Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-29
Lettcr from KuppaiIann0ck.


Lettcr from KuppahannOck.
Correspondence of tie Alexandria Gazette
WOoDVJLLE. RAP. Co., Va, May 2S.-
There docs not seem TO be very great polilicll
txcttmsnt 10 this ciunty now-not nearly 80
much So J month ago, and to tho ono used to
making up tue result IS it will Gaaliy b., from
| long experience and eptclal observation Of men
and characters, this digniG.d quiet GIN mean
nothing ,ss than that the minds If our voters
arc made up IS TO what they will not do, though
waiting Tor the future az 10 their affirmative
position. They will not favor the ipterminQling
# State questions Ct 6nar c, end of general State
question OF tho Gl,c lon ct q President fer til
tncss United Suites. Ard in this they arc
right, aCd 10 the line OF duty, not ik3 uotO
those Of whom We N W new and ,heB hear, who
| boldly plant themselves upon tue platform Of
the extreme rcadjusters OF Frsioia. and loudly,
though valnly. We are glad TO know, d,m lud
thst re entire T: chiolry Of choosing cur chief
executive must DO OF tic rCacj uster kind. even
from the selecting OF the Cross road delegate Oh
through tho whole manipulation, epd not to
STOP il they can help il, iii! tho ohtiopal co6-
vantion be tipgcd 10 lis deliberations By
the Firsiniars who will there reIreseut Us,
being out aod cut State regulators NoH, VIC
kuow there src but i,W Of these, and tho WOE
der is not thrt thc-c are SO lew, but that there
should be sinsl3 Cue. What dangerous in
fstualot; Wtat utter b!iadness as If c demo-
cras from the North or the South either, rep
resertlng 10 that enc great body State SQUAD
homes: and unanimous on tho Elc.edncss of all
debts would stop to ask if any candidate named
| would suit tho eXtrcmc vlaTs oi tho extremists
Ct the Ola Dou] nol" on .he fioanGtl qlas,
fi,n 0! their noble old Sat-, already Too long
aut ruiHously kept alive? No, thu hsru lies
not 10 the nagritude ct :hc danger referred to y
nGcl III It docs IN leaving a small and
srla'l ,h9y surely vi! be- remnant cl
uuaillliating dissatisfied aud evil pr0drc-
log 'satd Offs vino may iGllucucs lew weak
and ignorant voters ty their speti.l Headings
on" sophlstry on this same debt question. but
VINO surely cannot mcvc one in that great oDo
minded hest Of democrats, who, in this cam
palru, SEQ tho GicGt lTportsrc3 Ct urisy--onc-
nrsS-in eur approaching presidential tlcciou
fhlS good cid county rs ldrm gets lfr off The
tight track, and it We may venture sn opinion
nor voters will be right this time in their move
With thu whole drmCctaic party, as they will
DO sonO!mu lurlhtr %, when they will be
called upon to Iraprlo With this same debt
matter TN icr tho proper ard legitimate sur
rounclugs Her publicly expressed resolution
n short Iimo s:rc> that the democracy CT Rip.
rahnnrCck county will supYcrt the nominee CT
the Cincinnati c}rvenllon HIS tho truo and
party spl!!t-|hat every c)unty in this god
lid State should 10 and Will, doubtless with
lew exceptions, To, thus merely meeting our
nsionGl ptc Stiles. lcsving Tho Safe lrXuries
Tor future and timely disposition.
Gibson stances we'll up in tho cho:c, Of cur
people Tor Congress, aud SO great is his we'll
} known ri I'd approved Of by them that auy.
thiOg Cat docs Must be r;gh', aud this emf
der C, leads them to prefer him to ony other
possible or impossible candidate; 50 ho who
beats j.. Z. Gibson in this couuy must bo o
popular man Indeed. lie is s'und on The debt
que tior, and properly thinks i. must lie nov
laid aside 10 our ps'i)usl contest.
The long dfCuh here, only brought TO clos,
b7 Inc late rato, put an end to al hopes cE o
good wheat crop. Rsppahannock ca raiso
good aod stmolMes Dig cjrn," but most Of
1t will net bring fair crops OF wheat
Oar little toRu e Wood,ilo is to nave two
rc~ buildings, the materials for which orc rrnt
ty much either o, the sites or secured, TO bo
there III good tine. These src u McthoCi Isl
Churc1, 10 1e:lac. tho o0r destroyed by the
Wat, aod Good Templars' hill. The al of
the youog pcoIl5 in building this Ia is trucIy
cammeEdaUlc, and thsy Ct SIrV1 al tho gvcc 81
ci i epltltcd. working lJ6g,. i.
| EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS IN REylvlNu A
CoRPSE.-OIt il Colorado r:con,Iy yisilarco
Committee concluded to yuch ce7taia Lunko
stccrtr, and two phys Gins Of tho town, hapirg
boon Interested in recent experiments ia elcctIi.
city CO Tie bodies CT r0rsoLs who had bacn
hung, arranged with the chairman of tic cou :.
mittcc 10 let them have tho body to cyperimer
on. 1t Was arranged that he should hLv, the
corpse sect to tho hotel nud put in o private
room, and then tie ply slcIanS wGrJ 10 lie s?nt
Tor, IS though they knew nothing about it, aud
Wero waited to revive the victim.
They got their cleric batteries ready fer The
business and awaited the summons. Scoa q
boy csl.d on them with tho u!o:m .,ion that
they were required at tho hotel. ihty took
thei m'cailcs and started. and on their arrival
were shown into rooU. Ga tho bed lay the
body OF man patty addressed ard with an
expression OF agony Oh his fsoa. |. was hor-
rid sight, but the young doctors evcrcamo their
nervousness, and Immediately, without word,
placad tho handles Of tho battsri 10 the hands
Of tho vic:im and turned on tho current with
much forc).
The cfttct was marvellous. The body at once
assumed the appearance OF life. 1t spraug from
The bed, tho eyes opened and glarad widy
shout, the mouth opened and forth came ter
rIblo YELL Then the body began to perform a
wlld dacca, and tho shrioks. mingled with pror
iAnlty, cane thick and fast. The corpse evident.
ly s;ro7e to let go Ct tho battery haudlos, bot
was unable to Go SO. l. began to Call for help,
and IN the struggles tho irrclisiUus obscrya,iops
hcnped npon tho dt ctors wtIu positively FRIGHT.
full
They aroused tho whole hors,, aud presently
the landlord aud lot Of guests burst into the
rocn' AID the first thiug ,ho landlord did was
70 aSk: what the ladies' arc you doing ~
who was merry wild with enthusiasm. 'Corps,?'
cried tho landlord; that's the man who wanted
you to como aud laGoc q boil for hin." They
! turned OF the bstteriee, and after tho man viii,
hn hnt bol