Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-02
ALIEN NDRIA.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Correspondence of The STAR
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 2, 1859.
Liberty Hall was densely crowded Yesterday
afternoon, the occasion being the closing exer-
cises of the nineteenth session of St Johns
Academy. At four O'Clock the curtain rose and
Eugene ID. Ficklin, Of Richmond county, Va
delivered the Introductory, in which feeling al
fusion was made to the late G w. p. GUSTS who
for several years past distributed the medals and
addressed the students similar occasions
Hiawatha's Departure was then recited by
q WI Hunter, who was followed by
j. Samuel Wimsatt, whose 'sRegn Of Hoops'
was warmly spplauded by the gentlemen
nSelf-Interest,n by Rudolph johnson, P. F.
O,Gorman and VIM. b. Price, and {" The Pearl
Divers" by III. Clay Emerson, reflected much
credit upon the speakers.
Walter Harrison Reid, Of Langley, Fairfax
county, Vai next took the floor, and delivered an
Grafton on "Our Country" concluding with
Longfellow's beautiful apostrophe to the Union.
His delivery was highly impressive and his ges-
lures exceedingly graceful.
The TTagiCal Story of Major Brown was
then recited by Patrick +. O'Gorman, and the
Tent Scene from "CR,ar." by g. VIM Hunter
and Samuel Wimsatt, whose rendering would
have done credit to more experienced actors.
Lines to Water Fowl" were beautifully
spoken by Willie f.. Latham, whose voice, how.
ever, was not strong enough to I'LL the hall
Rudolph Johnson, of Montgomery county, Md
next delivered an eloquent " Eulogy on Captain
John Smith, His voice is very Rfgh pitched
and, though his delivery was excellent its bpautv
was somewhat impaired by the very loud tone In
which he spoke.
J Alton Hunter recited Mrs Sigourney,s poem
on the " Wife of Crawford at the Inaug uration of
the statue in Richmond, on the 22d of Febru-
airy last, in a very creditable manner his voice
being probably the finest of any among the young
orators.
"The Man of Principle" take off of small
p' iiticians, was we'll performed byJ. s Wimsatt,
r. ID. FickIin, w s. WoolIs, and s F. O,Gor-
man, the last Of whom is an inimitable Irish
character.
"The True Hero,'' an episode of the yellow
fever In Norfolk, was then delivered by e. Will
liam Hunter in a very tasty and agreeable man
nsr; and the - Death of Hunter w oodis;" poem
similar In substance, was reel tied by f. d. Flick
lin.
The Boys Aspiration" neat little poem.
pTetiily spoken by VIM. S. Price, and - Mr..
Buncombe's Platform,n by Samuel Wimsa [
The latter drew fortt repeated paudits from the
audience.
The feature of the evening however, was The
Bi1nders OF Night, performed by X Johnson.
John r Edelen, John r. Heymes Richard h
Lyies, samuel b Field, and Edward F. Lawler
The character of Blunderall, sustained by X. III
LyleS, was ad miTably portrayed; and the piece
called down thunders OF applause.
Hon. VIM: ID. Massey, Mayor Of the city, then
distributed the rewards of The session as follows:
Observance of School Rules-Gold medal to II
Theodore Fricklin, of Richmond county, va
silver medal to w. Harrison Reid, Of Fairfax
county, Va.
Observance of House Rules-Silver medals to
X Johnson, of Montgomery county, Md, and
sam 1 L.. Phillips, of Washington county, ID. g.
Pnnctuality-Silverm medals to J. A. Clarridge,
b. Baggett and J. :. w imsatt, of Alexandria:
LIST premium to 5. Field; I'd premium TO J. A
Npale
Diligence in Studies: Intermediate Class; Gen.
4ral Stndies-SilveT medal Ia ]. : Wimsatt; Ist
premium to j. A. ClaTrdge; ID premium to F.
ID. Fricklin; Sd premium to r. Johnson; 9Th pre-
MUM to H. J Ficklin
Penmanship-To =. A Phillips
Aige6ra.lst section to Z ID. Ficklin; I'd SEQ
ton to f F. LAWYER.
AIithmetic-ist section to E. D. Flcklin; I'd
section to X. johnson
Double Entry Bookkeeping to w Fl. Reid
Single Entry 10 BernaId Goyle OF Fairfax
county, Va.
Latin-lst section 1st to J. A. CIarridge: ID
to A. b. Baggett; I'd section LIST to f.. D. Flick.
linz I'd to u. w. Hunter; 3D. section: W. ii.
Flench-To f. ID. Ficklin, Junior Class
General Studies-Silver medal to Charles I.
Lambert; premium to Francis b Keynes
Penmanship-To C.P. Lambert
Arithmetic TO C z. Lambert
Entrance Cldss-General StudieS-Silyer medal
to w m. b Price; LIST premium to VIM p "a coils:
I'd to Willie E Latham; Sd to Oscar F. Baggett
Penmanship-To II. Clay Emerson.
Arithmetic-Ist section to VIM r. Price; Cd
section TO Willie T.. Latham
Preparatory School-Ist premirm to G Dallas
Peyton; I'd TO VIM. III Phillips.
The Mayor then made a very interesting adj
dress TO the students; after which, James A .
Clarridge, on the part OF the schools, present. d
the principal, Mr.. Richard L. Carnc ir with
an elegant silver vase, accompanied by a beauti-
ful address, to which be replied In appropriate
terms.
The Gridiron," piece from last year, being
loudly called for was then introduced by z >
O;Gorman, T.. ID Ficklin and J. A Clarridge
The exercises concluded with humorous vale
dictory by James A. Claridge
The Bank OF the Old Dominion have declared
seTni-annral dividend Of four per cent. and the
Alt md Ia Water COmDanV a dividend of fhrao
per cent
The dog war still RACES, and numbers Of the
brutes fall victims TO strychnine.
Tie market to-day is dull; little Offering no
sales reported.
Arrived yesterday-Steamer Diamond State,
kerwin, Baltimore, to Wheat & Bro.
Sailed-Schr. ID. d Small. Drisco Balti-
timore, by Master