Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-12
. Letter from CuIDeDer.

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Letter from CuIpeper.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN BATTLE FIELD. NEAR
MlTCHELL's STATION, CULPEpER Co., Va,
May ~. = BoWbastic Pope, General in COM
maud of The Federal army of the Potomac III
1862, beiug in this equity and having issued
his famous order from headquarters in the
Saddl~," our gallant AID obligiug Stonewall
Jackson, then lying In aud around Gordous-
vile with his corps, hearirg OF the same, and
being impelled, 10 doubt, with a pure spirit Of
patriotism, determined to feel the power Of this,
the now Ccaser, and as was his wont, marched,
on the SEh of August, his foot calvary full to
the front, and rendered battle at the foot OF
the above moun'ain. The result was a CON-
pletc victory Tor our arms aud an utter rout OF
the Fedvrals. The above has been brought TO
ulud Dy the finding Of a grape shot 10 a field
recently pIowed, on the ground. occupied on
that day by the advance infantry Of the Fede-
raj army.
The country hereabout is looking charming,
aid the farmers are exceedingly cheerful at
the prospect of good returns from their Iabors
the prescott year, they havlDg soWn and planted
q III &c aClCdSC vi "hGdt, Ooto, olG
The religious feeling which has p~ervadcd
this community for some time past, especially
at Culpcper Court House, resulted in the con-
trmatlou Of twenty six persons at St.Siephcn's
Episcopal Church, Oh Thursday last, by the
good, the able, aud elt quent Right 4 V. Bishop
Johns, and The addition of thirty TO the South
ern Methodist, Rev. r. j. Norman, pastor,
in charge, and the baptism by immersion Of
twenty five il the Baptist Church, by the Rev.
jams B.. Taylor, also uiuister 10 charge.
The town OF C~ulpepcr, as also the country
tributary thereto, experiences i great loss by
the removal Of Capt. n. Peuick. principal of
the CuIpnpcr Female Institute, aud his &C
c"mpll,hed wife and daughter to your city
We eau truly say that no more gallant anu
courteous gentleman can te found than Capt.
Pcnlcs, and no more gentle and intelligent lady
could be desired to whom u parent wnuld Wish
to conf lie the education and training Of their
daughters than his wife. We think we know
whereof we speak, and We do not hesitate TO
say that in the acquisition of Capt. Peulck a>
principal Of a female Institute your (our) city
has supplied a deslderalum which has existed
since the esteemed james Hallowcll closed his
school, aud we regard Capt. Z. as an able and
worthy successor to MIR. Ii.
The hen house aud a large and valuable lol
Of building material, belonging to MIR. Jerry
Cook. 10 this ueighborh0od, was destroyed by
| fire Oh Thursday night Of last week The faulty
wrre awakened by the light OF the fire about
- clock, and by lint Of labor aud GOOD man.
| agement, pIInclp aliy OF the lady members OF
the family, the dwelling house, though severar
times on lire on the roof, was saved. The
/ ladies' worked like beavers aud behaved like
lr iaus, runulDg barctoUted to aud FROM the
Spflng aud branch, carrying water to the gen.
tlaman on the dwelling. The fire was The work
II au lncrndlary.
The sheep folds Of Mr.. Charles Stewart, for
mcrly of Brooklyn, New York, aud "a very
worthy and eutcipri-ing gentleman, aud that
of the Mcssrs. ". and S. Meyers, %uatives OF
the county, III this uelghborhOod, were visited
on Friday night, The former, and 90 Saturday
morning the latter, by dogs, watch succeeded
in killing and manning about twenty live sheep
and IambS for Mr. Stewart, aud four Or five
sheep for The Messrs. Nj. The loss Of the Tor.
MGR is full y one hundred dollars. The dogs
leaving Mr.. 81 fold about daylight were found
in that of the Messrs. NJ. just as they began TO
Kill and MAIN. Chase being given by the owner,
ucighbors aud good dogs joined 10, aud 10 a
few hours every guilty dog Was killed. hp
over cuncieDti0us person present at the dog
killing, doubling from his lauk appearance the
guilt of one Of the victims, a post m"rtcm was
QUICKLY mauC, auu IL uIScIOSeu d ID &c uCpOs''
If sheep ears and noses. He Was not ouiy gull
beyond doubt then, but a perfect cpicure.
There is much interest felt and taken 10 the
approaching election by those whites lmmcdl
atrly and rrnotely interested in the emolunents
Of Office, but not much said or done By the col
ured population, and those gentlemen OF the
county, whose interest is most ccu'ered and Sc
cured by the production of full crops.
| thiuk it is about time to stop, though
caunot forego saying your reliable agricultural,
commercial and monetary reports ADD seIec.
tious are fully appreciated by US country folks.
We often fell, when the Legislature was III SEES
sion, like cxclaimiug, God save the Common
wealth." but since its ad jnurument, and ",
find ourselves not sold out to the limited,
we are comparatively We'll satisfied with our
condition. CLOD Hopper.
SHEEP KILLED On Friday night last, %
sheep belonging to MIR. Z. B. Stuart, Lying
near Slaughter's Mountain, were killed by
dogs, and about 20 others wounded, onc,haIt
If which it is thought will die. These were
thrifty sheep, and the aoock had been carefully
housed, still the dogs found their way into the
sheepfoId. They also killed 5 sheep for Mr..
Major and wounded s others. CupTer Times.