Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-15

Oiougnt 70 fee! that they are not
reSogolzed by What their grandiathers
dld: but by the essonii.l elements of manhood
10 thense!v.s. The masses of the people wore
fisl0g 10 claim their rights. and tho loud howl
maue py the debt payers that all the old officers
we're oelcg turLed out and rapltc ID by read
lusters would rot deter them 10 their work.
D'd IL cost any moro 10 support tho new men
than 1t did The old once? ard did they rot
draw their salaries Just as the new ones were
DOW doing Wero the rcadjusters to bo blamed
for standing by their friends when tho debt
payers were voting to man for thor men AID
yet the debt payers expressed themselves Gs as
tonisheu ttat tho reac listers should have the
presumption to turn ont old men who had
grown gray 10 the service of the Siate-tor
which they received GOOD salary-and put 10
their own men; but the presunptuous work
was going to be carried still further. 10 the
fall OF 1881, sail he. you will have to c!ect o
new Governor and a new Legislature, aod that
new Legislature will hhvo to elect new Court
OF hppns's. Tho new Governor tho new II,g.
lslaiurr, s6d tho new COult Of Appeals would
all wolk 10 harmony. and then they would have
thlnGs all their own way Alexandria ought TO
see tn 1t that she il rot behind in this grand
George A. Mushbaci. he said that he was nm
able representative. but he vas little wrong on
some questions, and therefore ought not to be
| returned 10 the Legislature Some portions of
| tie speech Wcro eloquent, but tho tone cf argu.
ni:nt and tho 6gnrcs used 10 chow hat ito debt
| could never be paid were pretty much the ssmo
thst were used by General Mahoao aud Mr..
RddIebcrger ia thcic speeches hero before the
elk l0D. This being Ihe first speech" after the
late election il was full Of soft soap, AID there
Was nothing In the future but SUCCESS The
| robbery OF the tcloCl fluid, Tho increase Of tx,
| ailan, and the rights of hl classes played tho
part Ct harp Of thousand strings 10 the
| sptcoh. The payment CT portion of the debt
was placed upon the tooiiog Of megnanin0us
ao as 20: dollar could be Collected LEGALLY
they The reaGiustcrs) wcro only gCiag 10 give
tie boudhodcrs something TO kcsp them from
crying. Tho sIeaker said he YVES not 10 favor
OF rcpudiaior, because they could not rcpudi-
ctr what they did not eve.
Before the speaker and party arrived Mr..
Thomas N. Carter delighted tho audience with
aFpecch, 10 which nc claimed that the c,nscr-
VahV:s wcro going to DO beat out of their boots
IN tho nlXt election.
Alter the speaking, Auditor Massie held 70.
oaptioo on tho platform, and squito pumb,
came forward TO DO introduced md examine
cory OF the certificate that WAS proposed 10 DO
issued under tho McCucch bill. Among them
Mr.. Eaoch Grimes AID A. w. uprfis ard four
or five other csIored mea.
The mtc lug then dispersed. Ind tho road
listers to day are moro jublsnt than tvtr.
lESTERDAY.-Y cstorday Was cloudy, dis.
agreeable Gay. Tho streets 10 cons;qucEc,
presented rather drear appearance, and the
churches were rather Shiny attended. 10 St.
Mays Chploh Rev. Father Stoncstreet preach.
ca at | O'Clock. 10 the Methodist Protestant
Church Rev. II. q. Gushing preached in tho
morning, and Rev. Samuel L. Graham, broth.
or OF tho pastor, preached an eloquent sermon
at light IN tho same chu ca. ln tho Nj. II.
Chulci South Rov. DR.. A. w. Wilson, mis-
slonary secretary, preached at | | O. NJ. In the
BartIs' Church Rev. John Il. Massic, Auditor
OF the State, preached morning and night. flo
preached two very good sermons, and made but
obe 10 stake; that was. in starting out, instead
OF commencing his Discourse with beloved"
90 Is the custom with c,ericll gentlemen, no
began, Fellow but caught himself and pro.
oocded on his way very smoothly afterwards. |
There WIS no otvico IN tho Union Presbyterian
lhuich ut light, owing to tho indispositon Of
Rcv. pr. Bullock. Tho congregation, en- cn-
tcIlng Christ Chuica Yesterday, wcro surprised
10 find that pulpit had been trtc.rd sto
they were there last. Ii is graceful 10 sruc,
tlon II tDablCs tho wOrsnipcls 10 have an uniu-
tcIrnpted riow Of the speaker. which is impor
tar. 10 thosn who hear that they may caro |
The Free Mcthodists cid services 10 their now
cdutch morning, afternoon and night; Mr.. |
LloI was rec lived as a member on a c3rtiGc ITO
from the M. H. Church, and child was bap-
hZ2d. large tcmpc1al CO meeting Yves hold
IN the rooms Of tho Reform Club yesterday
alto,nlou which wns aldro SGD ty Mr.. BolVa
A. Lock wood, Washipetcn lawyer, and Miss
WadswortE, Of Eos on, Mass. Mrs lockwood
ia q small womon, about forty five years CID,
with gray Lair, and talks well, while Miss
Wacs"orth IS Young and pretty woman, why
USE 8 largulGo ohastc and eloquent.
DEATH OF Mr.. II. l.. PEYToN.-Mr. II. i.
Peyton, the agent Of the Virginia Midland hail,
roed in Washington, whose illness 10 Lynch.
burg ms been Noticed in tho Gszottc, died in
that city Saturday morning Of BighL's disease
OF the Kidneys. and hIJIcnalGs were brought TO
this city last night On the train which arrived
here ct ten minutes 30 Dino o'clock. lie had
recently returned to Lynohburg from Florida.
where he had b. en- for the benefit OF his health,
but tho long journey WAS Two much fer his en-.
ieebl,d condition. Mr.. Pcyton was ioriy.four
years OF age; lai been 10 the railroad business
since beg hood. and YVES tho oldest Of the con
Gucor- On the oriElral FlfelOa Midland road. |
lie wss with the company from its outsot, fifs.
IN the capacity ola train captain, which lie held
Curing tho War; ard for ten or twelve years past
It's agcut 10 Washington. Mr.. Peyton was
known urd liked far aud near, end few men
leave b, HAD iherlso rsany friends. bis funeral
took place tbs uoruipg at hall past clsvcn |
G clock. tfcm tho rcsIderca OF Captain
James l'cytcn, who lives on UCmmerco street
between West and Poyton, aud was attended
b. The officials AMI employees OF the Virginia
NlidIaod Railroad 10 body, and representatives
from sill iho railroads. divcrRipg from WssbiCg.
ton. The remains Wofo inferred 10 iii, ucw
Sou;htro Methodist Cemetery.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-Thc north bound
freight train. consisting Of large numhsr Of
cars, on tbs Virginia Midland Railroad. L. A.
Davis conductor, and w. A. Moore engineer,
while coming through the cut ono mile south
Of Burfor6' station, four miles this side oiLyrch-