Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-29

VIENNA.-A correspondent Of the Washing
ton Republican, writing from Vienna, Fairfax
county, says:
The summer harvest is we'll nigh over. The
wheat made up in quality what it lacked in
quantity. Rye was excellent; hay far heavier
than the droughls Of April aud May permitted
US to anticipate; but the less said about oats
the better. The rapid changes in the weather
since July came in have been trying to the pa
thence OF the farmer, and have resulted 10 a
good deal OF damaged hay and straw. The
three hours deluge OF the evening Of the 18th
instant was especially damaging.
The Colorado bug is With US by countless
myralds, but a single night is sufficient for
their annlhllation. Paris green is an absolute
specific. AS for the fruits, the cherry and the
strawberry we're, probably, less protuse than
usual; but then the lanes and hedges are dark
With the blackberry and huckleberry; the apple
and peach crop will not fall very far below the
averages 10 this locality, despite the frosts of
April and early May; there have been some
ripe apricots, and will be some plums and lots
OF grapes, but the ounce trees seem laden not
quite so heavily as usual. The corn bids fair
to be magnificent.
Since our spring elections politics have
eioiuSo u HUT ttlCUIlOu, uul the CUDSerVa-
tive State Executive Committee have issued
an address from Richmond; and, 10 obedience
thereto, our county superintendent called a
meeting at the courthouse, for last court DAYS.
to effect a reorganization Of the party to secure
success; but his resolution to that card was su-
perseded by a substitute calling on all foes of
the Republican party to meet at the same
place a month hence to decide on a programme
OF action. All this may have but little signi6
canoe, and 1t may have a good deal. 1t is quite
certain that ii the orders of the day, issued
from Richmond, are thus to be spurned by
other recalcltrant counties a fatal breach in
that discipline which has hitherto conducted 10
Democratic success 10 Richmond will have been
affected.
The new road law don't seem to work as
glbly as its trainers doubtless hoped. In this
maglsterlal DISCREET our county court seems not
yet to have determined on the precincts and
alotments as demanded by the act, and our
unhappy thoroughtares, furrowed and rutted
and raVlued by the late floods, are likely so to
continue for quite an indefinite period. Even
that avenue which passes through the outskirts
OF this village, on the route from the Court
house to the Potomac, has come to sudden
grief. A deluge is no respecter of avenues.
Could this road have been continued toward
the Chain bridge, avoiding the horrible hills
that intervene, what a blessing might it not
nave become! But q different policy has been
determined on by our county court, and DOW
Uanttz 5 hill is to be hanked. Possibly the
stubborn old hill won't suffer itself to be out
hanked by The order of a county court, 'ompip-
otent though that ord may be-
There Is a good deal Of irritation among
inc people residing between this place and
LeWlnsVllle. oWiDg to a recent post route
change, which depIiv4s them of all mail facili-
whatever"