Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-26
LOCAL NEWS.

.. T,r.TRIcALs Macy of the lovers
n.y., ..,s.t;onal Drama, were entertained last
VI W. >, the Peabody Building the OCCASION De.
i'sN' "r;vnts amateur performance OF bnlwer 3 3
laE d ,hy. Lady OF LYONS. Col. ". u. Ban
famous diameter ssI Of Claude Melnot was the
II t"e ''1 oldisappoiuted affection and hope
Nnet,CI" - proud spirit struggling asalsnt dis
u,iH',',,..u. CIRCUMSTANCES 10 OBTAIN tne 0dtOH
'aW.r.h.. 0! ;hc Empire, whilst IN the very
o. a,., ,ru,pes. aud whirlwnd OF passion there
lol', I,ysIb,ad in his acting temperance that
!; spoo.hacss line character OF the PROUD,
!~n,,iors yst releltlng Pauline was rendered
t t"'W, :. \ ,isun in Il most flushed manner and
a., rare grace ami dIgHl'y that DC 81 . er-
s.,nr.ti h. ui"drsiy oil nature.
ne mi,or characters in the cast were Well
r.,rr.en,ed by Misses Sally Lee, Aanie Ball,
AMI Nary Bal, and BY Mc<srs. Rando pm
E~.o9t, ph,i Johostcn. Willie \ caton, Carroll
A,bhy, aud Joseph Addison.
,irg to the !lmited tune for prepare
,;,.p ;hc stage had pot been arranged as
n;rrir rs i: might have been, aud then,
I'm as Colout Bali said, some of the
T,,i,s had 10 be filled at short notice by
,uG st;fu,cs. ADD somc OF the boys present would
49,. iaud and eat peanuts at the wrorg Tune,
and the scene .hlitcrs were undlsclp'ln'd ana
wou! drop The curtain before the proner time,
So that ;nc actors were Compelled TO deil"er
some of thtir speeches while entirely or par
tally concealed ny it :; but the entertainment
wa. enjoyed by all the spectators and at times
was couvuSiyeiy amusing.
Alter the play the seats were removed, ana
the assemble couspany >pcut seVera! hours III
dgnc!ng. The DuS'c was furnished oy the Al
ex.udria band and Vas really excellent.
RIVER NEWS So lar as iircernab!c by he
eve the river i. as thoroughly blockadcd as
ever, and, opposite TITS CITY, vas, carly this
morning, is tightly closed is Il has been thls
winter for the metiug OF yesterday was equal
lied by tie freezing Of last uigh;. From Fort
Washington. however, dJwu to the mouth OF
the river as stated Yesterday, the ice Is report
ed 10 be runnlny. aMd tie indications are that
the solid sheet upon wHch the residents Of
this city have becu oakug Tor SO long Will
commence to move of bylnr. maoy days. The
agent Of the Norfolk ard Philad>ipha line of
steamers in this city received information tins
morning that the steamer Lady OF the Lake
and the steamship a. Ii. Stout, which have
bceo detained in Washington Gy the blockade,
woul eavr there to-day for this por., the Tor
mer on her way 10 Norfolk, but the latter to
remain nerc uui aavlg4tiou is freely open. 1t
is reported that the schooner Walter Jones,
heretofore reported ashore at Maryland Poiot,
has gotter off and proceeded to Baltimore.
The New York steamer +. G. Knight, here
totorc reported at Qupu!ico, caue up as
high as The White House yesterday but
wert back last night. Her captaio, WHO
has arrived hc7e, says she will come up as
soon as the Lady OF the Lake goes down The
steamer Lldy of the Lake arrived here tits
afternoon FROM Washington aud proceeded on
her WY to Nortv.k, aud the steamship u. ii:
Stout also arrived here iiom the same city aud
went into dock.