Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-28
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"lriuns," whether ii BE- ii Pnwhatan and Poo
ahantss OF Sc ojcn !lilt, I'll ct Sitting Bull,
and the Ike Ut ths present Gay. Therefore |
clip This interesting litra !! Information iGom
our !.ansa journal:
Some limo Shea Has taking lhisura stfnl
in soina III the fiat lands on The South A0ns
river, Hl9nt six ~ scvtn mica southwest OF
Louisa G. H., nj i. point ab3u& midway ba
tween the Byrd And tho EniIncr Nils, when
my attention waa attraoul hy considerable
quantity Of quartz Io,h III small rlcsr, np
parenlly thrown together t,y seine human agcn.
Cy. Tho liver. Iron recent ire she t.. had made
:. considerable tXcavltion haze. which had TX
posed tho liuln pyramid to view. 1t appeared
vary strange TO luo that suol, Il quantity Of
| broken q1sr should iiavr hcnumu atcd al this
paint, ID The sanly low grounds, when thought
there was 20 quartz nearer than two hundred
yards Having my curiosity excited | com
mcuccd an inv, q igaiiOu by pulling tho bulk
down and c,tirrluE the pieces Of stone. had
Just commenced, when found an Indian arrow
| spike. partly finished, then anolhcr aud an
other, until ! had collected coed many auoh
specimens, some Il which | send you. then
found larger rock, about seven inches long,
vtrY smooth, similar 10 tho Einncn We find nHar
| our large water COURSES IN Eastern Virginia.
| At or near the foundation Of the bulk was
| largo rtcE. AT OnGa saw throuph tho whole
| affair. This Vas ono ct tho factories at which
| lEdIan airoW-hee,!a Erru made. Tho largo
rock waS tho anvil, tho smooth rock was tho
| hammer, ard the unfinished or broken arrow
heads We're tho uHCs % WIci the workmcn
Jailed. then concluded to try my hand. 4
very MOO piece Of quartz was at hand. | &C.
lcctrd it. and with tho same tools, by gently
striking il edge upwafd, | made a Very good
one. Then tho question: clulr, With whose
tools ar1 you making Indian arrow -heads p
Arc they tho tools OF scno cid Algonquin
Chief. who owood and oIj)yed your present
rights some thousands Of years ago? Was it
ono OF hia braves prIpa.inE for war? or was it
one OF tho great l'osshntsn chiefs, or one of his
painted warriors preparing to fight Capt. John
Smith and tic first settlers Of Virginia 2"
There he's been complaint mado by some
poonlo 10 this country 10 regard to FREQ schools
They acgc ;lat thcra has been unfair admins
tretinn of The free school law Nlrs4rs. robert
| NJ. Kent, IL. b. Bib, and ZOO Winston, arc
tho school truslccs of this district and their
attention has boon called to tho complaint
have no doubt but that these gentlemen, who
arc noted for their uprichtncss, will mako O
thorough and satisfactory explanation.
~ litlo son OF Mr.. Jack VALE, thu rcadiuster
delegate from this county, fell on koifc blade,
not long sinoc, cutting ono tye, by which OCCUR
romeo tho sight OF both cycs has boen so affected
that it is feared total blindness will DO tho TO
lsult.
The c0uds OF smoke curlirg upward that can
be seen these days around tho country ndi-
cato that our tilCrs ara 81 work burning liant
beds &c.
Judge Voolfolk opened court nj the Fob
ruary term.
Col. Samuel SWAIN died in this county last
Wednesday. llu was at tho residence Of hlr.
David Shelton, having como up here, ! learn,
| to attend tho marriage of = relative. Colonel
Cole, who was sleeping in the same room with
Colonel Swami. discovered him snoring heavily,
snd upon tXaInioatlon iouud him unconscious.
The physician gave him UP % past medical as
slstal c., and tho Colonel brcathod his last on
tho evening OF last Wednesday. Col Swami
was formerly Superintendent CT the Penen.
tary. pnd is well known in Virginia.
MIR. James ID. Porter lathtr OFF. j. Porter,
c!rlk ct Louisa county, died on tho 18th OF this
month, OF cnugcsiyo ohilis. lilo was quito an
old inan. lie pas buried with Masonic honors.
Our hutcl proprietor. Major Is. L. Trco. has
enlarged and painted tho Louisa Hotel, and the
property Is thereby greatly "nhancrd. Wa like
tho Major j READ l,lstlnrni ideas with regard TO
| tho hotel Improvement lar better than Wn do
| his r2aGl uSnGnt ideas c)noGruing the State
| debt. to ii plain he G:n fcatluIt huirl better
than the State drht.
| | nave = good Joke 90 tho editor ofthe Louisa
| ts'wspnImr. IL Ia thu: That the 6d,t,r. MIR.
Hibt. whose sonbiiquat IL Major Joums Long
| Shhnhs. Wrot 10 SEQ iis sweetheart. and he was
| so tall that shn had 10 have tho doors CT her
! drawing room r.adn higher 50 that this genial
JccG'f r"uiI make lDGrtss and celcSs without
Dnmn'h;. ha head or OF haing forced to draw
hlm"eil NJ hk1 mcasIitlOg worm in order to
avoid coming III Contact With tho door Intel.
i'hla II tho only instance OF the kind On record,
AT least so lar as knoW OIL excepting a certain
| Queen TT France, that history tells Ill wore
suck fodder stock Ike head gear that she Ind
t" have her palace doors enlarged
| RY Tho way tho loaisa paper scoms on The
road To Sues, ~, sud Mtss,s Hihb e. Calhoon
deserve II, Tor they havn lahoIcd TO make their
Innrnal snnaaas, and cur people shouli aid
them oil they can tor. take it at beet an editor
| llfr la mt bed 1t lcaga
uotc; ii that You SAID in an editorial recently
referring to Delegate Turner, frcm Norfok,
who wants 10 sralo tho debt dawn to twelve
millions. why lot wipn out tho whole thing
at once, Nc; and ! apreo with you. II tho
! readnsicrs propose scacg tho debt to some
| thing less than twenty millions, nv Mr.. II, II.
| RIddehcrGer desires. or to twelve as Turner de-
slrcs or even to scale it ut all foroitly il down
| right reputation, and tho onormty ia not ono
whit lesa than were they TO wirh out tho whole
debt.
"a st. Valenline's Day thcro wcro but few
valentines. either sentimental or comic sent
| out. Some ct tho young men sont their sweet
hearts somo of the prcttiIy designed aenimen,
| tal valentines. thereby hoping 10 get tighter
hold upon The affections Of their loved ones,
| but scarcely any Of tho comic valentines were
| sent out. na thero wcro mono on sale ia our
| town. The young folks don't take much stock
| 10 valentines those days.
Yesterday was rather "galy" sort of day
giving ua slight touches Of March.
VIM. t: Gorder. ST., wrote very laughable
piece in tho Richmond Commonwealth, called
| o Scene in Walalnnd,' giving an account of
tho new iudco Of Lnnisa IN Thn rinnn nnu