Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-03

CITY SCHOoI. BoARD.-Thc regular rmccting
Of the CITY School Board was held at the Su-
perintcndcnt' S office on Friday night, when there
were present. John W. Burke, President, Rich
ard j.. Carnc, City Superintendent, and McssrS.
VI, +. Carne, Wilmington, Kell, Hopkins, Ad-
Olson, j. S. Beach, Wilmer, and Whittcsecy.
After the minutes had been read, the Supcrln--
tcrdent, from the Committee on Books and
Printing, in the absence Of the chairman OF
that committee, reported progress IN the mat
ter of printing the Bylaws and Regulations,
and asked leave to include III the publication
synopsis of the school reports Tor the past ScS-
sion. which was granted He, also, reported
progress, as member Of the Committee on
Studies and Discipline, in the matter OF select
ing 4 series of Biographies, and on the COM
mrlnic,tion of Miss NJ +. Stratton, relative to
4 Culnrcd High School. stating with reference
10 the latter, that i report had been agreed up
ON and written out, but WAS either i'll the hands
ut MIR. Blackburn, the chairman of the com
mit,rr. or had misc.lricd in the mails The
following gentlemen from the committees on cX
a,uina,inns then reported very tavorably on the
result of all the examinations recently held by
them, viz: Mr. Addison, Peabody School;
MIR. Wilmington, IIallowell School; Mr.. kcll,
Custis School; Whittlescy, Snowden School;
MIR. j. 5. Beach, Ice School. Both the cX-
alnncr> Of Washington School being absent
from the city, no report wlS made. but the Su-
prrintcndcnt stated that he had heard that
they had publicly expressed their satisfaction
at the result Of the examination there.
Mr. Hopkins, from the Committee on School
Houses and furniture reported that he had
hal the work at Peabody School, ordered at
the last meeting, DONE which report was ac-
ccptcd
The clerk then read charge preferred by
Ferdinand G. Davis against the principal OF
Ice School. for improper punishment of his
daughter, India Davis, which, on motion of
Mr.. kc was referred to the Committee on
Complaints and Grievances.
On motion of Mr.. Wilmington, the matter
of the extra pay promised the teachers IN case
the necessary funds should bc in hand ut the
close of the session waS deferred until the next
meeting, the money not being now in tic
treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Kcll, it WAS
Ordered, That the schools bc rcopcncd on
the ISt Monday of September next.
The subject Of the election OF teachers being
Irnachcd, on motion of MIR. Wilmington, the
consideration of the subject was postponed until
the next regular meeting.
Onmotion Of the Superintendent, who gave,
in detail, statement Of the probable resources
Of the Board, the subject of building one or
more school houses WAS referred to the Com
mittcr on School Houses and Furniture.
The Board then adjourned.
=. q. DEPARTMENT. Several changes, to so
into effect on the lst of July, have been made in
the printing and distributing Of stamped en-
vclopcs by the Post Office Department. Here
after special devices and the addresses of cor
respondents will not lie printed under any
circumstances whatever. The printing of cards
and requests across the end have been discon
tinucd In future they will be printed on the
upper left hand cornor only. Business avoca-
tions and employments will he excluded from
all cards and requests. lhe name of the writer
should only be given without any reference to
his occupation. Cards and requests must be
limited to the following matter, or so much
thereof rs may be desired, to-wit
lst. The name of the writer, whether lndl-
vidual, firm, company or corporation; ID
The postofiicc address, including number and
name of the city or town, county and State
3D. \ request to return if not delivered with
in given or blank number Of days. The oc-
cupation OF the writer as merchant" claim
agent" attorney at law" "dcaler in dry goods,
groceries, etc., must be rigidly excluded. The
restrictions have reference TO the department
only and does not Of course prevent parties
from having stamped and other envelopes
purchased By them printed in any manner they
may desire, at their own expense. There has
also been 4 new schedule of prices for stamped
envelopes issued which will 90 into effect on
the st of July, which makes an increase OF
about 40 cents on package of one thousand.
pooR FArMING.-A Wcstmorcland CORES
ponlcnt gives the following birds eye view,
! of the present tenant system, and the kind OF
farming that obtains in much Of Eastern Nir-
Z ginia, in letter to the Baltimore Gazette:
4 In Eastern Virginia very few farms are
4 cultivated entirely by the proprictOrS. The
land is mostly rented towrctchcd tenants, chict-
ly freedmen, without capital or skill, and who
uSc no manure Or bought fertilizers, and gen
orally SOW no wheat In this ncighborhood,
cStmorcland county, formerly noted by the
merchants and millcrs of Baltimore for its large
/ production Of fine wheat we probably sowcd
q one buShel last fall for four before the war; The
large farms on the rivers arc nearly all rented out
4 and without manurcS, clover or drainage, pro-
h ducc little or no wheat. This is true, but prob
& ably i'll a greater degree of the whole tidc-wa-
s ter region.
y RowpllsM.-At recent performance OF
n the Lady of Lyons in the Academy of Mu-
q sic in Philadelphia the audience manifested its
81 diSapprobation ofthc Claude Melnottc in va
g riouS impoite ways, They filled the air with
& huotS and Kisses, threw coins bulls ufily y-white
&: carrots, cabbagcs and dead eat II pom tho
81 stage made insulting remarks to the actors
81 and ended by breaking up the performance al
81 together, Notwithstanding several calm and
81 reasonable appeals from the manager and 9th.
sS cr<. The acting may have been and probably
sss wa> poor, hut no amount OF awkwardneSs OF
81 lnlnity could justify such brutality on the lar
81 81! an audience
81 AGInoMr SCENE.-Thcrc was quite L pub
lc exhibition of private effects in front of Shrr-
Il M Dunn office on yesterday morning They
\ We're the property Ola young student OF med
M cine 1T thrunivcrsity, who left for his southern
"a home without liquidating sundry bills contract
M cd here. His trunk, books, papers, etc, wer,
n n l,,.& 81, l. T. Il,