Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-24


alnre For Thursday, partly CLOUDY "eaIh
er and rains are indicated.
RrprBIIcAN MEETING.-The weekly
"lar.t, and enthusiastic" meeting of the
Bi,ine club wis held last highland it was
circus, Holiday acting clown. The club at
tendance was small, but the enthusiasm
was immense, and the latter was enjoyed
by the audience which was as much pleased
a; if they were witnessing = minstrel show.
1t is self evident fact that HOLIDAY Is
going to get the grand bounce If he per
sists in making his weekly speech, and it is
really believed that he thinks 50 himself,
for last night he attended in long linen
buster, and kept near the door, on when
he kept his eye, during the delivery. lie
has a long suffering audience, but patience
ceases to be virtue sometimes, and human
nature is weak.
The meeting was very important one,
however for during the evening ex-Post-
master Mckenzie announced himself a
follower Of Malone He did not do
this without some hesitation, mental
reservation or secret evasion, however, but
he did it, and said his determination re.
suited from an interview he had bad with
Malone The meeting last night at one
time partook somewhat of the nature OF u
love feast and the "experi.nces" OF several
were given. Postmaster Windsor had the
latest intelligence from the West and an
nounced that in the states OF Indiana, lam.
OILS, Ohio and Wisconsin the women aud
cattle were going to vote for Blaine and that
Blaine cattle were worth a cent II pound
more on the hills of those States than
the Cleveland cattle. This announcement
was received with varied emotions, the
most general of which was that it must be
Blaine cattle that is being retailed in this
market. Some thought that Blaine must
be in bad way if it required the votes OF
women and cattle to elect him; others
looked on the speaker with feelings OF doubt
recalling some other unfuliilled tales oil hc-
ton that had been told them, while few
believed every word that was spoken.
During Holidays speech, as is usual, the
members OF the club began to diSpersc, and
it was observed that Sol" Swadly, of
Washington, 1.-THE great keeper Of badges,
which he keeps through patriotism I'll ne
is paid ten cents apiece for them ny the
colored brothers, was becoming restless:
As soon as he could get the floor he asked
that the committee ON uniform make lis
report The chairman, Mr.. Ed. Hughes, re-
ported progress. This did not satisfy Swad.
ly, who wanted the names and numbers OF
those wishing unifoIms-and the money.
Swadly is the only one in the club who Is
making anything, and, like the dealer in the
keno game, will get all the money the mem
bers have if they play long enough. But
negroes love to support just such characters
f. Henry Simpson was brought into prom
inence during the evening by laughing at
HOLIDAY, when, by some remark of the lat
ter, the laugh was turned on Simpson. Calls
for simpson" simpson" were heard
when that individual moved to adjourn. The
motion was lost Robert Gaines, III call
you'O then arose and pronounced kind his
kind of elogium on General Malone saying
that every time Mr.. Mckenzie or anybody
else said anything about the General he
would say something better. A commenta,
ION the meeting was the motion of Hannibal
King, who, after listening to the curis OF
rhetoric and flights Of imagination of all the
speakers, moved that some one who could
do so be invited to attend the next meeting
and enlishen the club on the tariff question
as Dir. Blaine understood it," The motion
was carried though the speakers looked cha
prined, but if any man living can explain
the taritfto The Blaine club of Alexandria
he will be found to be a greater expounder
than Webster.
The meeting dissolved.
OPERA HoUsE-The Dime Museum and
Concert Co. will give four entertainments
at the Opera House, commencing to NOR
row night. The exhibition and entertain
nents no doubt will attract large houses,
and nowhere else is to be seen so much to
be enjoyed, and all for merely nominal
price The stage performances are of inii-
Mite variety and a high order Of artistic ex-
celence. The managers propose to give
these entertainments weekly, aud will no
doubt be encouraged by the citizens, as they
intend to have nothing to displea>e the
most fastldious.
CIRCUIT CouRT-Judge James Keith pre-
siding.-Mary \. Wade Va. '. NJ. h. W.;
defendants demurrer overruled.
E.. J. Lloyd Va. Il. l.. Adam neither par
ty requiring jury, judgment for plaiut'fl
for S75 and costs.
Peake & Nails Va German Banking Co.;
verdict for plaintiff.
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning
at ten O'CLOCK.
SrITSG ny BEEs-'rhe horses Of Mr.. w.
n. Snowden, attached to that gentleman
carriage, became frightened while standing
in front of the residence Of Mr.. ID. T. smith,
in Fairfax county, just below this city, TINS
morning aud in running away upset pee
hive and became entangleu In some trees
and bushes. The bees violently attacked
the horses and almost stung them to death
Mrs. Smith, who was attracted to the scene
was also badly sturg by the bees.
THE SMITH FAIRFAX TROUBLES. john
II Fairfax and John Wells, two farmers
residing near Herndon, in Loudoun county
were charged in the Washington police
court Yesterday afternoon, with stealing
four Alderney calves valued at $l2o from,
Mrs. Celestial A. Smith, the pawnbroker Of
that city, whose husband owns farm
near Herndon. After hearing the testl'
mony, the case was shown to be groundless
and it was dismissed.
DEATH OF AN EsTIMABLE LADY.-Mrs
Jane ]. Stabler who was stricken with par
aysis on the 7lh inst. died this morning
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