Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.


GALA TINES AT THE NATIONAL PARK
The National Park, about four miles from the
fsrrv house on the opposite side Of the river,
PRESENTED gay and festive appearance yester-
5av. 1t had been. determined beforehand to
have an entertainment there, the proceeds of
vhicb should be devoted TO the erection Of
hall for literary society aud public library,
and a committee consisting Of Henry 5. Hal
Iry, James p. Kirby. Mrs james Grimes, DR..
John w. Bayne aud james +. Haley was ap,
nOiuted to make the necessary arrangements,
who announced that q tournament would be
held there yesterday and to-day. and that 10
addition there would be dancing. croquet, gun
and pistol shooting and other sports
A large crowd Was present yesterday, and
but for the rain the affair would have been an
entire success. The marshal was I. Owen
Marbury; the judges, Dr. 2. H. Heiskell.
Hugh Ewing, Hon. s. T. Suit aud Robt Mar
riu the heralds Wifred Marshal. Nelson
Brumagin, Livingstone Young, Arthur D. Ad-
olson, Bertrand s. Ashby, Henry Naylor and
John Bury.
Thirteen Knights were 10 the lists, and the
Knights OF Western and Baltimore-Messrs
Kicker and Bryan-having tied 10 the first
three tits, rode the fourth and tied again, but
10 the fifth the former missed the ring, and
the latter was declared the successful knight
and entitled to crown the queen OF love and
beauty.
The rain about that time commenced to fall
In torrents, and all further proceedings had to
be postponed until today, when the privilege
Of browning the maids of honor was contended
for. The music was furnished by the Alexan.
dria band and was rendered satisfactorily.
During the storm Miss Kirby tainted and re-
Daloed 10 q stupor for two hours. but was re-
stored by the exertious of DR.. Bayne. While
the riding was 10 progress one of the knights
was thrown by the baking OF his horse, but
was not much hurt.
MEETING OF THE CONSERVATIVE COMMIT
TEE PRIMARY ELECTION ORDERED. meet
ing of the Conservative Committee was held
last Dght, all the members being present,
John b. Smoot, County Superintendent, in the
Chair, and Geo. R. Shiun, Secretary.
% motion the vote by which ward meetings
we're ordered for the selection of delegates to
the Senatorial and County Conventions was re.
considered, and
1t was then moved and adopted that pri-
mary election be held on Wednesday,, August
18Th for the purpose of selecting candidate
Tor the State Senate. to be voted Tor 10 the
Convention to be held 10 this city on the 3lst
day of August and, also, for the purpose of
selecting two candidates for the House of Del.
egates from this county.
1t was determined that the Committee
should appoint delegates to the Senatorial Con-
veDlion instructed to vote for the person re-
ceivlng the highest plumber of votes for the
State Senate, and that the two persons receiv-
ing the highest number of votes for the House
Of Delegates shall be declared the nominees of
the Conservative party for that position.
1t was ordered that the County Superiu.
'eudept appoint three Commissioners in each
ward to hold the primary election; that the
polls be opened at 10 o clock a. u. aud closed
at o'clock D. m.; the Commissioners to re-
port the result of the election to the Commit
tee, who shall publish the same ; none but reg
istered Conservat voters TO be permitted to
vote, and those who voted for the Conscrya
tive nominees at the last municipal election
shall be considered as Conservative voters
The Committee then adjourned to meet on
Saturday evening, at clock, at which time
all the candidates for the State Senate and
House of Delegates are requested to meet the
Committee.