Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-21
4 1exandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser
Barbecue and Mass sIcet'ng ut Lees.
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Tho barbec1o and mass nesting ct Leesburg,
L3udou0 county. yesterday. Rss one of the
grandest affairs Ct the kicd that hes taken plsce
10 the State dGrirg Tho present canvass, aud
The scenes recalled wildly TO mind tho political
dcno1straticrs il the oli whis days, when
Loudoun prid.d herself up3u her imposing
meetings ard great good cheer. a procession
was foIm:d and, may mounted, proceeded to
the fair grounds, where the barbecue was held
and where most bountiful supply Of edibles
vas temp!iuely displayed, the long tsb!ss liter
ally grooming under tho weight Of the coed
things thereon. Whole oXep sheep. hags, &C.,
were served and though tho crowd was very
great, nunb,riDg several thousands, there WAS
on abundance aud to sDsrs, and all WHO partic:.
pated erjoycd good old fashioned meal. The
speakers co the grounds were Hop. Il. L.
Merrick, of Washington. ard Linden Kent, esq
Of Alexandria. both Of whom delivered able aud
effective addresses, which w!rs highly
appreciated and laudty apDlauded. After
the speaking. ED ample jlstic, lad been done
tho repass, tho procession reformed and marched
back to town, when it disbanded till night. At
night the toGn vas beautifully and brilliantly
LuU VI uSQSSo W lbC
principal streets btiog handsomely ftslooned
widows wire a3low with lights, atd devices
of various aud appropriate designs wcro dis
played, ard largo trapspsrcnoics with the name 8
of Hancock and English aad Barbour wero
thrown across tho streets 10 many places.
About o'clock the procession vas reformed,
and, With torches cod Illuminated Transparent.
cics, raraded through the principal streets,
| makiog an imposing di:pIay end eli citing The
pIaudits of tho people all along tho line OF
| march. Rockets were sent of OF various ptiots
and fire crackers, guns and pistols kept Up fer
a time continuous l1sllade.
After marching arcuod tcwn the proct siion
wheeled into the court house yard, the speak
ers' stand having beer placed 10 front ct the
naiu cntrarc, to the building.
The following letter from General l!aIc,ck
WIS read:
GOVERNORS ISLAND. N. Y. HARBoR,
September 81, 1880. !
NJ. elias. M Fdmtlcroy, LeesJurg, Lrou;7oan
County. Va
DEAR SIR: roget that my Lumtrous Gu
gsgemons prevent acceptance OF tho kind ln7I
| ration to DO preset st the old faahioncd Bar.
bccun." to be hold at L,esbGrg on The 20!h ct
ncxs month.
appreciate highly the Gen!mens expressed
10 your Dote Of the 22l ios!., c1nva.ins tbs il:
vitstion, AID thank you for ihou.
Please express to al concerned my 6ino:re
! Tishcs for the success OF the mceiine scd With
thanks FER The courtesy.
| Gm very truly yours.
w. s. HANCOCK.
Capiaio Charas N. FauntIoroY presided aud,
in short, bu. most fol;citi0rs speech, intro
due ID to the vasS crowd Hoe. j. =. Q. Black
bura, who s2oko Tor Cvtr two houI5. Crd was
most e;tcnt9el2 listened 10 aud warcly ap-
pIsuled. His speech Waa ons Of crest ability
Gud carccstnecs, aud c)uG Lot taVo Jailed {,
carry conviction With l..
At tho conclusion Of Mr. 4. $ speech, there
we're long and loud calls for s. =. Naae, of Al
cxsrdria. whose first appoaraccI beicr5 Leu
doun auiie1c, must hsva been very gratifying,
Ter some minutes after hu took tho s!ard he
vas uaabc 10 speak for tic applause, and,
when no did speak, ho was frequently inter.
rupted by the hearty cheers with which bis
stirring r:marks wero greeted. Mr.. blackburn
having referred TO Daiional politics almost
exclusively, MIR. Neil. dTelt moro particularly
upon home matters" ard his earnest appeals
ia bel alt Of tia regular democratic ticket aad
hlr. Bubour, candidate for Congress, We:o re-
oaived rith Iou5d alter round Of applause, I'LL
the verv welkiu rang again.
Mr. Malls having concluded. Geaeral Payne
vas n ct called for, and N ade sh0r, tut srong
aud sirricg speech that was Loudly apD!su led.
General Payne was followed by General Hun
toa aud Colonel j.. 9. Gibson, both Of when,
on account of The s!cne%s Of thu hour, made
short. bu. telling speeches that oliei.cd the ap'
plauso OF tic crowd.
After The meeting tbs speakers and many of
their itiauds vera handsomely entertained a:
the delightful rcsideoo, of Nj. }. Walter lIsr
risop, whore q most ebj,yabe evening vas
spent, the mpIished hos. entertaining his
guests 10 true old Virginia stile.
The day passed eff most pleasantly aot: ard
oil felt that it W. good TO have been thcTo.
Ola Loudoua is all ri2b for tho regular ticket
nod for Barbour.
Sheep.
[Correa pondcnco CT the Alexandra GazstLe.l
NEAR ORANGE G. H., VA, Oc!. 2l.-Your
correspondent tavrg era!ifed his desire BY