Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-01
Lively Tinaes at "a Camp Meeting.

A.stetS 3!ns1S al sa sAaHi> H ceaDeHs
No css !hau zig hu1drei rcoplc went from
DauyIc to the camp meeting 2! Galveston CO
Sunday. The tWD excursion trains Oh the Vlr-
GINA Alidiarl -oa;! were crowded 10 their ut
most c3p.riG3 hy ali ages. scxcs and colors.
Nliubt - & in ,,Jui have gouc could not get
standing tooGI, muc, less seat ca The cars.
The train wti;ch l4ii at Q clock was composed
OF COACHES, box cars aod fats, aud ladies' gentle.
Ecu aEd negroes were iui;c!imioalely packed
in 81! Of !icn The heavy laden train made
sIyc7 :ilac TO the scene O.! he meeting, which
is ancui nGc miles north ct Chatham, and did
tot a:ii0e u5til alter IL o'clock. Trains from
Tie ether enc OF the road had brought hundreds
lrom LyDehburg ADD a!oag the line, and these,
with those who came from the surrounding
ccua;ry by pirate conveyance, made one Of
tue largest crowds thai has ever assembled in
this oounty It is hard to estimate the number
prescnt, as the grcuads are iG the woods and
ere SO situated that view Of the vast concourse
could net be had from any enc polat. The woods
ipr miles arouGd we're filled With every imagl-
cable vehicle Of conveyance from the two wheel
Ok cart TO the easily phN:ou. Every bush was
= rc"dtZV3us CT jug tavern. Like large ma-
i1Ily OF the crowd NC drIitcd ab1u: otjec!css
zh;! a!n.IcSG, uGtl! tic s0uod Of . hymn, the
| Staging Ut AZ CID familiar revival h3mn, at,
| t!ae;nd cur attention 10 tic stand. Here seats
has; bccu constructed by laying p!anks across
logs cucusil toa2commoha.e perhaps one thcus
| and rlvfie. \ few CT them nearest the stand
were occupied By people who seemed 10 be at.
| ,cu;ivciy listening to the word Of God aud de-
| voufIY engaged in His worship. With this
| !:ouGr:tic exception all else vas hustle, corfu-
s.n ard iua,tcntiou. WitEio hcariag of the
pu!,t politicians we're discussing the merits of
,heir respective candidates for the gubernGtoriai
Goriiualloa aud for county offices. Lovers were
billing aid cooiGg. Farmers were talking about
| their crops and the low price OF tobacco, and
same werc discussing the chances Of finding
John. While the minister was engaged iu
prayer the fast train on the Virginia Midland
road passed BY at tightening speed. AS soon
as it was heard approaching the congregation
began TO break off and make for the track, and
beginning with one or tWo it increased, until
regular stampede was made for sight OF the
passing train. The minister was left with com
paraiiVeiy no hearers except the honorcd few
before mentioned.
Wien The morning services were concluded
everybody made rus! for something to eat.
Those WHO brought dinner with them invited
their tricnds 10 join them and grouped about in
the grove, seated on the ground, q number OF
hDTntitu! and suMptuous meals were enjoyed.
But the thcuSald: who went there depending
en- the 'ho;2' for their dinner no: fare
so well. The supply vas totally Inadequate to
ted ;hv hucgry muli:ul2. We are told By
UGC 0t he managers Tia! arrangements had
teen made fer feeding two hundred guests and
that eight hullred had sat at The table aud
paid fifty cents eac1 Those who were iortu-
Dajc enough to get first scat came away salts
fed, but those we're served later were loud ic
their com plants. We Icarael that the money
Was refunded to more than hundred people
who had purchased ticke:; aud could not be &c.
coiunioda,ej. The crowd surpassed the expcc
tati9u Of 5r. Adam, by a; least four huGireI
anal OF c0urse all could not be satisfied.
Ia the afternoon hundreds we're still stroIllng
the woods, crowdng around tie ice cream, soda
:7otor, fruit and melon stands, ieastug add lroI-
icl:iDg as they would have done II picnic on any
other than tho Lord. day.
r'!crc was not much drunkenness, but ti,i:
'7aa owing mere to tbs supply Ct whisky, like
the food, beiuG 1sliiicicn; to &c arouad 10 such
large croHt, than to a desire to abstain ircn,
is use. Sayera! m;Gor fraca>ss AID ono seri
oas 2taob;ng aifFay occurred. A man named
Edmond fitzgerald. 90 this county, TBS danger.
cusl7 Cut iG the abdomen by q man DaDl2d g.
Shc!:-r, f:om C:i3pne!. county. Shelton was
arrested ard WAS n the custody o. Che sheriff
WHEN ihc train :cit Sunlay. -UaarIe Noes.