Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-27
The aIlsenlarIC IiDpin.


world holds its tIlal. 1t Was not origlna' q
! native hcrH, but lko many other line varieties
introduced from abroad, being probably what Is
elsewhere known As tho No"town Plppln. But
on It's Introduction into tho high hill regions OF
this country it so far surpassed its orig insl par
cnt stock, in VII tho highest qualities Of An APP
pie, that before many years 1t attracted go much
sttenton, not only in this country, but even Ia
England thsL it became itstlfa celebrated VAR
lcty, under its own well known nsmc There arc
in this county, AID in the adjoining county OF
Nelson, several orch irds thai hro justly dIstn-
sui>hed for their production, and wore the close
Intelligent care, REQUESTS TO lender any f'ult
crop u success given to It's production and cllt'-
walton, It is difficult to say whore would 10 tao
lini! in the profits resulting from IT.. We recall
now orc very smal farm, OF some iDrty ':crc or
! less. wharc leW years since the :a!cs OF this
fruit reached from 81 .CO to 81 $50.
Another mitch larger orchaId, whGro lrcm
nCn residence O. the owner, and other causes,
the Trees had suffered greatly from ne1 lect, snd
from want OF personal superntcndcnce, tao
sales only q f,w years ago llS12-13) reached IS
high Us > Coo and this besides the production
Oh the farm, OF 81 tho ordinary graIn and grass
crops necessary 10 supply tho plantation. We
gives thcio rs nero illustrations and IS person
ally known to us. We arc told that those two
instances .re by TO means regarded rs msrk ing
tho highest productions Ct these orchards, but
they - lac!"d hn".u:" tho sales Of these par
ticuIar years. happened TO 10 within reach, and
could b. easily verified.
Some yrars before the war when the Hon.
AEdrcw StcphrnsoH, Of Al5en,aro county was
United states Minister 10 England ho presented
Z lCcn Victoria with Il Gt OF tho AlbCmMrle
fippns. She YVES So much pleased with them
that sho procured tho passage Of IN act Of Par.
Lamont by which they were admitted free Of
duty. At thai t!lno English policy VAS in favor
or tariffs
There is no: tho slight doubt on tha MAD CT
the owuG: Ct tho larger orchard referred u, thNt
dlligcnt and skilled attention, could annually
doubo the pref, in ths particular Case.
One pccuiarity # this variety is, that tho aroa
Of country pr. ducing it, in such perfection as wo
can, is so small, that tho market can nevor be
over stocked. Tho quantity of Northern red
apples o. tho market scarce ~ affects to any ap-
preciAbie GXtout, the sslo OF tho A lbemaru Pip
pin, and wo believe would not do SO, il tho crop
wo7o mGdp - rival in value the wheat or tobsc.
co crop Of this county. which could be easily
done in few years. When tho necessary capt.
tai, and skilled intelligent population, shall have
bCon drawn to US, ss it must be in coming years.
by tao unrival!cd climate of Piedmont, Virgil
MIA, tho clllZens o. less favored regions, will bo
truly amazed ut tho marvellous wealth, which
will be brought forth from our fertile hl;s and
valleys - 7YioficSrWc Jcicr&oHiaR.
A Catholic emigration company, organized
in Philadelphia, has purchased about 1000
acres OF land 10 Virginia, some ninety miles
west ot RichmOGd, on the liTc Of the Richmond
and Dlnvillc Railroad. 4 Catholic colony will
be settled on this land, which is partly improved,
and hiss on it some thirty-slX frame houses, most
OF them in good conditions; also other buildings,
some orchards aod two mills a village site
will be laid out, where building lots will be sold.
The estate will be so divided that each farm
shall have portion of cleared land. and pOr.
ton Of timber land. There is mansion house
and lot, which will be reserved for "educational
purposes" 10 the hands Of some religious order.
The prices Of the farms will range from eight
dollars to sixteen dollars per acre, according to
location and improvements, payable in ten equal
nstalmcDS. Land is cheaper 10 Minnesota
and Nebraska but there the land is new, and
settlers must trough it, q little at the begin.
ming.
TIE Texas BORDER TROUELES.-Thc War
Department has received dispatches in relation
to the troubles 10 San Ezario ADD Il! Paso Co.,
Texas, hut the only information given out is
that all is now quiet there, and that Col. Lewis,
who commands 10 San EIizlrio, has been or
dcrcd to ASSIST the Sheriff in making arrests; to
prevent violence against ell persons arrested,
and t. protect citizens from being pillaged or
in any way intcrfcred with by the mob. 1t is
unoticlalIy stated, however, that the United
States troops were called upon to assist 10 max.
ing arrests ct parties connected with the killing
of Judge Howard aud others; that in doing so
resistance Was offered and two of the m OBJ were
killed, and that subsequently, two OF the persons
arrested were ttken out and lynchcd by the
Rangers
Ehc Weather.