Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-01
Alexandria Gazette and. Virginia A dva+ig

! HE BANQUET LAST NIGHT-TuIER DYpAR.
lCaE, &c.-Ihe members OF the Good VIII
snd Coluu bn S.etm Fro @, N oati:s Ct Alien
tcWD, IA, With their friends, aCc)mpa,i,d "
iho hi!cDto8o C.rnet Bad, sitter the i,s: cI
me llyd!suou aud Columbia steam c: q mes Of
tbs clty, yes:e.d day. which proved 10 tho Wis
lois that both the CT gnes named were il fist
rate order, and that Mcssrs. VIM. Ct. SinpIou
and Londnpn Campbell the oagiosera, were
meg Who kncW their business, lett for Mount
Vtrhdn on thu steamer W. w. Gore r.p, where
mast delightful tmo was spent. Upoo their
re;GTn;o AtXanGriS the pcDpsy ivaniars visited
inc ha!i OF Ak ,ndfis Wash;lg'on L,dsc
OF MGaous. IA Christ ChuIcl ard other plac IS
OF llntcresS. cscor;cd BY q Gem niltee Of ftcueu
Rid arun0sr OF q o. ,-alter which. with the
peEmIsSon OF Mr.. I'D .lliuger Chief E5e ,cer
OF TIE Allentown Fire D.parlm ut, The Good
VIII Company took their handsome tickle pa
ted SilSby dcnb.o engine to the Fish wharf
aut 8 I'VE an t2hibiii)o Of is WORKINGS ia the
prssctc, 0! 4 or 90 oroRd. Inc ebgioc worked
hard2omslg. thro1ing o large BODY Of water
Z G:5;anc, ct 2jn feet. The engineer,
Mr.. Harry NlerZ, sbd he did not in!ord 10 tes!
tho power OF his engine, bat simply to sigu the
| Cctp OF Al 'yandria an opportunity u witness
i!s workings.
A. eight anl Complimentary b.tqaet,
furnished by Col. VIM. A. S;cwert, OF tho
iantIna, wa9 NV 20 by The Alexandria Grtmcn
10 their visitors the hall If tho Iirtl,.
| Mayor B:clism nSd other prominent citi
ZMs vera trtsant. Tho Pcnpsyvan:ars ware
! fully represented. among them being a number
! OF rftmrrdt Ken a;aen. Tho hall was taste
| tally decorated md tho labIra, I'D, rocd With
5nnuti!ni Il 'Rcis. were loaded DIVA With every
| tLlas tlss hcart cIu'd wish tor. Whom the
loHermPn had boon fully s,ti,G d, the Spirits"
Wa'ci 1iJWod hk9 water, wrro brought n add
sCas!a were dianS, nd appropriately respond
Cd to.
MI Ed H. R!niGgcf, Il The Columbia Com.
pany. q Allentown, IN a hapI y sp4ech, In which
Ia p.iI glowing tribute to tho hospitality of
| Tho pooI l., OF AItxandtIa. proposed tho Alex
| sLdrIa Fire Department
Chief Engineer. Ii ii. O'Blitu, responded
h!hf', aud then introduced Mr.. Go. A.
iiushhicl, who spoke for abCu: ffteeu mio-
u.c', calGriImcnIlnK tho Allentown Ere De-
pHrtmeut tor The srlc1dd showing it had made
20 ArXlEi,Ia, lni cyprt ;ing tho hope that If
ever ito hirXaudia Fire Department visited
A1'nt0Hn It would make al favorable inprcs-
Hitn Ih@rh 81 The Allentown u. parilnent had
m.do during is tSo days stGy in ll!s tiiy,
Mr.. =. i. DIlnlcr. Chief E29ncef Of tha
i!lea!o9n Fro D. r.rImcnt, followed MIR,
Mnshh.oH. speaking 10 trrtus Of praise of the
Ajax 'Ddfla trcnsn. aLd complimenlipr tkem
r'cn tie spiendi! o1ndiIion of the Hsdrauliop
and CI:u:lbIa rcIlcc5 rs ptLv,l by tic .csl vas
ilfd y niOrnng.
Nj laoab y D.II;nscr, Of tho U,llnbia
CGmpa'y, OF AcuInWa. via raur6snnted tho
f!sYpr OF that Oily, Mi, Il D. Martin, Was tie
ok 'rc:kr. lie spcEN III tuloyislic terms Of
'h2 ti''nen CT hiexstdtia Enl her oiiIz ms gen.
,i"iy, chc'Gd'Gg by returning tho thanks of
i''r CT I'll Allentown Ter The handsoma manner
- ~Lioh hr ren.rn hod cl;z ;rs had been
eat r.a;uid
hlr. }. a. esGlan. If Truck A, WssLiop-
ian, I'D Gi2ia ai-o Ill do brief spatclcs.
i'unaS tho tv5Giny the Allentown Garnet
Il ri aat the AtxaEd;is Musical Association
rendered tXo:l,c:t Il use
h'1Sr !hH hs' ql2t dcf"l!fd timo Gss
spc"t ally, hH1 notwithstanding there hsd
Hatn ;0t Ics' Of ''mtltiag," tho visitors |
cJniu1!rt Themselves 10 a NOS. orderly DaDuer |
Ito several e;gAo houses 10 The c::y we're
v.Hl!cd, Whcro fnur5uirs cf lie lc,.son were |
irc.I@ exchanged. Gao Alexandria fireman dis |
;Hsa;ca Is i":go az; III; q Conf dyrGte money !
&c 90 visitor, Wh.ch wss high'y erprcci. tcd. |
tbs in>:a;rg Il! o'c'crk tha VIII CTS a.
scn'a ci 10 'r1Es tl urorn'a hlansiea House. |
"a il h2htq.er'crs. aid s!!,r g,y!pg parting |
sa'u,n 1t three eli 'rr4 Cor Alexandria. march.
Cd, pitc;,;Gd ~ their ian cnsioe, drawn by |
t"!s": ot SIC lily !r3Giinn Scan Fire Engine |
cdnp""g, headed Is tho Acrtowa Band, |
ai'i &ce6inEaa'sd ~ n dtl' g.ti5a CT tho fire. !
Hi,o 9; I'll. IT, and number q ciiz ns, to |
t"c @S!iIn-'o1 Gua hlGX.ul;ia kliros.: |
'!er9;. Were tijy 1mbs!k ID fer their homes, !
os-n.ri@ al IA ais had b cu tho most pess
ar! Of Il isir I'll .us eX@ursiois 5. Tie siitoro, !
vale ig 81, c}tdu;:cd themselves 10 c |
Giost E.nti>maa'Y m.cncr. aod they may res.
ISSUED ia: :aey u.ato rs favorable an impress
Si0n uroa tic hiryapdris iircmen as The !
A.'zso,ria IreUeu did upon them.
hhvIL'S Row" PASSED AwAY.-rhn row
o! srsfhc aEsnies, nC2r Flsht0wD, for msny YEATS
HnN"a as ''DcEii's Kow," havo te:n pulled
down "a make rOoni for better buildineg The
lkSL oro GlsapIearod ibis morning. The oecu
uuIans Of tho shanties hsvn sought refuge in thu
booths on PiSht0wn. For 4 long lime these
shsnlcs were ioEaDited by tho lowest class Of
negro cImna5, who caused good desl of
t7oIb lu IL the police authorities. At ore limo
tn1y were used ae negro dance houses, sud viii
i0:s conIi be iGrni.hed with anything they Go.
2irtd, IRON black eye to cracked skull a
FRO came snd scattered the occupants. Only BIO.
inc Partially destroyed the houses wore pstched
Up hnd occupied again. Another fire cime and
totally dobtroSed a!l ba! four. For several years
past the four rtmsl:.ing houses have boon con
spltuous oily Tor the miserable condition of tueir
occupants.
He EXCURSION TO THE lURAY CAVES,
Inc excursion t. l.utay next Sunday bids tair
10 be il'o opporIn?ity f}r 8 day OF gratifying
rCtr a'iGD one iG winch tho curious or nature
a;lHs srn! GEO interest i'sclf in Tho wonderful
wltks OF the Greater. Descriptions OF these
snb!' rffaresu wonders have appeared so oItcu,
N ia n L., r.,
them hrf'; hnt oscry arrangement as been
peat cCd 10 lnSnro coed tIue TO oil who may
aco2mnanY thu ,ycufsiOnisls. SEQ he fdysr-
tlscnItnt elsewhere 10 to days G.z.lta.
Police News. -Atliirj at polio, hast lar.
tsrs were on CT to day. There was but Que
case heloro tho Msyrr. that ii 100 Boys for
dlsc!d rly condul'. One OF The btyi Was 6oeG
sud The her Was Lis .hsrscd.
4 siorr '7por for opcnlng bis rsoa Of tn i.
ness On Sunday las'. 10 violation of Ihs Sauday