Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.

THE OpERArA LAST NIGHT.-The per.
Torrance at Sarepta Hall last night was wit
messed by an overlooking house. Long before
the hour for the piece to begin the managers
we're obliged to close the doors aud refuse fur
ther admittance A slight confusion was occa-
stoned by the refusal of some parties to give
up seats that had been reserved, which, 1t is
understood, will not occur again, as peremptory
measures will be resorted to and strict COM
pliauce with the rules enforced The whole al
fair was a great success, and exceeded the most
sanguine expectations. The exhibition OF tat
leaux was surprisingly beautiful, and the array
of pretty girls, 10 their sp!endld dresses glitter
ing and sparkling with elaborate ornaments OF
silver and gold, under the glare of coored hres
aud rejecting lights, formed scene of splen-
dor and brilliancy that evoked the admiration
and applause of the large audience, and will be
long rememb red as one of the most beautiful
productions of the kind ever witnessed 10 this
city The orchestral music under Prot. Hey
man, was excellent, and added greatly to the
general enjoyment of the evening The May
pole scene and the tablcau "Midnight' were
really beautiful. The choruses by the elves
aud fairies were particularly foe. The solo
parts we're well rendered. Owing to the alb
sence of Miss Ida Brengle, FAIRY Content, on
account of sudden illness, her part was taken
BY Miss Amanda Cook FAIRY Cricket in the
most creditable manner The rendition OF their
respective parts by the Queen Miss Mary
Hunter and the King (Mr. Buchanan was in
excellent keeping with the rest of this most
successful performance The entertainment
will be repeated next Monday evening.
FIRE COMPANY MEETINGS. Friendship
A regular meeting of the Friendship Fire Com
pany was held in their hall last night, DR.. j.
B. Johnson, President, in the chair, and VIM
barley, Secretary After the transaction of
some unimportant routine business, commit
tee was appointed consisting Of the President,
B. f. Penn, James A. Dugan, Willim barley
Samuel Fields and Douglass Murray to make
arrangements for the celebration of the centeu-
uial anniversary Of the company, which will
take place on the 9th OF August. The meeting
then adjourned.
Colun,l,iu. AT a called meeting Of the Co.
lumbia Steam Fire Engine Company held last
night, d. A. Windsor, President, was in the
chair, and Geo. Uhlcr, Secretary. The CON-
mittee appointed to procure music reported
through their chairman, Mr.. Falls, that they
had engaged Donches' band, of Washington,
for the proposed parade on the 23rd inst. 1t
w. on the day of the parade aud that the com-
pany move for its position in the line at l29 p.
n. The meeting theu adjourned.
ASSOCIATION OF PoToMAc FlsHERMEN.-At q
called meeting of this body, held in this city
yesterday, of which VIM. NJ. Elliott, Of Hartford
county, Md, was chairman, aud John s. Chap
man secretary, Wesley Avery was appointed
rfn
ed for continuing the operations of their salt
ing house at Fshtown during the coming sea-
son 4 material change in the plan Of opera
ton was made in one particular: The general
agent in charge is not to have the privilege, as
heretofore, Of using the house for the purpose
of buying and selling fish for his individual
profit, but is to keep the house in readiness to
receive the fish OF any member which may ar
rive here when the houses Of the regular buy
ers are filled, and the market there by dcpres-
sed.