Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-05
LETTER FROM CULPEPER.

mitchell LIS STAT1ON, Va, Feb. 2S.-One
Of the coolest nights this week two small
boys, after lodging until after midnight in
one of the freight cars standing at the de-
pot, issued therefrom and knocking up one
Of the residents here applied for blankets to
keep themselves warm, but as they were
not known and supposed to be tramps, their
application was refused and they were direct
ed to the gentleman's barn, where there was
an abundance of hay, TO spend the remain
der Of he night. They were up belines in
the morning, and proved to be the SOUS of
| two citizens of Cupeper, who had started
on a tramp to Texas, without the knowi
edge or consent Of their parents, and with
only one dollar and sixty five cents between
them. 1t required but little, if any, persua
sion to induce them TO return home, IN II
tramp of seven miles and lodging in IA freight
car aud hay NOW on one Of the hitirress
nights of the winter, proved a signal anti
dote for their Buffalo Biz fever.
Referring to tramps brings us 10 the ex-
ploits of one very recently in this neighbour
hood. About two weeks since tramp call
| ing himself by the name Of Harding applied
to Mr.. Samuel Major, living near here, for
lob to paint his new dwelling, and alter
working some days Mr. NJ. gave a written
order on the firm Of Somerville & Co., NOR
chants, at this station for g 80, instead OF
of presenting which he forged Que to tn"
amount of S32 so and presented that, and II
scrulinzed by Messrs. S. & Co, :hey honor
ed il by paying him part of Ia" amount and
sight draft on Messrs. G. F. G. y Co.,
of Culpeper, for the balance. At the
same time he forged another order Of
Mr.. Majors on another merchant
here, Mr.. Roper, for pair OF
boots, and having secured n pair Of boots
and S32 SO at this station, be struck out
afoot for Culpeper. Arriving there, he pur.
chased new suit of clothes, hat, &c, and
| having decked himself in his new outfit
aud with some pieces OF jeweiry, stolen
from Mr. Majors, he took the first train
| Wednesday evening, the 18th instant, for
| Washington, to be present, no doubt, at the
| inauguration hut, contrary to Mr.. Majors
almost invarable custom, he walked mp TO
the station on the evening OF the day he
gave the tramp. the order, and had not hcen
there very long before the 'jcct came up
and il was discovered that the tramp had
acted the rascal. Mr.. NJ. then took the
north-bound evening train and arriving at
Cuipeper telegraphed the police in Wash
ngton. Mr.. NJ. also talked with conductor
King about the matter between MitcheI's
aud Culpeper, and il appears the fellow
stepped on the same train at Cu'peper AS
Mr.. NJ. stepped Off However, he WAS ar
rested ia Washington and returned under
guard to Culp;per and Mr.. NJ. went there
and took the new boots from the fellow and
returned them to the merchant here yes
| terday.
A sad case of young ANA handsome wife
has caused great deal of sympathy for MI
c5flrefilet1. ii::iiicuTs hat yat1g iriy
who lived near Cplprprr was married las!
fall TO n merchant Of Rlppahannork county
under the most harp" and agreeable aus
pices; but few weeks afterwards she be-
came very Respondent, and it was dlscov-
| cred that her dependency was caused by
some serious physical disorder that render
ed il necessary for her to be sent To BaI,l-
more TO be treated by Dr.. Wilson. After
| being under his care for n short time she
was permitted to board with the family of the
| Rev. Mr.. Burun. All acquaintance of his, with the
| understanding that in company with NJ rs. Il. she
was to visit the asylum every day to be treated
All went very well until last week, when one day
she having been told by Mrs. y to go t. her room
and prepare to go to tho asylum rs usual, and hay
| ing not como thurcfr1m III reasonable Time Mrs.
| Is. was SlrprlScu Nncu ulou SoIiE l" H'' t""Hi
| inssrsi of finding her there To find q note "d-
dressed to her stating that she had left for her
| home in CuIpep3r. Fortunately Mr.. b. traced her
to the depot and tclegraphcd friends in Cu!pcper
to look ous for her, which they did and conveyed
her to the home of her parents, but ii Is feared
| that unless sho is placed in al insane asylum inn
mcdiately hers is hopeless case of insanity.
| There is a colt now in his second year belong
| ing to gentleman living about three miles south
| of Culpeper that is not on Y rrrect picture III
symmetry and form but is marked in the rarcst aud
| most peculiar manner. He has large star in the
forehead shield on his breast, the British flag
| on one sido, swan tho other and has one
| white and one black eye aud while black Is tho
base and predominatin color, yet the marks ana
other parts of his body represent other coiors
Barnum the Snowman, has offered ten Thousand
dollars for ''mache,' and the old gentleman has
been moving heaven and earth to breed this
match
This is the last day Of February which we
think has been the most remarkable for year,
in the number OF its SHOWS, storms, severely cold
DAYS, disasters. both on sea and land and deaths
of the aged.
Jack frost has been too much for the wheat
crop CLODHoPPEE.