Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-19

n M Aims House at ,! p. m. Jail at = .. q.
Ooen air meeting at The Cana! basin at 2::5O.
PoLlrloAL SPEECH According to previous
announcement, CJl. James Cochran CT Gull
pcper, one OF the independent candidates iJr
Congress-. from tits district made speech at
Sarepta Hall, last night.
There were probably about one Eundrcd and
f;y people present, Including number ol ctl.
nred men, Tho speaker was introduced by
Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, who presided over the
meeting
Col. Cochran sad that no was the candidate
ct no party, caucus or sect. lie Was the noun.
nee tf himself and those friends who had
pressed him to run. He had thought it 20
outrage tbat there should be no contest 10 this
diStsiet, az though there We're 10 differences OF
opiuiou existing. He bad. at first, declined be-
log q candidate, but had received letters ftom
numerous trenGs urging ,!m not 10 let The cleo
ton 60 by defauIt. He had iloa!Iy, after con
suItation with his Tlie, agreed to il Id to their
advice. and to lead iolorG hope. If it WAS ne
UaS>ary.
He had the highest respect Tor Geuera iiun'
ton personally, but proposed TO attack his
political record He (Uochraul hoped 70 get
one half Of tho democratic votes aod all OF thc
republicans aud negroes, aud believed that he
could beat Genera! uuntoD. hy several hut
bred votes.
The present Vrgi1ia iecgari IN he c5rs!d.
cred 40 outrage on the people; they were all
original seoesSioDl5s, except Gov walker, ana
he vas nortGcrn a60llllonlst, WofkloG iJrtne
same end. They had all boeO nominated b9
machine politics and oWlcg to sectional tao..'
ings. His fellow ctuatyman. James Barbour
had been defeated in this way, and Nj. Lewis
Mckenzie had been lttt Cut At tho cxnra'l1c
of one term. in the Saalo manner. 10 cui1-
piz:d Mr. MckclZiH, whom he considered al
able and faithful representative, aad whom he
lad supported witt, his Whcc strength.
Tie speaker attacked the or gnal secession
is,s, The doctrine # States Rights ADD the
Conservative Party, which last NC SAID, he had
aided il orgauizicg, bat thought il had nov
gore ;.sray t.em ia ,,,i.i1al yC::ey.
lie proclaimed h!- belief ia rcsGEptinn ana
il hard mcney p!lotl2:es generally. lie adj
yortcd to the exclusion OF the GeIegau9na from
Otarg, and the two Salem townships 10 the
late Congressional! Conventl N. .aLd SAID that nc
kncw I'll OF the inner workings II the Com
mit,cc on Gre aeut,as. lie thought Mr.. Neale
had becu dciraudch ol Inc nGm!Ia:lou, which
Justly belonged 10 hin. Ii Hayes was fraud,
on account OF tho ma0rec Of bis election, surely
Iunton was cEc also, Gu account oi Tho man
uer cf his nomination..
CcI Cochran was listened to, attcDtly.iy aUd
was courteously treated, With the exception
of one or two slight interruptions, With were
speedily suppressed. 1t Wal very esi lent how
ever that his audlclcJ were no; With lin Ia
many If his views.
At tho conclusion of Col. Cochran spe, c.,
Mr. Mckenzie came to the front, aud alter
calling attention to the fact or so many people
lcaviag fer the West, which he thought bad
sign, be adjourned the meeting. Numerous
calls were made for Mr.. Edgar H. Brcckctt, but
THAI gentleman did not respond.
PERSoNAL.-Mr. Samuel Cooper, Of Semi.
nary Hill, near this city. has been appointed u
clerk in the Office Of the Water Registrar, 10
Washington. MIR. Cooper is son OF the late
Geo. S. Cooper, formerly Adjutant and luS2co
tor General of tho Confederate army, aud has
many friends in this city.
CaGct Midshpman J. H. Lee llo!oombo was
Ia lown yesterday On a farewell visit to his
friends, preparatory to his departure for the
Medl .rraoean 10 the u. S. steamer Wyomlng,
which sails from tbs Washington Navy 1ard
IN tie 18th inst.
The hagerstown correspondents OF the Balti.
mUre Gazette says that the opening sarlhon at
tho meeting of Potomac Synod Of the R.torn
cd Church, which assembled there yesterG2y,
was preached by Rev. j. a. Peters, OF Ale Kan
dria, Va.
a telegram from Mississippi City, received
hero this morning, states that Major W. Is.
Brockett, whose illness with yellow fever has
been heretofore mentioned. is recovering. and
bis litla daughter is doing we'll
Msjor John W. Daniel has declined The ap
pointmeot of Secretary of the Mutual As.ur
auce Society of Virginia,
R. d. Beckley. coored, who III accompany
ing Mr.. Geo. &. Round on his canvass IA the
First District. spoke to a large audience ut
Tappahannock few nights stree.
TOURNAMENT. Every preparation has now
been made for the success tthe grand tourna'
ment at the Fair grounds next Thursday. n
large number of nights from this city and the
surrounding country arc expected TO partlcl'
pate aud some fine riding IS anticipated.
A prize of twenty FIVE dollars will be award
ed 10 the most successful knight, fifteen to the
second and ten to the third. The four most
successful knights 10 Gown the queen and maids
OF honor, Immediately alter the tilt, 10 tho
spacious building OF the association.
There will also be glass ball shooting, asck
racIog, hooded whcelbarrow race. chasing q
creased pig, ~, for all of whish prizes wilt De
offered. The sports will close with grand
na'i. lasting uutii one O'Clock 10 tho morhlpg OF
thursday. Mr.. George A. Mushbach will de-
hVer the charge to the Knights and l.. r. Stuatt
Tie coronation address.
l0IICE REPORT The fuOWiug Gases have