Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-02
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DIvIDENDs.--The Directors of the Bank
of the Old Dominion have declared semi
annual net dividend of per cent, payae''
on and after the 18Th inst.
1t will be seen, also, that the Alexandra
Water Company have declared a semi-annua
dividend Of per cent, payable on and aitei
tlc jh inst.
! ANNIVERSARY OF THE EPISCOPAL HIGH
Scuo5I. The Seventeenth Anniversary OF the
Episcopal High School of Virginia, at low
ard, in Fairfax county, took place on Wed
nesdsy, in the following order:
PRAYER; Distribution of Schemes; Music;
Salutatory Grafton in Latin, X. Nelson, JET
ferson Co., Va; Extract--Last Hours of 80
crates, D. Nj. Spuers, Alexandria. Va; Tx
trac,--T!me's Midnight Voice, +. B. Lewis,
Galveston, Texas; OraliCn--BOokS W IN. L.
Fry, Port Republic, Va; Music; Extract
No Exec lence without Great Labor, u. ,.
Viewer, lIe1gesyl !e, VI; Extract--Ihe Pa
triot's Eiysium. JEFF. PIeips, MaTunshu'g,
Va; Oratiou-Hislory, W. Ii. Mcuuire'
BoYdiou, Va; Extract-Ihe Critic, 1. ,.
Garnett, Hanover, Va; Music; Grafton
Character OF Lafayette, j. w. Mitchell, St.
Louis, Mo; Poen-The Rsvases OF Time, u.
w. Peterkin, Richmond; Oratien-Earth
Battle Fieds--8th the Naledictory Ad-
dresses, Jos. Packard. jr., Fairfax Co., Va;
Music; Distribution Of Honors; Music; Bene-
diction.
Inc gold medal was awarded to kinloch
Nelson, Of Virginia.
TuGoLoGlcAL SEMINARY or VIRGINIA
The Alexandria correspondent OF the Bar
timore Sun, has the following: -"Friay
the second of July, will be an interesting
day. 1t is the period for the ordination
of the Theological Semioary Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church in the Diocese
of Virginia. The following young gentle
men will then be ordained TO the ministry
of the church: john Cosby, Of the diocese
of Virginia; NJ II. Galusha, do; gradu ated
a. Union CJilege in 1855; Claudlus K. Har-
ris, jr, also Of Virginia, William and Mary
College IN 1855; j. McAlpin Harding. do
cese Of Peunsy wanna; WIN. L. NJ. facets,
diocese of Virginia, William and Mary Col
iegc, 1853; X. James Keeling, diocese OF
Virginia; Alfred II. Randolph, diocese o;
Virginia; William and Mary CoIleg", 1870;
&. \. L. Richards, NJ. D., diocese ot Virgin
ia, Yale College, 1919; Walter W. Williams,
diocese OF Virginia, Virginia Military lnstl-
tutc, Lexington; and Henry 4. Wise, Dr.,
SOD OF Gov. Wise, diocese of Virginia.
In connection herewith | may remark ttat
it is understood that the Rev. Henry A. Wise,
Jr, will, on Sunday next, deliver lis first
public discourse ia ST. Pauls church, IN this
city, and Tie Rev. DR.. Richards at Christ
church.
The exterior Of the new college editice
which vas commenced IN October last is
uearly completed, aud exhibits architecture
taste and beauty. |, il substantial build
iug, and will doubtless prove a valuable ne
QUESTION to the institution. Even IN tho
short ride Of three miles, in gradual as
Cen from Alexandria to the Seminary, one
is struck with the improvements which have
taken place along that entire ueighborbood
within few years-the lu1uriant valley ON
one band comparing charmingly with the
lovliness Of the higher lands. On the route
prominently appears the very neat and taste
full residences OF Mrs. Hall, Mrs. DR.. Pow
ell Mr.. Fish, as well as that Ut eur own
wortny mechanic Enoch Gc!mes. But these
fine improvements form but a part. Oa
other roads enterpTisug persons have c0n-
petcd successfully