Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-06-22
Serenades Of Friday Night.
SENATOR JAS. G. BLAINE OF MAINE, AND JUDO
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SENATOR JAS G. BLAINE OF MAINE, AND JUDGE
MANNING OF LOUISIANA.
The distinguished Senator Jas. G. Blaine
who defeated Gen. Grant in the Chicago Con-
vention, spent last Friday night in this city, en-
route to the White Sulphur Springs. He was
honOred with a serendde at o'clock p. M, at
the Virginia Hotel, by the StOnewall Brigade
Band and the street in front of that Hotel was
thronged with persons who had assembled with
the desire of seeing him and Of hearing him
speak, expecting, from his reputation as an ora
tor, to be charmed by his manner and electri-
fled by his eloduence, but they suffered sad
disappointment. for his remarks, whilst appro-
pirate and delivered in good style, were but
| few and commonplace, his purpose seeming to
be to say as little possible beyond acknOwl-
edgins in suitable terms his thanks for the I'M
| expected compliment thus paid him.
After the Band had played two pieces, and
calls for Blaine had been made, General John
| Echols, in flattering. not to say adulatory,
| terms, introduced him as one whom all dellght
| to honor as the eloquent and fear IS tribune OF
| the people, whereupon senator Blaine proceed
| ing to address the multitude
He said that he was sure they would credit
him with candor when he said that the call up
| on him was unexpected. That he was at the
| time but a "way faring man" though, he hoped,
| mot a fool and that he had sense enough to
| know just what was implied in the compliment
paid him. He was glad to be upon the soil OF
Virginia He had been i'll Virginia before, but
he had not enjoyed himself as he had that day,
| for he had spent several hours at Monticello,
| when his mind naturally reverted to the past
| when New England and Virginia were engaged
| in common cause, and hoped that such might
be the case in the future-that all unpleasant
| ness might be healed. and that. though they
differed on POLITICAL issues, they could unite IN
| wishing and laboring for the material prosper
| ty OF Virginia and all the States. HIS remarks
were appIauded, and when he had concluded,
| some one proposed three cheers 1or Ihe HAL
who had defeated Grant.
Calls We're then made upon Senator Booth OF
| California who was accompanying Blaine, but
! IT, was announced that he had retired, and the
| calls ceased.
JUDGE MANNING SERENADED
| The Band then proceeded to The Mozart
| Building. where Judge Manning, late President
| of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, is sojourn-
| ing and gave him the compliment OF d sere-
made.
| He is a gent emaH not only of ability and dis
truction, but of large and handsome physique,
and acknowledged the compliment in an eX-
ceedingly appropriate speech with good genti-
| ments happily and gracefully expressed. He
said he did not recognized the compliment as
designed for himself, personally. SO much as
tor his State. He said the citizens of Louisiana
were indebted to the wise craftsmanship OF a
Virginia President-Thos Jefferson-for the
| ia ct that their State was member of this
Union. 1t was but a small part, though it re-
tanned the name OF that vast territory lying
West of the Mississippi River which Thomas
Jefferson had the sagacity to purchase from the
| then Emperor of transcription Bonaparte.
The citizens of Louisiana and Virginia were
bound to each other by many ties of friendship
and Observation-Disclosures filled the professions,
and were the merchants and tradesmen Of his
State, and added to its society many Gifts orna-
ments The citizens of his state leave their
semi-tropical climate not.only!to repose beneath
| the shadows of our mountains to recuperate
| their physical health, but they delight to visit
Virginians for the sake of their society and the
| pleasures and benefits of social and genial in
| tercourse. Saying that it was not his purpose
| to make formal speech, he concluded by again
| expressing his thanks for the compliment paid
| him.
| AS we did not take any notes of these ad-
dresses, we do not pretend to report them, ex-
tenor and character.
Senator Blaine beat Grant in Chicago but
Judge Manning beat Blaine in Stanton.
|
| Bear in mind that Thornburg's is the place to
get nice buggies and horses, hacks, &c. je22-tf
| THE RoLERITEs' HoP.-The commencement
! ball, given by the students of the Augusta Male
| Academy in the Pavilion at Fort Defiance last
| Thursday evening, June 18th, was participated
| in by gay and festive crowd. Never did Luna
shed her soft and gentle rays upon more brill
| liant and appreciatiye throng. Never did the
| ground lighted up, as it was. by many torches,
present such alluring attractions to the lovers,
| who arm in arm beneath her spreading bow
| ers, whispered
| Love above all ties does bind the heart
I with the distant hill sending back the looked
| for echo
| "And faith in love is the noblest part
| Messrs. Rowan, Roller, and Maddux were
managers and, under their directions. the
| dance was kept up all night with an excellent
| supper at midnight, and even at morning the
| party seemed 10th to see the scenes dispelled.
| Among those present from StauntOn were
| Miss Mary Crawford, the Misses McChesney
Miss Annie Cochran, Miss Mcclure Miss Baker
| and Misses Hanger and Walker. and Messrs
Walker, McCue, Shumate, Woodward, Tams
| and Donaghe.
| The neighborhood bellies in attendance were
Misses Fannie Crawford Virginia Harman
| Maggie Sims and - Sullivan; and from Har-
| risonburg, the Misses Christie, and Misses Rol.
| Ter, Effinger, and Haas, with Messrs. Stands,
| Tatum, Harris, Johnson, and Mccoy as their
escorts from Bridgewater, one lone star, Miss
Norma Crawford, who, by her winning ways
was not only the conceded belle of the evening
but the life of the occasion, having hosts of adj
mirers, and who seemingly played havoc with
| several of the StauntOn boys.
| Go and see Gladke's Sc. Counter. tt
| CHURCHES SUNDAY.-In the First Presbyte-
rian church. in the morning, services were held