Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-02

TIE DAY.-Io day hiss beer eupta ,iI!g e
red letter Cay 10 the aDeas Of Al x.adris;
such day ia fgct as has not been witnessed
within the mcuor7 OF that venerable and Ugh
y respectable incisi lual, "lle o!cc's lbhabi-
.ant."
From on early hour kiog street las lem
one dense mass OF men. women, ctlliIel and
vehicles. The crowd was too d:nss for Penn"
sy!vania aveouo. 10 Washington. and moro re-
sent ID Broadway ir New York.
Tie train on the w. & 0. r. r., vt i:h ar.
rived here about O'clock b;olght 'ouc cars
crowded With visitors to the FL.
ga the Midland Road tho speti, train from
Go1d1rsVi.le brought Fix cars loaded with paC-
pie, besides many who came down 90 the reeu.
lar train.
The Commercial Exchange, Poattftioo and
MIST Of the stores we're closed. aud the people
turned cut en- mai3c.
Every boat iiOn Washington was lOade J.,
and the through lice of stages was kept busy.
The OF t0eies who rreGioted the uoD,success
OF the fair, can out of their holes, and adjust
ing their spcc:actS to their aged rO;es, took o
glance ond wondered. The business men tock
o good lock, aud, rltb;ng their hands, rushed
1910 their 5ttr4s to wait upon tho rapidly atcu.
muIat!rg crowd OF customers. The young
ladies looked sn1 blusbtd. as the nunberess
handsome young men went by. The youog
nan OF the period took glanec-instesd OF his
moInlcg c)ckta'l-and commenced to promo.
mad. Las, but By 10 means least the irrH.
preside small boy saw it, and, after getting
In tie Way Of everybody he could, narrowly
cSc,plng being runover by a dcz.n vehicles and
ccCaglog 10 any amount CT deviltry, went home
TO pcISu8d: his mother TO give him o Quarter
to take him 10 the Fair.
AltoSol e: the day was ore long TO be re
mam5sred.
TIE CASE OF ELLIS vs.. GRAuAM--Ia the
admiralty cause Of j jshna f liz against tho tug
ksIla Wise, b. FIRE tho L. S. D.stlic. Court, 10
a.sson 10 this riy as noted in yesterdays
& z 1te, JUICE Hug hes 10 day DECIDED that the
luz Katie Wise, belonging to Captain j Jhn
whlch The schooner Martha WashinRtoo was
itinrtd nod that the IihcIlatt. Capt Ellis, is co
urid ID to damage; ard referred the CAUSE to
Commissioner John S. Fowler to take testi-
nonty aud ascertain the tm ;unt Of damages
AID report TO the o1urt.
III" c,so was argued ty Mtssrs s. T. Beach
aLd jjhn NJ. Johl SOD, for joshua Ellis aud ty
Mcs,rs. Wsul*s and Mushback for tho detcu.
dao;s
Police ITEMS. The iolowiog cases have
been r part Il To dsy.
'etcT DJtson. coIcred. tor cutting Philip
C:ft"f. also o,lore1. vas fined ami Locked 10
Tor q hearing.
4 m,li "hi'c hoy l,r stealing q bottle Of
Beer 81 the Fair Grounds, was given aWhippug.
.veral dunk and diso,dNIy persons were
locked ~ !0c hearing.
DEEDS AND LICENSES. -During tho month
Il September there were Is deeds recorded and
! mHrla2c licenses Issued Ia the Clerks offios
"s n" Corporation Court. 10 the same time
here we're dec ds rcrtried and :; Licenses il.
Il q n the Clerks oiiia9 IF the CUunty Court,
u. Z. DISTRICT COURT -Judge Il. ~.
UGqheS, presiding E IIs vs.. S.ramtug Il nie
Nl,r ann j ,En &. Graham; order OF rsf.reucs
10 Comm s-l0ncr 10 asccrtaln damages.
Come adj ,uTned un;il 10 m ROW