Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
Letter from Louisa County.

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Correspondence OF the Ak xa1d1is G.zette
LOUISA &. H., July 22-Ll5t Court the
people tf this cOu0iy were addressed By Rev.
John E. Massey, tho Senator from Albemsre,
on Tic State debt question, which, it sssns to
| my miud. is topic tbas more discreet men and
those that arc guided by sense of hooor aud
| love to the dear old Commonwealth Of Virginia
should by ssnse of duty let alone. Why ag-
itste question which has been so favoraby
.eulsd Yet the Reputation elemcotis, | IN
sorry 10 say, sirooz ia this courty, and the
Senator had o c,o1d OF admirers. That the
| pals>u IS sharp cad hard 70 "smoke out," as
Msi. j. w. Daniel oDce said, is true. snd Was
| well verified court day. VIM. F. Gordon, esq,
of this coualy, replied to be Abemarie preach
crpoiiciao. Capt. +. V. Winston also spoke
10 The cous, Of The evening". hlcssr9. Winston
aud Gordon are sound on he debt question and
made manly fight against Massey and repu
Gisloc. The consequence to be dreaded is
| that the people of this oouoty, prone to split
ling AID boiling from the regular conservative
party when mosi their aid is needed, will not
reli qush this ki1d of conduct, and il tho re
publ!cAD5 nominate q man for the Legislature,
aud tina. they will do. they will elec: hin.
whother he be white or black. Why in the
uams of oommon sense white men who profess
to have bralos will thus by boiling aid the re
pubcsus and defeat the conservatives is to me
problem hard to solve. Yet 90 more than
one occasion this foot has been clearly demon
s.rateG.
A terrific hsilstorm passed over cur county
last week, l3sviog destruction 10 its track.
Birds and chickens we're killed. corn ADD tobao
CO ruined, trees stripped Of their foliage aud
houses battered aud windows smashed to pieces.
Her. at the Court House the storm was not as
bad AS at ether points. The bsstooes north of
the Court House were as largo as hens eggs.
Stretching his blanket, says thu stones of hail
were as large as otCquct balls A gentleman
who Was Jus. c0miog ioto town with his team
was caught 10 the hail snd Geo OF his horses
took fright and ran off, fell 10 gully and broke
lis nrcs. People from The cOuorry assert that
GO Que can reaiz, the destruction DONE
1t was the worst hailstorm l ever witnessed
exoap. one which prevailed souo years aQo 10
Tho ncigh boz hood OF Mir. Edgio j. Bakers
farm. Known as ''Snittfsld," near Fredericks-
hall and TolersVillc. There Was 20 hail at tho
Court House, tho s:orm seeming to have
been oon6aed 10 that immediate lie llity. Hhe
people up here seemed TO be surprised when
passengers 90 The trAio brought large piecee OF
hail W with them.
Professor William P. Dickinson was 10 town
lts week % his way from Charlottesville to lis
old homestead.
On court day but little business was done.
Two men, Clements and GrOomes, are coz
feed 10 jail here charged with the murder this
summer Of coIo.ed woman named Liz, Cole.
man near Holiday mill 10 this c)uoty. Ii seems
that Groones bad been keepiog the woman as
q lruII and on this occasion the woman was
pregnant AID was about 10 BIO oonGoed to Der
room. So she wsnt over to Groomes' 10 pro-
cure money 10 live on during the period Of con
Goement. FailiDg to return home Q diliRent
search was made for her, and Two days after
wards her body was found 10 horrible eondi-
tion in North Anna river with rocks tied 10 tho
head aud feet and bag over the head. The
rocks were tied with plated hickory strips |
Evidence lead TO tho arrest OF the parties
namsd. Clements. il is rupposed, helped to SO.
orste the BODY Of the woman.
Miss Susie l.. GJoch, of this town. received |
for uu.ic at he Edge Hill'' School the only
gold medal given during ISIS: sesrion which re-
aso;s credit on the young lady.
The autumn will. DOW that there have nearly
all the musical people returned, it is to be
hoped, revive the soree musicales which once
gave such great pl easufo to all who attended.
Among hs performers and pieces which mem
DRY recalls are Mira. Bette Guy Winston aud
Mr.. VIM. Bo ling who played the exquisite
"CreoIe'S Eyes" duet by that poeIoal and la
meoled piaust, Gottscbalt; Mss Susie Gooch
who played with such exquisite taste The
Sbtrzo by Woilenhaupt, known as the Last
Smile" Tam O'5hantcr," By G. w. Wnrreu,
ard Tbalters's Home Sweet Homs;" the
Songs ty Miss Battle Goocb, Chopin's, fist
vel z OF "a. aud "Old Folks at Home" by
himself, played by MIR. VIM. BoIliDl; ADD
"Oio's Cliolos" by Go.tschslk, played On the
piano by Miss Hattie p. Wiuston and Ernest
Buliog. 10 tho North music is mora cultivated
than here where very few seem to take any To-
terest Whatever 10 the divine art. This ought
not 10 be The case and cur people should do all
IL their power to cduc.c tho public TO appreci.
ste good music.
Mar. Hudsop, a sJu Of Dr.. r. N. Hudson,
of tEi5 plsce, is 10 leave soon fer Esstnan's
Business College, Pougbkeepsie, New York.
QUAD.
No opium No inorpbia or ether dangerous
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