Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-09

Reception ~ inc H. H. i NC M.
ia Regiment, which has been III ca"p a'
Lynahburg, will strike their tents touh!
and the several companies return TO their
,.,.nectiye homes. At the rifle match yes
,.r,taS evening the Fredericksburg company
won the medal The following is the score !:
Company b. Culpeper, n; Company y
Warren ION, 10; Company ID, harlotteS-
vile -. Company L. Lynchburg, -; Com
n,nv + Alexandra, IL; Company q, Fred
ericksburg, VI. 49,:
cows ,bat IN. a l.. |. secured the prize Tor
the best sentry.
The A |, l. will reach here tonight, anu
q hearty welcome will be rendered them OH
their return.
A citizens meeting was held at Aruo Y
Hall last night To make arrangements !or
the reception of the company, ana great III,
terest was manifested by those present
being anxious that the boys shouIu DC
warmly received on their return. mayor
Beckham presided, and Mr.. u. >. Hm''h
acted as secretary. A communication lro'h
Mr.. Louis Brill, ir, rendering the company
a banquet at the Opera House on their re-
turn was received and the invitation accept
cd and the thanks Of the meeting were re-
turned Mr. 3. for his maguanlmous offer.
committee of arrangements, consisting OF
Messrs ca. w. Summers, G.. :. SMITH, T.
r. Glover, w. ID. Ogden, Hubert SnoWden,
X NJ Latham. NJ. J. Waterman, John Don
nelly L. s. HARPER, J. S. B. Thompson, }.
r. Johnson and c. w. Fisher, vas appoint
ell 10 take the matter of the reception IN
charge, and they decided at once to spare
neither expense or pains in making the al.
fair a success. A resolution was adopte"
inviting Il. T. H. Camp, Confederate Neler-
ans to unite With the citizens III lhe'r ie
cpption Of the company. MT. rhhi"""
Burke was selected "A the orator OF the "c,
casiop. MIR. J. II. Johnson IA treasurer, ana
AR & I w Summers chief marshal. with
Mr.. G. :. Smth rs assistant. IL WAS dc-
cided that all who wished to take part IN
the affair should meet at the Opera House
at 80 o'clock this evening, and, headed by
the members of the A. l.. |. who are III the
CITY and a squad of police, proceed to the
1leDot on the arrival of the tram. lhere
will be fine band of music aud a sufficient
nrmber of torches to light the boys on their
wav home. A sufficient supply of fire works
hos been secured to illuminate the route
of the process non, and the residents along
the live we're requested TO decorate their
houses. The route of the march VIII be as
follows: From the depot down Duke to
Patrick street, Patrick to King, klng 10
Fairfax, Fairfax TO Prince and thence 10 tue
Armory where the company Will dispose OF
their arms and accoutrements. ihey WIN
then march from the Armory to King street,
and M King to the Opera House, which Inc
company will enter by the Pitt Il. entrance
and the citizens on King street. After an
address of welcome by Mr.. Bu,ke, the ban
uuet will be served. The gallery VIII be
reserved for the ladies.
In speaking of the prize drill on ihh's:
day the Lynchburg Ne"s says:
LAS the company stepped ont in perfect order
onI eads erect before the board o Judges, IL was
plain TO be seen that the company that won the
nrize from them would have I" do rareiui anu en-
celleut drilling. They executed the various
,,a,.amsnts with rare precision and in the man
ual of arms had few black marks put down against
them This was the only company that went
through the operation OF firing III lying an" kn'e,
;nv nos,ures aud the handsome manner IN which
they acquitted themselves III 'hs:e r'''''"''' :
ran their score mp TO - Siio " t'".' '''''
The Tirginian says:
."rhe Alexandria boys certainly deserve the
nrize for no company in the regiment has ac'ote"
20 much time during the eurampment I" prepar.
inc for the contest has Co. +, and we are siaa
tbev have been rewarded. They executed great
or number of movements than the Asnchp'.ie
boys and fairly carried the ay wtnm w.. round
medal and cup The Light Infantry were lo"ru
IL cbeered when the announcement ol INC r.s,''
NOS node and received the hearty ron@ratnli-
t;ons of their comrades-iu-arms. Cap. MuShp.'''
ord b;s men wore their hOnors with pecon'ne
nodesty while the defeated companies pore 'hc'i
d;sonno;ntment AZ became the honorabiy van
pushed
THE CANAL AND THREATENED STRIK E.,
Inteilipence received from the canal
break at Dam No. 4 is that work was pro-
crossing well and that the water would oe
tnrned on in timeto allow light boats to pas
today. There are number of boats block
AIDED at the scene. The annual strike
among the boatmen is threatened, and IT IS
feared that at about the time the canal Is
ready for navigation the trouble among
them will begin. Benjamin Jackson, OF
Sbarpsburg, Md, representing the conso!i-
datiou boatmen, was III Georgetown yester,
dav to ask for an increase from to TO 81
cents per ton on freight. 1t is understood
that those employed in the other companies
will ask the same increase. The boatmen
sav if the increase is not made they Will tie
nm their boats and 90 into some other h'Sl'
ness
T1r WASHINGTON MONUMENTAL tht
close of working hours to-day the man
shaft of the Washington monument VIII Of
COMPLETED. The structure will then nave
attained height of 500 feet. and he read,
for the roof. The work of removing th'
derricks and other machinery, which nave
been used in placing the stones IN position
will follow, and afterwards the iron plat
form will be constructed. The 'mmense