Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-09

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10 The :acsj ooama Of Os!ob.r II tee CO.
z.to STATED, 10 connection Ei!h ihe sctioa d tie
MIch'ganters towards tho members OF O. d.
Commaodery, X. T., that 81. Knight OF
fhlIsd: lohia had cc:ed ia the ssns manner 10
pity o. ladies' &,. 10 my social ADD b1s;-
ness Intercourse with tee Pha5eIptiaos ba7o
always found them TO be upright. honorable
and courteous to al. Knowing this, e5d feel
ifg coEhden. an il lsico bad baen do1c, aEd
being personally scquain:ei with runber Of
tho Numbers; alsO, why AID what they had
gone 10 IotktoRa i5r. and, llthough rujlic'y
denied tho act, ct The same time, to be sure
| Wss right. sent paper with the 'iocsr
marked 10 az officer with q note, oaiilog his ct
ten ion to it. In repl7 he says "rhe facts oil
the case are these Ga Tuesday evening We
were notified II parties 10 some Official position
| Oh the wharf TINT there were a lag, humber
Of ttlevts aud lick pockets CT both sexes in snd
s5ou. ICrktoWD, and to be On the look0ur.
Oar boa! was pulled up at The wharf, outsid !,
OF hD9!hsr Steamboat, coDtsniUg trOoIs from
solno distance. A view Of tho fireworks, g..
C u b had better tom cur boat, and The
c0nuItteG eEd mys:li .c0E iho trouble Of it
v'tGs The ladiea aud geutienen WHOM, yt
men Der COZ, VIZ, from S3u!h Caro1a 70
VISIT cur boa. aid 20 remain 10 the prGmeugde
couoert, which was then tsklog Ilsoa Alter
The c1pctit gGs G1tr, the boat vas ordered 10
be cleared tor the night. Some limo after
wards ] vent 10 the loEcr d cs aid found
ram Der OF ladies' aud gentlemen sitting al cur
tan,ca. eud. besides, several rough characters
whom Vt did GOT Ssot on tie bost at aoy limo.
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they could net. / asked Cpe OF tue bands Oh our
boat WSa: the people were waiting fJr, and he
SAID thy belonged to tee Gtyt boat. ct The
wharf. ,hso requested all who wefo DOT Of
hiarY Coz II ,nGery 10 CO ca shora. Al his
tine It aas moi rsiuior. Not enc word 1ss
SAID ~ ary oue Of rXcuso way lhoy should not
% hShcic. CT ,y1uso or reason Sty they were
tEcic, aDd nothing had baen aai / 10 eny COG of
the comDl:teo OF iha su' :ct, but ou1 oost Haa
tskGu pcasGs. OF Without cur copseS., IL
ono %Gid had te3n said or even hintcd that
ihts" gentleman and aiiea RcSa delayed by
their bGs. aud WerJ unpIeparid for The night,
there Vas not a nemh3r Of the Cnmnsn bat
aon!d have willingly aud gladly given up |
mattress and c1t 10 ther. After tho boat was
scared, | went 90 the wharf, bu. could sot
10 Sly lcraGn there. | thsu lssrned from
cI7 Of tho ctsi0.rs Ct tho boat Shat they hid
rooo on 'ha Elk; stetm,r aad vera cured for.
Had oao word b,,u spCkln 10 tEpaoa,on Of
0s'rG CO cut boar. bos q single person W0ul5
rare Istt, bas Fl wcuid hav3 been taken care
u, IS ourselves. Tia: eight SO had pumber
"a board who came TO us havnc 20 where 10
i!y thtt heads. sGd go accommodated them,
crd so IS, Touli these paople. from wa know
rot Ehcro. ca Tuesdsy night if they hsd but
sad tho sc3ri. II Wa had found any one or
tbs Thari that blight, an1 they bora the aark4
OF gentlemen snd ladies. wo would have t1kcn
cara Of ,hem On b0ard oIi boat. This is The
truth, and sou know what thet neebs If
there is aEytbi0e that Mary Commandery pri6ea
herself uroo, il Is her hospitality, particularly,
when she kaow5 it Wi not be misunderstood
tor in'ru:ioo." Tho above ia in snsWer to ny
note. and | eoud hlva sent it earlier for publ
cA;iCc bus irom tho fee. Of ny boicg GU OF
town ha pe5! monlh. Did tho Gsz,tte'a ir-
i0rrsans k5oW thai Nsfy Uommsndary had
Chartered TIE eteamor, and Ware. therefore. i's
uGn1ri ior The Time bsirg also that they had
printed clr's ct s1niasioo TO the promeaads
C1aG.!ts gv.n 8 tGrir band every c"e1irg?
O. d. C.