Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-15

STOPPING AN OLD TINE PRACTICE EIduT
ZEN YOUNG WARRIORS FINED.-rhc eighteen
white and oolorcd boys. from 'EuIl Town' and
New 1oWn. respectively. sireatcd Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning. for being en-
gagged 10 stono battle, heretofore noticed in
the Gaz,tio, WoTo before Mayer Btckham yes
tcrdaY Cvaai = charged with disurlcr!y con.
duct ca tic streets. Alter hearing the oyiIaLcs
tho Mayo! assessed C fine OF e., against each
ono OF the c)mbAlanls. Seventeen Of tho boya
paid their lines, or at least their parents Ds;d
t0r them, and they wcrc Discharged. O0c COL
orcd by ~as held for the non payment of his
line. Tho Mayor took occasion, after the trial,
To say TIA. 10 not only Intended to break up
the pasttInc OF fighting stone battles, but tho
oongrf eating OF boys 10 disCrdcrl7 crowds on ttc
various street corners CT tho city. Tho fighting
oil Stone battles is IN Old !imo PRACTICE among
the boys OF tins city. Tho "Bu!l Town" ord
New Town bo5s have alTa5s hccn enemies,
anu tho oontcst1 that hRvo taken place between
them hsVo been many. Before the war the fro
c)mpanltH constituted The contonGiqg parties,
Tho llIdfsuion lollog Jackets and the Sun
Bloody Red being tho princ'pll down toygn
crowds, with tho Friendship holding power up
toWo. Tho LONG Wharf" boya W. 70 ut one
hno tho champion juvenile cro~d. During The
war every district Of tho city htd liz organized
crowd, and conflicts wcro lrCqGeat. Thcrn wcro
the Wharf Rate" Egg Sholis.' Tunnel
To'nors, CLAY Killers, ''Viucgnr IIiIlcrs"
"bull Town Boys Nov Town Hoys." Five
FONT Boys, No., Nc. Tho hat.lr saor Of The
Egg Shell Boys" Vas
Pass the bottle around,
Wo arc all getting dry,
Give three cheers for tho 'f,xg Siui Hy+,
And two Tor Old Buck hyc."
Since the War tho martial spirit Of tho hoys
HoCms to havo died ont. es thG crowds named
arc DOW no moro. TEo baltic ilu other uiGi,t
n tho iltst that has occurred fox maDy y,ats.
ALEXANDRIA GAME l'NOTECTlVE AsSocIA-
TloN.-!hc ann0sl TcCDIoo I'D diunrr Vi lhd
Alexandra Gamo Protective Association Was
held yesterday q! Fort lno ald wn4 ono o! .ho
most enjoyable affairs CT tho kind ever given.
Tho members lett Tins city 10 row boats, sail
boats, sk its, &C., and By no0n hsl assembled
to tho number OF about iorty. Ihc day wss
speut IN hunting, fishing. s,liiDg, eating aud
drinking. aud every ono who attended CT oycd
himself 10 his hearts content. The event OF
the day was the dlnncr and the feature OF Che
dinner WaH the ch0wdQr, which vas made
strictly under tho supervision Of Mai Gee.
Dudley. lie had Tor his assistants Aldermen,
WIN pCaIcu pptHlOCs RGu sklDGCu CatE5ll, JGun
cilmcn VINO tkinnod onion, merchants who
picked birds. &c., and when thst cI0wdor wns
served 1t was good enough for kirg. The
dinner WIS Presided over by Mayor Backhem
and toasts worc drunk end happy responses
made BY Mcssrs. Dowhham. Strauss. Burke.
Creighton and Others. A large Eumber of 10
vIted guests woro in attondsnoo, al Of whom
expressed themselves rs highly pleased with
the manner in which they we're received ard
entertained. The dinner WAS propaccd undoi
lh' direction of Mcssrs. Strauss. Coleman
trolghloo, Downhsm, Beach and Others TIT
gunlcrs detailed TO supply the ortertainmcp
were MessIs. Creighton, Beckham, Graves
Ferguson. Moore. Pomory. Reid, Ect!is, snc
George Rcto. Messrs. Creighton. Bccshan
Frank Belts and George Rotc were tho mos
successful gunners Blue wing, tcal, summg
duck. sora and reed birds literally covered tht
ground in piles.