Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-02

Ono colunn.. IS 0V! Is Ot l5O 10. 200 OF 3OO X
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! a Fairfax GrcenEacker i'll Maine,
The Bangor Whg gives the following ac
count Of speech delivered at a meeting there
last Saturday. by Colonel Daniels Ct Fairfax
| county. The lneciiog was composed chiefly OF
democrats, the most prominent members OF tho
party in toWI occupying seats on the platform:
Daoicis darcsd TO aud fro across the STAGE
wildly ilinging his arms, thrustirg out his chin
and wagging his shaggy head, and fairly howl
| ing forth tho Virginia 0rstOry that was IN him.
| Ile said he had informed an anxious BasOu
editor that lie Was coming 10 Maine to oobirout
and overthrow James G. Blaine and 10 meta
ph0rioally wire up the floor with the maoera!ed
romains Of the bard money advocates in Maine.
With 4 skip and q whoop he wished that
BIainh WAS only present to hear him. This
lively pre'glo had caused DR.. Seavey, Gorhsm
+. Royn!on, and other democratic sachems ou
the stage 70 prick up their cars aud smack their
lips iD delighted anticipation. But, ah resd'
crs, il you could have seen the faces CT those
soft money natrots few moments later, when
"that -- Firginny idiot" proceeded to kuuck
down and drag out, sit down upon and throt'
tie, kick, punch whang, and belabor the demo.
cratic party! They had forgotten to tell the
CHAP that the democrats and greepbackcrs hero
are in loving embrace over the rag baby. aud
with very slight reference to the republicans,
Daniels sailed into the ola democracy 10 fash
ion that asloDished tue natives.
Talk about the democratic party, said he, all
you need is to lock aud see the Tag. tag aud
boba that ii is made up OF " to disgust any
friend oil reform. lie actually looked as it bo
could smell offensive democracy 10 the atmus-
phcrr. DR.. Seavey and BoyOton began to
twist in their chairs, ard y grim expression
stole over their faces which Was neither "chlld
like nor b!aad. But still Daniels ragged up anu
down the stage, Jumping on and whacking the
licks into the democratic party in an absolutely
murderous style. Tho republicans present as
spectators OF the grccnback variety show were
couvulsed with suppressed laughter. Dr.L1dd
fitted uaoasIiy on an off the stage, and the faces
of Dr. Ssavcy and BoYnton momeutarliy as
sumeu q more apopl1ctlo hue. A glum slleucc
had fallen on the auditorium, and even the
knot OF clacquers IN the cast gallery rested
their thumpiog feet. aud looked at tho iugIers
for instruction whether to hiss or cheer. Aud
still the irrepresslble and pcrspirog DapIcl7
bounded and pranccd across the Stage, hoWllng
louder and louder, aud piliug vltuperatlOn Oh
epthctin lcnuuciation OF the democratic party.
Why, roarcd he, the Democratic party re.
minds mo OF the CID woman notion about tue
800 foxes in the Samson atory. She believed
there Iiight have been 300 creatures, but ln-
sisted tha. at least two thirds must have been
woodchucka and skuuka - And that, shouted
Daniels, with his arms ii;lng IN the air. that IL
about the c0mposltInn oil tho democratic
party thero may be few Old fashioned Jack.
sonlan democratic fGycs among them. bur
two.thirls is made up OF woodchuck5 and
skunks! This was oomuch--Boynton couldnt
stand it aoy longer and beat savage rctrca!
from the stage. Dr.. Scavcy had settled down
in his chair and buried his chin in his white
chokcr, with an Cir Of desperation, but L,d"
| found 1t too hot and slid out. The fellows IN
| the gallery now began trying to stamp Daniels
down, but he took it for applause and piled the
agony 90 moro furiousIy, although there wa,
such stampede for the door down every azIo
| That his voice oould M logger be heard.
| We could sec h!m lying to and ir0 llke pa
pcr man in a sQuail, could SEQ his mouth open
and shut and his eyes wildly roll, but the rush
! for the door drnwncl his mcoiiOus VOICE. and
| iu what he tinaiIy iouul to say Ol the demo
cratic party, aad iuat how they mansgcd TO
stop bis machinery aro among those thluga
! that 20 tcuh can fad out" 1t ii sale to say
| ,ha. no "oraor" ever cleared Norombega Hall
so rapidly and oti3ctuaIly al Daniels did On Sat.
| urday night, and u5t "a the remnants vi Inc
dcuarliug crowd had nearly reached the doors
levi &. pattcn popped into Daniels place ani
called for cheers for Joe Smith. They chccrcd.
but there was sickuess about that cheering
! that was painful to hear, and if Daniels hai
iallca luto tbs clutches OF those melancholy
| chccr1r, he would have got vivid lmpfesSlou
Of their delight with the threat Orator "'
| Eirriola.
TIE MODERN NnIsTLINu BUoY.-fha
frs! automa,a whistiing buoy ever seen in New
Bedford has Just been placed near tho lien ami
Chickens light. boat, and will whistle as warn
np to vessels. Its hollow and made Of plates
Of ouarler inch boiler iron firmly rvoted. The
buoy proper il pear shaped, aud ten fott long
hv twryc feet in diameter. From the bottom
# il nrCiocl9 g tuba thirty feet long and tnH'y
inches 10 diameter. At the Junction Of the tube
yilh the buoy is q large plate OF sheet IIou
which will serve as rudlcr to keep II headed
to the tide. The buoy when ID position WI
be about uine feet OUT OF water, the whole OF
the tube being sunk. LIS whole weight Is siz
tons, aud it viii DC held 10 place W SKY
ia,homs OF ono aud seven eighth inch chan
to which will be fastened "a mushroom anchor
and 40 iron snkcr. each weighing 900 pouhds
The operation Of tie buoy IS somewhat II
this way As it rso5 on the waves, a VacHuI I,
, ! "a created itsle and the air ru.hca IN throus'
| two holes n the top and fills 1t. As It ia''s u
| the water, the air il expelled through thc t.';
ZACH whistle aud s,und Is produced wT,cl a!S!
can be heard from five to eight mills ,!,'" in'
buoy is the same one that is said to nave A''s
. the late Res. Winans Of Newport by 'ts lnce;
The automatic buoy was invented about tW
years ago by COURTNEY OF New n ofk' ","N
that time they have como gradually INTO u,
4. and nov there arc about hail uV".u ay. a'y"
VI the CO.'S; of Maine alone. end about t"'.s
sIonc the whole coast There il one on I'll
. poafo co..t md some have b3en scot