Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-24
POLITICAL

Hon. Il. I. Flower, VINO was renomlnated
for Congress in the eleventh New York dis
trict by Tammany Hall, the county democ-
racy and Irving Hall persists in his refusal
to accept the nomination. Il
>, Mr.. Massey, was introduced at Fredericks-
burg by the Rev. Melzi Chancellor, warm
personal and lifelong friend, who said that
he, like Mr. Massey, was democrat though
Il readjus;er and did not intend to be bought
and sold by Malone to the radical party.
The Governor yesterday pardoued two
more pcnitcntiary convicts, Otey Cunning,
colored, Of Stanton, who was convicted of
petit larceny and punished with stripes,
and Spencer Williams Of Richmond, who
served term Of ten years in the peniten-
tary. Everybody knows how they viii
vote
Judge Field, of Culpeper, and Pat. Nc
Caul, Of Pulaski, had q. discussion at Orange
G. H.. yesterday very much to the advan-
tagc Of the former, who had all the argu-
ment on his side. Judge Charles L. Stuart
spoke at Gorlonsvile yesterday, and made
a fine impression.
Colonel Sam Strong offers to bet his plan
tation of 900 acres, free and clear of any
claim on it, which is in West Virginia,
valued at $4,000, against 5000 in money,
that General B. F. Butler will be elected
Governor of Massachusetts,, and this offer
will stand open to any person until the
night of the election.
Attorney General Blair met Col Cabell
yesterday at Halifax Courthouse. He went
for wool, and got shorn. B. B. Muntord
had a discussion with William Powell, of
Franklin county, and it WINS sad affair for
Powell, He had half an hour to reply to
: Munlord, but only spoke three and a halt
minutes. when he broke down completely
, At Abingdon yesterday there was dis
cussion between Judge Ward and Hon. John
Paul. Ward charged that the Malone PEG.
, pie had gone into the stalwart republican
party and Paul did not deny it. Three cheers
for Massey and FulkerSon, proposed by
Ward, met with loud applause from the
crowd. Paul then proposed three cheers fol-
Arthur and the stalwart administration
which proposition was received with groans
| aud Kisses.
5 There is to be democratic barbecue al
Partlow's, in Spottsylvania county, on Fri.
;, day next. Hon. Thomas Whitehead, Of
lynchburg, Hon. John r. Goolrck, and
: Hon. Chancellor Bailey, will address the
: people, and ON Saturday there will be 8
: grand rally of the democracy at Stafford
5 store when Gen. Fitz. Lee and others vii
: speak. Hon John T. Goolrck will address
9 the voters of King George at Lunsford':
V store next Saturday, and there will be ;
n democratic rally at Andrews, Spotsylvanis
county. next Friday week.
c McssrS. Tucker and Rivcs met in.ioint dis
0 cussion at Liberty, yesterday and dispatch
!: says: Fully one thousand persons were il
. attendance. fuckers triumph has no par
l., allel in the annals of political discussion
I The entire audience, with but few eXcep
: fairly skinned tho internal-revenue collec
e tor. Rives looked pitiful under the scath
e inS excoriation TO which he was subjected
: No such enthusiasm was ever seen in Bed
ford. Tucker could not proceed for the
cheers that greeted him, and was compelled
. to ask his audience not to take up so much
OF his time with their continual applause, )
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