Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-19
sentenni:.i Tournament.

III, arrangements for the tourna meut at.the
Centennial grounds 10 philadelphia 10 day we're
Is follows:
At two o'clock the tournament will begin at
The foot Of Georges Hill Fifteen knights will
participate, thirteen OF whom will represent the
thirteen original States one the United States
aud one the Centennial. \ queen of love and
beauty and four maids Of horor w!l be selected.
Col. s. Taylor Suit, OF Prince G gorge county,
will be the ciici marshal and Will be aided By the
following assistant EarshalS: Col. John 5.
Mosby, Iirgiuia; Gen. WisrweIi, New York;
Gen. J. ID. lmbcdcn, Virginia; Henry L. Davis,
Washiugtou city; Adjutant GcneralF. A. Bond,
Maryland. Ilcral4s, Major Harry Gilmor,
Maryland; Gen. s. L. Burbrldge, Kentucky;
Sauuci Welsh, c.q., PcuusyIvauia; Col. Wm.
Il. Berkeley, Virginia; Harry Turner, ESD,
Maryland; Col. L2c Crandail, Alabama. Tie
rizcs to be awarded to the successful knights
consist OF u par Of pearl handled silver plated
Remington rcv0lvers; an art,st:cally designed
brouzs statuctte OF Il kusht, c'aborate y orna.
mcntcd centre piece, The pedestal os silver In
laid with gold, the silver crDam"Atyd to match
the gotcls Of chased silver with geld medal.
ous; toablc-barreilc;i shot sun, with ammu-
ution aud case complctc; silver plated git and
euamc;ed Irul dish tea st, twelve pieces ln
lLp CScDluS t!ic III Ntll ~ SiphhI0
10 Judges llsli hy the G,,ecn OF Love and
Beauty. The following ere the judges oil the
tournament Tx Gov Oicn Bowie, Of Mary
land; Colonel Ercd:riyk c. Skinner. ot New
York; Rcvcrly nanscll:eIi, cGq, CT Virginia;
nc. j. f. Mo.guo, Of " Washington, y. c.; Hon.
u. W. Osborn, Of Florida; General \. /. A.
iorbit, Of Delaware; Clarence Nj. Barton, esq,
OF District OF Columbia Horace |. Smith, cs,l,,
ot Philalcphla; Edward IL. Maxwell esq, OF
Boston. The Centennial committee 10 charge
OF the arrangements for the tournament have
decided TO charge y lee OF five dollars lor ad-
mission to the Juigcs' Pavilion III the evening,
where the closing ceremonies of the day are ap-
pointed TO take place.
The following is y complete list OF the fifteen
hu'ghts who will participate IN the tourney
with the special designation H. Crozicr, New
Hampshire; Il. 4. Mcfarland, jr., Nlassachu-
sets; l.. l.. Lusby, Rhode Island; William +.
Bryan, Connecticut; George Y. Bacon, New
York, {. ID. Chapman, New Jersey; ii. NJ
Perry, PcuusyIvauia; L. Kane, Delaware Il.
y. Hereford, Maryland; +. +. GaIlaher, llr-
eluia; }. NJ. Hardy, North Carolina; 4. Mel
>>a Jarboe, South Caroua; {. A. Fox,
Georgia; Charles White, lr., ,hc Centennial,
and y B. Suit, the Unknown.
ACrMoUS MlsrAKE.-The Cadet Corps ol
tie Virginia Military Institute of LcxIDg
ION, Va, passed through the city on Friday
night, returning from the Centennial. \ report
IaS been circulated that the supper which they
had ordered by telegraph at the Eutaw House
had not teen forthcoming. Such l. not the
case. Mr.. Ford, the proprietor, tclecrapheu
The commapdant o! the corps, Mr.. i. IL. Smith
40 layltation for the corps to become his guests
while 10 the city. Colonel Smith replied iron
Philadelphia we gratefully accept you
courteous invitation for supper for seven
trllcis II. Smith" Mr. Ford, supposlng on
i seven were coming, made no eXtraordlnar
p:cparaions for his guests, and when the en-
IRE force, numbering POI, arrived at the hote
aGd their time being limited, II was imposslbl,
l'r him to provide Tor them. the dispatch
should have read supper at seven meanin
wen o'coek,) Instead CT for sevcu.-Boh
.i"tertcan
{. \ @. CAsAI" "-Thc receipts OF the Che:
apIake and OAio canal for the week ended th
i4.h instant wsr>: From Cumberland, ST.
9d5S9; Georgetown. $500; Wlllamspor
Sl3S 81; total, $50 4O2.335;; revenue accrued q
Cumberland, SIS, SIS 81. There were lGS boa
lit Cumberland, carrgilg II. cQl tons coal.