Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-13


VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILROAD AT noon
10 day Colonel Johns Barbour Commissioner
appointed by the Circuit Courtto sell the W G
). ~. Il u. ). Railroad, lis ia1 chisas, sock,
&c, announced from the steps Of tho Corpora-
ton Court room that for good ard sufficient
rnasois, the sale would be- postponed tiiI i5nr
O'clock this evening.
rms Gvenlng at o'clock, in front Of the
haTKe. Building, Col. Barbour, Commissioners
oic;ed tina road, its franchises. &C., before
large coLc1ur'o OF persona. There was, how
ever, bat ono bid of four and a half million of
dollars and thore being mono other, the road
Uss knocked DOWN to Messrs. Il. T. BsIdw
j. Wilcox Brown and Robert Garrett trustaas
OF tho Associated Ecndholdor5, Creditors and
Stockn c!ters Of the road. We understand that
inc !eg :! ',npcCim"nt, tho superscdaas granted
ri the rs 'nc3 OF Mr.. Gilbert, by Judge Christian,
VISA Witrd avn priOr to tho ss!a.
RADICAL READJUsTER MOB - via Scene
Co"Lt Ho"sc Property DcStrQycd-A Uisqrocr
jm Endorsement 1t was stated 10 Yesterdays
Uaz,tt2 t.; The m:e!icg cslied fot last pisbt
Wou'd pr. Dahl} provG 81 io;crasticg gathering,
lu5g0g II. IL tac perpetrators b:iag iDad3 for
1t IN the nay OF leg rolIing. AID so it turled
out. IEc NJ !hoao ~!ng CT thc roaij1scr parry
mad b." working Il! day among tho cjorcd
people N.h the offset IL view OF re living az
o-@c:5-.D,2t ., thoif ticket, ana ph.p TIC
cord ci.@icd lat alsh' tic white To1Cjl7.e.s
we're !i.eiy n .t.l !0g1y. Gctc7rreG t. a!cgent,
&c 81 h2z+fd. mp ,c.i9l b.1g takca favor
able ID aur .. h@r c5:.d!3atH :GF City StrIcsGt
oIt lhc o., tag na8 iu ~.
Iho &c I.g Was iu;cuGcd 10 DE a
rtpu5 clp mass ulecii;g aud 80 such i,
started ou' old.rIy, but it was not long before
It developed 1870 a rca3jus,cr mob, the dis
graceful proceedings Of wHich stand untqusl!od
even by the previous Sun E4gine l. 5use meet.
lux held by tbs party. The same parties, with
some &c 'ptlans. 0! c0urse, that figured at the
Sun EJsl0t House meeting were at the old
Court House last nigh, aDd whilo the whites
OF the party did not take pubic active part
10 the proceedings, they secretly, by mixing up
IN the crowd, md whispering 10 the eers of
their agents, and applauding the remarks of
the few coIurc1 men they had deceived during
The day, melted, and arc responsible Tor q meet
log that coul not have bocD moro iufernal had
II b3en council OF devils, presided over by hi!
majesty Bee'z bub himself.
Charles Seals was cllcd TO tho chair and
Thomas II ie!!n chosen secretary.
The chairman Undertook to i.to the object
Ct the mccilcg, when stv,r. coi0rcd rcaciust
CTS rose to p0in OF lcr, and tho white hin
calmly waited, AID whcr the disorder had sub
sided he stated that lo Intended to follow the
precedent established by the chairman of the
executive Committee 81 the Mai o1e rcaHaatcr.
and recognize n0ac tu! Hfnighou rcputcsna.
Several c0!Crcd mon LT0sn aud dmanGcd TO
be hClrC, but the chairman ruled item oil cut
OF order, Gu the GrCund that they we're read
llstcrs End 20 rcadlUs.cr could speak il re.
publican meeting over witch no presided
a. ". llarn| then demanded to b. heard
on the ground that ho was {; republicans, hut
tho Chairman declared him Out Ct o!dGr
Harris said lie wsu!d be hc2rd, aud snd
tho widest disorder ir2ccCdcd 10 address his
friends. the chairman Iaapug all the line with
big stick on ;ho railing oi the judges sapd,
While the white p0rti3n 9! The audicIc, yelled
aud cried put Sess cur. Seals held his srouod
and loslscd that no rcaGi a4!rr shDuli speak 10
that mec'log. lie ha1 beer 81. ulod chsImln
and intended TO rrr.i!c aid 10 bull d, z ~
white rcadlJsteI3, rIi,i: ny K " entered mru,
whom they had b "giti over, could DIV,
him Ctf
Hero Dick Dta.n, member Of tho Malone
reaGjustcr committee, attempted 20 c:ta.o more
disorior, when Scala threatened 10 calls paic,
man ard have him takrn out
a. ". Armstrong than said h. hoped Harris
would b. alio+cd 10 sp@ak. ll,rri4 saii hat
was ]o5L HtlSl re pf0iIusLu 30 Go.
He commence, q by a;ackiok Armstrong.
slyhns HIM REQ boy. sad c:i'ItlzGg h,s
acil0D in sj.rinR q ttliilpu ui.iug Jude |
Stua,ts ro-,lCcl1n to the Iligo,hiD Ct the |
Corporation Court, aud 10 calr5iag MiIiy Mot |
lsy to The pom cuI'arY. aIcr sac Lad hccn 70
Vc;ca By jGrg o! .DaGij lhg = vii C mag. lie
charged ArmsrcCg Wi h haviog made pro-
position - sell "a IL II. V. D.Diei. uhu vas O.
rslk Gculc:a!. iIaiii3 s3oke ia The NEST vs.
hcn(nl ma1a"f r at0ut q haIi All hour, aLA
received 'cp.c ldoGi applause from he t3hitc
rtaCjIs!ags !%.5tat.
~ u. Armstf0gr tact, 10 quiet speech,
which ~, Il7i ccG 90 with Affections By pIi. TX
c3ps 0Dc Or two O. The r2aripscr commis!eo
mcp. r'!utcG 40 charge Ut having made
proro:ilan 10 aLy candidate, aud c;lied upon
the c0l0EaG :u>A who wire i0entl0ncd as haging
heard tn3 CtrVyrSati0n ~ c)rr100:ato VIA: be
said. VII ca ih@y did, lie then i3rred TO :io
hilIiy Mntcy cssc, AID spoke Ii the highest
terms Of JUG: Stuart snd said inst lie Son!d
defy ans MAJ present to charge that geDt!o
lnan witt c0ilupt motives. Ii there Tad been
q cclOreG judge on tho bnch no would have
been compelled 20 pass sentence upon The Mot.
y Wou3aG ai;cy ufy haI !cuvd her guilty, aud
tho cilicag5 81 tie curt S0ui have had to exc.
cnte the acntGDon: ii3 vas republican DHd
enc from principal, and cIsin+d that he could
be republicans without being c eaGiuStcf; that
the bat;ia cry ii TIC republican party vas %
honis: sJ;l.cIJolt q debts. lie intended 10
run uoti. sun do.9o % the 2Ith Instant. Dir.
Aymsiroag's speech was applaudcd by the
c)Orcd republicans present, and 1t Was plainly
evident ina! th@ mass Of TIC meeting Hss with
hin.
GaDt8, coiogcd, made noisy republican r.
aojuscr spoecb. end tho rarkcss sentiments
were louaIy spl auaid by tic w!iie reaC iusiers.
II. L. HAIRS then made long, buS intelll-
gent speech, ct Tic cot c!uson OF which he Of.
tered resolution dtcarlBg it lncxpcdicnt to
make any nomination as party, tut that each
republican be aII0Hcd to &C: Ter hiuisllt 10 tic
coming municipal election.
X. +. Iarci! asked the ch.lr what vas tic
complexion OF The meeting.
The chair stated that il was called Tor q rt-
publican meeting but he was sorry that teE
cclorcd men, aided by G few rcuehs, rad come
thsic vii hn iotrntion 10 hrcs If no H.