Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-11
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WEATHER. pE', .DE1ITT s Jr!n. -. 1873
For The M;ddls '.s.cs e..te-!v 2'a.:, der
cloudy aid poa. Ally Wos.LcF Stationary
OR falling baroGult..
ToURNAMEET.--''i :onra:a2:at o>fet5!ort
noticed ia the Uazat .04s r'a1t 1I"c Z: 7g
ten, N Alexandria c.. s''~ttfca". aid Va;
grand success Il J: q, .na,c.: shat rcatiy
enc thousand persoS5 wlro n atse0dAnGc, most
y from the surrounding country and 'fashlog'
ton. D. G. The riding lock Niaco ca the
premises Of j. Il. Johnston, ed, and VS.:
participated in by t.? following solshts: ~
D. Utterbsck, kaish. Of lost CsuaG;' i. s
Palmer, kuiaht eff "Tho Valley" -. D. New.
k ksSt CT IF Nc co Has Ay WaI F h1IssF
Knight ot The Touroan1cnt;' james ".
Wreup, Knight of "Mcnnr IIs;" Preston
Sewell, Knight Of 'L9ac Star" William Mcr.
Chant, Kolght of 'LaogIey;" Milton Barocs,
Knight Of "rhursduy Nigh;;" Fed. Hall,
Knieht q "Arling;op;" b. o. 5hrsve, Knight
of "Arlipgtoi" J. ". Fitlds, Height oi
Long Bianch."
Ine til! Vas fer t@a Ilugs az Z ,ilstancc & about
one hundred yards apart. l'ha ju 'pes' stand was
erected at the last sic2 aui the following were
judges: -CoI. prcutiss ln2rsban, Col. +. r..
Windsor, j. Il Johos.ou, esd, acc Mt. James
Palmer. iiic dispusii;arg for tn t.ugLa'nent
were made ~ Chief Marshall, MornD.1 Pain
or and lIcsa!is Charles Cothcr: sad Resl aald
Murs3D. The :idGg G.: 1!n caH:d el DUE ) cook
and lasted uat!I I've o'c4ck, am:}s; much 10.
terast and enthusiasm. Wi, j the oaiug v,rc
aojujgcd successful! In. .siu ,nc ord / named ::
Knight Of LOST C1n " who crown2d Miss
McDonc Qseep, X ight u "Vi:g;nis' who
crowned Miss T!lzgct4,! Fisst Ma;a . II yaor,
Knight If "rhur,,iay Niglit" ~. nicvncd
Miss Fclm=r Second NJ id e H..:,r. k-i2;'t Of
The Valley" w'o crowaad Mss :5;ryng T-ird
Maid Of H0no?.
The gldirg caicd u, asso.o:!:-rs tirnrael
to the capac.ous resiiaac3 ii Col. +. t. Wind
sor where the coronation oerenooic5 to"k place,
Mr. Edmund Burke, o. THIS city. the JratOr Of
the occasion, deliver an ainlirah!, address,
reviewing the origin OF chiyairy - b" tpu1da
tion for many Of the mosl exalted ser.!moots Of
humanity and LETT as i legacy from iir barba
giuaDs had always delighted to do honor to its
impossible to give IN idea, oi the address with.
out its publication IN tel, and after its reception
the knights tended him vote Of thaoks Ga be.
halt OF themselves and audience. Dancing
then began and coGtinu:d un!il late hour.
Mr.. George A. Musfb3oh, who WAS to have
delivered the charge &c The iinighta, Gid not
arrive c.Og TO other engagements.
PARoXYsMAL.--Th P:rt Tcbaoco lndepon
dent says: "At the S'a'i)G t0araa1lao iast
week just as Coloncl kiisnur was doing his
level best at clinlax anil grac tally rounding up
one CT the eloquent ii ,uilshns Of hia handsome
address gentleman seated on The aianl was
suddenly $ z Il wish Is parcyysma III. srrang
10 It's feet. thlrw his arms sbanj The Coionei's
neck and Justify Rugged he Col0nel then aud
there corans pubHto lie whispered some
hing in the Coipnri'S car but the whisper was
the stage Voice Of Stcot'r. The pcrorat0n
vas go help me-it is ~ The unexpected
peutOmlmc somewhat u2croGnusiigated the
Colonel, / II: then he has :1a3a sc many public
speeches ia his iltt' that nc was equal 10 tho
emergency; quickly T1c,vir,d auh said my
worthy ittad ramiC0g 90 tbs. tbs 5 for the
benefit OF lie ycow fever sufferers, &c, g."
ADJUSTMENTS Prof. Wyuau performed
gain las: night AT Sarepta hall btsGre full
udi9noc. His tricks were Ingenious and
utt,iug sad rc3eivr! the nrpasan Of ti!pse
PRESENT Miss ada Gray rcc-!vcd tho gold
watch. She il II inr 81 tbs yGuGg lan who
tc:lVsd the watch on tho previous Eight a1d Z
laughter Of Cap!aio JAa. Il. Gray The per-
will &c repeated &C. nisi!i
The celebrated Sail Famiiy will riv, cJn
ers, at the NJ. +, Chu:cl 10 ug!it. Tor the
,encti, of tho SuuisY choo oIgan inad. An
xshange says If b n: