Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-24

| aCdrlal How many III this Wide W0rlu turn II
her az their Mecca? Everything that tends t.
her good should receive support aud q Got
speed from every hesrt that loves her. 1t /
said that she has no future, then friends SHOULD
honor her past, and if lchab0d Is to be writer
upon her future let other hands do it. 1t wa
noticed day or two ago that DR.. q. W. bagby
a native Firginian, would deliver lecture !
Peabody Hall, in this city, on Friday evening
subject will BE-, The Virginia Negro. y The
character Of the subject and the reputation q
DR.. Bagby, are enough TO guarantee largo
audience. The press everywhere the doctor
has lcc,urcd Is loud 10 his praise, boil, 10 tho
North aud South. Ii is hoped that the worthy
public will remember the OF. aet and attend, by
the doing OF which the Library will be greatly
encouraged and built up.
| POLITICAL Discussion. "A political mertipe
was held at the coorod school, Convacscent
Camp last evening, which was addressed by
the conservative candidates for the House OF
| Delegates aud by j. w. Greene John Is. Sy-
phax and r. b. Hopkins The conservative
candidates were present Ivy invitation from some
Of the colorc,l men OF that vicinity, aud Messrs.
Syphax. Greene and Motter, hearing Of the
moeing, went out unlimited TO attend the same.
Some 50 or Is meu, white and colored. were
present, and after the house was called to order
! MIR. Nushbach challenged Messrs. Greene aud
Syphax to joint discussion, allowing each
I OF them one halt Of IN hour and closing him.
self. This was agreed TO- MIR. Hunter opened
and was followed by j. &. Syphux. the repub-
| ican candidate for the House Of Delegates. j.
". Green, Mr. Mushhaoh and IL. b. Hopkins.
Tbs discussion developed the fact that a large
number0' the cJIorcd men oil A'exaudrla couo'y
are III sympathy with the conservative cause anu
| ueterh'aea at thiS c'ec'ion /" '"'o '"l 'S '''''
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far further hearing,
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DEATH OF A PRIEST. -kav. John W. k1Vhr'
8 J.. died at GaGr.ctown NolIepc on Monday
- p.;nh,,, a;.o,,o H., uas na,;v, or Eur
c,v n,nn,p md r,rm.rIg resided At IVES, End.
near this e'y' Ia lSot no !n,'re" :ns oTc'e t,
~ R, n'~ H;'h "" H. 81 Wh ."l;nn ant IN oue
war more. if h. had lived, he would have com
,l,eL IN. cour., Of $ II " prescribed before en-
ter;nr IN tho ac,iv, du,iha of the priesthood.
| AZ the lin. Of hi. death h, wa4 on visit to
lI;rnIs in Grnrsetnwn for rcsi AMI RI creation.
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NJ. +. fHuRcH. Thr special services IN thi'
chnrr'' were '"''"u'' 'aS' "'p"'' hc'' 'f' J."
t.. Morgan ''r"'o''n M '"i1e"' Nh" ,no"ph'
'ni SERMON ''"h' ''"Ef "'''' 10 'o' u'''o
wh"n'S 'tSIr nun Is gwen. '' H''' shn'' 'h'cn
he gnlre'. ne tuf g, III the "''c'ntS
was h!;"S'o',',' tauss' Nv Nv, ,"' n"':si'e Vi
,r,I .arucs,. rray,rs were t.r.d Rev. DR..
Morgan "'s*n""n"c y t" tr'"n" again to night.
We advise al w"T " s't' !" Ut ;.I an Z" 'ue"'
sermon I" a'I'hd '"e c"u'c" l." "'e"''
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| "'' ''' p:',~,
day, the case of A. G. Bramham. charged with
abstracIiug $40 from letter while holding the
office OF postmaster at Nlonaskon, Lancaster