Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-25
FROM WASHINGTON

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. %, 1882
the Garfield Memorial Fair is the chiefattrac-
ton here to-day, but it doesn't seem to be
particularly so to the people here, and
whether the exhibits are really attractive
or not is q matter of some doubt. The most
valuable among them are those lent to the
fair BY Mr.. Corcoran, the foreign embassies
aud the White House officials, some of which
are really beautiful, especially the vases
belonging to the Chinese embassy. The
District of Columbia Department,wh ow.
ngt want Of room, had TO be located in the
cript Of the Capitol, is thought by many
to be the best part of the show.
The exhibition was formally opened at two
o'clock this afternoon by the President. At
that hour, after music by the Marine band
stationed at the east front of the rotunda,
the Cabinet, Diplomatic Corps, Supreme
Court. the President Of the Senate and
Speaker Of the House, Governor Foster of
Ohio, and Cameron Of Virginia, and other
prominent people arranged themselves
around the President, who stood upon
diasat the east door, and who after prayer
by Rev. Dir. Powers, chaplain of
the House, in q few words formally de-
clared the fair open to the public.
The President was introduced TO the crowd
by Mr.. John W. Thompson. 1t was intend
ed that Justice Stanley Matthews, of the
Supreme Court. would deliver an Grafton,
but AS the chamber of neither the Senate
nor House could be obtained for that pur-
pose, that part Of the programme was
abandoned, as the noise there precuded
any thing of the sort. Quite large crowd
was present, apparently five times as large
as it really was III consequence Of the linn
tied space devoted to the exhibition and
the large portion Of that limited space occu-
pied by the exhibits. One or two of the ar
ticlcs sent there for exhibition have
already been stolen, and the Capitol police
thinking that they were not properly
treated in the remarks about the INSULT
cheney Of the guards, declined to have any
thing more to do with the fair. Forty
special policemen and detail of fifty
Of the Metropolitan police were therefore
put on duty to-day. Among the special
policemen no Nirginan nor democrat
who applied was allowed place It
was only noticed yesterday that no
painting or bust Of Washington was among
the exhibits and though search was made
to-day for the jefferson statue, it could not
be iolnd. In the centre of the rotunda ic
an heroic sized bust Of Garfield, by Mrs.
Hoxc Miss Winnie Ream that used to be, J
who WAS engaged, just before the opening
services in roushening its whiskcrs.
General Tombs, who has rooms at the
metropolitan Hotel, is here to attend to an
important suit in the U. S. Supreme Court
The General stays in his private room most
of the time but has many callers.
The hotcl-kecpers say that few people
here come to town so far to attend the fair,
but that they expect large arrivals next
week, as The lowered railroad rates then
| commence.
Governor Foster, of Ohio, and party of
capitalists interested in the Ohio Central
inspect Newport News, which is to he one
of the eastern tcrmini Of that road.
Rev. DR.. Bullock, Chaplain of the Senate,
who has been to Kentucky to see his son
who hoas been extremely i'll, has returned,
his sons health having improved.
Ore from the Mexican silver mine, in
| which Postmaster Windsor of Alexandria is
interested has been assayed and found TO
be worth $1I;;; 4 ton. General Malone is
not interested in this mine as has been re-
ported but one sixth Of the stock is rescrv-
ed for him in case the mine prove as valu-
able as it is said to he and this will be de-
termineG by Mr.. Windsor who will 60 to
Mexico in January accompanied by an ex-
Pericnccd miner, gcologist and surveyor.
A rumor is alioat here to day to the effect
tha! Marshal Henry Of the District of Co.
lnnbia will hc removed, and that the
removal will he the consequence Of some of
the bearings of the Star route case
Mr.. w. A. Cave, Superintendent of the
public schools of Alexandria county, was
here to-day and made arrangements with
the managers of the Garfield fair for adj
hitting the pupils of those schools to the
fair next Friday on the same terms as those
on which the children OF the schools Of this
city are admitted--l0 cents apiece.
\ naval officer who was ut the iiop i'm
Alexandria last night says he saw more
pretty, bright, and graceful young ladies
there at one time than he had ever seen be-
fore in all hiss travels
One Of the reasons for the gathering of
the prominent Mahoncitcs here during the
early pant of the week was the organization
of the Florida Ship Canal of which Gencr-
al Malone, Governor Cameron and General
Groncr were elected directors.
General Raum, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, says the telegraphic dispatch sent
of from here last light about the recon-
mendations to be made in his annual report
is entirely incorrect, and that the recon
mcndations he will make have not yet been
determined upon.
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