Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-30
letter from EauGuiar,

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damn" que. Oalg two fights occ1rred al
ibis precinct, which is far below the average.
Il is distressing to SOC bushes. fallirg Of 10 this
say, aoi unless something is daua to revive 10,
dustry the tsmo and prcsuge Of Msrkhsm will !
soon BIO known 20 more forever
Inc result OF the election IL generally sails
iaocry. John Il. Turner, cFq.. was elected |
Clerk OF the Circuit Court mir. Turner WAS .
member of the celebrated Black dor-o Cavaliy, |
was gallant soldier, aud will make most |
competent and excellent clerk of tho court. Gas |
OF tho singular features of the election wss that
tho "unholy alliance" took no interest in saving
| tho county. The ''colored man and brother"
Tsa b1sg earning his living by the swca. Of his
bf0W. Tho reaojuster3 b I'd sill Rono to Rich
mond to attend the State clnvoDioD. Luckily
tor them. tho weather ia lair and tho walkiag
good. Another singular feature Vas the carry.
Ing OF this precicc: by Mr.. Evans KidRcll Tor
Constable despite bis earnest protests that he
vas Get candidate, aud, unlike Cobklng aud
Fiat, would not Scrpe If elected. Thus are
honors thrust upon somo men. The vote nGIE
| ed was very cmsll. The defeated Candidates all
have my sympathy. May they rest ic ncac,.
Markham has improved greatly. You can
stand ct the station aud count eight neat aud
comfortable houses which haVo becu built with
10 q short time psst. The hendsomest of thoso
arc the dwellings of Mr.. A. NJ. Smith, former
~ of Winchester, and Mr.. Theodore Triputt,
of tho firm of Stribing& Tr;plett. Both these
houses arc modern In style and SNOWY AID at
trao;ivo in appearance, L! is said that Gen.
Ord and Dr. George w. Carter will build scon
upon their places.
The fall election is locked forward TO Nth
great Interest. Col. r. NJ. Stritliug, our gre.
sent abl, representative. will be returned to tho
| Legislature if he becomes candidate. This
! tlmo Fauq1lcr will be entitled to uama the
SENATOR to succeed Mr.. Matthews, Of Loudouu,
and LaudSu1 to chCoae tbs foacr to succeed
Gen. Payne.
1t is thought amorg tho ea6iusta!s here that
Mr.. Auditor Massey viii be their candidate for
Governor. Thty say no is the only candidate
| spoken OF who seems to 30 Eothlog Tor the
| nomination.
| There is somo tx,ttm ,nt here cgy7 lhe Dis
every OF magnetic iron Gro along the ersern
base Of the uiountaD. The quality aud qla1:i.
ty arc s1cl thss il is thought tina! it VII p!y.
10 The IsoGrag, Of Du1dreary, hay. no doubt
bu: s!s. there ard "uilicusia H." \ RIGA alt
valuable deposit Of this ore has r;ecat'y b4on
discovered uooa tic lards of Mrs. NJ. A. An
| derson, within stones throw Of the rsiiioad
station. Surface ore Gram this deposit yields
upon aaaysis so per oaut. That iheso mcua-
| tSlGS niS lu.t vi ullueIu!S VI every utSCtlptlOE
! there cln b, 60 question. Poi. w. +. Rogers.
10 hl1 report Of tn cfioaI geological survey OF
this State rs lorg ego as 1913. SAYS that this
section is ri,h in copper, iroo o:a add o,al
Humbolt says the finest diamonds 10 the gorld
are ia the Bus Ridge. Now, What better gu.
tholl:y is a1adcd Ard thee, Hugh Thomas
Douglass says that fac iron ere abouc&s s!o1s
the eastern baSo. 10 fsc:, ia = uireraoeicai
point Of view. this is en- undiscovered c3uD;rg-
tCrrs ircognita as it were. am clad to soc
the spirit Of discovery and Investigation spread
leg itself among onr peopla. hopo to 1.-Two to
SEQ their efforts crowned with suc,cea | hooo
to live to SEQ
The clink cf the artisans hammer,
Scare from the forest its gloon.
In thu brake tho water for.'o elanor,
DroWrcd by tho c!ash OF tho loom.
hopo to live to see these old rock-ribb.d
mountains give up their hidden wealth. eId
other Industries successfully established, than
the gathering of taa bsrS aud suusc. nod tho
raising of he'll and the uaoufaculia. Of hcn-
zinc.
DR.. Lindsay Rooe.:son : POPULAR youa. ply.
sclan, left tor Texas yesterday, where no in
tends to make his failure hofue. lie is 3 son of
L. Boiling Robertson, ol B;osd iian, aud
most excellent youog uau. IL, u&glaa si:h
him tho best wlshcl OF nlany irenta
The sad news reaches here irom Florida CT
tha death of tho cry child, t;io girl Of Mr.
Thomas f. Strib'iug. latn Of this p ac,. Thu5
do tho sweetest tlWo-s Ct GARTH the Carl, st pas
away.
a greet many summer visitors arc expected
IN the neighboThOcd this sumner-s)mo have
al,oldy arrived. The ellis family. army and
navy people, from Washington, aro the guests
OF Mr.. Strothcr DAVIS. Every day now fac,
a. IL. A. H.. L
exodus from the cities il about 10 brgin. The
Bruccs, from Forid,; ths Lees srd WaIsrs,
from Stafford. tho Brsxtoos ard Scots, irom
tfcdcllcksburgi the MaGrudors, from B,k'
more, add others. TOO numerous to inantioa, ar,
among those who will SOFA ar:iya.
MIR. VIM. Camp, OF Norfolk, vino iiss been
sojurEing 10 tho cid Bloc Ridge Noun ATS
Tor months past. left for Europe and tho Fast
to day. Ii i, understood that 10 vi | d. I,u.
ropo most thoroughly b, no be returns.
A wedding is en- tapia Tor he ~ id Of Junc,
The contracting parties berg Tho lich and pnp.
usr merchant at Salem, Mr.. }. t.. AMI The
p;quant and lovely Miss l. s., OF tlsrIsnds
The social world hersabou's i, on tip-oo. FIR
Wedding Is slTSy! lltcrrslrg. you kroa.
a nsn named Blown was killed ucur d Dan
on Friday ty tro> isl!ia; on him st.!la gath
e,iug tan bn,k.
" l congr6tulatc you upca ;hn c!ec.icn Of tic
Hon. j. I. Bsckhnm to the chief m2gistrncy of
your CITY. 1t mistake not, he is u nau. 4
majority of five hundred is cot bad.
Tho excursion of tho Virginia Miii0ul Rail
road TO The Lu:ay Csvsr1s to day does 90. s.5p
at Markham. l. is amusing to hear those who
wero dying to 20 along f,w days ti3c, cod
who had MAIDS preparations to gc, nov cloSo
log themselves. Some say well, it isn't FIRST
| class any how" Others that they "Wouliu't
have eono for pay" AS for me, sm disap.
pointed-ard atend to 6taId eff aud thros
rocks at tho tram as il pssscs
! My habits arc so bad that can write DO m IRE
at present. l have got sick man 10 scalp and
a lot of kittorS to crown. s. eGWu
| AWFUL
BLAINE AND CoNKLING S ecro!aly B.ainc
said Of Mi. Cobking in discussion with him
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