Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-04
Letter from LOudOun Go.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gaz,

O9i ,UlO, SalO over 1870 Ut l0J,3l2
Letter from LOudOun Co.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
LEEsBURG, Va, Oct ,, lS75.-Another of
the Assessors, VIM. Rogers, OF Mercer District,
he's completed his assessment, which is about
S per ct. below that of 1873. He reports an
active demand for laud in Mercer, which is the
district that contains Middleburg, Aide, Bloom
field, Uuion, anI ruas within few hundred
yards Of UppervilIe, and up to Paris.
Major B. p. holland is said to have sold 7GO
acres Of The Hill, near Middleburg, to an
EugIishmau named Grant for $4,000. R. G.
Bowman's farms have been sold, one for about
S27. another for S2l. the buildings on the
latter being much dilapidated. Washington
McCarty's farm, three miles north of Middle
burg, has been sold for $50, and Nathaniel
Thomas farm, near Paris, for S42 so. Other
farms have changed hands, all to our owu peo
pie, except the one to MIR. Grant, and all above
the assessment slightly.
Farming Of small farms with sheep has been
very profitable. MIR. Marshall Carpenter on
farm costing $4,000 has raised more than
81 800 worth of, produce aud sheep. He has
made S3OO 90 ~ sheep, AMI 10 this estimate
be does not cOunt rent frcWood, pasture or
garden worth $500. Aud This is done with a
| partial failure OF the wheat crop. He dug up
and hauled away from bis house and barn ward
manure enough to keep his OK teams employed
| for six weeks, the Accommodations of former
| owners. This is the true fertilizer to use.
Mr.. Norval Slcott, last fail, sowed wheat
and timothy together early, aud the timothy
destroyed the wheat crop.
| believe our people have settled down to
the conviction that they have the best county
10 the world, and should not be surprised to
sec land going up and off The belief is gain
ing ground that it will not run away or be burst
up by an earthquake, aud that seed time aud
harvest, summer aud winter will ueverf,il.
ALlQUIs
HENRY lV.-Temple Bar gives the follow.
ing:
At thirty. three his complexion was tanned
almost black, his hair and beard was grzz."d,
while nose OF inordinate length almost covered
his mouth nevertheless no King has been more
| famous Tor his amUurs even in those DAYS. when
his poverty and the hopelcSsness of his cause
were sufficient guarantees of the ladies' disintrr-
| estcdness One of his earliest and most devoted
loves was the Countess De Guche, b:tter known
rs LA Belle Corissnde," who raised for him
force OF twenty-!our thousand Gascens at her
own expense, mortsagng chateaux lands, and
all she possessed TO supply his needs. But most
famous o. all his innamoratas WAS Gabrielle
u lis recs, afterwards Duchcs.e dc Beaufort.
whom her lover has immortalzed in the song
commencing "Charmante Gabrielle" One even.
ing, after skirmsh in the ,eiyhborhood, be
took up bis lodging for the night at Cpuvrcs.
her fatner's chateau in Pitardy. Struck by her
charming manners and exquisite beauty he be-
ca ne deeply eramored and, as she listened to
Eia ST of dor
turc he lie ated at the family board, something
OF .eciprocal feeling entered her heart MANY
| and romantic were the dangers he encountered
to gain even sight of the lady. Once, while in
pursuit Of the Prince of Parma, he stole swuv
from At.ichy to sec her, 'contenting hmsetf,5
says Mst:heu, with eating some bread and
butter 1T the grte, that he might not raise any
su: plclon in her father. AfterWgrd mounting
his morse, he said he was going toward the enc,
my, and that the fair one should hear what he
nsd performed through his passion for her"
At another time he disguised himself as a wood
carrier, and passed through the enemys lines
at the great risk of being discovered and taken
prisoner, TO procure an interview with her. 1t
was no passing intatuation, but d passion that
lar from cooling through lapse Of years, contin.
ued to strengthen until it Was dissolved by death
FAUoUIER COUNTY ITEMS The District
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, for Washington District, will meet in
Warrentou Tuesday, the 10Th inst. and con-
tloue 10 session three or four days. The third
quarterly meeting for Warrenton Circuit will
be held 10 Warrenton the 10th and 18th of
October, Immediately succeeding the District
Conference.
John K. Spilmau has been engaged to super
intend the building Of pew hotel on the site
of the old Warren Green. Ii is hoped the no.
tel will be completed n time for the accommo-
datloD OF visitors next summer.
Peter Digges colored, was found guilty at
the September term of the county court of
murder n the second degree, for whipping his
sou to death, and sentenced to the pententiury
Tor seven years.
The trade in stock cattle has already COM
menccd. Sixteen car loads have arrived, and
more are 90 their way hither from Southwest
Virginia, some OF which will arrive 10 few
days.
The home tract Of Dr.. Aban S. Payne lGO
acres-was sold under decree of Herndon VS..
Payne, on court Monday, to Dauiel 2. Payne,
for $l2 per acre.
The Fauquier bar is increasing. James V.
Brooke, lr., and j: d. Bethune have hung out
their shingles. Wareuton L.de1.
REAL ESTATE .TRANsFERs.-Th following
transfers Of real estate in Fairfax county for
the week-e6diug on the lst are reported in the
Fairfax Farmer:
John R. Kincheloe to Mark Young one. half
of S47 acres, for $4,000.
Heirs of Richard K. Lee to Nancy Simms
lot of 81 acres.
Sias Denty to John W. Devers tract of 81 !
acres for $645
Eooch Nj. Lewis to Reuben |. Murray
tract OF % acres for Sl46
James H. Crocker TO Armsted Wesley lot
of acres, tor $24O.
j. T. McCarty to John R. Hall a tract of 90
acres, for 5000
W. NJ. McCary to John R. Hall tract of
6S acres, for $685..
ARREST OF ANOTHER VIRGINIA FUGITIVE
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