Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-19


Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. |
WARRENToN, Va, Sept. lS.--rhe ia races
OF the Warreuton Riding CLUB will be run 90
The club track 90 Saturday, the 23l inst. From
the entries made, and the general preparation
they will be Of a most exciting and enjoyable
character. "Harold," the winner Of the silver
bowl last spring, is entered again for the steeplc
chase. Six other horses OF reputation are en-
tered. So "H.r Id" |! have to do hs les: to
retain the championship. In the fat race, for
three year ODDS, there are three entries, aud in
the fat race, for all ages, six entries.
Besides the races and the proposed visit Of
large uuuber of our citizens to the Centeu
nial, aud inevitable politics there are very few
items of interest 10 report from Warrenton.
Politics even make very little stir here. Every
body is for Tiiden aud Heodricks aod General
Huntou We have rildcu club, where youth
lul orators ventiate their eoQueoce, and per
sulde those who are already per>u ,ded every
Saturday night, ard the True Index com
meets 90 their sp echeS the following Saur-
day, but by that time they might be forgotten.
The Circuit Cour, has had quiet but indus
trious SESSION, and tn, lawyers are going TO The
Centennial.
The "tay season" of Warrenton may be sid
to be over, and nearly all the visitors are gone.
SO Two classes Of our citizens are sad aud me-
lanchuy, the boarding hou,rkeepers and the
party goers. The boarding housckeepers,
poor souls because heir harvest is over, for
people dout board in Wa!rentnD in the winter
time. The inhabitants keep house, and strang
els don't consider it a good place tor hlbernat-
ing. And when enc does appear in our reefs
as DOW and then a stray numerical travel
er does-he Is greeted By our hotel proprietor
as warmly as ever was his man Friday by Rob
inson Crusoe. But the saddcst class among US
at such time is the beau Mondi' If War
reptvp. Th.ir's is sad case, indeed, wheu
the season Of the scar and yellow Leaf COMES
upon them. No more balls, 20 more Germans,
no more sounding Of the loud bassoon. The
boys have all gone hack to school or college.
where they must roll their eli garcttes surrept!
tiousy, practice the Boston after study hours
with each other, and perchance Increase their
stock Of knowcdge in the incrims. The young
men who did not live here have gone home.
and those who do are melancho ", cut OF splr
its and out of pocket. The girls are gone, all
hut the regulars, and they, one BY one, will
5000 follow their friends to the cities. We
regularly and hangs over the gossip Of the town
like fate 10 Greek tragedy. Then, offender,
beware! Oh Warrentou is charming wheo
the wntry winds do blow. PESTRUCnIO.
ODD FELLows.-Thr Grand Lodge indie
peudeut Order OF Odd Fellows began its fifty
sec,nd session yesterday 10 Musical Fund Hall,
Philadelphia, where an address Of welcome was
delivered by NJ. w. Grand Mas er George +.
Bore. The ceremonies al the hall occupied
rather more THAI 40 hour. At their conclusion
the Grand Lodge, under escort of th" Phil ,del-
phia Batla proceeded to visit the State
House and Carpenters Hall, where 4. W. d.
Grand Sire John w. Stokes acc rdinely wei
comed the Grand l. dye to the birthplace OF
American Independence, and NJ. w. Graod
Sire NJ. j. Durham, Of Danville, Kentucky,
responded Passing from the Hall OF Congress
to the Museum, they again took up the llne of
march to Musical Fund Hall, where the scs
sion OF the Grand Lodge was resumed. Ftom
the report read during the session and pre-
snnted by the Grand Sire NJ i. Durham, of
Kentucky. he following items oil interest are
selected Number Of Grand l. 'dges, AS mum
Der of Subordinate Lodges, + 395; Grand En-
c.npmcnts. 80; Subordinate Eocampments,
1855; Lodge limitations, 50 043; Lodge mem
bcrs, asa, $50; Ehcampment members, 81 $50;
total relief $l,O9S, SOS 81; total revenue,
47l424l.70. Warrans We're issued during
the Year for Grad Encampment in Arkan-
sas; Subordinate Eocampmeuts 10 Great
Britain Chill, Lower Provinces, New Mexico,
Fl ,rda, Idaho and Montana; for Grapd Lodges
in Dakota and Chill and fnr Subordn lie
Lodges at Chill. Province Of Qlcbcc, Indau
Territory, Great Britain, Sauuwich I~auds,
Washington Territory, Netherlands, Bolivia
and Peru.
-Advices from Charleston, S. c., represent
affairs in that State as still 10 a very DIS urbcd
condition. The whites and blacks are both