Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-28
letter from keeSbErG.

Correspondence OF tina Alex .ndt!s QaZ,tte. |
LEEsEURG, VA, U;t. 26.-io day gentle.
| MAJ living souti, Of LeesbIrg csrl, 10 iogn to
meet bis sister, wo had bsea I,a!tg, s1d had
rc.uraad with large basket With goods in !!
worth some $40 or $50. lie tied !: % the back
Of bis carIllgn With strooz cattoa rope, aot
s'ar9cd out OF ].,estuTg on the Aldo turaplkc.
! lie bad cot gono q haiS mic before friend
! ovortooi- him and tod him Bis basket ws9 gona.
| He Immediately Tsturloi to town, and Mayor
| lead seat Deputy Sheriff Russell to assist him
! "a The search fer ii. lie followed tic carriage,
and or q hint from the lady that she had seen
| soma cnc going across MIR. Hcmpstouo' field
with : loss Oh his bact;, be followed the trai!
end ouod the basket with lts contents 10 hs
stray rick. The thief is supposed 10 be q negro
man uaknown. wao was seen b7 tic toll gate
keeper 10 come Oh: of Mr.. FL. 3 gate and follow
the clrriasa c7:7 thu hi! Just sou.a G: tic toll
Ee!e.
ihe l.EC Iurecs a5 gu: lao sales were i"0
capitalists, who a!so had farms, one Ct tfcu
having recently purchased farm OF 800 acres.
Another buyer was q man who started some 1j
years ago az farm laborcr, AID whose second
vcntnrc in LAID buying vas made on Monday.
lie expects to Gig the price Of the farm $50
per acre ous Of the ground. The others
rad been largo money lenders who !lod
l4)Gdoua lands at present prices tho best
Investment they can make. Olo Of them
spert several months 10 Ohio, going from plaza
to place AMI obstr7iog the land prices, and
modes Of farming the land, and who comes
hone thoroughly convinced that Loudoun land
is good Investment IS his former experience
had led him to believe it wss.
One farmer asked mo Why land seemed to be
10 demand. | said TO him there arc only two
safe sestmcnta-U. S. bonds and lads the
bonds bearing per cent. Can yen not make 4
per ceut 90 your lands" lie promptly az
swered, II sec il"
We expect before many years that the Wash
iogtcn people will recognize the fac! that they
have within distance Of from 40 to 50 miles
suca z country as they can not iod within 60
miles il airy other direction, and when they 90
Ecallz, it they will place their surplus funds
where they vii! do the most good
The November December number Of the
International Reviow will devote forty Of its
pages to an exhaustive review Of Social De-
mocracy in Germany, by Dr. Huber. Of the
University Of Munich, which will DO found OF
unequaled interest. The subject forms the life.
question of European Governments. as they
now exist. and no man could troat it better than
DR.. Huber. He combines two mental traits sell
dom joined IN conjunction. The power to Per-
ceive and state clearly the most minute distinc.
lions Of philosophy, and that 10 draw graphic
pictures fer tho popular mind. lie employs
both these powers in this paper. He traces the
social democracy back to its Eource in the ab.
stract speculs!ions of philosophers. he ind.
Gates how tho State religions have contributed to
It, and suffered from it. He shows how govern
meats have provoked it to the peril of their very
existence. He especially in his account of Las
sslles agitation furnishes one fine most moving
of descriptive statements. The article has that
UNDUE character, which will mako it of equal
interest to all classes whether their CHIEF at!en
ton is directed to religion, politics or society,
for all are equally concerned in the mo7e""nts
described.
VIRGINIA MEDICAL Soc1ETI.-At The late
session ofthe Virginia Medical Socity, in Rich
nond, DR.. Payne Of Fsuquier, road paper on
smallpox. The following Is list of tho officers
elected Tor the ensuing year:
Dr. Lsven S. Joynes, Richmond, President
DR.. NJ. N. Lewis, Alexandra. first Vice Presi-
dent; DR.. Herbert Nash, Norfolk, second Vice
President; DR.. e. 3. Ward, Smyth county,
third Vice President; Or. W. p. McQuIro,
Winchester, fourth Vice President; DR. James ..
reen. Danvlle, fifth Vice President; DR.. CAB.
riel Mcdonald, Of Monroe county, W. Va,
sixth Vico President; Dr. Landon Is. Edwards
Recording Secretary end Treasurer
DR., Christopher Com kins, Richmond, Gnrras-
pending Secretary.
For foe Hat 90 to Deslham j, g. King
.t.oot .n-oor of E,:rf,v