Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-03

considered second to lew, As a comic speaker
The piece could scarcely have been better
perform ed
The premiums 81, were then distributed
bv WIN. D. Massey, esq Mayor, as follows;
Oh ;ervince of School Rules, Gold Medal
to Ii. Theodore Fickin, Of Richmond County;
Silver Medal to w. Harrison Reid, of Fairfax
Couaty; Observance Of Ii use Roles, Silver
Medals to Samuel A. Phillips, Of Wasting.
ron County. d. c.; and Rudolph johnson, OF
Montgomery County, Nd: Punctual Atten-
dance, Silver Medals to James A. Clarrldge,
Alexander B. ,ggett and j. Sam VIM
sat- of Alexandria.
lst premium to S. B. Field; %, to ). A.
Neae. Diligence in Studies: Intermediate
Class; General Studies: Silver Medal to j.
Samuel Wim-stt, of Alexandria; Premiums,
lst to J. A. Clarridge; - to L. d. tltSlln;
81 to K. johnson; 4ih to IL. D. F'cklin; Penn
uanship, to Samuel A. Phillips; Algebra, lat
Section, to +. ID. FickIir; ID Section, to +.
F. Lawlae Arithmetic; lst Section, t. l.. u
Flcklu: ID Section, to k Johnson; Double
Entry Book Keeping, to W. Ii. Reid; Single
Entry. to Bernard }. COyle, of Fairfax Co.,
Va; Lluu, Is, Section, to J. a. C!arridgc;
~ " A B. Bsgget,; 2 Section, Isl to +. d.
Ficklin. % to u. W. Hunter; 81 Section, TO
w. Ii. Reid; French, to f. d. Fickin. Ju-
NOR Class; General udies. Silver Medal
to Charles p Lambert, of Alexandra; Pre-
MUM to Francis B. IIeymes; Pennmanship,
10 q. p. Lambert; Aritbmctic TO Z. p. Lam-
bert Entrance Class: General Studies; Sii-
yer Medal TO VIM B. Price, of Alexandra;
Premiums, lst, to VIM. =. Woolls, 2nd, to
Willie Z. Latham. 81, to O.cer +. Baggett
Pennmanship; TO Ii, Clay Emerson; Arlth-
netic, lst Section, to VIM. b. Price, u, to
Willie L. Latham. Preparatory School; Pre-
muns; 1t to G. Dallas Peytou, "a to WIN.
Ii. Phillips.
Alter the distribution, Mayor Massey de-
livered an excellent address to the school,
aud James A. Clarridge, advanced, hearing
q beautiful silver goblet filled with hI"ers,
which he presented in the name OF the schooi'
to Richard l.. Carne, jr., Principal, accom-
pauyiug the presentation with beantiiui au
dress. to which Mr.. G. made an appropriate
reply.
The G.idiron, comic piece spoken last
year, being loudly called for bT the audience
was repeated by Patrick +. O'Gornan, James
A. Clarridge and Z. b. FickIin, and the cxer-
cises we're concluded by James a. Clarrldse
in a humorous ValedictOry.
Every one seemed pleased with the enter
taiameut, which was pronounced, Win ole
accord, the best ever given by the SCHOOL
LARGE CALr.--Mr. Nelson Gibson, of Eau
quier county, about three miles west Ct Mid
dleburg, has Durham Calf, about sixteen
mouths old, which weighs $50 pounds.-
This is the creates, weight Of calf that we
have yet heard Of, aud it speaks we'll for MIR.
Gibson's knowledge Of cattle raising, and for
Fauquier as grazing county.
ExpLosloN.--T alarm Of fire, yesterday
afternoon, was caused by the bursting of a
barrel Of Brandy, which took fire from
lighted match, at the store of Messrs. &. +.
Suttle & Co., on Union street. Fortunately,
the fl mes were extinguished before any
other damage was done.
ANDREW JACKSON LODGE AT the last re.
gular communication Of Andrew jackson
Lodge, NJ. l20, of Masons, subscription OF
one dollar was made by each member, to the
Ladies' Mount Vernon Association. The
Lodge has 80 members.
The Seventh Regiment CT New York Vol
unteers is expected to arrive at Washington,
on Tuesday next, from Richmond, IN the
steamer Ericsson. We learn that the steam
or George Page has been chartered to convey
them to Mount Vernon.
The trial Of the brothers Devlin, at Wash
ington, for the murder Of Thomas b. Berry,
still continues. The plea Of insanity IL
urged in behalf OF John 5. Devlin.
Yesterday, again, the cheated term" re-
yived. The thermometer in the shade, at
nooo, stood at S9'.
TIE anniversary of the Greek Academy
of Georgetown College, was celebrated on
Thursday. This institution was founded
by the late Professor George Fenwck, of
Georgetown College, as a means of keep
ing alive the knowledge of the Greek clas
scs acquired during the regular scholastic
course Of studies pursued in the College,
and of uffording the sehoIastics as well as
the more advanced students the means of
obtpining thorough mastery 0! the philo-
logical ard literary treasures which he bu-
ried beneath the surface Of the rich but
ssdIy-neglecled language of Homer and De-
mosthenes. Father O'Callashau is President
Of the Academy. The Grafton was deliver
ed by Prof Dimitry. Diplomas were con
terred upon several gentlemen.
ALEXANDRIA ITEMs.-The Alexandria cor
respondent of the Washington S.-T --y-:--
cue trc department committee, in conlunc-
ton with committee of the company, have
lust purchased in Baltimore, new hose car.
riase for the IIydraulion Fire Company.
We learn it is foe piece Of apparatus. 1t
will arrive in this city, on Monday next.
Eleven hundred and twenty three free ne-
grocs have been registered in this county
since July, lS41."
FATAL ACCIDENT.--On the night of the
2Sth of June, Joseph Ager, hand on board
the schooner George Franklia, Jabez Tyler,
master, walked overheard when opposite