Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-29
LOCAL ITEMS.
MORE OF THE RETRooEssIoN FARCE.
And Satan finds some mischief stilr


most out.of the-way places wherein 70 meet,
for the turtherance of their diabolicak schemes.
Last night a tew-about twenty-6tteen or
sixteen coiored men, and Thomas j. Edelin,
Robert Armstrong and Larkin Patton, assem-.
bled IN back room OF the second story of
loves building, on the corner of King and
Henry streets, and we're called to order byiT.
D. Edelin, who said that as far as he knew, the
object of the meeting was to raise some money
whelewith to pay off the indebtedness of the
Third Ward Radical Club; t,...... ).
After several vain attemps to get some one
to act as secretary, Armstrong, who did not be-
long in the ward, but who is running the ma.
chine, accepted the position with his usual
modesty, but was very near having to decline,
as from some remarks that were made, it was
not certain that he was wanted. He, however,
stuck. ... -
Geo. W. Parker threw the first stone, by,
making some rather pertinent remarks as TO
the object of the meeting and the indispostion
manifested to reveal its true purport, where
upon, ..-
Armstrong, without being requested, pro-
ceeded, IN his peculiar style, to descant upon
the advantages that would follow retrocession
to the Deestrlct, perfectly obtuscating his au,-
tiicnce by the use OF expressions coined for the
occasion, without regard to photography, ETY.
mology, syntax, or prosody, after which he pro-
duccd portion of the whereases and resolves
that, he said, had been adopted by the Second
Ward on Wednesday night, and though it
was quite apparent that they were not under
stood, yet, by the prompt action of the presid-
ing officer, were declared adopted. Parker vot
ing, In the negative, alone sss4 -.
Parker now excited the intense ire of the
'>lnass' of the meeting by intimating pretty
hot No f,l- ,hpt .t,1 10
in the main, to the ignorance Of those present,
and proceeded to gay thatit was time the col
orcd people we're taking as their guides men Of
scuse, who were not actuated solely by self in-
tcrcst He thought that by this time they
should have found out those pretended friends
and had learned to act with independence.
Geo p Douglass acknowledged that he had
not voted for the resolutions, because he had
not understood clearly their purport. He had
lived in Virginia all his life and hoped to die
here, unless he could greatly better his present
condition, which, he said, was bad enough. But
he objected to Palkcr's language, and the two
had quite set toe that tually broke up the
meeting -.
Armstrong talked again-Armstrong is fond
of talking. He tulks much, and has the happy
faculty Of leaving his audience still in doubt as
to what he is trying to get at. lie Is an ETY.
moogist Enthusiastically.
Then Parker considerably ..''riled" the pre-
siding officer by harpiug on the fact that that
luuctionary did not know the object OF the meet
ing, and was finally told that that had been
said often enough. ..a.... ....,.
Then Douglass made some ratherperSonal al
lusions to Parker, and some one else joined III;
and il was evident that Parker was in the mi
nority, and then his "Repubcanism was
brought into question, but he defended him.
self, and warded off the "javelns' with con-,
siderable dexterity. t...
The mouey question, like Armstrong, stuck,
and finally, in order to settle that little, matter,
81 - was raised ....,'
BY request the chair counted the members
present, exclusive Of Armstrong and Patton,
and reported eighteen, whereupon,
Parker desired to know it it was cous dered,
Tor minute, that such meeting, composed
of such as were present, represented the senti-
meuts of the Ward, and that the dlctatlon OF
such as we're trying to appears as leaders, was
to be considered binding?
This brought one or two to their feet, who
objected to being considered fools, but as Par
ker suggested, by their expressions, they,
never wonld convince any one tothe contrary.
There was further s'sparringn between Doug
lass and Parker, the latter finally yielding; both
parties declaring, however, that they were
men ofresponsiJIty. - 4 ;.
And thus ended the second scene In this
shameful farce. = :: :.
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs The Knights of
pythias, of Maryland, represented by Golden
Lodge, No l, and delegations from several
LODI es of Baltimore, to the number OF 20o, 10
uniforms accompanied by Wackler,s banu,
visited Washington, yesterday, IN celeDra'ion
of their fifth anniversary. The members OF the
Order were under the command Of I. Z. Geo.
Erccburger, in his beautiful costumefa "a Bay
ard. with metal helmet sword, cloak, etc;
The Grand Lodge of Maryland was represented
bv VIM. S. Quigly, the Grand Chancellor OF
the State, and James Whitehouse, Grand Re
cording and Corresponding Scribe. The Su,
irene Lodge from Maryland was represented
Nv Past Grand Chanceors John A. Reed, 5.
Il Maddox and f. Il. Davis, equipped IN the
uniform of the Order On arriving at ASH
inyton they were received by members OF the
District of Columbia under the command OF
Past Chancellor g. j. L. toxwell. I'm the
afternoon, under the leadership OF the mem
bers of the District Of Columbia con%Ean noslt
by !. b. Cutler, Thomas Hamilton and FRANK
Van Wagner, they visited this city, as stated
in Yesterdays Gazette, on the steamer wa
wasn't which had been chartered tor the pur-
nose The Grand Lodge Of the District OF 20
. Iumbia was represented by Grand Chancellor
4 7 Cavis Vice Grand Chancellor Robert
HARDIN and Grand Guide W. +. Langley.
The Supreme Lodge from the District OF TO-
j,,mh;a was represented by p S. g., Clarence
NJ Barton; p. S.. c., w. ?. Westwood and
Francis Wood. The parade was very nan Ia
some one, and was witnessed with pleasure oy
Iarpe number Of our citizens: Many intricate
cvo|u,ons were performed with the precision 'a
and CELEBRITY Of veterans: After an hour or ;. 50
sneut here they returned to the wharf ana re,
embarked for Washington, apparently Te n
pleased with their visit Upon the ,,, alrba Of
the Wawaset at her wharf here 1an me rbo was
aso;sting in the Decentralization Of the passeln-
as srs WIS accidentally prectptated into the wa
ter and striking his head against the steamer
NO., summed and came near drowning. a mem
herof Mount Vernon Lodge, Benjamin Ihroops,
no, va irnn, the steamer into the water, aud