Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-20
Alexandria Oa4ette,
TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE 90 1882.
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER. PROBABILITIES, June 20, 1850
pr~ the Middle Atlantic States cool. fair weather
norlcrlv winds shifting to eastcry higher
barometer.
EX-Gov. SMITHS TEMPERANCE SPEECH
LAT NIGIIT tx Governor WIN. Smith. of
Wairrnton. delivered i local option spec cll
=, Armory Hall last night The hall was
vrII filled. the audience being largely com
rn-,. Of ladies. Rev. Dr. Pouison in few
a:rr"priltr remarks. introduced Governor
Smith. who spoke for about two hours.
Ii,. argued that it was the constitutional, ~
we'll a, the religious duty of the people to
sec that men pledged To temperance meas
urc, were sent to the Legislature; that a>;
rhc state had assumed control of the liuunr
rattle by saying who should sell Intoxicating
liquors and upon what conditions they
should be sold, it clearly had the right 10
>Ay that t!iry should not be sodat all within
il borders. The Governor, who l.; now in
hi, >5,h year, has, of course, lost the vim
and force hr WAS noted for years ago. The
only lilnr during his speech he showed any
tire 1T all WAS when ne alluded to Senator
elect Rdllcbcrgcr and the rcadjuster party
-aid the speaker: Senator liiddlcbergcr,
Grd forgive the name, was the causc Of the
failure of The local option measure in the
Legislature. The bill passed the House of
Delegates, and the temperance people had
Il mnj, rly ia the Senate, but Rddlcbcrgcr
who w.. chairman Of the committee, pigeon
h"I,u r,,r Eml and there ii died. When
rhar.,r iirr r-,liustrr party with defeating
tni. important measure | place the RESPONSE
b.lity where it belongs and | hope | am
not ir,;,dIn" "n the toes of anybody in this
audrvnrr.' Al the conclusion of the speech
GovrrI"; Smith WAS presented with Il hand
some boiIvurt by Il young lady, for which
he returned hi+ thanks most handsomely.
PEvERILIE AGAIN. -Icvrlilc. the Free
Mrth"di#l ATTENDED! the NJ. T. Church,
south. Sunday morning, and listened attcn-
,IVrI I" Rev. Mr. k>rn'a sermon. At the
conclusion Of he services; he posted himself
in front of the church, and as the congrcg:,-
hon passed out, delivered. in an excited
manner, a rambling, incohcrent speech, in
winch hr gave his views pretty freely ofmin-
-trrs and church members generally. He
approved of Rev. Mr.. Kcrn's sermon so far
A. II related TO tempe rancc. but he warned
the people, that pride would carry them to
heel! ~ surely as imtcmperancc He URGED
the church members, men and women TO
PAT away from them their vain. foolish dress
M, geld rings and other ornaments. and
silks satins and feathers and return to that
simplicity required by Christ Of his disciples
HE greater portion ofthc congregation pas
On paying no attention to the voice of warn
ing, but Pcverille continued his haranruc
until the last person had left the church.
P"rrrlllc has talked to the congregations of
nearly all the other churches in the city, but
this was his first visit to the NJ. T.. Church
south
TIE \. l.. |. TRIP TO BALTLMoRE.-Th
members Of the Ale Xandria Light Infantry
VIII assemble to morrow morning at five
o'clock at Armory Hall, from whence they
will proceed to the w. & \. depot and take
the train for Baltimore, to participate in the
Grand Army of the Republic reunion parade
N that city. Upon arriving at Baltimore
they Will be met by Il committee and escort
cd to the Eutaw-HollSc where they will he
trcaktasted. After breakfast the command
Will be assigned Il position in the line of pa
radc. BY permission Of the Mayor q militia
~ alarm will be sounded at four o'clock TO.
morrow morning by the ringing of the town
clock. Those who have soldier BOYS in their
employ are requested to LET them orr to-
morrow 50 that the command can make a
crcditabc appearance in the Monumental
City.
THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT EsTERDAY.-
The work Of clearing the tracl: INSTRUCTED
by the accident on the Virginia Midland
Railway at Fall Creek, six miles north of
lnnviIlc, Yesterday was completed early
last night, and trains commenced passing as
Usual The train due early this morning
arrived here about three hours late. Engi-
ncer +. }. Buffers injuries are not rs serious
as first reported. His left arm is broken,
his ankle badly bruised, and hi. head cut.
lie will he brought to this city as soon us he
can hc removed with safety. Mail Agent
Cook injuries are very slight. No one else
on either train wa; in urcd. The express
train WAS not ahead Of time.
For THE PENTrENTIARY. The Sheriff of
northumberland county arrived here Satur-
day mig Int with Oscar Salmdcrs,a white man.
who nj the last term OF the court of that
county WAS convicted of bigamy and sen
fenced TO the pcnitentiary for four years.
Saunders committed the crime last October
anu ir%nin% insanity WAS sen: to the Viii
Harrisburg ASH lum. His deception being de-
lcctcd by the authorities of the asylum he
was sent back 10 northumberland county
He WAS then indicted, tried and convicted
OF the crime, and sentenced as above stated
Nv 'H'i III anu lliS piiSOilcI lcil INC HcAl
morning on the \. Il +. Railway train for
Richmond
KNIGHTS TEMrLAR OFFICERS. AT meet
my of Old dominion Commandery, Knights
Icmpar, last night, the following officers
were elected and installed by Grand Gcncr-
allssimo +. \. Reed Eminent Commander,
l.. f. Downham Gcncralissimo, h. Kemp
or; Captain General, Edgar Wariield; Prel-
ate. J. {. Graham; Senior Warden, a. w.
Armstrong" Junior Warden a. 4. Warticld;
Treasurer, J. III. ID. Smoot Recorder, Jas.
T.. Alexander. The other officers of the
Commandery will be appointed by the En-
lncnt Commander, and installed at the next
meeting. Eminent Commander f. A. Reed
declined a reelection.
DEATH OF CAPT. STRINGFELLow.-Capt.
K. Stanton Stringfcllow, for Il number Of
years clerk at Green's Mansion House, in
this city, died at that hotel about / o'clock
this morning. after IN illness of some time,
from consumption. Captain Stringfellow
served during the late war in the cavalry
branch of the Confederate army. He was