Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-23
letter from Orkney Springs.

present.
letter from Orkney Springs.
Correspondence Of the A!ezandrla Gaz:tie.I
ORKNEY SrRISjis, Va JUS 30 The crate
ia shades CT Orkney are We'll circulated 10
ma.o tie heat oppressed toHo i, .As. who ar
! rive her daily, soou o!gct that they have bean
br3iisi Is the soar rays al tLeic homes un!I
the atmosphere Of Topic. @ai ethereal mild
n:.z iu comr1Esca. fha -easoa here l. 70:
set at IL height though there are cVtr three
hundred guests new q3lrter=I in Tie lIrslsa,
MARYLAND ana P.nDsyI7aoia houses AID the
! satrouoGlcC cottages, an! every l1aI1 aids 10
the uunbsr. o. cours' everybody drinks tie
celebrated Bear Waliow," c1aybeatc, s1l
| phur, std other waters here VIII Z:st, aud
marvellous stories are toll Ct t. wond2!t1l
| cures made b3 the Gfst ranld wa.er especially,
the beailng qualities OF which were brit dis
cjvaItd b. BfuIn when his species existed y
this !oca!i.y in wilesprtl. a'u.daIce. The
visitor here j. scarcely prepared Tor t. cJ--
forts TO be toun at this opu'er res3E' lie
admrab!c drives and superb livery, the aiuac
live IsTn=, Wei! furnished roous, aud las, BIZ.
not IeaSt, tire bounlull5 supplied table, al tend
to home like cou:cntmcut aud pleasure. lie
mountain scenery CT Virginia p s:esscs beauty
peculiarly lis eva, AID those who have never
Witnessed il caI1Gt Conceive OF It's cbarmsog
character. |. would be q hard matter 10 Gu
wy to the readers Of the GaZatle in + rid word
rslc,iog sun: ida Of its grandeur. therefore l
| will make 90 attempt TO % 80. R2pos, tun!:
| legs, IL c.tcA@rS, sparr0Ts, Tlte0s, chats, aeG
ot;!vr .rathcrad sJcg=tcy= are aUu1i4Dt through
OF. be grounds, aod begin their Wa1h!log &c
the SUI uok:s hi: appearance sbo7e the moun'
tain top lie visitors arc trom NaT Ok,
Pennsylvania. Bat!moTa AID other plrts OF
Ma!ya1d, y ashl1gtoo. AteEandfia, Richmond,
Norty!k, and neigh boriog COUNTIES Ct EiFcioia.
Among these fr3n A!:Ss01!ia are R:y. Kin.
!ock Nesoo ADD family, Mrs. I. D. Eeudal!,
Miss Mamie Teods!l, Miss Mamie Narhury,
Mrs }. H. B:cn: Mis- Ella Groen, J5uo
D. C9'sa, esd Mis-. Elisha Miller, Miss
G:r:ruie Ashpy AID Others Several proni'
otat c.I:z:ns Ct your city h,Sa ongssei roo@s
with th:ir families. From Wa,hlo2too there
us; Il. H. Smith. Jou!na! Clark Of the ll1use,
and and fan,i5; Z. +. Bossau and family. George
D:Sbiclls aud vile, D.. s j. Ri1ci!tFe ADD
wife, Mrs. Ger. D4lv=r and daughter, +. h.
Aude.son and wife, Medical Director Turner,
L. S. ~, and otha!= Mis- May Mostly, q
daughter Of Col. JJho S. Mo,by, Is also hare,
aud her father Is expected 5000.
might HIitc bcCE ur0u the Natural biau
tie. CT tie place and the mcdiclpal qualities o.!
the watcfs, tu: upoa raachog the end and
| turu!ug T.. c: the leaves would tGd dozen
themes suggested for other books which par.
SOUS fond Of D.turc Iou!1 ntvtr tire ot study.
log. ! c:uji write Ct cjVeys Of rutfad gt0use
hu,bcI in !hc th!ckets, Or tie bass caught 10
tha Sh1nani0ih, Of the jolly rides and delight,
tul raub!cs over the aJouataln sides. Ct the
tf0ut ia SioDy Creek, where il Is aliI thtg are
atuGdant i soma h0!;s, bur cann1t Be takeu
% sccouot Of the dcusc growth oTcrbaDelng
then. This may l.. coaSil-red challenge to
provoke anla5c aEnbition 10 the breast Of an
a.rr accustomed 20 CONQUEST. Although
base nCt 5ren these PLACES have an idea that
stcaa5iug the ro!sc By graphing bush With
one haut, the 0thcr might cast ~ Toto the
shgd0ay p2oI aud coaI tic trout from his Gle
meni
Usk1ey this z.as1n Is conducted By CoI. y.
manager Mr. r. B. Co!amao, formerly Of the
METROPOLITAN Hotel 10 Washington. James
". D5nohoc, NJ. Mckcogb, and Others ezpe.
rieoccd 10 the MANAGEMENT Of hotels arc asso.
ciated with than. arl every effort is made to
contribute Ia the c,I.tort and pleasure Ct the
guests
ARRANGEMENTS are nov 10 progress for grand
tournament 90 the first Of August, when the
season will be at lis height, and gala time
msy then be expected. ga the day following
there will be Hheebarrow and sack racing
with other sports for. the Amusement OF the
guests, aad On Saturday there will be prize
bowliug matches. Arrangements have been
made with the railroad companies to run eycur'
sion trains fJr the t0urnamar.,w when tickets vii!
BE- sold at reduced rates.
TIE Kelley Springs, about mile and quar-
ter from Orkney, comprising sl1 or eight nine.
raj springs, amoGg them one known as the
poison spring, the water Of which is death to
fish, frogs lizards, and all insects, but harmless
10 human beings is one OF the most interesting
points here. Paviiiors have been erected by
the Proprietor Ct Orkney fer the accomnoda'
liou Of his guests, who arc visiting these curl.
Gus springs daily.
WAGES N SCOTLAND, &C.-Mr. Samuel I.
Cooper, Uoited States consul at Glasgow, trans
mits 70 the Department Of State report On