Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-29
The Redmond Fair

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. |
RICHMOND Oct IS 1875. : Five sixth of the
Visitors to the city left yesterday evening, and
ou: few came in their stead, but though the
city Is quleter, yet there is DO perceptible d.
intuition of the crowd on the grounds. A fair
Is an animated sight, and the beautiful day puts
all 10 good humor. Here is heard the loud
cry OF some quack medicine man extollng hi
physics, which, it one-halt he says is true, then
few drops Of his Elixir of Life will cure all
Ills that poor humanity Is heir to. In another
place Is heard the buZziug Of the steam saws
as hey make plank from huge logs, the Kissing
OF the steam, the martial muscof the band. the
WhlzzIng OF machinery IN motion, the crackiDg
Of whips, and rattle OF wheel vehicles, the
measured tramp of troops marching, and c!iuk.
ing OF their equipments. the subdued hum of
thousands of voices all blended together, make
au uproar which cannot be described. TIE
scene Is aulmatiog IN the extreme, 70 day is
the turning cut of the Richmond people, and
beautiful faces and graceful figures meet the
eye at every step. Here too is seen an unwonted
sight, one that Rich mond has not beheid for
over decade that Of full dressed Confederate
officers, strollng about with their old gray coats
that have been laid away for ten long years. 1t
only needs the sound OF distant cauuon, and the
rafting OF the window paues from the concns-
SOD, 10 make the Illusion compcie certainly il
makes US all loyal, as the old rebel song has it
Through camp and woods the blue birds tore.
| 10 reconstructed now, but Id like to charge
00ce more.
THURSDAY RACES COMMENCED
by trotting race 10 harness, for three year old,
mile heat, premium $50 for first, ADD $50 for
second horse There were three entries Mggie
Phean, owned by L. Duke; Lady Triplctt, by
X. Farrell, aud Brown Colt, by J. G. Smith.
This race was Won by Maggie Phcau; time
BIO.
At 3 .. N. there was trottins race, under
the saddle, by the Virginia Riding Club, Of
three mles, with three entries :: Wynoke, owned
BY |. NJ. Hcwet'; torager, by j. A McCaul
aud Maggie, by j. Z. Smith. Premium, first
morse. $50; second horse, plate, 500. The
first heat was won by Maggie; second by Fora
ger. The best time for the three miles, s:43
Secoud Heat Wyanoke, Forager and Mag
gle. Won BY Maggie first, Wyanoke second;
time S:5l.
This was very splendid race, and the ex
element Was Intense. |, was ridden we'll and
fairly.
Your correspondent is under obligation to
Gen. Lee for information furnished.
FpropCs You may recoIect the story of the
hhedive OF Egypt writing to Fitz Lee to or
GAM. the
BLACK HORSE CAVALRY,
for his household troop. Well, Gen. Lee told
me that he had received over one hundred let
tiers from veterans Of the Southern Cavalry
Offering their services AtDong the uuioue
eplsties was quaint letter. The writer thereof,
after protferlng his services, ends his letter
thus:
IN B. Please do not presume, from the gene
raj tenor Of my letter, that [ consider myself
one OF the best cavarymen 10 the eutire Amer-
can cavalry, but when the best Of them cut the
locks from my ears, will be very apt to know
how they did it.
We BET our bottom dollar on that old It'll |
regiment veteran.
CHAssEUR.
ALMOST FATAL ACCIDENT An accident