Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-07-05


munion by Rev III. Suter. Children's service
at $50 p. IN.
st. Paurs Mmch.-Service ut II a. III
by Rev. Dr. Norton and communion.
Grace Grch-Service at II Il. IN. by
Rev Mr. Sharp, and at p. m. by Rev
Dunbar Brooke.
81. Mrys Gurch.-Mass at Il. IN, and
High Mass and sermon at IL a. N. ny
Father Dufour. Ncspers ut I p. IN.
First PtesbWerian Church.-'Serrlce at III
IN. by Rev. n H. Egleston.
Second Presbyterian Chprch.-SerVice IN
the morning by Rev. DIR. WIN. Dinwiddle,
and at night by Rev DIR. Q. +. Flippo.
primiiirp BdDfid. Preaching ut II a. III.
by Elder w. NJ. smoot.
Baptist Murch.-Scrvice at il IL. III. by
Rev o. +. Hippo, and at =. IN. hy Rev.
Dr. VIM. Dinwiddie.
Trinity Mcth Epis. Ourch.-Scrvice at
IL a. m and p. m. by Rev. Mr.. Edwards
Meth. Epis. Church South.-Servire at |
a. m. and S D. m. by Rev Mr. Kern.
Meth. Prot Gprch.-Service at ii 81. IN.
and p. m. by Rev. c. b. Middleton:
Free. Meth. Church.-Servlce at ii Il. III.
and 500 p. m. =,
German Lutheran Gmrh-Services at II
a. m. in German and at S p. m. in English
by Rev. }. Schwoy.
Young Mems Christian dissertation. ray
err meeting in the Trinity Methodist Er'sro-
pal Church at 4:30 p. m. Jail att F. III.
Aims House at 2230 p. IN.
Gospel Temperance Meeting of the fc'or"
Club ut 3p. III.
A LITTLE RATIFICATIoN.-Bei it known
to thu people Of Alexandria that there eN-
lists much jealousy between the opposite fac
tions of the omniumgatherum OF republican,
ism in this city, each vieing with the other
in display of devotion to Blaine, with IN
interior object in view, in the improbable
event of the success of that doughty knight
Club "No. l. having "Gred otl' salute
club No. ., not TO be outdone, got up Il
ratification" and with music Chinese Ian
terms, etc, etc. attracted Il crowd oil about
two hundred people at the postoifce corner
Thursday night composed principally OF
women and children, attracted by the band,
and good many negroes, who had had
1.-The word passed"
At late hour, and when the "crowd"
began to doubt the probability of a meeting,
e. Burke appeared and announced the pre-
sence of the expected orators, pretacng the
announcement with pyrotechnic display
of what is termed spread cay lie" oratory,
such rs is INDUCED in at commandments.
The meek and lowly" l. c. O'Neal Dep
uty u. S. Marshal, was announced as chair
man, but Magnus Apollo Robinson, colored,
who was To have offered the resolutions,
but did not, was not chosen secretary, OF
course, though he was to have been in fact
things were little mixed, probably owing
to the lateness of the hour.
H. II. Riddleberger the "knight of the
Valley" and the coupon-killer, was first in
troduced, but whether from his admitted ha
tired TO Alexandria and its people, from the
fact that his record is known here and Is
not good, or for some other reason not Civ
Ell, ne failed most egregiously to electrily
or enthuse his audience, and after proceed
ing hallingly for about ten minutes subsidized.
There was evidently something the matter
with "Rddle." He was followed by an in
dividual introduced AS Mr.. Boutell, of Maine,
or words to that effect, relative of the
man who discovered the 'hole in the sky"
who plumed himself upon being IA friend
of Blaine, whence probably arose the soubri-
Duet of Blaine's boot-heel applied to him by
those of his own State. This man undertook
to discuss tariff TO his sable hearers, who,
though totally ignorant on the subject, GER
tainly must have undersl God the question
as we'll as the orator, who, it was suggested,
came here to get Off his piece first to see
how it would sound before Maine audi
ence but it wont DO, if that's any consola-
ton. Next on the programme was MIR.
Bedford, from far-off Colorado, who had
some vague idea in his head of union of
the West and South "a against the North
and East, so as to "rule out" New York and
overturn the money power OF the country
but he was sort of confused, and kept on
eulogizing Washington, Jefferson and Mad
icon, and abusing Congress for being too
cowsrdly to pass his bill to give 100000 to
Fredericksburg to build confederate
home" down there. He appeared to be a
good-natured sort of fellow, but weak III
the upper story, or else he did not appear
to the best advantage, or something.
Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, though affiliated
with the other faction, "club No. - was so
full that he had to ebulatc, and pulling oil
his calico coat and holding it up, wanted to
know when he could get such u garment
for fifty cents, what was the use ct
talking about reduction of the tariff? The
old gentleman created considerable amlse-
ment, "a he always does when he speaks
He announced, amid much laughter, that
he. Mex, was rot Blaine, but that Blaine
would make "bully President
8. 2. Bayly, between whom and Mr.
Mex. there is no good feeling, could not
help, he said, showing himself and repent
ing the lines of Watts:
This is the pa"e long have sought,
And mourned because | found it not
And by this time, the crowd having hat
enough he was compelled to desist and re
tire.
Upon the whole it was rare meeting
but lacked enthusiasm wonderfully, anc
showed conclusively that the "PlumeC
Knight" isu't so wonderfully popular as hi:
friends had predicted, and it further show
ed that the canvass on their part is to h'
conducted on the defensire, with nothing
but protective tariff and an aggressive for
eign policy as the main features of the cam
paign.
A colored man, who was present sends u!
the following, written by himself:
1.-The mass meeting of the republicans t.
ratify Blaine's nomination fell like We
blanket upon the hearers. The negroes
were completely ignored, after the fac
haI haap ;,to Il