Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-16
E.e;:Cr fsGni E1ing George.

[Coiieapoadence of the Alexandria Gaza!.o.
SuILou, W., APRIL l5.-Tte 6 ,oi people Of
thu county have been taking 6 Gecp interest 10
tho nc cot dcba:es. and 10 The uausua acd ex-
ci:iog &C .oe5 enacted upon The floor of Toe u.
s. So1a:c. Many have bsen careful readers Of
tbs, 3o5stes who 10 tie PAS. paid little or no
a!tea;icu 10 ra;i>Da polit;cI aud ware, cJlse.
quaat'y. indifferent 10 tic proceedings Of this
heretofore gravo and digli6ed body Of America
Statesmen. This eager iaterts. manifested ~
Gu: people now is not tho result of any COW
born coIcern for the fate Of those Issues which
divide tie two great politisal parties OF tho
e1uotrY, but it is tho ouigtowth Of deem agX.
ic!y TO k1oH what is to be tho rifl:X iLh1aoce
Of these proceedings upon the issues which ii
vide US so sadly 10 tho mana ,nent OF our State
affsirs. This anxiety was renewed to great
extent by development of popular sentiment
at cur County Court on Thursday last The
managers OF tho Malone faction bad made lib.
eral investment 10 pin orS' lax, and flaming
hsndblIls had been distributed sud displayed
for several weeks sl over the cou1tY. cslIirg
for grad rally of resdjus:crs OF April Court.
The day came bright and balmy. and tnero Rss
Gn unusually iarga ATTENDANCE Of the people.
Court adjourned ct az carly houc to eiVo pIsc,
10 the greGt mass meeting tia. had been c.l.d,
snt Nhlci apparently Eas p 'esont and eager to
r. c,ed. Proclamation Wss mad,. and Tho peo
ole promptly gathered 10 the court room. Tho
couaty chairman called to order snd saoourccd
tho business OF the meeting 10 DO the Eouina'
ton ct reaCj lster candidates for c3uny officers.
Alter this there IVES long pause. No motions
Hcro offered, and dead sieGc, prevailed. Tbs
meeilCS was last assuming tho Cash OF 6 funeral
OCCASION. Your correspond mt, not understand
ing the CAUSE of this embarrassment b'gln to
think it Wa1 an Indignation meeting, aud thss
the people w:ra 'too full fer u.teranco" He
thought tits might be p2ssible, 10 VioR OF Ma
hoGs'5 recent bass betrsyll of his peopls in tho
Senate. Be! The real trouble soou appeared.
Tho forco OF resCilsteIs present for dIiy' was
not sufficient 10 rac m.ss meeti1g. The
eiaca about tn, bsr usually reserved for the
sta!ws!t9. was almost empty, Gud tho rack sOd
h'e. iastcsd Ct ccmlag We to the front, were
tti0lg scattered through the crtwi. 10 the
ego Of the chsrmsn il looked tco uuca like o
dcmccca,c Enccti2g. and ne deemed it prudent
to dg!cp tba proceedings. S!ms ono suggested
TIA. & 2lfg slra'sd cju:i. in sas,ioo o. tina
C ri, s ctac.. bad attracted glcd many. Tho
sc )utG ut OF Ibis Ssra Ihe meeting few se-
crulip aod tho ptoccedicss wi1a resumed.
Nlnl1at!01a l0t clnrtY clerk we're called Ter.
II. Llbor Prc, aud Capt. t. L. Rotb were
pus 10 nCm1al2o, AID tho former vas { .c.eG.
a diVIsoa TVS oal:cd !o;, buI tho chairman, re.
g9rdlHg the whala veto as 100 s1ial to be GiVid.
Cd, rc!ts,! 10 reef gaiz, he call L. w. Payne
VS. then nOminE:ed. ant, wth0u. opposition,
vas ! c;ed IS c candidate for oommi sioutr Of
the ThTetu,, The meeting then prcc,td:d to
tie Il Lotion OF Ge!6g ,tes to their Richm0ud
c2IT21;l9E. Ii ills they i4u1a $3.50 difficulty
!EaGl Lass Of EGs0 hcrs aGl la 20 throw 10 one
oJl2Tsd rlso, 10, n the mectioe, 10 make up.
end i pECmn republican, wlo refused 10
take pa't il he urcc;:d:rg, vas elected dele
gate at large. R.s,!ulions endorsing Scca,or
Mahoao were iurodao:d by Mr.. L!wrence
IaIIascir0 ed adtp CD by vote so sma! add
!ecb2 as to DO almost insudIblo Alter this
tho meeting quickly sci Iurned to the evident
Tcllet ct tho CHAIRMAN and all o,hers directly
olEo;Faca. The whole STAIR vas eroteso1e
fal, uro 81 q political mass meeting.
Mir. Wr. s. B.owo. Sho has so l,ug a1d so
efficiently performed tho duties of clerk cs our
County aud Circuit Court, is candidate fer
re-oec:iou, and will have ID s,rioas opposiiion
Mr. 9. Lewis Jones will receive tho coussra
vatlVe vote Of tho county as commissioner Of
the revenue to gil tho unex0i-ed term Of Philip
Marshall, dtc,rscd.
TIC i:cods Of MIR. S. Morgan Wclcb, of this
county, Tho Ess irju:ed by the explosion of
The t5i':r O. tho steamer Mystic on tho Potou
Glic, nosr A!slsndlia, few weeks fg,, will BE-
glad 10 hear thst he has sufficiently recovered
&c nc Gu. pgGl1, a1d that TO sustained no PER
E;sccn: Injury, it il now hoped, txc,n. tic
c:!r' Ii 3 ct hs right baud. B