Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-15
Centennial VISITORS

| 4 pair # very strk!ag Appearance, uum!s.
! iakaby Centennial vi<I:ors, dropp d into the
| Marb. Saloon LAY or Two rec. Tie maze
, app, ach4d Mr. Russell ami Inquired whittier
h. kept beer, and being answered 10 the athr
NATIVE, Slpnihed his wish 10 be supplied VIII
| two glasses, and at the same tim" expresses, Il
! sire to drink it, if possible, in mere retrci
! place than on III. ir>' fl ~. They were shown
up stairs int0 the elegant dlnlGg room set apart
FIR ladies, aud the beer Was furnished to tn N.
10 very few moments an Indignant wafer
came down stairs and reported to Mr.. Ru>-el
! that the CentennaiSts were slttlDg out free
meal up stairs, which they dryw frJm t:lrir
travelling bags, aui were using the tab!ewar:
| of the establishment to facilitate its cntrarce
! into their mouths Mr.. Russell was 100 uuch
taken aback at the cool assurance Of his guests
to demonstrate, aud they ate their mca! IN
troubled BY a single intimallon that the tax
| 81 running a restaurant 10 that style would
prove very difficult one even 10 this Centcu
na year,
Cooncl Pierce of tho Imperial, relates a
| lauaha!t ue,ient that occurred at hl- hotel.
Que evening recently a party 1t sixteen Cen
| tenna lust covered tourists entered, and after
a parey, 10 which the mlc representatives OF
the company expainrd that they desired l,:g
ings and nothing m re, Mr. Pierce stated rhat
he could give hem rooms, although lie did not
usually coiuct his house IN III European
plan. After asccr aiming he rrce, they re-
tired. In the morning the bill Was presented
for lodgings Of TX cen pcrsons-.xtecn SO lars.
This the fnauc. agcDt OF the party positively
refused TO pay, and insisted that it WAS Az TX
tortiop, as they had only occupied four rooms.
1t appears that although assigned to separate
rooms, there had been $ N doubling up add
only four FOODS were occupied. Eypleuail)D OF
the usageS Of hotel proved unGvGiu2, aud
the s,xtccD marched off afcr only payiog four
dollars Tor their acc }mm0 1atlouS.
y few nigh since party of ten or twelve
put UP at WiIiari's ior the hight, and In the
m0rning, upon presentation ut The bill Tor
lodging and breakfast, an Immediate protest
was entered at the high rate. They had taken
90 breakfast and did not intend TO, they OK
pIaiued, aud the counter cX lanaton of the
clerk was useless they DID not mean to pay
dollar apiece for lodrlngs either, as they had
slept 10 double bedd i roomS-at their owe
option, however. The ladies of the party were
called upon by the maSculDcs to give their
opinion OF the charges, aud the unanimous yer.
dct was that they We're outrageous. Finally,
one old rooster Of the party cut the g Iian
knot by pIaoking down half dollar 90 the
counter, at the same time excaimng, That
all you'll get from me-" ii example Was fol-
lowed by the other members Of tn: party to
the great amusement oil number of ouugcrs
10 the lobby, wh) had been watching the ne
gotiation with gfcat inter st.
The custom of giving transfers a. the juno
ton of Seventh street and the Avenue. b. The
rect Car Company, AID The restrictions
placed upon their use caused difficulty the
other day with a quattette Of Centennial Wis.
itors. They had evidently been in the city
some days. as they hid passes Of dare three
or four days anterior to the time when the
trouble occurred. The leader Of the parry
passed in H. cheeks. and the conductor had
commenced 10 punch them when he discovered
their ace. He at once promptly loorued them |
that they were vauee>s, a. the passes were |
only good Tor the day and on the first inter
S ctiUg car The strangers pertlnaclou-ly in
sisted that the company had 30 right to LII Ike
such rule, and resolved to get off the ear and ,
wlk rather than submit to what they regard
I'd as Az IMPOSE ion The Knight OF the Bell
Punch stopped the car, aud the Centennial
a 9Th el and pur: ued their way %
foot.- Wash CM1nic1e.
BARN DESTROYED BY LGHTNING-The
barn IF Mr.. &C.. B. Cochro D. uclr Salem. Oh
the Manassas railroad. was struck by lightning
last ught, and burned TO the ground, loss about
I've hundred dollars. Mr.. e. had fortuna ely
shipped the last OF his wheat yesterday. He
made this year 500 bushels, and is an indus
rious and enterprislDg citizen, and all regret
his loss. The building Was not Insured.