Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-18
letter from CuIpeper.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
MITcHELL's STATION, April 16.-To-day
Judge Jeffriea of our County Court certified
the case of Edwin Barbour, indicted at the
March term of the same court for the kill
ing of young Ellis Williams TO the June
term of Inc Circuit Court for this district, in
creasing his bail from 81 800 to $4,000.
Although only at the March term of our
County Court negro hoTsethief was sem
fenced TO the penitentiary for several be-
lieye t@enty-one years. 1t appears it has
not had the expected and desired effect, for,
last night fue mare and good mule both
were stolen from the farm Of MIR. Michael
Lonereia, near Rapidan Station in this
county, and we believe if the thief is caught
this time, or any other time in the near fu-
ture, he will swing for it without the behe
! it Ct Judge or jury, and we know whereof
| we speak therefore, horse thieves consider
| this II fair warning.
The club from the celebrated and tony
Mt Welcome Male Academy, of this pace,
paid a fraternal visit to the Virginia Mid
land Academy boys, of Culpeper, on last
Saturday, and engaged the club of that
school in a well contested and beautifully
played game of base ball. The Mt Wei
come boys came away the delighted yictors.
| The presence of their accomplished and pop
ular principal, DR.. F. S. Hall, (who by the
by il born Instructor of youths and young
mem The boys think, had very much TO DO
with the vim they displayed and the success
with which they were favored. The coun-
try boys were delightfully."- entertained and
generously feasted by the courteous princi-
pal OF the Midland Academy
The frost of Sunday night though what
is called black one, it being dry, did not
we are pleased to say do much damage, and
unless we have other and similar frosts, the
prospect is very fine for large yield of all
| kinds of fruit.
We arc all (the farmers) in great hurry
now, owing to the apparent backward sea-
son. fearing that we will not get the crops
pitched in season; but oh, restless man, just
stop and think one moment, did not winter
borrow full month from last fall ; did not
December, until almost the very Christmas
was upon us, furnish us with delightful In
dian summer weather belonging to October
and November and has not that debt to be
paid, anpare we not having March weather
| in April? Seed time and harvest was prom
iseG long ago by one who never fails, and
though man may and has made the months,
| He makes the seasons and sends them in
His own good time; therefore make haste
slowly and till the soil faithfully and leave
the harvest TO him.
At a regularly called meeting of the demo
Gratis of the various townships, of this cOun
:. ty, held at Culperer to day,the following Sc.
| lections we're made TO represent the party ut
the Norfolk convention:
Cedar Mountain Township-John r.
Strother, delegate j. Il. Smoot. alternate.
| Salem Township-A. w. Pulianl, dele
gate G. S. Jones, alternate.
Jellersonton Townshp-G S. p. Trip!ett
and f. r Duncan, delegates; c. p Chiffon
and Richard Lewis, aternates.
Catalpa Township John F. Rixey and j
W. Young, delegates, w. G. Stout and j. Il.
Duncan, aliernates.
Stevensburg Township -D. C. Gordon and
j. l.. StrinpfsIlow, delegates III. H. Rattle
and j. W. Walker. alternates.
Alter the nominations were made the
meeting adjourned without endorsing any.
thing or anybody and unpledged in any
way. with the request that the proceedings
be published in the county papers.
Judge" + l. Taylor, whose leg was frac
tured last month from tho fall OF his horte.
is doing we'll
Inc seer OF Cetlhr mouulain, heV. III.
Phillip Slaughter, perched in his eyry,while
looking down ard out upon this busy
yorld is quietly making ana coIlating
works 10 enlighten, entertain and charm the
present and coming generations. His socie-
ty is sought by high and low aud his opin
ion and his knowledge OF persons aud fami.
lies, especially foreigners and their descend.
ants, are sought BY men from all quarters of
our great country. Indeed, Historians from
long distances, not satisfied with CORES.
pondence and information, cheerfully fur.
nished thereby, make piigrimages to bis
home and orally learn of him
Hurrah for the GAzGTTE's daring, bold
and sound democracy, aud ii it was general
throughout the State ana the South, it must
and would win. But alas, like the effects Of
the first battle of Manassas upon the future
OF the South, so We fear like result from
our political victory in electing Cleveland.
We did not make the most Of our success in
either case. Our leaders did not follow Up
and forge ahead and make us feared as well
| as respected, sitter the rank and file have
won the baiilo for pure, not mugwump,
democracy, THISTLE
COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Fran
y L..