Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-27

rru- MEETING LAST NIGHT.-bg eight
,,.'a,e l,es night Sarcpta Hall was packed, to
o, v' ,uins. With most enthusiastic crowd OF
J,morratic voters to listen TO the address OF Col.
tianvv T. Peyton, Of Loudoun. who had been
. ,.-r To- speak. The meeting WAS called
- orScr By Judge Charles X. Stuart, president
lila Coa,ral Hancock and English Club, ucder
wbos, auspices the meeting was held. Ia
sho,t, appropriate speech, Judge Stuart lnsro'
du,cd Colonel Peyton, who for over On hour
delighted his audience. lie reviewed the re-
cs+ts Of the two candidates. and declared thAt
a. e Confederate soldier he was proud to follow
~ thu tr,in of Winfield SCOTT Hancock. the
.odier statesman. In conclusion the speaker
cid that ho did not intend to say one word
sbons the State debt for ho was confident that
i,ir2io;a, who had never proved talse IN tee
,.sf would bo found this time true to her TO-
rr,+i md give at least 1000 majority tor the
rnsnIsr democratic ticket The speech OF Colonel
psytnn, which vas en- abe production, was
loudly applaudod. :.
Dir. John s. Barbour. tho democratic cand!-
date for Congress- was next Introduced. lhiS
gentlemen was received With loud sud prolongeo
Cheering, showing that he is as popular IL
Alexandria ss he is in other portions OF the
dstric.. lie made plain, straight torWatd,
Business like speech. waica proved that Nj.
R,rbour is tho very man this city aad District
nends in Congress. flo said that he had been
nrcsonted to the people. without ary so!i,ita-
ian on his part, ns tho standard bearer OF tho
dsmocrstic party 10 the eighth district. Gld be
ci,imod and knew he would receive the support:
o. all truo democrats. Mr. i. theo spoke OF
tho best w.y to build up CITY like Alexandra,
and said that there had boen something said 10
r,.a,d to discrimination against Alexandra BY
n, ;oad of which he Was tho head. lie had
.lgafs told Tie merchants OF this city that
i there Wag arythiCg in tho tayitf sheets dstr'
m,Dtal to them and the interests OF Alixandrla
al thc2 had 10 do vas to Gall hl5 attention to
The fact, AID i. would tc corrected. 1t had
been clarsca that 10 had no sympathy with
to people. Oh. course tho lille that he led
ssparatsd him from tho poople; BIS home
YES % the r3a6, aad II vas true 10 Gid not
su3a IS lnsnY peopio as ne would liko 70, Gu'
those who ko:w him kn9W well tina! No a'"ag5
taak an ac;lV5 par; u hil noVepen!s lo?k
IA, 70 tao aiaaac.m3n: Ot thG ms:eii:!
i,;tr,s!a OF hiyxa1trls; b. kGog ii2at ;ia sr.il
;r.de hid sought other markets, AID tia: ma
u':etafcs wssa shat Al>Eaadra 1ccled. co ,tas
i, labor eou.i Eod profitable e1p!;yncG!. liz
hal ne7sr iai!.d 10 c3a;,iJuio 70 t:ic prosperity
81 Ai.yaaila, Az: b. :~.ye .45d prepared ~
do 80 When1g.r au oppo,;ua,iy prec:"!ci !t!>li.
H. ..as 90 Aiexa5dtsu, Is fn3lsl2:, a. t-uG!i
in,ercs cd in the ,7-i:aso u ID. Gig IS ar2 EsD
IN il. II t. was ncE friend & Tie people,
-, desired ,y ii i:s tt=lG VII ii! &c keep
he SHIPS .: h. Vr2ia;a Ml!sad rsiltoad
h,Ic whcu il - 5 Ia las ;G9,t. 70 e 2.3vo !2eu.
Ito had Sc.a ss-cd viii t@ias Eepf54o
dr., ossi; j: g:.. i!!,3 ii. -.;. 1t tyltere ii
isa deed IA; &c nsu:-d % see F;E2iais STAKE
Of her iethsr.y, aGi sp!laS sC-th With Esn5'f.d
vIsrc. aad II i! s3s>3 lbs D.-a:1fc Il Iie p.tpic
ijc;ui BIN 20 Cqu2r,s5 a! Il, ttt2t.s Would b;
erected to !E9 %c4v;2 -.ioaIi.E! .! that n q
was tree lbs! tliDyolaIlly 10 r,Sid*d L.
EG,hiagiu. ; hJ sect lh:lc Gu:ing ths @:o'tr
bc.C3a be i:Gc.7 i.a, 10 keep " vi 10 uin;
to must Is ~ elsa c-Enu.,c,!iVn Hlh tha
business E12u q 81 pa.:S II tic coI.tiy W1o
game &c that Cay during The HGier Ftao2o, bls
IL eas N!!1.iar BY birth, oiUc,tlon. acd as
stai4,ials; al ri inuiests gere Lere. II DC WAS
not EucihiaA i,t did not kcOw what aatloc2!l'y
he beloascd 10. hir. Balbour's manly sDeeca
rrcLucai ncst !Ny3:ab!u mDtess!oo, ss at
tested ty the demonstrations OF approval WEE
which it MAS reoiiygd
Mr.. Lirten ko1. bciDg l9ud;y called for that
ccut!smau cauo !crwa,l asd ln!:uGuccd Mr..
Nhcnhe1! Barclay. e 81. lguis, who delivered
Gu e!Curc"t, telling speech, which Wss loudly
appIsus!cd throughout sad created Grcs: cE'
ihusiGSm.
10 response to loud and c0ntire&d lls. S. q.
Naa!c, cgq., came forward and Was greeted wish
cheers lopg aud load. lis made q short, iiag-
ing SPEECH in which be urged his ftiends to
stand by tho regular democratic electoral ticket,
cod vote io7 John S. Barbour, for Congress.
MAJ who YES iu every way worthy OF their c;n.
iGence end support
Nlr, Neale vas followed by Coma,onwealths
AltcrGey. s. G. Brent. and Lirdco keGt, CO.,
both Of whom delivered cheering. eloquent
speteh;s, aftar which tho meeting ct | o'cltcE
adjourned.
Pref. Clarkson's Cornet Band discourscd
music during tho evening.