Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-21
Letter from CuIpeper.

correspondence OF the Alexanurla Gazette.
CULpEpER, Va, June 20 Yesterday being
the begiuuiug Of the June term OF the County
Court, judge John W. Bell opened the same
by delivering to special graUd jury one OF the
most practical, able aud timely charges it has
ever been my pleasure TO listen to. WhiSkey,
money ADD Intimidation lad been so freely
used and exercised here for The last several
elections that it i0ally eliminated Oh last
election day in what at Que time threatened to
be serious and bloody riot, the oegroes haV-
ing arrayed themselves against the whites,
and had it not been for the cOoloess aud 10.
trepidity OF two or three of the white citizens
of the town the Consequences would have been
terribIe-hence the empanelliug OF a special
grand Jury and Judge Bells appropriate
charge, winch resulted 10 the Indictment OF
some twelve or thirteen OF the rlOgleaders
(uep.oes) for iuctiug aud promoting ro'.
Arpropos of whiskey, am pleased to say that
Judge Bell has WOO the esteem and high re
gard OF all the best citizens of the County by
his iudicious grating licenses to sell liquors &c
only few Of the most orderly ADD responsible,
while he quickly and eff actually revokes and
refuses Licenses issued to tr applied for by I'LL
proper persons.
Harvest fully commenced in this section yes
trr lay, and irum al! ia can learn aud close
observation the quality Of the wheat Is good
aud the yield above an average crop. lhe
oats, though at one time very uopromlslng,
now bid fair to yield good aud IN some IN
stances a superior crop. Hay, ton, will bc
much more abundant thar for several Years
H., hid f.lrn tlr
ht avy yield; and though the larger fruit aud
early vegetables were destroyed by frost, sill
there is an ABUNDANCE Of small fruits and later
veyetahles-waich, tax q altogether, should
be regarded by our farmers as great blessings,
and iur which they have abundant reason to be
thankful.
Ii may be some satisfaction to your consist
ept conservatives and true representatives OF
the material Interests of Alexandria to know
that the result Of your late election has not
shaken tie faith of this people in The Integrity
of your business community or 10 the tealty oil
YOU as true conservatives; for they say hrmly,
but sadly, to those renegade conservatives WHO
have ridden into place and power, They are
Joined 10 their ,d,s let them alone.
With the almost certainty of full! crops, We
lock forward with pleasure TO an active and
pro- p.rous trade for Alexandria the present
su nmer aud coming fall. INDICATOR.
MARYLAND GREENIEs.-On Monday uight
two young men from Prince Georges county,
Nd, while sitting 10 prominent drinking
saloon Oh Pennsylvania aveau', in Washing,
ton, became acquainted with hashiiy dressed
sporting man, who Insisted on their drinking
with him. They complied and drank frequent.
~. and when he found they had arrived at that
polnt of iuh4tion and in good condition for him
to get 10 his w,rk, h. led them to gamhliog
house, where the young men between them
were relieved of about SIS. The boys asked
that enough be given back to enatla them to
reuro to their homes, but this was retus and
the misguided youths were obliged to wa the
streets the remainder of the night. 10 the
morning they Ca led upon grocery merchant
with whom their father dealt, and obtained the
necessary amount 10 take them bome.-H Wash.
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