Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-26
H.ctser from DanVille.


order IA Frederick county.
H.ctter from DanVille.
ICrrros Gondonce Of tho Alexandria Gazette
DANyILLE, VA. March 25.-One is apt,
after !calln2 Of lhn name aud reputation OF
ptisuu or place or long time to get an mag
iua,y picture ui the same 10 his mind. For
instance, your correspondent having heard CT
Gen. William Malone as renowned officer ui
the lost Cause" then president Of great
| iai!toai aud i1ioln recently prospective n0ni
&C, l;Y GavarGur Of Virginia, was surprised,
few days, ago on meeting The General 10 Rich
| mona. to fad that his avoirdupois turned the
beau! at & huoit1cG aad two. aud thar. notSltii
s;audirg he wears = long flowing beard aud
mammoth bat. Our iniuG's eye had pictured
Dan7l;ic Is looking through 4 telescope from
the wrJDy end. but speaking as to diuent0ns,
| / was IS much surprised Oh arriving here yes
| to-day via the Virginia Midland Railroad at
the biancss OF Tie City as was: on being intro
| IuceI &c Gen. Malone, to behold how snail
! ne Ias. DAnrilie is second only in importance
| &c LyuchGuT9 as d tobacco mart. and from
! prlsvrt appearances will soon be first. There
arc uulcruus iine stores aud residences, AID as
| tt tobacco laciori2s their name is legion. The
| season has been unusually backward, and but
| little Gi the weed Is c)miDg toto market Yet,
| iut tie present weather will soou put it in or
! DER aud then the great rush will come, AID the
stress will be blocked with wagons loaded with
| tlc ''.:J!dau leaf" 1t may be considered COL
| GaT is w. SENSES 0i the w0rd-golden 10 color
anu ia ;4uc attended TIE sales at four ware
| houses to day. The prices ranged from So. 30
| t. so pr hundred pounds. Each warehouse
has lis au2i0acerS--i with ste1toriaD voices,
:.u:i, Imagine, leather lungs. 'IweIve-aud a.
J halt twelve AIDA half, tw3ive and half
al d3ae III twaiv3 and a.haii dolls dols. dols"
Have | thirteen Do hear thirteen u
''rwciyo and a-hait, twcl7o aad a,hanG twelve
AIDA hail." buZ2os Cut 50 fast that it makes
ono's head swim who is not used to il. The
dealers afa Ill good fellows. They dress 10 !hc
iatt-t .shiGa aud wear spotlcsS iiuen, and
| gcnera!!y, | thrE, herd together" [ cd.
nnirai uhsia th2y spent their evenings: If they
had 4 club: A3.: aud vas rather agrecabiy Sur
pri:oil Ia i2aru that they 20 home to tea ami
ale DOT afterwards seen on tic street unless in
company W!in their wives or lady friends. Ii
| they are seen anywhere else / tailed 10 learn
where, | learned what had cften wished to
know. how smoking tobacco is prepared, and
fer The benefit OF Tie lovers OF the weed will
here describe the process. There are, OF course,
as al Stacker: kU3w several qualities the best
being tie brjeh! roh yellow leaf The leaf
! T7ile;, perfectly dry is run through machine
not uaEo ! clover hullcr, which prepares il to
be ruo through Il revol7isg wire sei7e made
like micl b9!s. This bolt has three sizes OF
mc=Lcs. TIE first size is foe aud separates the
du,t aud fno or snutfy particles of tobacco FROM
| ln; mass; tic next, the leaf, ready to be per
famed anl blggcd: aad the third, the parts Of
tn; lea: TOO large to put up (Which is run
through The niiiI again. Alter It is perluned
it is ready H. be put ihto the little cotton bags,
aud this vas the part Of the process which had
always puzzled NE, but il is very simple.
There alc in luunois, made 81 different sizes,
lr0n t@u ouuars 10 i halt pound These tun'
ucl, arc tL@ rE act shape of the packages Of to-
baccJ as W. huy than. y little press Is adj
iustaj over table aod little balance, such as
is used to weigh snail articles ia grocery, sits
niar by. L! four ounce packages are 10 be llll'
ed & tour ounce iunrel is used and The little
cotton bA.; IS drawn over the lover end until
the bv'tnui OF The bag is drawn UP tightly
agan.t il, -Four OUNCES Of tobaoco are then
lurOed IL to Tie funnel which IS placed under
the press add wooden pin the size and shape
at the iunEel Is pressed with great power down
upDr. the tobacco Ii is then taken from under
Tie pIr";. the liz iuuual withdrawn, leaving
the pacEaac III the Neat shape We find it at the
st"lrs. The bag Is theu tied, The tax stamp
IL, nn, and The process Is completed. They
have tour nc@spapers-one daily and three
waeElIGs. The daily is edited by tie mayor Of
HE towa. Maj. Luck, j very genial gentleman,
ataadIul aix i2et eight in his b3os. There are
Il1nIy d; good hotels.
S0uI: Gend or licnds in human shape made
twt atlcrurs to wreck the Virginia Midland
express tra1u III charge nt conductor ki6g by
riacing fence rails across the track both as the
train was going to sud from Danville On its last
Hr. Fortunately their designs did lot sue
coed. The act wa; 10 doubt the work of tramps
VITO had been driven tron trains upon which
they had med IT, steal Il ride. Could they be
detected The ;.t,r..G tree would bear its proper
fruit whaG The worthless earcasse5 OF the
wrctehcs daneed from its branches. They may
s.e caught ;tf OCCASIONAL,