood, intends to remove TO Vienoa,
Prussia. II: will sail about the first Of Octo-
Der. His family viii join him shortly after
wards.
There are many persons from the cities
spending their summer months in this neigh,
borhoOd, among them the family of L. f..
" hlte, Collector of luternal Levenua, aud
Arthur Brown, esq, AID bride, Of your city.
Inc latter gentleman, believe, is citiz.n Of
West Fad.
Ten acres of land, adjoining Markham, were
sold by +. Helm, esq, Of Warreotou, a suort
time ago, to VIM. Marshall, for $50 per acre;
five acres Of the same tract were, also sold to
Jno Harold at the same figures.
Many persons wall attend the reunion of
Hampton's l. glon, at Manassas, on the DIST
inst The cemetery there should certainly be
repaired before then.
l was among thirty persons who witnessed
the performance Of a very severe and dagger
Gus operation 90 Miss l. R@dmon, near Salem,
IN this county. Miss r is % years Of age, and
slice her Sth year had been afh cted with a
umor, which had grown to an I'LL mense size,
uccessltatlng It's belUg carried 10 bag. Sew
era tlmes the walls of this tumor, from en-.
gorg@ ment Of blood, had gwen away aud she
came near losing her life from the loss of blood
Her general health was, from this loss of blood
gradually but surely, siukiug. This enormous
tumor, weighing six pounds and FIVE aud ahaf
ouuces, was situated just over the juguIar vein
and carotid artery, prolrudicg from the ramus
of the jaw of the right side to her ear, and was
a source Of constant aud acute pain. In long
period Of time Miss R. had suffered so severe.
ly and had become so enaciated that she was
90 the very verge Of the grave" when she
Was advised TO consult DR.. Payne, of Mark
ham. The Doctor. believing cxcission the ex-
elusive means OF cure, determined with the as
assistance OF Dr. Settle, a surgeon of acknow-
edged skill and 6rmness, to remove the tumor.
1t was the general public opinion that she
would die uuder the knife. Yet, with great
torlltude on her part, and with remarkable
Judgment and trmness 90 the part Of the op
orators, the operation was successfully per
formed. The tumor, when removed, could not
have been gotten into an ordinary sized bucket
L consider this case one OF the most remarkable
90 record, and too much praise cannot be bestow
ed upon young DR.. Daniel p. Payne, in whose
care the patient WIS. Though, at distance of
10 miles he has given her every attention. DR..
Payne has been unusually successful in bis
treatment OF patients since he commenced to
practice. My interest in this case had been
excited by seeing Miss IL. on the witness stand,
10 Warrrnton, several courts ago, and | did
DOT, at that time, suppose any living creature
could survive the severance If 50 large and ter
ribc al attachment from the body. But such
is life VISITOR
Letter from the WarrentOn Springs.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette |
FAUoU1ER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, July
l4.-This beautiful spot so long famous and
popular as place of summer resort, although
robbed of its artificial adornments BY the incen-
diary hands of the Grand Army of the Repub
lie, under the immediate command of that
transplanted patriot Gen. Siegel, is even now
pbG7ix-Iike about 10 rise from the ashes which
have SO long hid its loyeIiness, aud take It's