Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-06
Now and Then.

Now and Then.
correspondence of tie Alexandria Gazette
HEwLE1T's. April $50 cf.en is it tho
caso that persons complain Of tho times and
seasons, and affirm that they, abovo all others,
have fallen 90 evil timas, it is well. OCCASION
ally, 10 compare the present with the past, and
learu LESSONS Of Instruction. if not Of comfort.
From diary OF en- intelligent aud obsoivaut
gentleman of Caroline Co.. Va. who has long
sir c. ptsad away, append faw eztr:cs:
1920. Dec. S. The piic,s CT provisions are
lower than have ever known. and the scarcity
OF money greater than ever b,foIe 10 my rec |.
|, C iop. Corn h s sud this tall for $3.50, aud
10 some instarc % TOR less per barrel. Wheat
is Worth. IN fredericksburg. G23 c,Dts per
busbel: This Is 10 etiikiog contrast Hi!h
prc.s four yoA-s ago. Then corn sold for S.
and $40 per barrel. aud wheat brought in
This change, believe, is duo TO contrs con On
tho part OF tie banks, aud tho merchants who
were trading on fictitious capital, btiag com.
pellod to psy, AID unable longer to borrow, sre
rultci. Eutop", ruined By Obstructive vsDf,
Gao 10 longer pay ex:ravagant prices for srti.
| elss 10 this country, for expectation, and money
being sclIc, here, rrc.s have tec,me very
l3H. Unfortunately, many largo debts were
| contracted, both By farmers and merchants,
duilcg the flush times ct the European wars,
| and Immediately after our war. which have not
yet been paid. When the debts contracted at
that time shall have been paid. there will be
| no cause to complain. What | drsad is that
when the present emblrrassmonts are passed,
tho rige for speculation will again return, and
| bank discounts be carried to aD unreasonable
extent, Which, when curtailed. must produce
like results. 1t is TO tho interests Of tho banks
! to loan as much money as they can with safety,
aud when money can be had, there vii! bs ven
| turesouc persous to borrow.
1880, Dec 20. Yesterday 1 purchased two
fin', large, young mules | traded ho-so for
one and gave $45 Ter the ether.
1881, Jan. Is. Tb, has bsea very severe
winter. the ground gcnorally frozen with fee-
quent falls ct rain and Snow. Pork is worth
$3.50 per hundred; 90 c2rn offered for sale as
yet. aud wheat seIliog in Fredericksburg for
| 60, 81 and G2 cents per bushel. 1t has not
been moro than SO c.nts per bushol 10 the
country"
Oh, that our fathers c:uld hsv, had groen
hackers and readiustcrs HANOVER
ScALDING A BURaLAR-E;la Duffy, q scr.
va1t in the family of Lloyd Weg.nd, at $40
| North Forty'third street, hal o trsslo With o
} burglar last Saturday morn;nr. TIE girl is 90
years CT ago AID Of patito figure. About 3
O'Clock IN tho morning SIZE thought che heard
somo one getting over the back ferc,. Next
! sas heard glass tracking. aud oon atterward
| thought she heard voices on the first floor.
Now and then she Unsigned she could distin .
gulsh sounds, 80 enc stole siently down the
| stairs leading into tho kitchen. When she
| reached the foot OF the stairs she pushed tho
| door open, aud greatly to her surprise, iastead
OF finding MIR. Wiegand. who was expected
hcme from Washington Oh late train, there
| stood strange man noar the gas-lisht. Lie
| were mask.
What sre you doiog here ?" asked the Girl.
The man made no response, but proceeded to
quickly tic up tableclOth, into which he had
| thrown all the silverGare, q music box and
ether articles. She rushed at him and said !:
Let thosa things aono-eet out of here"
With an oath tho burglar turned upon her,
raised jimmy which he had 10 his hand, and
struck her terrible blow on the head. The
young girl fell to tho flor aod tho blood gushed
frool her nose and cars. AS sbo fell she caught
! sight ct saucepan on the stovs holding about
SE'toii vi "ateI. Ii WDS nearly Toll OF 0Clilng
| water, and ss the viiiien rushed at her again
she jumped to her feet as q1.ck IS fash and
| dashed the contents Of tho pan iato lis fscs
With c,ribtc yell god many curses he ran out
ofthe back door and, forgetting himself for tho
moment, cried to his pal, who was standing 10
the yard "Ruu; I'm sc,lded."
Tho girl set up shout end as soon as tho fell
low got out Of the kitchen. che bolted the door.
Then she discovered that the cellar door had
beer burst oren, go che procured steel from
| tho table and secured it. Now that the burglars
had gone away Miss EulTey became frightened
at her brave conduct. She awakened the rest
OF the household, who, when they behed her in
her night cress and the blood pouring ont OF
her nose we're as badly scared as che was. The
gallant young girl guided the psrty to tho
Kitchen, where toe silver ware was found az the
burglar had dropped it, the carpet being tossed
| up by the skirm!sh between Tho wounded pirl
and the burglar. The services OF phyeicisn
were procured to dress her wounds, but the girl
has been confined to her bed since, her injuries
being rather serious, The burglar struck her
on the front part Of the head, and it ia not
Known whether her akull is fractured or not
Piia. Rec: I'd
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