Corsspondtnce OF lhe Baltimore Clipper.l

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 5, 1876.
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Dear "Cip." There is, at this time, great
business going on in our thriving town. "Tay-
lor's" Hotel will be finished and in operation IN
a short time There is TO be "lree-blow" din
ner given on the opening of this house.
''Unon Hotel'' has great run OF custom, and
is about TO exchange keepers.
Secret Societies. We have numerous socie-
ties of this kind here. There are two lodges
and one encampment of /, o, o. F., one dlvl-
sion of the Sons of Temperance, and one Lodge
of Free MasOns. There is another society 10
be started here in few days. under the title
of "Shawnee Wigwam, of the Improved Order
Of Red Men"


Fires vS. Stealing. A man named Rs
was arrested on Wednesday, on suspicion Of
having been accessory to stealing aud conceal
ing goods from some Of the merchants during
the fire of last October. Although his vito was
the thief, he was committed 10 jail. The mat
Ter has not yet been invest gated.


There has a great many sales of valuable
real estate taken place within the last two
weeks. There have six valuable estates eX-
changed hands at enormous prices


Notwithstanding all MS opposition, your car
rier, "OLD jack" has gotten tolerabiy well
into tho gcod graces Of the ct,22ns, and your
circulation is increasing, whilst thai ofthe sun
is decreasing rapidly. jack IS not quite mar
red


Money is very scarce, and the markets high.
The health Of Winchester has never been bet
ter for the last thirty years.


Yours, w. 4. j.