Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-01
IOCAI MATTERS.


o,e't O8iee ofthe Chief Signal Officer, Wash
: ;nnton. D. e., Nor. !, lS77-lO:SU o. NJ
Ear the Middle Atlantic States clear weather.
followed by increasing clcudincss, cold north
westerly veering to warmer southeastcry winds,
and rising followed by falling barometer.
CONSERVATIVE MEETING.--A conservative
meeting was hold last night at Carnes schoo
house, in the county, and was addressed ny
Messrs. Alexander Hunter, Charles H. S'uq't
George A. Mushbach, Hugh lI'ham' ana d. /;
Geary. 1t was the largest meeting ever helu
in Washington magistcrial district nearly Two
hundred persons white anu co'"rt'' " 'oE
ent. The speeches awakened trca' uc'i VI
longed applause, aud the mcei'nX dSInons'ta
ted the fact beyond cavi, not orly that the
white people of the county will. As OF Old STAND
by the conservative nominees, Luz, also, tnat
MANY Of the colored people are satisfied that
tho republican party has had rs day 10 freln'
IN. and that there is now no reason why they
should not be found alongside their white neigh
bors and friends in the advocacy O! The prlncl
nlcs and support of the candidates nl the CT n
scryatiye party. they ar rsi:nLiy tired OF
voting for men who Got ou!I nrV'r have btnc
fitted them or their inir'r>. bet hf reason o'
being SO hopelcs,ly in thr m'n"'Hy IN the Leg
islaturc arc incapable Il d'l'E 'rhcr Inc
speakers exposed the uIleln ol tie ~nrklHgnch
party in the city Of AlcXsnI'l., All" that there
was not the slightest chahce ui rs SUCCESS. as
ia object is toesecur" cas> i"cls Al! N. and Its
effect to array the lnrr a!aln>i the ilah, labor
against capital, and class against elias that the
workinpucn ui Alexandria, aim ~ IN q man.
had rclus j tn ,it T., for, they ;os that the
interests Of the capitalist AMI thi' lahOrer are
reciprocal and mutual, and that any ctt1r's to
antarouizc them must result in the injury OF
both: that the grccnback question WAS not AMI
could not be made an issue in this canvass, II
being purely rational question, to hH resolved
by Congress alone; that State haei$ la'n:':' had
nothing to do with it, the Constitution ct tic
United States expressly !orblGdlng auY state
from making aught but gold aud silver a cSai
tonder ia payment OF debts; that there Is no
necessity whatever Tor 4 grecnback party 10 the
South, as the democracy OF that secIi'n Is cS'
scptially preenback organization to the rX'ent
Of onnositi5u TO the contraction of the currency
and the resumption act of 1879; that TIE con,
scryativc party to Il man voted for :. j. f,ldcu
10 1876 upou platform and letter nl 'ccrp-
tanoc, cnunclating those principles and express
" declaring in favor Of the repeal OF sal act
that rcpuiatnn OF the State debt woud entail
calamitics aud evils that the CGmmouWrath
could not recover from Tor many generations.
They also explained the economical measures
of tho last conservative Legislature 10y when
over 5000, OOO will be saved 10 the State iG the
matter Of governmental expenses by means 0:
w. ,Lns, ia ,oss;ors: tho tavat;on Of rail
nooJn H. aIa,aso - ,ho tnwnsbin orran;z,,ion
1870, ~ ~ "rS ,bo rona;nn hill; IN rrducn
oSo.S;m', w., "ua iU1 Tb,f ,bcv wrr, on.
aa a. ;onsoos, ~ n, nnlp hr,au,c
roo,u ~ a. ,riJ ~ st.nd !, Jnt i,ccan., il
. ,n0 p'op ooo So Tbov .j,n rrlrrrcl 70 the
c,nt, tbot oI Tho s;rns vt the times, the
oh,nSont "nors on5 th, revival of business
;nS;aotoa .ho ;n,mod;,to dawn or hotter times
na ,So i;s so - tho c,uj 81 university that
haa t hnnn t sn Innr Ike funeral rall over the
whole conntrv The meeting adjourned at
obort ~ o'oIno- with tho mnst satisfactory as
suranccs to the speakers that the people OF
Alexandria cnuo'y could not u" srdutrd INT"
following after false gods, and that gona a.
count would be given t'y 1t on the ON OF M
vembcr.
Dv,nNr Arthur r,rr;nptoo Kol died at
lis rna;,,nco IN Onsen street. this IA ,rninr,
.ho,t Co.. ~, ,Io,L Mr. Xii had been suffer
apoGs NV, H.. ''J I,n,a I;s.a,s conSnmnlnn tnr
lux i,;a' ''". u! ht ua ,Ilc to ha ahout Nm to
S" "H '.nI ,s ,'' rhn nccasea wa Iicutenent
~ tbo IA D,minion R;Hrs Go. II, 18th Vir-
Elnla Infantry, auu StiVcu WIN 1lcu'' III"
out the war, being fora large portion OF tue
time 10 command oil bis company. Alter the
war Mr.. kel returned to this city and cogagci
in the painting business: which ne continued
up to the day OF his death. lie was elected IN
1867 as Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department.
but was removed by the military auth r,tIes Tor
refusing to take the iron clad oath. ne was
subsequently, re e!cc'cu anu sefTeu "n"I'e, ''i u,
" DoIccatcs bnt failed Of nomination. The
deceased noss( s,cj many GOOD traits Of mind
and heart, which procured him numerous
lr;onds Ills funeral will take pace tomorrow
oftnrnoon and viii he attended by the lIydrau.
lion F;rc i!omnanv Of which he was q member,
and tbc other comranics of the fire depart
mont
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