Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-11
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Missy got the i.llc, Is The il3t gu 1iLos. Alc'
D53s'd. Secretary Ct the Commonwealth, VG-
oa,eg bis chair 10 I. I. Fluatlaroy. OF Wiz
chester. have ku0wn Mr. Faualleg1y in the |
Legislature We'll for The last t's1 years. aId & |
n2rc accomplished Eirgiais EeaisHaau, and
true MI; tried fiari Ee7tT !ic.l, il9 Is q re-
aGils!l5 from srorg Conscientious principles
as! The maa;Ia OF McDoDsld could ret have
Ialeu upon wrrther shoulders His only fault
il kind OF nsaae belief ard love of State
rights, and IS chairman oi federal relations, his
report and speeches on tho RiVes case were
able and patriotic efforts. Mr.. Fauateroy's
relations with Gov. Holiday a!e Ct the most
an;ciblo character, oil reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
1'htro Is 8 wonderful oarav0yaIt in this citY,
who is pericc: CasSan6ra IN brccchts. Tie
future is IS plain 10 this reader Of lhs stars IS
the past. called upon bin last night and re.
qutsed Il eeancc. The astrologier little.
withsrrd, dried Up Cd MN, with stragsiog
white hair, loci; ncse ard piercing black ferret.
Ike eyes, clrrlad me in room d!mIy lighted,
and, after few p:cllmianries of bis art, stkad
nc what | waued, and ii desiIei to hear
tron soGlc dear departed friend. | told him
d.; tEIt the company keep OF earth is SO pure,
20 COED, so stlcc5, that when they died l knew
they btcimo angels, and did not want to dis
turb them. | tcl4 him further | wanted to
know how the stale Of Virginia poiticl wcro
o1c year htCc2.
lie ssil that be woull throw me 10 llapc,
ard lot Inc read O copy Of paper exactly
twelve month ahead Ct time.
Il L., boa j Ia
mesmerc passes, had vision. | sat IN tho
Saint Clal:o Hotel and was roalieg tho paper
aad this is what saw.
Ey,rac's from tho Riohrlord Wing Of Dcocm.
Der II, 1850.
HORROR lloRRoR HORROR !-TnE AM.
EREcAN GuY FAwKEs-lHE VIRGINIA CArI-
FOL BLOWN Up Never, 10 never, we'll
| tr ttf,i!s. OR hearts arc too iull, and cur
pen satlGS running with b'ood. If tho Stars
! should ever stick ias. 10 tho helvoEs or shoot
mlGiy from the spheres, tho earth would shake,
| as when Oxen Genduwcr first SAY the light.
| that tinln is now.
Tbs city ii The Ola Dominion Snto has vi!
n;'al raanY h1lrhIr, many vivid scancs sroo
| il wa4 FIRST built Il i.aa aatn the Old Colonial
| Gu2CinnrnE lnauIurniCl with all Tho accom-
:aaimcn'a Of rrond Manage. im,necso wCalIh,
add Inc display 81 sIM0't royal srlchd0r This
! city tan Witnessed tie passage Of tho C0ni!dc'
rsto ;:TImE through IL; siIeGti. hfty Thousand
| strong, auI inEldCihin TO a ! tnc:l, and aii ma
| tprc tXc y! hunger. 1t hns srGa like s5G0id
| Nl1Ec, ell tcAEa, trG tr,n;nrhlal GtliIement OF
| Sherman a!pg st!CT the war that marched ia
! solid lin,nne, with tina haiids aud tic shouts
al ala ilinmpho' from thousands Of tir0ala,
rT0a!aInluG the yiot2rY over q starved md ever.
WhGIlHGd i1r, While tho closed houses and
dies cttrd tt0t6Eeh!,ria In The coy made Tho
yarrnE. bi:t IN empty mickey.
NeGlc: 10 cur hGaCt ihEn Ci!her, RirhroGd
has witnessed tho ia!lios If the capitol Il jar
whr!c scores Of tho hts', tho Trust, the n0bl 81
at htr SGT +. Wtro prccluitatcd 10 IN shsss DC
uca,h. But IL Yer has i! thrilled With tho 10
uttcrablo horror CT an net such is this. Bat We
Will try ard give concise c,aunt tir the beueli
Ct our country friends aud readers OF such n
irAgcLy, thai with tho exception of tho gua-
powder plo! in England 10 1904 never couruIs
cd a civilized community.
oil knav III, ki-tary'.6tHtiA siu affy- fJeD
Payers. We oil knew of tho animcs;lics Of thai
struggle. how tbs Richmond State, tho orsap
OF tho forget nothing, f,rgivo nothing. State
rights. bourbon democracy a!icnatod the cid
C01icderase soldier from tho Deb! Payers by
adSlsl2s TIC State committee 10 rule cus every
tnan ilom tho grand and glorious democratic
patty " no differed VITA thcm--our three talors
ei 1coieyS s!rcct-upou question Of simple
hnalcc. We ell knew how tho acton of tho
haaGllste's IN tho organization Of tho House
anu tIfflog oTt tho capitol officers IN Il session
was roEUdiated by The leepIc, aud what G
s.gtE o! !nGigha!lon swept OVER tho country
Hhen 'heso old Tar worn, MANNED veterans OF
Ine Cen'euaIate army WaEo turned out to starvc.
we klo" aI! these things, bus little Gid we
Know that Tic proceedings cf tho Ecadiustcrs
nati wrought enc man to frcuZy, and it is sup
p5Sec caused bin to lose his mind sud make
him onac: the rolls Of Guy Fawkes, from whom
ne evidently caught thu fearful idea. This mad
m:n us ono CT tho members of the House of
Dele gates ii tee sessions Of 1877 S, and bo was
| The last mln 10 the world whom onc would
have thought would becams Insane. We for.
beer 10 give his naEo on account of bis family.
his Guy FaWkes masked his awful! design Eiib
c,nsumDato skill, 20. giving hint even to his
most Intimate friends. |: seems he had OBJ.
| 'Glatu leave from tao j:nitCr Of the capitol 10
| Place huge bcx, which he seiG Contained
! QJcuHcGts. lie the 6GS?mert OF tic oapitoI, This
oeX VAS hlcd With powder and supposed 10
| hold souo fourtCeo hundred pounds Inst
1
night the Readjustcrs held secret caucus in
the hal! Ct the House of Delegates, and tho
macma3 wa1 seen to descend tho stairs about
ni1e O'Clock. 1t is supposed, for it is oil co.,
J:ctur', that The train WAS laid b; himself alorc
with no accompllcca, snd that nc lost his nerve
al tGo last mono2. seems most probable, for
tho fXp.oNon was premature, rot over two
thirds ct the m5mbers being then in tho hall,
ana Il Is certain that the train was touched off
too soon, TOR the author aud devilincarnate had
not ilne TO escape, and was like the cnsiaccr
10 Hapllc:. "hoisted with his own potard," for
bis body was found il the capitol square horfi-
BIZ, diisEsused ind shockingly mauslcd.
lie his pocket WIS found diary which threw
sone light 90 bis motives. 1t shows that ho
wAs insane. We will cory this document later
90.
AT this hour Of going 10 press ali Ct tho nom.
Ders have not been c:ouutod Tor. Bat We will
give as cioar aud succinc: aa.ount Of tho whole
proccodngH IS we CAD. "'''''
:, At | O'Clock On Friday night the hall Of the
Iieuso ct Delegates presented busy scene.
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