Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-02

rhyme:--
If Candlemas Day be dry aud fair
Thc half O. winters to come ADD uair'
Il CandIemas Day be vet and foul
The half o winters gone at Yule.
The Yule above referred to signifies the
Christmas holidays from the fact of the iue
1g being burnt during that period:
In Germany the superstition Is as vide
snraaa as in England, and there are two pro-
vprbiaI expressions on the subject, as follows:
r The shepherd would rather soc the wolf
,nrrr his stable on Candlemas Day than the
.uu. ID The badger peeps out OF ms ho'e Oh
randlrmas Day, and When he unds the snoW
walks abroad but il he sees the suu Shiolog'
he darts back toto his hole. o,
As to whether the porcins r'sal OF VA To-
dcations' saw his shadow or DOT, this mora
;or, depends very much upon Inc Tune AZ
Which he emerged from ms istr' the sun suin
,og brightly at an early hour, aud disappearing
nndtr the clouds awhile later. Hence the
weather ADMINISTRATIONS from thus quarter eau
not be very definite.
THE TApLEAUx LAST NIGHT.-A brilliant
and app1eciative audience assembled at Sarepta
Hall last night to witness the grand spectacular,
highly moral, pleasing, chaste, amusiog. d
beautiful pantomine of the "Mistletoe Bough.
The hall was crowded from floor to gallery. lu
pecuniary point OF view the affair was a sue
cess. The grace, beauty and lorelluess OF the
slies engaged in the tahIeauX were themes that
every ope dated upon. The bride was as sweet,
rs tcoacr, and as shy, as was ever the laOleo
Geneyra, The locomotive headlight IN the gal
;pry threw a bright light on the stage. lhe
Baroness and other ladies' of the court, looked
and moved as gracefully and rarely elegant as II
,hey were 10 the presence OF royalty ltSeii.
Adorned with tasteful costumes that we'll set
off individual styles and charms, The ladies'
made Tennysou's dream Of fair women an &C
tual existence OF the present. Their cheeks.
where the lily and the rose blended, hushedto
d deeper hue. their eyes outshobe the diamonds
they wore, aud their 1.-THE, hssome forms sWayed
Ike the hazel wand as they beat musical
~ thin 10 the full stratus OF the grand piano.
IN, supper was also good. lhe costumes were
nnm erous and elegant, and the cleaning ustre OF
train lg velvet. aud slavery simmer OF now
inc sa, liz, the graceful trail OF tinted Silks all
Ioonpd I'd bedecked with levels that caught
the ravs # the blazing light and reelected them
lack a IT, ,usand fold, made the scene IKE one
If yerjtable enchantmeut. Three hundred and
sevenry.fvc tickets were sold. Inc singing was
raca;vpH hv "a, ,tucus applause. MIR. Heymau
nrrsidcd At the piano 10 his own lnlmltabie
I,rIo ard uas on coSed repeatedly. The ushers
nnrFnrmed their >,nes6us duties 10 most salts
iartorv manner. y bile che doorkeeper, by his
noIitcness, kept everybody 10 good numor.
THE Observation-Disclosures 90 the river may
INV be considered as opened, although there
arc still considerable quantities OF Ice uoatlnE
Nm and down with the tides. The steamer
I'aav Of the Lake arrived up from Nortoik'
This morninp: she reports that there IS c0oSlac,
raho ice between Iodiaa Head aud Holland
Point Int that it is so soft as to otter 90 serl,
ms ;mncJ;mcnt to navigation. The Lake Will
pa, her regular trips on Monday next. Two
orstcr vessels sailed mp this morning from
6non,;co The stern wheel steamer Arlington,
commenced her trips to Occoqnan this moroing,
and the Potomac ferry boat, City of AIcxan-
dria made trip to Washington and back. She
Gill RECOMMENDED her regular trips TO- morroW,
running as per schedule Published elsewhere
The tue Smith Petit started Tor the io#ef
river this morniog having 10 TO" tue sc'o9 n
Active, loaded with corn, tor rev ORR 'no
steamer Keyport, Of the Quantlco llne' came
down from Washington TO this city tnls 9'cu'
ing, where she will be repalDed ana unucleo
some minor repairs preparatory 10 DeloR put
Npon her route.
iNr'p O. R. M.-Osceola Tribe No. |, OF this
city, has lost one Of her worthiest members 10
tbs person Of Mir. George ". Williams, tor
merlv of this place. He died IN NashipHtoo
On the 3Oth ult, and was buried yesterday 10
the Congressional Cemetery. A delegation
from his tribe was present, also many memDeF:
Of Usage Tribe No. +, and Tent OF kechaGIIe'
# which he was a member The member:
here speak 10 the klndest manner OF inc mem
bcrs of Usage Tribe, who were dllgent 10 thei
min;strations during the sickness of MIR. VIII
lams The deceased leaves widow and three
small children He was in the employ OF MT
Hugh Latham at the tme OF his death. havlnt
charge of his stable in Washington. Mr.. II
esteemed him highly as an upright, falthfu
aud honest man.
CANnLEMAs DAY.-To. day was celebrated
by the Catholic Church as The purlhcatou o
the Virgin Mary, or. as 1t is more commou'
called Capdlemas Day. The festival was ~
stituted 10 honor of the presentation OF IN
infart Jesus 10 the Temple, under the Mosai
law, when Simeon received. Him into his arm
and blessed Him, declaring that tie shout
become "a light to the revelation OF the Ger
tiles" The name Of CaudIenas Day IL take
from the fact that 90 this day the candle
which are used in the Church durIng the yeal
+re presented by the people, and Soiemn1
,ttessed with appropriate ceremonies. 10 Cati
olie countries procession with lighted caud'!
IS also had Oh this day. Services we're held
st. Mary's Church at 9 o'clock this morning
FRIENDSHIP FIRE Co.-rhc regular NEE
ing of the Friendship Fire Company was lie
last night Vice President Is. +. Penn 10 IL
chair and VIM. Hammersley secretary pro ten
Charles Herbert was proposed and elected
an active member Of the company. Some ro'
I,nc business was transacted and the compaI
adjourned until next Thursday evening at o.
o'clock, when they will make arrangements
attend the inauguration Of lilden and Hen
rcks on the 9Th of next moth.
SOUP HoUsE.-It is understood that Il
Committee on the Poor at their secret mee!i
Yesterday, made such regulations as would ha