Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-10


,>He depicted tho scenes Ct the early munjein,
government, how it "bsnktd out" the r;va.
from the cove and made Unon street. how tba
hills were cut down, the streets Graded, ,bl
pavement, pumps and lamps bceuu; how Al
eXsudria commerce was FIRST shattered b;n,
French war, aud then ruined at tho clpu-e .,
the town 10 1911. lie showed that that srr.
reader entailcd no disgrsc,, IS the Uti'sG
States officers had blown up Fort WasLioy,cn
and all the men between Is and Is had L,rn
put into tho militia ca muSSc and marched ,n-,r
miles away. lie narrated The building 6, ,in
old Town bulldog and occk. ard returned
public thar k 10 the donor CT tbs nee onC, mrn,
toned that the present toHn debt YVES BE-. u9 !,
1919 but that it had now been placed on firm
basis and read the news which note from "a
Auditor requested him to announce, ,ksl III,
new funding OF the tOwndcbt at per cent. Eol
Just been concluded. This Was r,c,ivcd WIN
much applause and call.d out Mr. II. S,rau,.
who made his acknowledgements Ia a hnoGsn,n
manor.
Continuing, MIR. Cirue noted the srsa, 6r,
the opening Of tho canal aad R,lluc s,,n
which the speaker said was ably lad by Fratm,
Il. Smith, Robt. Brnckett and Chas. L. Su,rr
tho SOD or tho first, was our Mayor, visllant m,
aotlVe, the son oil tho second, oar capable And
tor. aud the grandson Of tho third, our AIr
city JlJg'. Tho coming of railroads, the in.
crease Of population. ard then, the war aid i.
results were chfon'cItd. In summing m N,
history OF tho hundred years. Mr. G.. Of Err
addressed the fire uen, recalling Tho namescI
John A. Roach, }. Carson Green, Geo P;u,
David Appich, Robert j. Taylor, VIVA. Eyu.
and James kecna. who died at he lira Of Isl,
10 tn path OF public duiy. liz then ssld 10 lrr
cltz D soldiers that record which begun when
Stewart troop wcnt into Braddcck $ fight WITH
20 men and left % dead Gu the frll of BATH,
When Thomas ]Iongdon, ancestor tt tho rr,s,nr
editors Of tho Gazolto fell 90 every field Q.
dear bought honor, from Quebec to Chemtus,,,
the soldiers of Alexandra had never lal,crra.
Ii words were tears no would speak OF our 4 IA
on tho field Of battle il later days. No c,ntrn
tial OF the towo would DO complete that did nj
revercntly mention the names CT
Uhas Burgess, Wn. }. Hisdor, VIM. Il
Boyer, Clint Balcngcr, Frank Balivngcr. W.,
IoVeluc,. Will II. Luat, Pat. I,unne, john I.
Mills, Johu S. Murray, Wa. Trtott, ". I.
Morrill,, Aud. Skldmorc. Geo. Wsii I'D, WASH
7. Harper, jack Sa1gster, Dan lee, Jan,<
Pftc or. k)dy Whiltiagtnn, John Moair, A.
Saunders. loo Calmus, B,rj Enmerson, v.
L. Pndgttt, Joe Psnu. Al. WOODS. Wa. Pas
c.n. Pat. D.yl,, Dan D,hony. Jas. iong,c
Pat llorringtoo, Jas. K"aticg. Jas II GIim,s
jonah BlldHin, Tom. III zIugA, R,b,. Bact
aDan.
lie cotculcl Aud VIVA: shall | sly Of III.
future ? WHO shall lit US from oue Low estate
turn mine oyes to the nouotuiDs ind | see
two giants c>mitg, When va look aheI
through long pofiol OF ;imo W. must cnlarrr
our vi ion. These hills Mt. E,4l,. Shu,cr'a
Till. Federal Hill, Arlington. Georco,nYy7
Heights and tho Highlands absck Ct Washiar
ton, nnd tho Marylanl heights down To Oxrn
Hill locked US 10 with Georgetown. Wal.
irg:ou and tho ncighborng c,mmlnh,s. y,
sinog no further political connection with them
than wo now have. it is certain too, that or
future is linked with theirs
look 10 vain it do not R,c thu tho CHA
walton OF literature and tho fac arts are mount.
ing the bills TO tn, W st AID north OF ua. they
will leave Us to work in the valley b,low. OF the
waters edge. Tho TncoIorical Seminary vii
invite clupaLionship with ksblo cod llahcr,
With Ken aud Taylor. The University ot
Georgetown will havo men like N,vier mi
MOLtslcmhcrt. like Ds Woo aud Carroll. &C.!
lumbar University vi scnd out mcn as sell
sscri6clngts Henry Martyr and etc)ula ,r.I
scholars ripa as WcIIirS. Howard UoivetstY,
an institution without past. may give To
mathematical an;ther Bank asd q nbvaIi,4
that cScols Dumas. Tho ncw Corcoran SchatI
OF design viii train tuurs artists, and M ;cll,-
my OF muse. got unbuilG. mako nn Amer c,n
music that can sl9g the Boig4 Of Wait VIA
map; but We shall bo star all in the VALLEY b..
low, at the water cdSn Literature wl i.d
DO tor Us, but NO will noi wan! il. fer s2c wa
giants coming-cDai aud iron. We sia., 2.:.c
new schools Our ecad1ni,s shall &c s.ho.s
OF applied solcLc,. Work that VII keep 90
arms strong and fed TIC sust br.in 81 l.
thoughts tnEt Will leap Oh; ii!!n i:vcpil2rs Ike
Minerva from the brain CT Jupiter. Jhi !:
cur hope, aud when an2thCr century Fiia!l haze
passed, and my b )neH and you're ere b!ncllrs
10 yoIdsr grave yard, the orator OF AlcX,hdrra.'
pext Centennial ia 1889 eh.fl TIL that WIS
the goc Il ship Al x,rcr.a, that with all s,i4
sot. started 10 1850. was. ia 1850. a.hl:c, IA,
dcrcsl, bllcud and plCcied by wr. c,lers, all
hopo oil commerce gone. her c,ca did 20; dis
pair, bus went nsh9ra ard sct III, laid tillrc
with their turusc, fires. puakca r;o.rer
with sirJnr arms rom TIE mount .i,s .t.,aS
depths. aud renewed the tows. Anl L. ~.
say take the ship from he tn4n sci H.. !
be her emblem no m re. OCEAN Cnunric, !.
goEc, bat heir p'tca in tho liItr hooma:y
that WIS iirsS lie at the w,tar', ctgs Ia
lSS0-one hundred years agO--lud pan, b.
side that Tito boom Of poems that
'Pluoka from the psvcmcu.'s c.cvc.
As tl,w' ret Of the soil,
The nobility Of labor,
Tic llng pedigree tI toll
TIE BANQUET.
The public meeting over thcro assembled ii
tho parlCrs OF MIR. George Steuernagle's tx
chacgc, whore banquet took place, n l,r.c
number OF euc5ts. Inc rooms were Decorate
With Hays, and tho tables sprcad by Mr.. Stcu,r
oaglo could not lie txe2Icd. There was ,v.ry
thing that cnnld please tho llucy and ,ickI,ih'
appetite. ESoty dish that c,ud bs thought Ct
was there, aud tho tables. arranged 10 m,t'
ner that exhibited the Very best tas.oan! JUDI.
mcnt, adorned with n)wtra and pyramids q!
fruits and nuts from every aliclc. With it al
the manner in which MIR. SteuerragIc u,ataS2d
tho affllr brought forth ihe most favorable com
monts. Whatever was cIl!ed for was promptly
furnished ny polite end accom- NJ odstirg visitor.
Alter tho feast was over the Goth was removed
aud tho rosy vino WIS brought forth, nud toas