Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-05
Boys Who Want to Carry Letters.
ALEXANDRIA,.
Reported for The EVENING Sr,R

AtloEksu . u fNENIN9 STAR
The FiREMEN's PARADE-The puhiic demon-
stratlon Ia honor of the session Of the Virginia
FIremen's Association took place tins after
noon. fkc companies fell m at ? O'Clock on
King and Washington streets. aud the I'm.
moved from the gate Of Christ Church east ON
Cameron street. "a squad OF mounted police IN
advance. lion. T.. J.. Downhani. chief marshal.
and aides. mounted. led the line. followed by
Fire Chief Creighton and the war
dens, the eX-chsf engineers. eN-mayors aud
city councils and officers, all IN carriages.
linen came the city companies ar follows:
Friendship Fire Company, l774. T.. T.. Down
ham president; music; lIydraulion Steam Fire
Engine Company. Richard /. Carue president.
music; Relief Hook and Ladder Company.
Park AgEew president; music; Columbia Fire
Engine Company, Vim. A. SmOot president:
music. The Virginia delegates TO the Firemen's
Association, wearing the emblems of their sew
eral companies, moved next and At
tracted general attention and constant
applause. Then came the National Band and
the Junior Hose Company OF itOanoke. draw
ing their handsome hose carriage. The Hone
Hose Company oi Berkeley. with music. aud the
fire department OF charlottesville, in blue uni
forms, came next and the line was closed hy
citizens. The parade Is passing over all the
principal streets of the city and IL witnessed by
a great throng of people. A large number
from the District OF Columbia and the sur
rounding country are coming in to witness the
demonstration.
AfEsIlNE NiGHT.-lnec city had many VS.
itors last night. Besides the Virginia farmers
from all sections of the state. there we're
Knights of PythIas from Washington. Both
the electric lights and the moon illuminated
the streets that were gay with flags and ban
ners flying from window and semen above
and crowds moving below. There was music
in the air when Washington Division of the
Uniformed Knights of lythias from Washing
ton reached here on the sos train and marched
under the escort Of the RathbOne Division
knights 10 the ladies' fair at Armory Hall. The
uniforms of firemen were frequent on the side
walks, and at the opera house the Virginia
Firemen's ASSOCIATION resumed the session be-
gun in the afternoon and was engaged with
matters relative 10 assessments and insurance.
W~AsHINGToNIANs Pass UNIyERsITY EKANINA-
TIoN. Virginia University examiners sent
here today the certificates of the result of the
examination of st. Johns Cadets recently held.
All the senior class passed with honor. Abbot
+. Payn of Washington in Latin, mathematics,
English. &c.; George II. O'Conner. Jesse r.
Rohr and W. Frank Burns OF Washington in
English and mathematics; SantiagoJose Powers
y. Payne Of Washington. in English, history,
geology, &c. The other profcients were from
Maryland, Virginia. dc.
NOTES.-The festival OF Corpus Christi was
observed with religious services at the Catholic
Church in this city today and services will con-
tinue there every evening for nine days.-
Nh. ". W. Sherwood of this city war elected
grand scribe of the Grand Encampment,
LO.O.F Of Virginia at suffolk yesterday.-
ST. Johns Cadets returned yesterday after .
delightful day at River View.-Golden Light
Lodge of Good 1emplars paid a visit to Lew
ensyille last nIght-An insane colored man
named Edward Stewart shot another colored
Watkins-in a field on Seminary
Hill, about three miles west of this place. yes
terday. The wounds will not be fatal. Stewart
escaped. but will be arrested.