Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-28
Letter from LeeSburg.

LEEsBURG, Va, Oct. 26, 1876. The day
was beautiful. and by eleven o'clock the crowd
in town was large one. The speaking was
commenced a. soon as the train came by Doctor
Allen, of Washington, who made very fine
speech, covering gree: many points ma 10 in
this canvass The crow / consisted of about 1000,
as far as l could determine from counting them
in squads, ms they were at the table when dinner
was announced.
DR.. Allen spoke til! one O'Clock, and the din
ner. consisting OF baked m ton and beef and
corned beef, bread and pickles, seemed to be-
thoroughly enjoyed as it was handsomely cook
ed, in all pa tic uaIs.
The first speech was made from the stand in
the Court House yard after dinner the speeches
were made in the Court House by Messrs. Car
ringtoD, Of Washington, and Col. Burr, of In.
diana, who made very fac speeches. These
were the regular speakers, and would have con-
cluded the programme for the afternoon. but
the people would have Murray Forbes, of War.
renton, who made short but good and tho
roughly effective speech.
The meeting then adjourned for the time be-
ing Al u o'clock the town was brilliantly il
Illuminated in the neighborhood Of the public
square and at other prominent points in the
town with Chinese lanterns and trsnspsrencies,
lamps and candles
The Reamer House with its numerous wind
ows illuminated with candles, visible from the
public square, look I'd extremely we'll. At the
corner OF King and Market streets there was a
transparency mos! beautiful erect"d By the
Messrs. Osburn, Wildmsn s. Co, extending
from, Comm'r. Honderson's Office to the store OF
L. w. S. Hough. scross King street, having
on tho north the word Tlden, and on the south
the word Reform in letters more than q foot
large, in purple shades, and surmounted by a
beautiful crown of Chin. SO lsnterna. 4 similar
Transparency extended across King a., ut the
corner OF Cornwall, with plain letters.
The procession moved around town according
to the programme, and when it was about to its
termination the we.kin rang with the voice OF
the ''coon killer" kindly furnished by Maj Duff
icy, ond rang again with the Shouts ol the j y
Gus multitude.
The speeches were then renewed in the Court
House by Gen Hunton, Mr. 4. W. Hunter, Of
Winchester and Col Peyton-snd the end is
| not yet. The meeting WAS n large one, with
little disorder, and no fights though three in
| cipient ones were promptly stopps'! by official
| nterposition.
The speeches were alI listened to with gres,
degree of interest, and | understand from al
! obseryant person, who beard y great deal .!
talk, that much bitterness + feeling WAS exhib.
tied by persons on the street as theypassed along
tk,
high, and the result will be very large vote in
Loudoun.
l, for one. had hoped that Gen. Lee would
have leon here, but it seems to be understood
that domestic duties detained him. He vii! get
! large, but perhaps not the full, vote in Lou
doun.
Capt. J. W. Foster, Senatorial E!ector. is now
speaking, (lOt) and when the people will tire of
hearing speeches is beyond my ken-not, how
ever, until the speakers are exhausted.
Major j. F. Divine followed Capt! Foster in q
few soul-strring remarks
Major Burr was then called on and made some
closing rems ks, from which it would appear
that no and the people Of Loudoun Compose s
mutual admiration society.
At their close he WAS greeted with three rous-
ing Cheers and the meeting was closed with
Home, Sweet Home" by the band, except
that the bark of the coon killer reverberated
through the air. We are exceedingly Obliged
to Major Dufey for the loan of it,
Look out for a scorching majority from Lou.
doun.
Please make it prominently known that 6
person must register in the precinct or voting
place in which he resides and must reside in
the voting place in which he votes
Yours, with good night and bright hops,
AIIoIrIS