Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-08

r,re falling, followed by rising barometer.
Far Tuesday clearing decidedly cooler weather,
nth cool wave causing fall Of temperature of
from l5' 900 is indicated.
RETURN OF THE CADETs-The steamer
wakefield, with the cadet corps of ST. ] Ohm IS
Academy on board, reached her wharf at
half past one o'clock yesterday. The cadets
raport an exceedingly pleasant encampment
and that they cannot see how they could
have been more cordially received or more
handsomely treated than they were by the
citizens of Leonardtown. Besides great
deal of that private hospitality which chur
scterizes the people of southern Mary land,
,yo balls were given them one on Friday
evening. by the proprietor5 of Fsnwick' 5
Hotel, the other Oh Saturday, at Moore's,
al which hotel the cadets had themselves
vjyen one on Wednesday. At these the
beauty and fashion of Leonardtown were
prescnt and they were, of course, thorough.
IL enjoyable.
the advance party had rather a hard
time. BY the kindness of Mr.. Herbert
Moore, they were conveyed from Stones
wharf to Leopardtown on the night Of their
arrival there, but the next day was so in
clement that it was impossible to put up the
tents, aud they had to take up their quar-
=,
when it cleared up sufficiently to enable
lhem to work.
The trip of the corps down the river was
rather gloomy, the weather being cloudy,
with occasional showers; il was enivened,
however, by the many stoppages, and on
arriving at the Leonardtown wharf, abou.
100 o'clock it was found full ofexpectant cit
liens ready with cordial welcome, and the
promise of fair weather afterwards realized,
was good. The tents were little damp,
but thew were decided to be habitable with
out risk to health, and the cots were dis
tributed mess chests unpacked, and guards
posted, and camp life began in earnest.
The situation of the camp was an exceed
ingly fine one; grove of tall oaks without
underbrush and with green sward beneath,
covers some six or eight acres, falling by
gentle slopes aud successive terraces to Bre.
IONS Bay in the clear salt waters of which
the boys could sport at stated hours, and
over whose placid bosom they could row or
sail. Oysters lay beneath to be had for the
taking, and crabs swan merrily about ready
for the net.
Guard duty was rather onerous-once in
three days-but it was, in general, well and
cheerfully performed, and the tents were
never before kept in such order, beautiful
ing, of Washington, having been promised
to the corporal whose squad should excel
in those respects. Excellent order prevail
ed, and though the guard tent had, some
times, its occupants, they were not lmprls-
Oned for moral delinQuencies. The people
of LeonardtowD were unanimous in their
praise OF the orderly and gentlemanly be-
hayior Of the cadets, and many requests
were made for their return next year.
On Sunday morning, and again on the
feast of Corpus Christi, the Catholic cadets
marched with field music to st. Aloysius'
Church to Mass, and on Sunday afternoon,
the usual time for services there, the Pro-
testant cadets marched in like manner TO
the Episcopal Church, but found that, for
some reason, none were to be held. Drill
and dress parade took place every even
ing in the streets Of the town; guard
mounting in the grove every morning. The
bows had to cook their own meals, and
some of them were quite expert at it, but to
some the necessity detracted much from
their camp pleasures. Some few took their
meals at the hotel, and much amusement
was afforded on Saturday morning by the
arrest of corporal and two privates at
Moore's, where they had passed the night,
and where they were taken out of bed, and
marched between bayonets through town to
camp.
% Friday afternoon a match game oil
base ball was commenced with nine from
Charlotte Hall School, which had come
twenty miles over the country for the pur.
pose. 1t had progressed to the third inning,
with score Of 2 to in favor of st. Johns,
when it came to a sudden end. great
storm burst upon the players, who were
glad to find the first shelter III barn or
under tree that afforded 1t was recon-
menced next morning, and, though the st.
Johns boys played badly at first, they were
victorious in the end by IL to 3, IN four
innings, their opponents having i've.
Camp was broken up at six o'clock on
Saturday evening, and the corps marched
to Moor.'s Hotel, where the guns were
stacked aud knapsacks deposited and the
cadets went into the ball. When they were
ready TO embark they were briefly and elo-
ouently addressed by Joseph ID. Key and B.
Harris Camalier, esq5., in commentator OF
their discipline and good behavior, and
CAPTAIN Ross of the Wakefield, desires 1t to
be said that he and his officers were very
much pleased with the behavior OF the boys
on the boat, here not having been the least
disturbance. or annoyance to passengers,
which they had feared from the presence OF
so large n body of young men on board. AS
to the hoys themselves they returned III
good health and in good humor with tnem-
selves and everybo else. They say they
have never had a more enjoyable time.
A FIGHT ON FLOATING SALooN-A
party Of men yesterday afternoon ro"eo ul'
tha Potomac river from Georgetown to
HoItzman's floating saloon, on the Virginia
side, where they bought several drinks k
Among them was man named Brown, be.
tween whom and Hoffman there had oeen
some trouble. Hoffman seeing that the
men were bent on getting drunk refused to
sell them any more liquor. This angered
Brown, who, throwing money on the coun,
ter, demanded that as long as ne had money az;
he should have whatever he called for, io!-
Rowing m his statement by emptying bis
glass Of beer in the face Of Holtzman,s bar.
tender. A fight ensued, in which Brown
was severely handled by Hoffman and the
barkeeper.
CORPORATION CouRT.-Judge n. B. Meade