Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-13

LOCAL MATTERS.
| WEATHER PROBABILITIES Sept Is 1882
For the Middle Atlantic States fair weather varia
bic winds shifting to warmer southrrly stationary
| or lower barometer.
| THE You've MESs DEMOCRATIC CIl.n.-Wr ar
glad To learn that the suggestion made in the Ga
zE1TE yesterday to organize Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club has met with Very hearty response
and that active steps are being taken for the for
, nation of such au association. A call has been
issued for Il meeting to be held at Armorv Hail.
Saturday night, September 10Th ut ) o'clock for
the purpose of organizing this club.
Now let every young man i'll this community
attend this meeting and have himself enrolled as
member Of the clrb. There is much work to br
done. 1t is work which can be done best nv our
young men.
Every young man who looks TO future within
this State should not fail to devote his best efforts
TO this work. Do not forget the place and time
Amory Hall, Saturday night September 10th, 8
o'clock.
HAZEL kIRKE AND ESMERALDA.-The
Madison Square Theatre Company, which
gave, to the delight Of good audiences, at
.armory Hall. on Monday night, Hazel
kirke," and last night, "Esmcralda," is,
without doubt, one Of the strongest COM
panies ever visiting this city Last night
the hall was filled with refined audience
one capable of approaching good acting
and the entertainment was pronounced a
success i'll every particular. 'Esmcralda."
like Hazel kirke," is domestic play, full
OF fine dramatic situations and hidden beatl-
ties, the opening scene of which is laid in
North Carolina, and it is safe to say that the
Southern authorcss could not have selected
better company to present her beautiful
story. Mr.. r. F. McClannin as Gilbert
Rogers, Carolina farmer" could not have
been better and his appearance always
brought out hearty applause, while Belle
Gilbert, who took the leading character in
the play, that of "Esmeralda, ;" could nothelp
seeing, by the enthusiastic manner in which
she was received, that she had won the
hearts of all present. Mr.. Edwin Arden. as
Dave Hardy, 4 young Caroinian." and Mr. w.
{. Cowper, As 'Estabrook, an atmospheric artist"
are accomplished actors, and their efforts were
highly appreciated. Miss Clara Spence, as Nora
Desmond" and Miss Enid Leslie, us Kate DrS-
mond' the sisters of Jack Desmond, the painter
in Paris" Mr.. Fred Peters, a very clever actor,
did some fine acting, and met with iattcring
pany-Mrs. $. NJ. Ecrrel, as Mrs. Rogers. moth
er. yc know :" Mr.. James NJ. Gilbert, It's George
Drew. mining engineer, and Mr. Percy Mel
don, as Marquis de Montessin, IN advcnturcr,'-
performed well their respective parts, and were
very iavorably received. Many choice selections
were cXccllently rendered during the evening hv
the orchestra, under the leadership of Prof Fran
co.'s {. Cramcr, the musical director of the com
pany. All present last night left the hall at the
conclusion Of the play more than satisfied with
the entertainment. Not Il complaint was heard
all WAS praise. The company, which left here
this morning for Stanton, Va. where "IIazrl
kirkc will he presented tonight, will. no doubt
meet with the success, in its Southern tour it so
richly deserves.
BACK FROM THE ORIoLE.--The frcmcn
who left here yesterday for Baltimore in
high spirits returned last night much de
pressed. A good many of them, at least.
were in this crest fallen condition over their
shabby treatment. They have fully de
termincd not to attend any more orioles.
There was no committee to meet them and
they were allowed TO find their way To the
engine houses where the apparatus WAS
stored the best they could All they got to
eat they had to pay for, and a number of
them, it is said by their companions by way
of joke, had to 90 all day on five cent
piece of Washington pie, which was dis
played by the yard, but sold in very small
pieces. The parade. in which the Alex
andrians occupied the rear portion, behind
patent fire extinguishers, &c, was failure,
there being only four visiting military com
panics and two visiting fire companies The
prize for the steam engine making the best
appearance was, of course, awarded to Il
Baltimore company, notwithstanding ii was
declared the ml'anies of that city would
not compete for it. Sorry went" evil
never go again. are the expressions of
nearly every one who did go.
POLICE IrEMs.-The Mayor had before
him this morning Charlotte King colorcd,
charged with stealing all the articles, mel
onS peaches, etc, in II little shop near the
Virginia Midland Railway depot, kept by a
colored man named Tillman Giles George
Ford, VIM. Smith, Nick Brooks and Jerry
Williams, all colored, for an assault last
night across the canal on Henry johnson, Il
sailor
The King woman, who was arrested By
some men in getting away with the articles
in the shop, but who have not yet been ar
rested was sent to Jail for thirty days
Geo Ford and VIM. Smith were find s.
each, or 80 days on the chain gang Nick
Brooks, was fined $3.50, or Is days on the
chain gang. Jerry Williams was discharged
as there w&s no evidence against him.
drunken negro named Quintus who
has just received from the Government pen
sion money to the amount of S24 was ar
rested for disordcrly conduct on the streets
this afternoon. Quntus resisted the officer
making the arrest, and he had to be hauled
to the station house in wagon
THE NELSON WOMAN RELEAsED.-At the
July term Of the Corporation Court Virginia
! Nelson was convicted of keening a disorder