Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-30
LETTER FMOMLOUDnsrN

LCorrespond :nce OF tho AieAanlra Gov .,,a7
LElsBUEG Va, Nov. 20 1873 i did M,
say Jefferson district in Louduun COUNTY bo,
less wstercd land that Loyett> yillen hn, Ia,
waste land. That portion Of the county is nroh-
aoly petter Watered than any other similar ouan.
lily OF land IN the State. Goose crock and Ca.
LocIih, the formor running southeast and tina
alter northeast, interock in the western mar, of
the district, and the latter receives lueuts from
the Short Hill, and from the Catoctin Mon,
tain, and from the dividing ridge between itapa
~ uilead district Upon which the Leesburo
"nd Salcker' Gap Turnpike is located rrhaca
is but little fiat land; it is generally SLIGHTLY
rolling, and more uniform in its quality ,hsr
any other district of the county.
The valley ut the foot of the Blua R;3,,o :;
emlnentiy suited to fruits, b2iny in wha. is call
cd the Is othernsl region; it is about quo to ,oD
feet above tide and $50 feet above the Sbensr.
| doah valley.
meant to say that at Waterford there wcra
Friends; the types made it friends.
meant also to say that there were Friends in
Mt Giiesd District, not at Mt. Gilesd. | wspt
to be particular in these matters
The following table shows the value of lsn,s
at sundry times back to the census Of 1850:
| ,o-- Date. Acres Valuation Per- a,rs
1919 asses ment...520, .65 SY,U23,Os S2s \
| 1873 assessment...32 ) 231i iO,iS9 9G6 q ~
1910 assessment. .32l, u75 y O02 G35 3;.$9
1870 under asst
1910 Of ls56.....$22, 257 lo,lo6 5477 3,.35
| vi course the census returns rs to numh,r ~
acres Is not correct. but only shows The estm A..
| put upon the lands by farmers whom they law
CASUAL on their rounds. But compared with
1919 1t SHOWS that ianus are estimated BY prscti.
cal farmers lower than they were in 1850 when
gold Was at par, and reducing this value by gold
81 10, the assessed gold value of lands would bc
SZ4.29 per acre. or l4t per ct. lower than in 1850
| presume no one, not compelled to sell, would
| take anything like the ass .ssed value. and in
fact In many cases lands have been sold q good
| deal above this valuation.
| we nave up to to-day (the 29th) excellent
| FARMERS ana mlliers weather-dry weather
enough to gather the corn and rain enough to
| soak the ground and fill the springs that early
| IN the season were weak
! We have had no snow that has bnen percepti-
Bile on the ground, and scarcely - furry of ii.
Our Board Of Supervisors will meet next
| Monday to consider matters of interest to the
| equity.
| The great increase of prisoners in the Jail
would seem to call tor some other punishment
than board "nd lodging at the public expense
| uoliHS tne verify OF Winter, When the prlS
ers might otherwise be pinched for food 1t
strikes me that tho county Jail should be made
work house for petty larceny and other small
| fry criminals.
There are nine prisoners in Jail, confined in
two rooms, and civil rights are fully recognized
| there 1t being necessary to confne the min.
whites and blacks in these two apartments, be-
cause crazy man occupies one half of the Jail,
| and has been tn re for months
Only four out OF the nine have been convict
| ed the others are awaiting trial for horse steal
ing, rape, attempt At rape, theft, assault with
intent to kill, &c.
The convictions are for unlawful shooting
which resulted in death, attempt to rob, and
theft
Whipping is regarded as sgains. public senti
ment, and 1t seems that lab " ia public institu-
| lions is regarded aganS. the rights of ra-
spectacle citizens to their own living 50
that what to do is question OF considerable diff
fculty.
presume hanging is hardly alowable tread
mill exercise might be advisable, or doing such
works on roads rs would not be done in the or
binary course of road working.
in one matter all are agreed, that the present
system Is oppressive to tax payers, and bears
very !lghtly on CRIMINALS ALIQuIS