Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-09
Letter from King George County.

! Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
SHILOH Va Oct. Our people have en-
j yed during the past four days an unusua
amount apd variety of public entertainments
ecclesiastical, judicial aud political.
The Episcopal churches have all been visited
by the diocesan bishop. Right Rev. F. NJ
WhittIe, who preached able and interesting
sermons, to the great delight and cdlfcati0r
not only OF his own people, but Of all who
| heard him.
Judge B .rton began the fall term Of his
Circuit Court here 90 Monday and closed We'd
mes lay. The first and chief business, occupy.
ine about tw thirds of the session, was the
trial Of Sam Perry, under Indictment toi the
murder Of Nick R,IIips, 10 March last. This
ease, it may BE- remembered was tried at the
April term last aud a vcrlic, rendered Of MUIR.
der 10 the second degree, the jury hxlog the
term of imprisonment In the perltentiary at
| FIVE years but % accout:t Of the naughty be.
havi>r OF Que OF the jurors. who broke the
panel durDg a recess OF ;he court, new trial
was granted. The Commonwealth was repre-
santed, as before, by its regular attorney, Cap.
Hunter, assisted by G.. II. AsHtou, esq. and
til. dyf:nce by judge }. B. Jet aod Major
Julien j. Mason. he known ability oil each
one OF these gentlemen reDdcrs II Useless to say
| that the prosecution and defence 10 this case
we're ably conducted. Perry was convicted of
voluntary nanslaughter and Sentenced TO three
| year, Imprisonment IN the peoltentlary.
! Yesterday, our regular County Court day,
was gaazed by one OF the gIaudcs political
! demonstrators witnessed IN klng George since
the days Of 40 aud A Oar vrgiiant Couser
I ,,,;,, Mi bo n ,rorc
who, by the wag, is raputd at headquarters in
Richm3ud to be, in mauy respects, the best
sup ,lInendent 10 the State, had duly hrralied
the orators Of the day, and at an early hour the
| village was teeming with sovereigns without
regard to race, color or previous condition. a
spacious and weiI-elevated platform had been
erected, bearing on its front, 10 blazing CAPT
tais, the conservative talisman Of "IiidGn,
Hendricks and Reform"
Col. T. w. NJ Holiday, of Frederick, open
ed the discussion and 10 a speech of more than
TWO hours held the undivided attention Of bis
audience. With brilliant elcqusuce and crush
ing force of argument be arraigned and cou-
viced the republican party for its abuses OF
power and disregard OF Constitutional rights;
its corruptlons aud NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; Its
reckless waste OF the people money; It's failure
10 pacity the country. 10 malotslu the public
credit, or restore prosperity TO the people. He
showed exclusively that it is party based
alone upon tanatlclsm and as such Was incapa
bic of reform. ADD unless II was arrested aud
crush: d oui must eventually brug ruin and
disaster to the country. This speech was ad
mited BY all TO be one Of the most powerfuI
ever delivered 10 this section. AT It's coucIu.
sion COL + I. TayIoe of. red the following
resolution, whIcn was adopt. ai h uaaniuiry
ard followed with three cheers Tor Col. H.:
Resolrcd That the thank OF the cooserva
dives OF kog George arr due and they arr
hereby rendered TO Col. Holiday, ~ho Is the
prcu! son OF the Valley, bur ss claim him as
the great son OF the State of Virginia.
Captain Hobson, colored democrat from
Richmond city, WIS next Introduced, and dl.
Zee log bis remarks to his coiored freods,
showed them very clearly that their best inter
est- depend upon the succ So Of the democratic
ticket aud that it should receive their undi
Ylded support