Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01
E,ntser Srrn. Richmond.


the PICTURESQUE, costumes or the GROUNDS OF
the association to Gay 10 mako one think he HGs
the opara CT Martha, in the 5000 ct
E;Chc:cnd ar. II is beautiful weather; days
zoo sweet amcs: to spend them 10 the city;
day 50 gcllcu that only amid tho majesty OF
Csiu!c coul thci: full charm be let aud epjoy.
cd. Tho grvuaG1 were not ctoWdcd-not oae
fifth rs maGy rs | expected to soo-not has
i,lonin0nI Au's2i! turned out as she ought to;
& ornwd attracts crowd, anl 80 Long as tho
mats .; people ia !ho city stay at homo God
lock upon the festival as Gully gotten up for the
bcactit c! their cluntry ctu,ios. lhcn So long
w!i the annual gathering drag AID be wanting
III thG si:at rlgment C! SUCCESS. The j Ilay IL
very rfct!itaho, both in tic mechanical AID III
the asTlcu;ufa! departments, an! tue races are
Use about % u paT viii! other trctt!ng RACES,
where nubcds lakes AIRY interest whether tbs
black tic hsy. or The bro~n wins, except. indeed.
The ownrrs ana the betierS. Il il jG3t ike the
light between Bob nufnhacl and Tom StRllings
III the Georgia scenes, when disrtcrest3d spec
tatrs caenTcd lic5t enc ard tfcn the Other, not
cirlns do. or as Hail has it, whether Bob
thrGSncd Tom, or r0n whipped Bob.
The far caouot b. oai!cl . sylGnGii stlcacss
t!'ls year, hat il his helped tho city, by brinSA
icg l;to rs Mlist many SrjnSors from the at
lac&nt G3uUiry and aiSI from the W,St An
tho tor, seemed throngod, al Il there are two ri.
WI theatres IL iuil bla>t-lfa FGrd'S Opera
Company y: powol's oil delapida!cl concert
hail, EuG aro her ut tho Nj ,rt Hall; both nrn
ruuaing iiDaicrJ. Ecri's Gompany--nt cou $,
Professionals with Sam Young, of Washing
ton, ny Ralph. and Miss Belle Mckenzie as
Josephine, The Nlcza!t is composed Of Rich
mOnd talent, and draws janm;d houses every
night, but they labor UNDER great disadvantage, |;
the sage of tho MtalrS IS bad. small aud cou
trIciei, anu tho building itself il 90 better
than barn. Their, is ono thing Of all Others
needed in Richmond and that is fno theatre
or opera hou.c. which would Go credit to tho
city. The ola theatre, built before I'll, war,
has steadily dctcrioratod; the paint has mould
cred off; tho paper hangs in strips. aud tho
architecture 50 faulty that it must be remodlcd
to suit these days In addition it is lust about
as clean as pig nou and hog style. and only
somo bright DE- cidtd star and splendid bill can
draw tho better class efpeopla within itH walls
rhon again it has no fair critic. tho papers not
criticiz:ug uulll after the troupe has gone and
the public haVo been SO often dc lived by man
moth posters, hugo placerds and tX!ravagnLt
notic:s in the pap'rs, tina. OF l! tho old we'll
known established tavolitts can draw. Lo.
somo cLtarprisipg capitalist build fine cpara
house and place il 10 charge Of O competent
nanascr, aud il will b, the lioest paying invest
mcnt that could DO made 10 this city.
Iho Society Of the Army of Norttciu Vir-
glnla held ttclr reunion last night and Gen.
titz Leo delivered in splendid tone AMI vcioo
his essay on the bltlo of characteristics. 1t is
a valuable contribution Of history, and will b.
oil goat value to tho future historians; for, bs-
side being on tho snos, tao dashiUg Virginia
cavalier. tho Rupert Of our civil war, snd tho
grim Puritan Cromwell of Lexington we're
staunch friends. jackson was very fond OF
f,z Lee In his own way, and liked to have
him With hlm Fitz Lac told me. land By tho
way hois as good "rcconteur. astho celohrat
Major Monsoon ia o. Mallcy. the Irish Dra-
gloD) of tho last lille he ever had with Jack
So1. 1t vas the day before tho battle at Chan.
oeliorsViIlc that Jackson and himself rode along
The plank roadway on IIeo's LETT, 30 us to try
and find whore tho right flank OF Hooker's
army lay, which Gen. Ice, tho commander ip
chief, designed 20 attack. After riding sever.
al miles alJug that iesolate, sombro road with
out hca'loS sound OF meeting soul, they at
last saw an Old ucgro canning towards tnem.
Jackson h.lsc1 hlal and asked him il ho know
where TIC enemy were?
Yes, Ela.Sef; 80 up On that little hill! no
SAD, pointing to small elevation about hua-
SIC yards away, aGd you cao sec 1cra Yankees
as thick 81 bect; tho woods is full Of en-"
jackson rodc Oh, and said Ii z Lee ,HhcG wc
reached the top OF tho hill VIC issed and lock
cd around, aud sight mot Iny cycs so graod.
50 tlat Xpec!cd toe, that with difficulty ooulc;
Restrain myself from shouting cloud 10 tho
very abaadon OF JOY, and throwing M hat high
in :hn Oil with cyutaiion.
Why what was il, asked?
There isy the right Wig Of iIookcr'a rru,7
~ ! RECT c;.!t?. They !olt so safe that thcv
mad not cvon throwa on; rickes to guar! tho
: lank roai. In the fields holt q milo or no
away th6uSsads OF tho blue c1a!s could 10 seen.
most G! shcm getting rcldy fer their meals.
others Hcfc drilling il Squads and many were
stretched oGs resting from thor fatigue. 1t
was, az found ont Afterwards. BIoukef's dutca
l'7iia". ihcra they we're IL unsu :niciolls as
s!c chirniug, [o!acking brood Of chickens, rul'-
liiuG their feathers in tho barn ynri With
lsHg Content, utterly uuiuirllu Of tho dark
aDct In Tho sky that descended slowly 10 py.
rating cIc IS towards the Garth and thea naus
ing il mid air. The casle measured tho di,.
taGco before tho final sTopr. Thtro rested ;he
right wing OF liookcr's army With an impeno.
rab!o ,hickc; in their front, rapid river il
tier rear. al! innocent Of i'll, littio imayiaipg
tho dreadful tempest that the grim prospero.
WHO sat on horseback not far off, was about TO
r:l'a about their cara, laughing in their bes:is
ike tho doomed 1'yli,ns at the Thrccian games
when ShatmantZ's Assy,iul guards stood ready
with dagger end With sword 10 butcher them
AZ they stood. Truly what grand So! aclo?
No wondtr Fiz LEO remembers it. Twenty
thousand men GU tho plain, ono man on the
hill almost with tho potent power in his hand
as Mercury when he borrowed Joyo'a thunder
bolts TO laurca them at the Titsns. Tho milo
utes iloW By, but no movement was made. An
lntcrludc 10 tho great spectacular play when
the curtain was about to DO parted on new
soone. A terribly impressive taboaux thst
needed GO blue lights TO hcightcn tho effect,
What n risIure2 Jackson with st,rn, com.
posed iace, as il cut 10 b:otz,, only his eyes
laShlrg as no gazcd, Knowing that ct LAST the
foo was in big tells. What visions must have
swept like flash across his mind. The great
army Of tho Potomac in his power ct lat -