Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES, Gct5jcr 3. 1879.
For sha Middle Atlantic States increasing cloud
mess with possible rsin sreas in northern portion,
soltheriy Voering 20 colder we:terly wincs, ard
gs,nH b,rOmotc..
BANQUET TO THE NlslTING SoLDIERs.--
After the military LETT the Fair grounds, about
SIX o'clock les! evening, thty marched 10 the
Arn0ry Of the A'eyltdna Iph. lc!antry
where the visitors were bar icttcd.
Two locg ,atloS extended The entire iclglh
OF the roam and were loaded d1wn with all the
snbstanlials ard mluy Of tho luyuli:s Of iiie
The viauds were INC ten p.logl y and aristcal;y
srrar ed. pyramids Of fruits and fJwers. beog
distributed at interFas. along the tab,ts, ado.
lag much 70 their app2aratce. There was an
abundance of ell the iiaids necessary to wash
down the solids. and smokers wtr, not forgot
ten The whole Elir was gotten 10 uadpr the
direction 0! Mr.. JacIb B)hrgus, the tfi,cat
ConEi5saly CT the il. !. l.. al ref Iced mu,h
credit upon his taste aud skill,
Full Justice was done 10 the barq LIT by lho
soldiers. who were al! hun2rY after their lorg
aud dusty march.
After all had satisfied III, inner Man the
lne was rt.Iorm i and the Washington Light
Infantry were escorted TO Ptinco street wharf,
where they embarked On the steamer W. W.
Uorcoran for home. The other CO npnuiss ia -
returned to the armoiy and wcro d: mia7cd
ASSAULTED AND RCEEED. --.hmoDg the
many Wa,bl9GtoLlins who visited this civ
yesterday vas our, "h0sc name is suppressed,
but who had Grathtr rough experience. lie
had ltdllgrdi 10 large qua1tlty Of beer, near
The Fair eTOuLL', ana afterwards CAGE down
town eud put several Ii5ss3s CT iuGch 90 ten Ct
the beer. Putc; God tear proved bad nix
Iu:e and mixed the iG.bIhci j ideas consider
ab'S. lljweS.r he lububgld 10 face ia north
etIy Linc.ion and stariCi 10 yak TO Wsshicg,
ten.
ga the cOmIl0La Isl Iu'th ui the cliy h.
was stl2 i b. ;w3 Dtu, knocked dGwa, s,v.rvly
hoaten aud lcb3tG Il a sh.l amtuat Of uloccy.
lie succeeded IL hrt ahiGg a~Sy fir, lii his us,ai
Hos and N. De his way back 10 t0wr lie Wa
shown 20 the ribc, Of D:. StahIcr, where The
Wounds on ti4 head slvtn 10 unub r, were
attended to. Il inp Sill vcry drunk he was &C.
G)nmod2t"Di ~ he S'atIr hUnsc lr ihc
Dighi, 40 -:ht hou:t :itt mG!uius l.! "a rrrl;
boat.
HE IRON INTERESTS. la he ,ya!,imc.t
Incident t" ID" Far Tn 81, c: 4 Startling az
non inIuic' here has hrtU Temporarily llid
aside, bdt b. 10 lIrai4 lost 80 III ~: Tho yui.
uiittG prpGILt tie i,rra,r meeting thoac
INTERESTED tOnaia H.. u + !. : Is nbaur. J, !
I. agle". ii ltd Nj. i,JH,H fJrlncr, avr
tormnI,nr a;d rs,, IT." w. ~
Of builAjD., i,rrr. (. .n} r;i, ',',I,n
rcnort f. , o,,,,,p =, 'r.;',.i ,i,','j, H.,
u hIc ,y,5a,r,s :, :. Ivy '',.'
,arrtscnf he iia.:r i. =, r,,,,.:,, Il .n,''
ios couJtjor
''''''''
r. lhh "'SS"S. &c |"'n"@''>"d t>eS@ says :
NC 'I:"'f7 o. IL" f|'''"a2 i@nf.Hy, WAC
lave Dcen "i1kihR iot ~ CD, topped w"fk !
IeS.e'ntY Il was stase''' ." a >eHatd tor 30
' J: a''nou." 1t !" u'' e-f'A'1f "u@"a That
III ..1 Was 10" 'eH''r
Il. we nave g. bsSa eIt'.illI "'"'t'>i t@a' all
'"p ni;no's WIZ "'sn '',n "''Ain9 la h G'n'-
'uo'uulnR 'hSs' Inc 'i't r'hr, anu H.i.,-
The CoDSa;a n Cnai CoDiaby yesterday
closed ther tica az he De sn .i.iaes acd d.
charged oil the eni! loy5ea !hI'c except the So
nprin,pr1rnt NJ 1 |,