Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-05
LOCAL. NEWS.

synopsis OF the reports made to the Supcrln
tendent by the teachers of the several City
schools for the month Of March:
WHITE MALE SCHOOLS.
GUSTS, No. Number on the loll 80; aver
age attendance 43; percentage OF attendance Sc;
entered /; dropped 4. .II
Gusts, No. 3-On the roll 80; average attend
ance 10; per centage OF attendance So; entered
o.; dropped ,.
Washington No. l-On the roll 80; average
attendance A.; per ceRtage of attendance o. en-
tered 3; dropped T. ,..,
Washington, No. On the roll 80; average
attendance 46;per centage Of attendance %; en-
tered |: dropped !.
WHITE FEMALE SCHOOLS
Custls, No. 2-On the roll 45; average at
tendance 80; per centage OF attendance ST; en-
tered 3; dropped O.
Gusts, No 4-On the roll 80; average at
tendance Al; per centage Of attendance So en-
tered 3; dropped ,.
Washington, No. On the roll f.; average
attendance 4O;per ccntage Of attendance 50; en-
tered 3; dropped.
Washington, No. 4-On the roll r.; average
attendance 36;per centagc of attendance &c; on
tered I l.; dropped &C.
COLORED MALE SCHOOLS
Snowden. No. lOn the roll G:29;; averagcat-
tendance 80; per centagc OF attendance 80;
tered II: dropped -.
Snowdcn No. On the roll Il; average at
tendance 81 per centage of attendance So en-
tered l6; dropped 10.
Snowden, No. 5---Ou the roll Ga; average 1T
tendance 333; per centage Of attendance 80; ell
tered Is; dropped Ii.
COLORED FEMALE SCHOOLS.
II IL -xl III
tendance "A; per centage of attendance 81; en-
tered /; dropped i.
Hallowell No. 2-On the roll GS; average at
tendance 6l; per centage of attendance 81; en-
tered o.; dropped 5.
Hallowell, No. 3-On the roll 80; average
attendance 40;per centage of attendance 50: en-
tered S: dropped
GRAND ToTAL-160 on the roll; average at
tendance GA; per centage OF attendance Sl.3;
entered &C., dropped l02.
The low per centage in the colored male
schools is owing to the fact that many boys in
the upper grade having left. to go to work,
their places were supplied from the lower
grades. The report blanks. furnished by the
Board of Education do not provide for prop
er statement of the condition of the schools
under these circumstances. not being intended
for graded schools The Principal OF No. !
states his average, after making allowance for
the changes of grade al 100 being .3.2 per
cent Of the whole.
MAUNDAY Observation-Disclosures is ccle-
DRAFTED by Catholics as Maunday Thursday, or,
rs it is called in the Roman Missa ''Fsria
Quiata in Coena Domai." 1t is kept in COM
memoration of the Last Supper, and the insti-
tuition of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist,
and the. subsequent betryal OF our Savior by
Judas Iscariot. Services at ST. Mary 5 Church
will commence at 9 O clock a. H., and during
the chanting of the Gloria in Excelsis, in ac
cordance with ancient usage, the bells will be
rung. after which both they and the organ will
be silent until the same time on Saturday
After the Mass, the consccrated Host will be
removed from the high altar to L chapel pre-
pared for its reception and elegantly decorated
with lights, tapestry and flowers, called the
Repository During the rest Of the dayaud on
Good Friday, it is the custom OF all devout
Catholics to spend there some time In silent
alteration. In Washington, and the large cities
of the country, crowds are seen passing from
one church to another during the entire day.
RECEIPTS BY RA1LRoAD.-Lastw week: among
the receipts of produce at this place by the o.
\. & NJ. r. r., were the following :-Corn f.
l42 bushels, wheat ;, 2G4 bushels, rye 25Obush-
els oats 3,57S bushels. corn meal l2S bushels,
mill offal 300 bushels, orchard grass seed IS
sacks, potatoes 535 bushels, timothy seed III
bushels, dried fruit - bushels eggs II bbs.;
tobacco So boxes, sumac % sacks, feathers l
sack. fur ) packs leather lG rolls, bacon 2, 40
lbs rye flour IL bills, -four 500 bbls., hides ~
bundles lard bbls., lime 100 bills, butter
bbls, sheep skins 10 bales COWS, calves, Nc,
Ga head, rags 1926 lbs, stone jugs Sc, dressed
hogs :, brooms dozen, iron and bones ,22o
lbs, pig iron 4, 400 lbs, walnut lumber 5000
feet, pine lumber 5000 feet, horses, mules,
cattle and sheep l6 cars, sand cars.
Coal TRADE.-The Chesapeake and Ohio
and Alexandria Canals are in fine navlgablc
order throughout, and boats from Cumberland
are arriving in large numbers The coal trade
has had fresh impetus, and receipts and ship
mcnts are steadily increasing. Last week the
American Coal Company, whose agent here IS
Capt ". j. Boothe, received 4,l49 tons OF
Cumberland coal, and shipped 1910 tons, and
during the same period Mr.. P. Agnew
agent for the Hampshire and Baltimore and
GEORGES Greek Companies, received 2,lSG tons
and shipped 1893 tons.
FIRE DEPARTMENT The Hydraulion Steam
Fire Engine Company held its regular month
" meeting last night, Vice President Carne IN
the chair. On motion of Mr. Henry j. Nevett,
the following resolutions were unanimously ad-
opted, viz
Resolred, lst That this company cordially
welcomes the Columbia Steam Fire Engine
Company into the Department and extends 10
its members the hand of fellowship:
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