Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-04
Letter from Hanover County.

letter from Remover County.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette.l
HANOVER, June 2.-Pro7identiaily prevent
ed from attending both Of the political meetings
in this county yesterday, one at Ashland, the
other at Green Bay, in the upper end, have
made every exertion to ascertain what was
done. From Ashland have been unable to
hear more than strange sounds about wick |
ham-Brigader GeneraI-C0nfederat Congress
certain letters written to the Rlchmond
MISUNDERSTANDING under the proposed m0ngrel
spawn-Botts and United States Senate, &c.
Together with COL Marmaduke Johnson" dis
notwithstanding, killing, burying, &C., y also
disconnected as to prevent me from giving an
ineligible account OF what was done, Or who
did it. .
The Grand Mogul Of Radicalism in our coun-
ty, Herbert V. Graves, original Ab0it,onlSt
and N. IT,, escorted J. W. Hunnicutt from
Bevcr Dam depot to Green Bay where, | am
informed, dinner had been prepared Tor aN
at 50 cts. head for first seats, and % Cts Tor
second. Here Mr.. II. discoursed Tor the usual
length of time to fifteen whites and some hun
dred Or more negroes. He said "a boy got up
an apple tree-a man ordered him down; retu-
sing to obey, the man threw dirt at him, but
Still he refused The man took up rock, and
the boy got down" What application was
made OF this parable, my informant could not
tell.
lie told the blacks they would never own
land unless they bought it, he also urged
them to vote for Gen. Wickham for the Legis-
Iature A white man present, who had been
doubtful how he should vote, was induced by
this speech to come out fully on the COnSarVa-
tive side
There is an impression among many OF our
farmers, that the wheat crop has been materl-
ally injured by the excessively rainy season.
The crops Of corn are late. The grass crop
was never more luxurant. The oats are very
fourshing, and our people are 'dstresSingly'
healthy.
Gen. Lee passed our station today towards
Richmond. HANOVER.
BLOODY SCENES IN WASHINGTON. About
midnight, on Tuesday night, as Mr.. W. Il.
Faulkner, and friend, were returning from
looking at the negro procession, some words
passed between them, and negro mar. The
man went down the avenue, and Faulkner
and johnson followed on. At the mouth of
Marble Alley they stopped, and the negro man,
who had, it is said been waiting for them, sud
denly cut Faulkner with large sharp razor,
and made his escape up the alley. The artery
in the arm Of Faulkner was severed, and he
died in short time Great excitement cnsued.
Last night, Thomas Kclleher was shot and
instantly killed by one Lep. Turpin. The wea
pen was horse pistol. Turpin made remark
about his vote being challenged on election
day, and, putting the pistol to KclIeher' right
check, fired it, the ta piercing the brain. lie
was arrested.
4 c0lored man named Thomas Lyons was
arrested last night by Officer Lawlor, on suspl-
con that he had committed an assault with in
tent to kill As the officer was taking him to
Police Headquarters, the crowd that followed
him threatened to rescue the prisoner, when
Lawlor vas Joined by Policemen 0ffut and
Fuss. As they we're passing along d street
the excitement became intense. The officers
drew their rcyovers, and threatened to shoot
the first man that attempted to interfere with
them. They succeeded in lodging Lyons
safely at headquarters.
On Sunday night Polander, in the employ
mcnt Of Mr.. +. Nj. DennisOn came in and COM
menccd conversation with Mr.. DennsOn ~
relation to the approaching election, when he
was interrupted by negroes OUTSIDE, VINO maze
violent threats against his life, to which abuse
no reply was made to the party outside. On
Tuesday night about 10 0 clock these parties or
Others returned TO the house of Mr. Dennison,
and finding the window little open, fred in.
last night crowds Of negroes, all heavily
AIMED, were gathered in the upper portion Of
the city, all evidently prepared for rcpetition
OF the outragcs OF Tuesday night, By the
earnest statements Of number Of the police
force Of the city, whose determined bearing
awod The crowd, the black MOB were made to
dispcrsc.
The conduct Of the blacks on Tuesday night
is said to have been most outrageous. White
men were knocked down and beaten; the windows
Of several stores and houses were smashed !;
some houses were entered and robbed, &C., &c.
As the negro procession passed the National
IatclIigcnccr Office threats were made to sack
it," Last night crowd Of white people as
scmbcd in front Of the IntelgeDcer office, to
see if the Threat was to be carried out. There
would, in that event, have been probably dit
lerent kind Of stacking" from that contem-
plated.
Such murders. riots, outragcs, and disgrace
GuI orgies stain the streets Of Washington!
VISIT TO THE PREsIDENT.-Thc members Of
the National Typographical Union, nowin SEES