Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-01


Iron Company, the Holstoa S:esl and Iron
Company, and the Southern. Atlantic aud Ohio
Railroad Company, was held ct Green's Man
SION House 10 this city to-day. Among those
present were Ger Ohm D. lmboder, of South
western Virginia. Il. A. Ayre5. Of Es'iviIle,
Vs., II. g. Wood. Of SCOTT County. President
rro TEN of the Virginia Senate, A. W. Liessn.
rioc, L K. H2udmsn, Il. G. Dale. W. II.
HoI1r.n. }. s. Wenlz, G B. L,iseprlog, and
D.uel erisG5, Of Pennsylvania. TIE obi:cs
Of tho Virginia Gal and Iron Company is TO
l3vsopn 100 600 sc:es CT c,al. tin Der aud ore
lard 10 Wise. Soo.. and Lse Counties. AID tie
c1os!rnoon of the Sou hero. Atlantic and
Olo Railroad, which s,ar;s from the loo of The
Norfolk and Western road. ard RUGS 10 o
norh yes: direction to Big Stone Gan. from
uheuc, i: is to DO extended 10 tho Kepiu,ky
DC to meet osr;ai1 railroad oes from O1o.
The Hols.cn Iron AID S eel Company has for
IL objects The construction CT iron aDd g. eel
furnaces in Southwestern V!rginis. Tho Vir-
g,ois Cosl ard Iron Company tes a capi al OF
81. 500. COO rho II ,iSton Iron add Seal Con-
panY has cari o! of $500 0OO.
crgsn!z d by The el5c ion of the foloTieg eff
CTS: President. Ion. John Leiserr;ny, of
M,uch Unrnk, Pa; Vice President. E. K,
lypdmsu; Secretary, Slnu,l Weulz; Trea-
surer, d. 8. Kemmerer; D,-eo!or, John
L.sooriog, f K. H7ndusu. Samuel Dickson,
A. W. l. e5anriog. T. B. Loiscrriog. Johu s.
Weo,z. u. S. Weuz. Nj. 8. Ksumorer, and
Dlniel Be!!s h.
The HoIstoo Iron sid See! Co. was organ
I'D By zoe election cf the Sane officers, With
Ooo exception. Mr. H. 9. Wood, of Virgins,
was made a member OF ths B,ald of Directors
NJ. s. kemnere; bldg left eff
The neeticg then adiourned. aod the yi,itors
Ur. lined All Woei By Msj1r Green. after
which they left for Washington Ga tho 20
irsc.
The CADETS FAIR -Arnory Hall presents
beau iful sppearsuc, on entering. T. the
right is long sumner table, 50 elsgaotly spread
by Mrs. Frances Ha!lY ADD Mrs. A. A, War
field that it makes man huogry TO look OF it.
A young gentleman from Illinois. who took
supper there pighl before lss., said to friend.
he would like to board c. hotel where the
ctt.e aud oysters Rero ), good. cod the wish
Vas RI choed by all VII, participated. 10
front Of the stsee is beautifully ornamspted
tabl". s1rDounted By lightly tapering spres
reaching to the ceiling, the desigo of MIR. S. B.
Stou!enourg. Here are cakes. fruits, creams.
No., abundance, with elegant taocy srtcles,
tf,red by Mrs. John 8. Greens and Mis-, VS.
oh assisted by number OF other ladies. 0,
be left is another elegant table presided over
By Mrs. Il NJ. Latham aud Miss Hill. With
macy ASSISTANTS Here are offered silver tpa
set, With other articles Of plate. gold watch.
beautiful pslr of panel paintings sent from
EImira, N. Y, several elegsn! pir-cushinps,
ani many other articles worth notice. Ntxs
comes turn-table. and next THE Country
Store fauked By tables displaying many COST
ly arlcss. among them o large velvet Souo I'd
photograph album scot from Cho,go. The
store announces on its sign that Groceries AID
Provisions" are for sals. and the usasl variety.
embracing hams. or pig, coffse, butter, . b,x
Of sigars sent by Steiner 4 Yohe. and q pair of
shoes with thick wooden soles. made 10 war
times, and sent from Rjohnood. A large pair
Of scales also, off.rs SD opportunity CT b,ing
Ttl1hcd st c1st of cents. and priz, is to
he gained by tho best gucss.r as to quantity Of
beaos oonaIoed 10 sealed jar. Misses Moi.
row aud Emma d. GsrHood praside over the
store, which has baeo furnished by The efforts
Of former pupils OF Mouot Vernon Institute
hero CO ! els " here.
The iJlIo"loz is tn, result of the vo.iug FIR
hn articles smod uo to date:
For Wa'ch-I)ra Hill II. r. 4. Dodd 9,
Is DonoeIl5 !, 4. D=La. ). II. Wetz,l 3. Is
U.rk =, . Bobd 1ein ., John Walsh ?, Jas.
Smith |, Loe Marin l.
For Cadets Uniform-Walsh l9, KIRBY 7,
D)nuelIy 6. t. DsL,a 4 Wepz,l 3, McCaffrsy
;, B'ndheim 2 Cisrk .. Pa.ksr !, OWNS |,
+. DsL:a l, O'keetfs
Lutoh ID served at the fair every dag b..
tW'en II and . o'clock. whore substan.ials and
del,csues arc prepared 10 tho mos: tempting
ara delicious manner. The one SEPT to this
othoo to-day YVES greatly etioyed.
"A MYSTERY. Persons whose business Of 10
cI'oatons have t)r several mooths called them
10 the southern part OF a street named after 60
lIn5,rlous Virginia warrior bavs nolicsd often
% almost !oanlmato specimen of the z,ologioal
creation, OF pepper and salt c)lor. koowo
aoclsntly rs tho hlppos. which nearly tho WhCls
DAY long stands as ulftuobirg as s,a!us ut or
near the Intersection OF Two streets. From q
distance oOc would suppose q statue of Pegasus
nad oseu set up in Alexandra. or the Sobi,
had been transported from The banks Of tho
NIIe TO the Potomsc. o. close in.p PEG i'm.
however, bugt-5oDed animal OF tho gelu1
oamsd above is discovered. but from its mo-
sloness attitude would readily pass FIR be
deuce: remains of oue who had a,!ud
well It's part and n death had " .det lhs
modern fate Of bsoomiug tho basis Of 60
eXclIant to mother earth to yisId htr increase.
ssSLAo Va Nv 0uuoSQuoLCj W tuo CICl-
'u'e, tie keen blasts OF winter or the ,qusous
tss'ero Vspor5 all proving ineffecual 10 NV
IoS hin from bis position L. hos been sug-
geSttd hat. like the steel of the fsm)us East
lod'sn luggler, it has she remarkable rropet-
sitY OF rising 10 the air on peg bsirg tu.ued
20 close inspection probably 9 magic screw
could be detected behind ore of is ears. aod
n'y, be 1t is only wailirg fer some curious
Hloded Individual to mount him and turn the
peg wen tn, rider will bs treated to IS good .
mp among the clouds as tho Persian Princess
Is SAID TO have received from similar creature.
= DNoRDERLY CONDUCT on A RAILROAD
4NAIN.-Ihere iS general complaint of the ire
Iaeot ou:tursts Of disorderly conduos and pre-
,sh y on tbs late night trAio from Washirg on
70 THIS city. Drunken characters get CD the
H1ln 81 Washington and keep up general
t?R aII The way to Alexandra. Ga Saturday
0lsht Isst one Of these disgEsc full rows occu-
I:o On the train. much to the disgust and an
oOgstce OF 81 the respectable passengers. Ur-