Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-27
sFafrfax County News.
STRONGBOW.

The operations of the thieves 10 Fairfax
county Virginia, during the past wluter have not
ouly been annoying to the farmers but the pro
pcrty stolen has occasioncd them pretty heavy
losses, which they are ueither able nor willing
t, sustain. At this season of the year there Is
no yield from their lands, aud what mai ketabe
rods they have on hand afford them he chief
means of supplying the necessary fuodS t. meet
the ordinary expenses OF their families II be
deprived OF these by peculatl0o ls lGhctog 40
und served deprivation upon those who not
ouy work honesty but ludustriuusly to secure
livelihood. n irhcr are those hardy tiIcrs
of the soil disposed to quietly sit down, fold
their hands aud permit their property to be
stolen without making inquiry Into the matt r
and endcavoring to ferret cul the thieves. ln
winter they have an abundance OF leisure time,
and within the past fortnight much OF 1t has
been devoted TO locating these robbers and Sc
curing proof Of their guilt. Their diligence
has been rewarded 10 one instance certain. At
Mr.. John TruaX' place, known as WOODLAND,
they have been ir, quent vlctlms durlug the
past three months, aud the amount Ut property
lost can scarce be told. Ab)ut SIS worth OF
poultry was tak,n, large quantity OF lard,
scrapnei and sau-age; but what be regarded as
the meancst act WIS robblug he money box OF
his little son of the silver coin that the young
hopeful had boarded away for use at some tu-
tura time. A portion o! this, however, he VIE
Fortunate 10 recovering. He kept watch Tor
the thieves, aud, determining to exercise all the
vigilance possible, employed Mr.. WlIkerson
to assist him in capturing them. After plot.
ting and COULTER. plotting, IN which his detcc-
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cecdcd iu securing two OF the guilty ones. with
some Of their pluoder. They pr"ved to be a
c1lored woman, uam"d Susaunah Quander, and
had not only received the charitable attention
of the farmers in that vicinity, but had been
frequently assisted 10 their efforts to obtalh-
what the country people were ob'alnlp Gan
honest living. The accused We're taken before
Esquire J. Owen Kirby last Thursday, when
the boy was punished by whipping aud his
mother iued 500, or, in default, one year 10
Jail
From the Developments since the arrest, it
appears that rluax and probably others have
been carrying, ulknowngly, their own poultry
to market, for these parties, where they sold 1t
AMI quietly peck, the mouey. They would
ask Tie farmers coming to the city to give them
generally did, a,d il has since been proven 10
the case of Mr.. T.uax that 90 nunlbcr of oc-
GASEOUS he CARED to town for Mrs. QIa0der
the next morning the chlckensthat she aud her
500 stole from HIM the night previous These
persons were always regarded as houest but
siDce their conviction other farmers think they
can trace goods that have mysteriousy dlsap
pearrd frou their houses to the same hands.
But this does not end the designs against the
namc aad pocket of Mr. Truax for he has made
the discovery Ihat some pclsUu by WeaOs ut
forged orders has been dealing extensively al
grocery 10 Alexandria, Va, aud be has been
called upon to settle the account. This led to
the discovery Of the fraud, which it is expected
will be entirey unearthed at az early dav and
the u pri! brought TO justice. Washington
Republican.
PERSONAL DIFFICULTY The Richmond
corr spondeut of the Petersburg ludex says:
The matter between Senator Smith aud MIR.
HUBBARD, of Buckiog ham, has not yet been adj
justed MIR. HUBBARD has DOT made any apology,
aud hear intends to make none. l however
yet hope there will be an amIcabl. arrange
ment. The trouble arose from the published
views OF MIR. Smith on the tobacco question,
which contained an expression Construed oy
Mr.. Hubbard 10 mean that Sm!th charAed hlD
(tiuoard) with supporting State Inspectors be-
cause some OF The Inspectors are from bucklug-
ham county. MIR. Hubbard said it was false
aud be believed Smith knew i: Was false when
he stated il. MIR. Smith demanded 40 apology
10 mute to Mr.. Huoard. irom W Itch note Mr.
HUBBARD bad the right to infer hat Smith q
his publication intended DO reflection upon
hlay Friends # both gentlemen are trying 10