Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-11
Letter from Manassas.

correspondence of the Alexandria GAZETTE.
MANASSAS, Sept. 10.-A political discus
sion took place AT Markham, Fauquicr co.,
last Saturday between Hon. John Paul and
r. Taylor Scott, esq. Of Warrenton The
discussion occupied two hours and half,
and was listened to attentivcly by quite q
large crowd, considering the short notice
that WAS given of the meeting
Mr. SCOTS speech was Il very able one. 1t
was thought that Mr.. Farr the rcadiustcr
nominee for Congress in the Eighth district,
would speak, but he did not. Gen. VIM. II.
Payne, ofWarrenten, was present to respond
to Farr if he had spoken.
The Quarterly Conference Of the NIctho-
dist Episcopal Church South commenced
Saturday at Sudley. Church. about eight
miles from Manassas, Rev. Mr.. Gardiner,
the presiding elder. having charge of the
meeting. This church was the first to be
used rs Il hospital during the late ''unpleas-
antncsS."
The Catholic, Presbyterian, Episcopal and
Methodist Churches all hold services to-day
Sunday The weather is very threatening,
and it will probably rain before night
Although there is no reform club in this
place, you very rarely see any drunkenness.
1t is certainlya very orderly and quiet town,
and, of course, its Mayor, Col. William S
keep his hand in.
To show how time passes, it is only ne
ceSsary to watch the passenger and freight
trains of the Midland Railway which pass
and rcpass daily at this place. You can
hardly recognize a familiar face Of Il con-
ductor or enginccr--we mean for the last
l,, tod
others have gone into other business. and
many Of them have gone 10 the ''undiscov-
cred country" OF the engineers who
are now on the road, and who have
been in the employ Of the company
for many years recognize Mike Lynch
and Lewis Evaus Paul Evans IN old cngi-
nccr, fills the position now III road master; Amos
Woodward. twho has been connected with the
company since 1902 is lilliug the position rs su-
rervisOr of engines. He was severely injured
about fifteen months ago mt Charlottesville, and
ever since then been employed in lighter work
He is Il good engineer and faithful and good
man. OF the conductors there are jim Peytun
John Gregg, William King and John Bcckham
On The Manassas passenger train, which runs to
StrauShurg, and connects with the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad there is Father jim llcn the veteran
conductor who is an old employee for 10 these
these ,nany years. and who is. without doubt the
most attentive and Obliging conductor that ever
sung out Get aboard" Of course every man.
woman and child knows Idcn's baggage master,
tat West Avery, from Alexandria to Strausburg
lie has always smile on his coiintenancc. aud no
matter how heavy the trunk is and other vcXa-
tlouS troubles, connected with baggage masters
life, he keeps that old countenancc of his serene
and looks happy; then there is the veteran con-
ductor Tom Rudd who has been promoted to in
spector of trains for his long and valuable services
and who If he continues to increase in weight, the
railroad company will have to alter the doors of
the cars and make them wider Alecl1 Evans,
who was for many years agent at Washington and
who is now agent at GOrdonsvillc. and Geo L.
Stewart, date agent at Lynchburg and who is now
filling the position of travelling auditor. who in
spccts the accounts OF agents along the line OF the
road are both good and true men, The above are all
out Of hundreds who are what YOU might call '.nid
timers" Such is life.
The Cannon House still keeps up its popularity.
and the arrivals aBe very large. Among the many
are Bishop T. Q. Dudley and family, of Kentucky:
Judge John T. Lowell, Front ROYAL Leonard
Marbury. Alexandria; Judgc.C E. Sinclair: Gen.
Asa Rogers, late I'd Auditor at Richmond for near
~ ~ years; L. \. Hooe, Washington Arthur
Taylor and sister Alexandria: Gen. VIM PAYNE.
Capt. Payne and r. Taylor Scott Warrcntou. and
many others. This hotel is the one where pas
sengers going north take their supper In con-
versation with gentleman last night from New
Orleans, he informed me that it was the only
square meal he had eaten since he left home
Passengers are not hurried, like at other places
and are not charged exOrbitant prices There are
so few hotels of this kind where passengers have
to feed" that.it is deserving of more than pass
ing notice t