Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-17

Correspondence tf tho Alexandra Gsz!ttc'
MILLEoRo House, JuJ lG, lS19.-ftr
tragellirr, Friday Ct last week Was just tho
hottest snd most dis,gteeable day W. have
ever Encountered 10 cur short but slightly
varied career. The sTetcriDg ctz.ns Of Alex
audrl Gao take retrospective savage delight
10 the lact the! hvrc, CO 20 feet above tide
water, it was as hot Gs The h1ges Ct AcheroD,
uoii pl,otlol rain, 10 The middle OF the
night, cooled the torri1 air. The Midland road,
as lar Z, we travelled it, vas the same pattern
OF quiet, exact almost military management rs
ever, ard We are glad to sec that the sagaclcus
polc, VI the receiver of the road has been
adoped. acd Tia: rourd trip tickets to the Va
Ii5us sr1i0gs have been considerably reduced.
The wisdom OF The change is proven already by
the Iact that at The numerous springs 10 this
vicinity there Is new pe!ccpuby larger com'
paIy then Al this lime last year. The rate cin
tc further reduced with Advantage TO the rail
road compsucs, The "raSsaUgare' ADD the
spriue's prtp'ietors. This is tho age 6! cheap
cxcursiars. ''llc that dlIIics is bastard be
that Goub:s is damned"
THE CROPS.
We were pai1cd TO sec the grass ard cjrn
crop burning up on tho hoo 81 the Midland
road. IL is only little better on the Z. w. H.
r. The fact is that no crop except oats seems
to nsk, even lair showing this year 10 Viz
GINA. THO prosper is somtrc for oil, except
horses aud cat meal caters. These Two classes
IN the onmuoity can ct otc, proceed to kick
UP their heels. A: this rate, "HoI's oats Z
will so0n &c the leldiOg question on Change.
| II IS partial compensation, however, to tho
Il Elective Fireinian to watch the long. l)ne
trains If freight cars bearing the "blsck da-
| moDds" TO The SEA. 10 these, 10 her other
| maes ard ores, in the raising OF Gnc sttck,
and 10 tic greatest possible diversity OF crops,
consists the future wealth OF Frgiois. For
secood We fJrgct the maio element OF her
wealth ard steeugth-tho high, heroic coursg',
character and devotion OF her soOs
POLITICS
As usual at summer resorts there is O quiet
! uldcrcurrant Of political talk going 90. we
! have been moio than usually fcrtuna!e 10 max
| ing the acquaintance as 5000 as VIC arrived Of
tho "M!liboro," of Col. Poipdcxtcr Durn. lcp
resentiug 10 Congress the first Confessional
di5:rc: Of Arksos,s [. is impossible for any
| geo,lamal TO b, MORO Intelligent aud uaassum-
| lng, and the only regret 10 converslrg With him
arises from discovering that he is 10 de!iclte
health-aoi;oned by the malaria or The savage
| OF Washington, be can't tell which. A great
| deal OF radio II corruption and audacity had been
| revealed 10 III before. but Wo were hardly
prepared 10 receive such accounts Of heir DIES
neratc hard!hood and misconduct as have Just
| been shown US, particularly during the contest
| Of 70 1.-THE Presidential misoount. We
| infer from conversation With COlonel Duou
! that lie expects 10 the radical ranks 10 1850
| tqual corruption, and the Same desperate
auIacity. With the dying Pit can every
| lruo American now cEcaim, "Oh. NY poor
country" a elcat deal of trouble is ap-
pretended irlm the small but trouble
s,mo Ard irrcspoc sble body CT ncn 10 the
| ilCusj Of REPRESENTATIVES who are styled IL
dependents" All this was ljIcsccn and point
I'd oIt by SPACIOUS ard patriotic soulhcrucrs.
| But bclOre The desperate sc;!lShness OF many,
and alas OF many Of tho leaders Ct men, love
Of c5uutry goes grovelling down, down toto the
ius;. The leader of this hsndInl OF southern
Independents. from his age, from his tXpc.
| ricnco from his ripe learnlog and culture, from
his exalted stalion, from his iDdspulable abill.
| ty, should DO the pride Of tho democratic party;
is mentor, its nestOr, its honorcd head ln the
| House Of Representatives. But Whist IL he
now We uecd not pane him.
"Who wculti not laugh if such ma there be,
| Who would not wtep il Attcuj were he.
a geut!tm,n irjn Orange. we'll up in local
ard Stale politics. i1iorms inc that Mr. SChap-
man NcaIc, OF Alexandria, will PROFESSIONALLY
| be the III Xt Repro :Dtsive in Congress from
The S;h Congressional D.slriU, Gen. llunton
having annturced publicly and privately that
he is not 10 the iace. We arc free TO observe
| that we sro ii the ssGie crlnIoo with the gem
| llcman.
With regard TO the cleo ion Ct u S. Sanat)r,
coming before tho next Legislature, tho gener
| al Sentiment seems to BIO that whlIo the friends
OF GcneIal Malone will make desperate Ct.
| tort 20 send maiority favorable to that gentle.
| man ) a=pratiors yet that the movcmG1t will
be wholly unsuccessful and that Col. Withtrj
will undoubtedly succeed himself. No Senator
tia. Virginia hag ever sent to Washington
hss dOnc moro effective work in quiet way.
| lie in3uges 10 neither oratcli,aI bursts or uo.
scculy quarrcls with Blaine or Conkling.
L. has been Virginia. custom to show her
! approval Of her sons who havs deserved we'll of
her 10 The Federal Upper House, by The tesi'
moGial Of re election. She did go with Judge
Johnston. 1t is impossible for her TO do less
with regard to Col. Withcrs. We arc net of.
ten "ou!" about politics. because We read the
paper, among other thiugs. We arc of that
class who before the war would bet several hun.
drcd dollars that we could namc Q out Of II
States which would go for certain candidate.
And then The whole eleven would vote for him,
add then VIC would packet our money with
such smiling sets, of baviCg read the papers
10 Advantage This is merely mentioned to
prevent you or any intimate friend from bettirg
asAi1s. Col. Withers
TIE "MILLBoRo' HOUSE
We arc entirely pleased with our qlarcrs
here, with The attention paid us, with the fair
ard tho fare. As regards the former, With cur
u.ual dIffilcnc,, wo have made 10 acquaintance
as yet, bur as soon as We lnd our eyes taking
Advantage Of every chorco to steal glance at a
certain chsrming face then wo know lhorc is
danger 10 that face. All me ah me! The
same old story? But who could help it with
Miss Sd, Of Louisville, floating past The
dsz:d vision. taking tho startled sense $ by eur.
prise? Why 30 more than Mr.. Id, cou'd
help it when be carried eff Mrs LII. the
very handsome dauphtcr CT General Pat Moore, |