Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-10

Mrs. OLIVER AT SAREPTA llALL-Mrs.
Oliver made her appearance upon the stage at
Sslepta Hall, last night, at ter IDicutcs past
eght clock, and was greeted by small audi
erce, some of whom were gray haired gentlemen.
,,raTn there, no doubt, to hear Mrs. O's version
Of the Over.Cameron breach Of promise suit;
expecting to hear full cXplanatlon OF all that
hes traospired between her and the eyed cx.
senator, all Ct whom were disappointed.
Mrs o. is lacy of medium height, dark
eyes. hair and complexion, AID were black
dress; OF rather preposscsSing appearance, and
II the reporters eye, might have bean co1>ld-
cred handsome abou. twenty years ago. Though
,hewas unattended upon the stage she seemed
apparently at case. but her maGuer and style
Of sueakiug plainly Indicated that this YES her
maiden effort 10 the lecture field. She spoke
With her hat and cloak on.
Mrs. o. began her lecture By declaring tina!
she could not say what she had Intended 10 COG.
-fuuepce Of the short time she had to prepare
herself she had no written document. but she
Intended Il make q few remarks and tell the
ueope how she had been treated 10 her late
.ut. She had 10 doubt that all had ben mado
familiar with her trial through the newspapers !;
,,he had supposed that justice vas dealt out 10
Washington, but her trial there had GispeI!Ca
from her mind any such idea, and she wished to
inform her Irish friends that she had been sadly
taken 10 the law was made for the protection
of the ROB, not the poor, ADD IS loog AZ suoA
men as Simon Cameron and Ben Butler. with
their money. impu 3cnoe, dishonesty aud paid
peliurors, could manipulate tho legal wires.
lhero was DO protection for the loue wlioT s1d
those without money that her trial had folly
demonstrated tina: tho whole OF PENIS lvania
he'd been resurrcctcd and brought TO Washing.
700 fo1 the purpose OF logging her every mOVo
,ucpt, and TO swear falsely on the WllDess stand
N The interest Of that miserable old bypocTi!,
Simon Cameron, acd 70 thRart justice. 10
.hink learned gentlemen would assist such naD
:, Ben, Butler to keep her 10 a CHAIR Tor hvs
tours at O time, to lie bombarded by bis disgust,
,ng auestiors, was hardly to be believed. She
ssaiti called upon her Irish friends, delivered
,eg disiointed sentences upon morality, end then
began another onslaught ca that Transferable:
B.o Butler" criicislDg his conduct while
Genera! ct New Orleans. and wound up one Of
her happicst senteDcss By tclDg her lrsI
iTeId-, (very f,H OF when we're .!escu,i iuC
the Meoad time, thHi they iced not cyngc' !a'
'ce As long as such men 81 Butler aod Cam r'u
ws, 10 existence. She here paid another NIB
nee 70 Injured tooor aid aratr ii w back 81
usticc. and said that 81! tas c!y about stls
heipr "ibe lad CT the ifco and the hogOc Gi the
hrsye," where justice vas dealt out to every nne,
vss moonsh ipe II sounded very well ard KID
likewise 10 ri ;1t, II: WheC p-,snc hiss 10 exile
srch men - Come7na a"l l;ut'er, il was nnlh
40 hut 4 hollow inGcko,y nna ;mrty via S',
AFRO reverted 10 the drsl ii.bc ,2.'is"l ;h"i
Better Lad ru,aucd 10 pa;iII parties d A.'!'''
J.y 60 IrIrc: cut hr: ,vniy "rt az: n-vs.i
her Irish friends 10 "a a:%k - if'iaIj t:stG
ltau live hero under Inc CrriSs.i"n III DI'ltr
and Cameron. She could hava had wit0t.sts ~
Drove every word sGo hsd uttered uII'E. the
Ifisl, but they were 81 tia g;!,ii!it.pt:t :!.;hy
sud knew il they said o." "3rd "n Il sii'' 1t
,ustics that 1t would hr W,ii:: ihv'r H.:n':lyIs.
Ooe reason why sEc came 10 N!.e,u'a YES be-
cause she behaved ia this State, ii nowhere 60,
he spirit If Washington was EGt dead. Snc
avain raid tritn.c 10 hir lrt:h lr!:ttn HII
,ytoled the bravery n t;:,.a /: W"r, %ni ;!cr
c5ivaify aE,i h0ns sly ~ 'iLir II i''@". hi!s
Diver here inadG iEcni.n q ho !"itti* th"t
hal pl. et /! tc;wlcn h:r nCt S!nu1. aId :alj
she could have proc Tic. ii tHsfcS, tn. Il ~as 10
49,. iur .sr !G,,c eas 10 l,ailrt ; ~" tai
20 cun.e nd saiLs! ti:Gi * n:a Ga !'i'I"r, Peer
tun, Camt!rl, a.. Sac taid ,> '!'i!' H.'rg
,Lout ,lc Gtcttcr.yn wia was Ia',! siX Il ,!is>S
tav It'd hus,d.d Il re Hl,iceion ii1It! h.,
Zoe Lcit Give, had rJisc L. rand r"ifNTpt:u
l,n.r!f ~ tn tDtitr '.li;i'r "a WGaaiGH ,oo,
xalmrt tits;i i"tn ilir :; ii;0 iIa:a. Eql2iXad
ter uncsf ify l!y us cini: z stla i'",ll,'r. ana
ken kas;CucI away IL iCiurt 10 btn Eut!s-
u.!; ,..ir: a,!inu L. 10 iGd gotten, 80 colGroL
..s to SUI; ne RUPEES ''rw!lch 1t was Ghaioc'i.
;lis. D went ct "a say tia. Ben Butler, DUR
my the uisl, sc,fied ii i, IDEA. (bo r:cr2S.cr
,.us IDEA, Ct o man ii Sinner CaneIon'a 20. tiCn
!uarr,ing 81 l;ish wuEau that Mr.. Cameron
WAS a convicted thief that very few l;isl:nep,
let uIoIc wcmen, we've thieves; that it vas tue
that seine of them got dmpk occasionally, hut
they were mig hiy ,ccn ielicd up, lodged III the
watch hGusn nnd made 10 y,ay live dollars Tor
ier folly, ty just such Il c!;:ss OF setuhtrc's 81
Ben Butler she was not afraid Of Butter or
Cameron the Tord fear was unknown TO the
Irish nation that as o class they knew notiog
about such low miserable people IS Butler and
company, and said that his assertion that ne,
Butler. could make any itiShman do his Kidding
ior glass Of whiskoy, was false Butler might
buy some people, but not lIish they make
claim to be such, but were only crosses.
Mrs. o. was explaining that no l;no should
be drawn between naioGaliSts, ard was doing
It very nicely too. but unfortunately she grrppled
u sentence o la Eyarts. got slightly over her
head, made few erinaces, and came to iuIl
stop, and while enc was celebrating whether to
,tart fresh or let the audience guess at the rest
Of the septcuce, Mr.. whiting, editor ct tho
Sunday Call. With that p7cyerblal gallantry tor
which newspaper men arc noted cano to her
rescue. Mr.. Whiting, like great many public
speakers uuaccuatomed to public speaking, got
II the words. Mrs. Oliver very much to
The credit Of the profession to which he belongs,
bat as be loo had 60 written documents, he
could pe. no further. This was the crisis that
The boys had been waiiag fer, and sit down."
put hin oct, roscunded throughout the hall.
After several attempts Mr.. whiting made Mrs.
o. understand tina, he came there to hear the
rsked Truth. nud wanted to know what trans
pred when Mr. CamcroG visited ner room, ETC.
She IT ioucd BY saying she would write it out,
nd send it 10 hin. Amid uuch laus htcr, %
,ba cart of tbe audience, Mr. W. took bis seat
Quiet having tecu restored, Mrs. o. resumed
her discourse. telling how, rs poor widow. she
mad listened 10 usd bsilvld every word Can.
.yoo had said to her, end conhded implicitly 10
his every utterarce. bu. alas be was but on,
remove from Bret IIsre's Heather Chlnee;
had taken Advantage CT her conideCoe and