Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-16

,eino barometer southwest 70 DOrtu"Cso "'u"' ,
SLIGHTLY cooler, partly cloudy or clear weather.
following local rains in the interior ....
"WoRK1NoMEN's' MEETING. -Pursuapt TO
adjournment, the ''convention' of the working
mons party met OF the Market Square ,lAs'
night. n Matter
Before proceeding to business, j: Y. Mo..er,
the chairman, said that he iounu |. heooosaay
to tell who he was, aud to meet e"i'a'" lspoi.'
as to his means of support, ~, whom "tfe cur
cniated nm the streets. no then procecdcu
With biography of himself from the tune OF
his birth. Which he says occurred IN tredellcE,
Md. and when his father named him John
Calhoun, down to the present time. "i.eu ho
commenced the crowd gathered up close Tor the ne
>,n,ston had boon general, "Who is Motter!
Int as he proceeded the people gradually
lropped eff, satisfied trUm very small part OF
his description, what manner OF man he was
uc said he was in some Maryland orgap'Z 'ion
during The late war, under the command 81
somebody who was made Btlgadler General
latter the fall of Kirby Smith As this later
event did not occur until after every othcr Coh'
Tolerate organization 10 the field had surrender
ed in 1865, the manner OF promotI2n 10 Hottef y
command WAS somewhat vagn'. IL" 'i'ch gave
his subsequent wandcrngs, showing no" 10
AIabamp, u lille long 'dlInmercrat tramp,
farmer rail splitter and teacher, his fitness
for the latter position being evidenced hy the
mastery manner ia which he murdered the
kiag's EngisII Mottcr also wa1e an expose
Of his Iiaancial affairs placing his liabilities at
s,ulc iitty.tour dollars. his assets bIiug PIE
# 10 sts in thr NLs Of FART Y. Tie crowd be
.an;np very restless during Niotier biograph
.,cal sseich, he lioay brought Il 70 close
IN, slatiorm az adopted on Tuesday was
,hcn read aud re adopted, motion to coDG,uer
(. by sections, heirg ioooninentl9 FIurlehed
~ AIoticr aud john II wxhu:st, who manage
aa.irs for Tie "partr. -
Tie chairman then appointed the executive
committee as follows -
Ghairmau-John w. Hors1maa.
;frs: ward jacob lleiahley, NJ IL. Nash,
VIM. +. DJbic, George holland.
Sec,ul warl--Charles Elliott, oseph Lash,
ia. Dix \. u. Wattiald.
Third ward-John Ilawzhurst, Vim. Ham
,.r,iiuy.r, j. +. FNrd, D. ii. Dugau.
Fourth warl--paul Pullman, }. NJ. Young,
Wm. Whea,ley, Edward Hawkins.
,JrE.rson district-D. n. RolLncy, George
Frank Iu, Wu. A. Rowe.
Washington district-John 8. Mitchell, Rn:
.ioirt l:uch, Charles W. Payne.
Arlington distinctly. T.. Wibert. John W.
iendletou, Nelson Wormlcy.
The committee was authorized 10 MI Vacln
cies ia its own body, and was dl cctcd 10 assist
IN nrpaniZ;ng the various wards in the Interests
Of is.e party AH
The members OF the committee we're request
cd to meet st the Friendship Eugine House on
Saturday night to organize. 80
The chair vas directed 10 appoint commit
tee in each ward aud township, to see that al!
the voters paid their taxes.
Col. Edward Daniels was then Introduced
and proceeded at very great length TO set tortI
his views on tiuanca, without The adoption OF
which he believed the country was inevitably
ruined. His speech lasted nearly Mi hour and
A half.
At its conclusion, Mr.. j. Willard Green took
the stand, and, after denying the report that
.r was candidate Tor lhn Legislature, also
made speech on finance, cmhn'iylng the same
views as Colonel Daniels.
Ga motion of John lIaNxhurst q vote OF
thanks was rendered the officers Of the con
yeution" aud after Motter had made another
speech EXPRESSING his prido at tho honor OF
prcsidiog oyer the "yeomautIy' Of the land,
the meeting adjourned.
The u. s. STEAMER notwithstanding
Thompson, Of The Navy Department, accom-
panied by Il. ". Steward, Assistant Sec.
rotary Of State. majority Of the chiefs OF bu-
reaus Of the Navy Department, General Lew
Wallace, Captain Richard L. Law, and party
OF friends, many of them ladies', passed several
hours on the war steamer Plymouth, OH this
city, yesterday evening. The visitors we're re-
ceived by the Captain and officers and Tie ma
rinc guard with the usual honols, and inspect
cd cvery department of the ship, hoding 1t IN
excellent order. The plymouth, through her
connection with the Centennial and her famous
trip up tha Mississippi river, has become the
most famous ship in the North Atlantic squad
ron, and is throngcd with visitors wherever she
goes. During the time her crew were on shore
o. o., wing With tho naval brigade during tho late
r;ots zoe of the petty officers Patrick Lynch,
Sipnal Ouartcrmaster. distinguished himself by
r,itbf,l ant, mcritoriouS conduct, and IN rcceg-
pi,ion thereof tEe Secretary OF the Navy has
appointcd him a. acting gunner 10 the navy,
and last Thursday, while on board mad
the Drew called to general muster, ana aiter a
brief and patriotic address to the tars, present
cd TO Lynch his appointment as an omeer.
jTnon Inc departure Of the Secretary party,
s,inte was fired, and several parties from tins
city. who had been lying Oft 10 small boats,
wrre invited on board and shown through the
sh;r Az heretofore announced 10 the Gazette,
,hn Plymouth will sail 90 Saturday Tor lamp
ION Roads.
TIE CANAL. AND TUE MINEs.-ln tho Cum
eeraud mining region the Georges Greek Coal
and Iron Company, the Hampshire and BaItl'
more, Franklin, Piedmont aud Potomac Com,
NAMES are now mining ut So cents, aud reports
from the other companies indicate that the AT
lanlic Georges Creek, American and Mary,
land Companies are expected to begin to day
at the Same rate. ~, ~
A Cumberland dispatch says: Tho New
Central Coal Company, one OF the heaviest
shippers in the region. resumed work 10 Gay al
IS GENTS. the ratio demanded by the strikers.
Another company will resume TOMORROW at Inc
same rate. An Investigation OF the Frostbure
riot case today failed to implicate any one
There were const quently 20 arrests
A dispatch from Hagerstown to the 'a1i
more Sun, says:- ,
LC,,, I,,t;,o Oliver AT clock Yesterday aDt