Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-26

4 Fine ssastvatic c<ssksatisa : Nsioscins
ever sae vtrAss : fssewsfxs. Tsrch. s.,skt
prsessssss. speshfns.ss.
BrcBASas, Va, November "a, 1891.
~ Zee Eiiio ef ne Dispatch;
dln Democzats Of Buchanan, aided by
The ctubs from adjoining precincts. ccie-
braiet Inc glorious victory OF the Satiotlal
Democracy on last Friday night by torch
light rfoc,ssion. lrcworks. bonfires, snd
speaking. The proeession ess long aud I'm.
posing. tbet'iewcrks beautiful, the boniircs
brilliant and iIazinc. the speeches good.
and Tie large crowd happy and cnthus-
sstic. One Of the speakers said tlIft he had
seen 5nasy denominations OF a like Kind,
bui nc,ac, comparatively speaking, aud
considering che size aud population Of the
place. hat surpassed thls. The striking
feature OF the procession was twenty
lovely Young ladies. the very flowers OF
Rucianan, fcrrtseniiug the Democratic
states, beautifully and tastcfuliy dressed,
and each holding aleft u handsome banner,
who, 3, ated IN open wagons, joined IN tue
parade Thus do Nirglnia's noble ds'igh-
fcrs unite with her true sons In celebrating
che triumph of right over wrong, OF the
1lpc over the false. Where all looked 50
lovely u would he unwise 10 discriminate;
but We cannot refrain from saving that too
much praise aud credit cannot be given
bliss Lily Patton. who beautifully repro
eented Florida. and TO whose untlfiug en-.
erey and exquisite taste must be attributed
the signal success OF this part Of The pro-
gIsmmc. She eyinccd her patriotism by
her node work.
The procession, with flaming torches and
ax~sN xssffl -
ing IN The light and bearing appropriate
notices. and amid loud huzzas, parlded
The pruncipal street, OF the town and halted
If the spcnkcrs' stand. which bad been
erected on the open space near the banks
Of the "noble .jccnlS." The houses along
The line " msrch were all brilliantly iilu-
nlrgtcd. and several handsomely deco
raicd--Rolabiy. the ilo.el Felix.
The Young ladies. With banners In hand,
formed tabieau on the stand, and under
toe bright light OF torches, bou6res. skr-
rockets. and red-iirc, presented a bouquet
81 living beauty.
II Is estimated that there were upwards
Of eco persons present, and moreorder-
rs and better behaved crowd we have never
seen. Not single case Of disorder or
drunkenness occurred. And can we not
say lust here. that much Of this happy re-
suit was due to the presence Of The ladies
Brief aud pointed speeches were made
hy Hon. John J. Allen, Hon. Walter L.
.lohBsi0n, General Thomas I. MunfOId.
and Messrs. J. William Boyd, :. z. Jones.
william J. Penn. and Charles Vines; after
which the crowd quietly dispersed, enthu.
sas,ic and we'll pleased with the success oil
the celebration.
Butler. represented by Mr.. II. u. Felix,
and Belya Lockwood by Mr.. Upshur Hyde,
rode in the procession on horseback, ana
created much amusement. The celebration
was a decided Siicccss. and the gentlemen
who rad 1t in charge deserve great credit.
The mountains send the tidewater aud the
seashorc greetings. saying. Brothers. we
unite or hearts with yours in thanking
God that ai last victory has perched upon
The banner al ibe grand old Democratic
party. General Thomas T. MunfOrd has
been spending The past few day. here, the
guest 81 !. William Boyd, Esq.
The weather is clear. cold. and windy.
J. WILLIAM Il.