The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-26
Greniisg State Soarnat.
LOCAL NTATTEES.

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arc Glad Of 1-IHculents, S.c.-IIeigh no
, Christmas has come and gone, and the no.
lday is over and for the sake of two of th
live seeing and hearing4wc ar
heartily glad it is as it is.
We have no doubt our readers. and os
! pccally the middle-aged and digniiied, wi
unite with us in our rejoicing.
There is a class, and may be two classes
who arc to-day paying the penalties Of yes
terday's enjoyment, viz: the thorn toot
ers" and the 81 horn swalloweis." Tn
former with sweled lips and sore lungs
and the latter with "sweled heads y an,
sore-all-ovcr.
AT an early hour Sunday afternoon, th,
occasional bursting of squibs gave un
mlstakablc evidence that the boys had sup
piled themselves literally with these
'horsc tormentors," and that when night
iall came we might expect raining Of
sparks and deafening sound, reminding
the ''old confed" of ",Seycn Pmes'' OF
"Anteitam, in miniature. Sunday night,
sacred as it was, the entire length Of Broad
and Main streets was almost ablaze with
bursting crackers, and other explosive. but
harmless missiles.
| About O'Clock Monday morning, those
who slept in front rooms situated on either
OF these streets, were aroused by the yells
OF happy Juveniles, and the explosion of
crackers, torpcdoes, guns, pistols, and
what was worse than all, the uncarthly
footing of tin horns the latter of which
assumed popularity unusual and unheard
of until this Christmas.
Alter breakfast yesterday morning, the
streets were thronged with human beings.
rom youth to lioary age" all seemingly
vieing with each other to see who could
torture the quietly disposed the most.
Groups Of youths and half grown men
were seen, more or less under the influence
Of "Joh Barley Conn., passing up and
down the streets, each the bearer of a tin
horn, varying in length from one to six feet,
neither Of which were pitched to The same
key.
We will be sustained in the. declaration.
that yesterday, in Riclmand, was nui-
sancc; that the boys were two or more
nuisanccs, and that tin horns are the mon
ster nuisanccs Of mans creation. We are
authorized by responsible parties to offer
reward of $4,000, for The hcathcn 0or no
christian man would have done.so) who in
vented these horns; or for the man in this
city who sold The first one.
We pass for time the tin horns and
take up the subject of "wet horns." The
closing of bar-rooms on Sunday rendered |
it necessary for those who proposed to
make egg-nog, apple toddy, &C., to supply |
themselves with the all-important ingredi-
ent Saturday night. Demijohns, bottles,
kegs and all other arrangements for holding
liquids, were called into requislion, and |
for therequisite amount Of stamps, were
filed and carried to their respective abodes.
Monday morning exhibited evidence of the
free use of alcoholic drinks, and ought TO
have convinced our temperance friends that
they have made but slight inroads upon the
intemperance.
There was, we are glad to say, but little
disposition to do serious harm; most of
those who had indulged to excess exhibit
ng amiable dispositions. There was, how
ever, one notable exception. A young man
became so angry and so anxious to fight
that he pitched into pile Of
opposite our office, and, as
natter of course, came out second best.
This was one-sidcd fight, and showed
now foolish man may become, when sin-
toxicated.
Old Santa Claus, we learn, was more
liberal than usual in distributing toys to
he girls and boys. The weather was
'ather mild for his labors, but still he
worked manfully to supply them all.
We have heard of but one serious diff
Guilty, an account of which may be found
elsewhere, resulting from the unusual lib
,rty accorded by the police force to all who
wished to indulge their various tastes.
The constant explosion OF fireworks
it dangerous to those who drove
heir fiery steeds through the streets, and yet
We have heard Of no accident therefrom.
Services were held generally in the diff
erent churches in the city, and were well
We believe our readers generally will
;oncede yesterday to have been the "beat-
NEST" Christmas ever experienced in this
,ity, and we feel sure the more sedate of
he community feel great relief that its
are past.