Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-19
letter from 3aadWOoI.

Letter from DeaawooI.
[Corrcapondence of tie Aloxandria G.,zo!;o.l
DEADWCOD, DAK., j unc II This nor1ing
oil DjsdEocd Was Oh the qai vivc With shoTcls
as W2anoGs CT defence. About Q o'cItci the
town was startled b, crash succ !edtl imme.
Gil!ely by rushing sou.d. Fer ny part |
thought tbs loag locked Tor va;c:spout had st
last cu!st upou Gs. tu: though The rliu was
falling in tcrfcats ana i; tad bcea t:u,ilfUg
a2d lighting lDasriGo,atly all risat, yet this
proved 10 &c 20 wafer spoCt tui Dimply tho
breaking at ditch Ihst rurs .la5g tho hiilsiAo
COO l.ct above the house tops of tn, town. 1t
was cl!cGlatcd 10 CX,itu terror TO suc that biz
column CT llulGy water le,yng great chanel
as it camo ttulderiGg down. GisIodsing
bcuider'. tearing up largo s!umrs ed s!r3ad
lag c>ustcr1a;cu generally am0pg the Nrop!o
Before mrcl damage Was doac. h)acvcr, tue
water was tuned from the Citoh and everything
| Ta5 again quiet, as quiet IS Dcadwo0d cecr is.
People hero arc so uJsd 10 cyc:tcGent that GO
ono thl0g c.a excite public atcation vciy long.
4 short timo ago three men Ncre lowH into
| shr, Us by an explosion ct nitro glyocri1e and
! yet. twelve hours after tho horrible acc.
| dout. it had c.as;d 10 be the Eutjlcs If
| Of CGnvy rsiIlor. Accidents ara 50 conmon in
! and about tie mines that pnop!c lack upon
| them G5 Il n.a.ic: ii cous,. Nest il not oil
| thl6o terrible E0odcats prccacd SAFELY from tho
| criminal c>relcssooSs oil tho miners. TEcan man
| after 80 lore handbag explosives b:cGmc OK
| coediagly clrcless in their use. FjT inAtaUca o
| miIcr viii light fus, attached to some power
full agent, such Us giant powder or nitro gIsce
rinc, Dud Ending it does not cxpl1Gr es soon a.
! 1t should, viii 10 into Tho luanCl aud pCcr into
tic cavity within which it is pac d, 'n tina GU;
| why the powder dos not 20 off. nnI Ia. ah)u:
| that thee he powder will explode, tearing into
| iraGmrntS the surrounding roaka shaking tho
earth for halt a mile around and OF coarse snrt-
lag tho clious nicer at The same tip.n. Ooa
| feil1T Glrro adventurous thnu usual was e.,
gagged il the pleasant occupation OF shining up
| the tusn with lis locg iron din AID had th.t
iron imrlG:DcGt driven through his iGcl and
| skull. Strange 10 SAY he S Ill i!v. $ monument
ct his owe folly Bu! lhn miD,rs mus Rave
souo excitement, poor frllaWs, or they w0ui
llOd life oto'0rab!t, and while tn:y az tot ca
gagged in b!uGiGg themselves ia!o frlcmsuts
! they 20 q: tho sarlc bu5iDisl in smaller and
!ess Satisfactory way, i. C., With Uolla ravo!vers
SGD Winchester r,il?<; mono mt the mast ap.
proved hEms aro used. To-day dagn 10 Vir
&iria one will fad old flint locks, cap p;stole,
guns &c. To exhibit ono Of these 10 tho bills
only txctes laughter Self oock;ag Colts and
| MAGAZINE guIs aGuo gro popular, otherwise
yoar ncighbor might get tho drop on you
wiIIia you ere preparing ior ac ioo Gas needs
to be cureiu! about diSplsyoS a pistol 10 this
Country Ter The sight 81 one is the signal Of Dat
tic, and yet Tho mijMiiy of the incn shot here
sem to recover 10 short tim). sometimes
atIil6uto this to large quantities OF Chicago
Thlskey cotsumcd-l may DO wrong however.
My room mate, d.. d. *. D.ciiusor, OF Vir.
Gloia, tells mo soDo blood curdlirg stories CT
what be has seen aud heard 10 The carly days Of
| this Country. The first Eight he c,uu in AID
stuck up sign no was reused by O tremendous
knocking al his door, by men calling tor nhy-
slciaD. Ho had heard firing few minutes be.
fore. Dickinson dolned bis cobes kuuie6ly
and opened the door whcn il tunbcd q dead
map, another fell 10 upon the corrs, but he Hes
allVc with !iz bullets in bis cody The FIRST had
died whilo waiting 81 The docr. tic sccond man
lived aud seems 10 have 20 Of :clon TO several
ou1oes ct lead. Dickinson Immediately con.
GUIDED to stag clrsltcriog this promising camr.
VI course II Will not do IL. any ono to conclude
that every one hofe is cut.thrOat; iadeed | !
Know CT no moro orderly town in the West for
Wnile rows will occasionally occur, still thew
are, in great measure, confined To- rowdIes and
1t Is raro thing Tor gentleman to srfler an in.
jury. 1t 10 common complaint anon the bor.
est miners that the good old days are passing
away; and We'll may thoy complain, for the
Ueso Ri, OF rs Is already thing Of the psst.
Our district Judge has declared war against
CRIME OF all KINDS, and has SO effectuslly per
formed his work that tho country has been rid
den OF seores of robbers, murderers, and such
gentry. The class is tast leaving the Hills. as
,aW and order arc daily Strengthening their
mold, and the year of 1881 will break upon as
quiet snd law abiding community as can bo
found IN good old conservative Virginia.
Col. FAIRFAX A CANDIDATE FJR CONGRESS
As heretofore mentioned in the q. tito, Colonel
John w. Fairfax will be csndidtta for Con
gress in tho First Di.trie.. The following is biz
card announcing himself:
Frets!one Point Va, June u, $50
Mr.. John W. Fairfax bsgs tha. the people Of
Prlncs Willism county, Va, will meet him on
he 3oth day Of June, Infant: in The Old town
Of Uumfres. Is o'clock p. MI within mile of
the plsco OF his birtn that he msy tell them his
experience Of the pot C Il si q alton of the pre-.
sent and the paat for them 10 coatiicr AID de. !
eide thereafter, what man or psrly they NAV
please 10 follow He will ask them TO make him
lhe'r mex! Congressman, thereby sacuro for
themselves Rational aid which they hsvo bae n !
deprived Of for Yeas. Ha will visit ev cry coun-
" in tho First Dstrlc! for thu same object. he |
Will advocate tho principles of men, not party |
MAfiISIED.
AT tho residence of tho BRIDE Thursdsv even.