Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-10
ALEXANDRIA.

THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIoN.-AIexandri
celebrated her first Centennial yesterday, the
city authorities having some weeks since ap-
pointed committee to arrange for the event.
general bell-ringtng took place at noon, and
at Up; m. the torchlight procession formed,
then came carriages containing the mayor, ora
tor, poet. chaplain, the city council and men,
bers Of the city government, then the Alexan-
panies OF Cadet Battalion, St Johns Academy,
one commanded by Capt. Springer, son of Con-
gresham Springer, of Illinois, and the other by
commanded by Major Dent. After the process
sion passed through the town, which was illu-
minated mil the houses OF prominent citizens be-
t eg sarepta wi" Han ass and &c. town
meeting was organized. Mayor Smith presided sided
and Rev. j. J. Bullock, chaplain OF the U. S.
Senate opened the exercises with prayer.
After music by the Alexandria Musical Associa-
ton, Henry B. Wilmington, esq, read a centen.
NAL poem and then Mr. VIM. f. Carne deliv-
cred the centennial address, which was an able
review OF the history OF the town. He claimed
that Alexandra. having been made by the Con-
gress Of Royal Governors in 1l75 the theater of
secret declaration Of the power Of parliament
to bind the colonies, and Of an agreement to
urge parliament to coerce Them became, also,
one of the earliest examples of the public aSSer-
ton of the principle that taxation without rep
resen resent Is tyranny" George tombstone, the
having seconded the resolution of Patrick
Henry, in 1765, and Washington having led the
Town IN q QeClaraJlOn IOr resistance In IVA It's
streets consisted at first OF Cameron, Fairfax.
Royal, King, Prince, Duke, Queen, Princess,
and Duchess. Here Braddock landed in 1855,
The town was first governed by board Of trus-
tees appointed by the royal government, of
Which washington was member. On March
9, lISO, this royal government was succeeded by
mayor, aldermen and common council. 1t is
the centennial Of this event which they cele-
brated. He closed by urging. that the coal and
Iron of the mountains near by must ere long
give the city an impetus Of trade that would re-
store its former prosperity. The celebration
Exchange House.
BULI-DoZERs FROM LoUDoN CoUNTY.--A widow
and twelve male residents Of Hamilton Loudon
county, called on the Postmaster General, in
Washington, yesterday, and made an Intellectual
attempt to influence him not to commission Mr.:
J. NJ. Hoge as postmaster of their town. Failing
in their Grand they called on Postmaster Nc
KenZfe, in this city, to aid them, and became so
threatening in their efforts to influence him
that he had to send for a policeman, but before
the guardian of the peace arrived the bull-dozers
had departed.
COUNTERFEIT NICKLEs.-Duran Shackleford
and Lisby Cook were arrested yesterday for
passing counterfeit nickles, and committed to
answer the charge before the grand jury
Shackleford states that he received the coun-
terfe1t coin from street car conductor in Wash
1ngton In exchange for dollar bill, and had no
knowledge that they were spurious; that they
were on their way down to the fishing shores.
THE STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKE has lately
been undergoing thorough overhauling at the
ship yard, and all OF her cabins and state-rooms
have been put In first-clasS order.