Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-11

leather, nearly stationary temperature in north
IN portion sht rise in mperature III southern
oor.ion, light variable winds generally from
onthwest to northwest. For Wednesday gener-
rv fair weather is indicated.
Tar PARADE.-The grand democratic
demonstration and barbecue, in honor Of
m. election of Cleveland and Hendricks,
,rhich will take place in this city to NOR
,nv PROMISES TO excel anything of the kind
,Sst has been attempted here since the war.
The committee having the matter i'll charge
have issued an address inviting all the
world and the rest of mankind 10 Join thea
in praises to God for the great victory
Granted the American people on Tuesday,
Nov. 18th. The democracy Of Alexandria,
old and Young are requested to close their
naces OF business at ~ O'Clock, for tue pur-
nose of giving ali q chance to take part Ill
The procession. and it is understood that
,h;s ieuuest will he complied with. II Is
.xnecled that all citizens will turn out.
This is TO be no sidewalk show, ali must
f.,.l That il is their duty to march in the
Inc of the procession.
The procession will form on Royal
street, right resting on Cameron, in the fol-
lowing order: Horsemen in front; marsh
oIs-R. d. Cats and Major George Duftey !;
land Bachelors Club marshall. L.
Ramsay: Democratic Working Club mar
sbals-R. Rudd. w. J. Summers and Geo.
Washington band business men; marsh
ala-J. e Tackett, +. III. OBrien, NJ. J.
Waterman, Henry Strauss, Z. f. Dowuham,
George ). French; Young Mems Demo.
ratio Club marshals-Samuel Bendheim
and J. NJ. Hill First Ward Club; marsh
als-Oriando Wood and DeWilton Aitche'
son; band mechanics and trades; marsh
als-J. f. Waiiey, J. A. Javins, NJ. ID,
Nash, Henry Padgett aud Lewis Petit;
division of boys; marshals-G. i. Price.
John Roach, 7. Fl. Ficklin, G. n. Dutiey
and J. It. Holt. The marshals will wear
blue badges. All clubs are expected to
furnish trauparencics aud torches. All
other clubs who desire TO turn out Will
please report as soon Is possible 10 MT.
Wm. H. Smith, Chief Marshal.
It is proposal TO have two PROFESSIONS,
one day and one night, in order that all
NAV have chance Of uniting in the demon
stration.
The dav procession will move at o clock
sharp. along ROYAL street to Queen, down
Queen to Fairfax, down Fairfax to Wilkes,
along Wilkes to Lee, up Lee to KING up
King to Peytor, counter march on King to
PAYNE, cross Payne to Prince, down Prince
10 Washington, ont Washington to the
Catalina lot, (opp; site Portner's brewery.
There the crowd will be entertained by ad-
dresses by several prominent speakers
After the speaking there will he barbe
cue on the grounds adjoining, where there
will be roasted whole bullock weighing
500 pounds. The ladies of Alexandria
have charge of the eating department. ana
there will be enough for all. They have
been busy all day collecting and preparing
4 l. hon CnnnpSSfnI
IN their undertaking.
The torchight procession will folm
IN Washington street. right resting on
Cameron in the same order as the day,
and will march over the following route,
moving promptly a. 7.30 O'Clock: Down
Cameron 10 Fairfax, along Fairfax 10 King,
M King TO P.vton, counter-march on King
to Psyne. along Payne to Prince, down
Prince to Fairfax, down Fairfax to Wilkes,
along Wilkes TO Lee, up Lee to Duke, up
Duke to Washington, on Washington TO
King, down King to the Opera House where
there will be addresses by good speakers.
CITY Sergeant W. II. Smith is the chief
MARSHAL and will be assisted by the follow
ing aids. who will be designated By bull
.ashes: !. 5. B. Thompson, r. J. danger
.ield, Hubert Snowden, w. B. Smoot, +. l..
Brockett, b. B. Smith, A. y. Hurdle, K W.
Falls and John lonergan.
The marshals and aides vii! meet tonight
at the rooms of the Working Club to per-
feet arrangements for to- morrow.
THE TEACHERS INsTITUTE.-A large as
-emblage. including several physicians, PR
cate teachers and others, as we'll as the
uublic school teachers, gathered last night
y, the November Teachers Institute in
Peabody Hall.
Hubert Snowden, esq, clerk OF the City
School Board, announced that the board
had granted half holiday on Wednesday
afternoons
DR.. R. C. Powell then introduced his
lesson on. s'The Hand" by saying that as
sometimes preachers poached on the do
main of physicians, it was fair that physl-
,.ians should sometimes turn preachers. he
traced the evolution Of the hand from it's
elements az seen in the fins and feet, illus.
rating this By original drawings. He said
that many anthopoid apes possess true
hands, and should therefore be classed as
Dimans, and not as quadrumana. The only
difference between the hands of man and
those of the gorilla was in the length OF the
thumb. The resemblance OF the wnoie
skeleton was so exact that an average cor
one.s Jury might sit upon the skeleton OF
gorilla and on their oaths return Verdict
that the deceased man "came to his death,
&c. Modern science, however, takes the
ground hat in no case can these apes be re
sardsd as our progenitors or descendants
the physical end mental characteristics are
TOO diverse to ad nit of any such conclusions,
and H<eckel is the only naturalist who holds
contrary opinion. Dr. P, CONTINUING II
Iuslrated the mechanism of the hand by
drawings, and then traced in the same man
ncr the muscles and nerves that serve the
sense of Touch. which he declared to be
the prime agent in the requirement OF
knowledge. He concluded: 1T was the
hand that formed the sculpture OF Phldias
and Praxitiles, the painting of Raphael and
Titan, the music of Mozart, Handel ana
Beethoven; it was this that made Uneven,
Babylon and Troy the glories OF an age
long past and the wonders of to day 1t was
the hand that carved out the sphinx ana
.raotaS tba ,>xro ond in that far dis.