Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-05
LOCAL NEWS.

Alexandria, OF the " .,sh!n5tol
papers. especially those pripted oil sunday
have Of late gotten into a way, why II Is alm
cult to say, of speaking Of AlexunL:ia Is ue
serted village, ;; quiet spot dead town, &c
that its trade has passed away, and ITS streets
are ''overerown with grass, renlarS> ahE'
preiudcial and wholly untouuded. 'Uut tue con
trary, quite the reverse is the case Alexan
dria just now is decidedly Cooking up, all,
the assertion may be made without fear of sue
cessful contradiction, that size and population
taken into consideration there is more regular
business done here in week than i'll Wash
ington in the same time The trade Of Alex
andria, instead of falling of is rapidly lncreas
ing, and although it may be that i'll torlne
years there was greater quantity OF flour re
cciyed, yet the falling OFF in that respect ha'
been more than made up in the recei pit Of gram
and az the facilities Increase, just in that pro
portion grain instead of -four is sent to mar
ket; besides which there are now not near 4,
many country mills is 1T the The time when 50
much flour was brought here. ~ To the grass
that grows in the streets. it is doubtless owing.
in 4 great measure to the old fashioned method
Of paving and the fertility of the soil, which,
in its eXuberancc, causes all vegetable mat
ter to sprout and seek any ana every crcvlcc
through which to send its tiny .,iloo'S-no sign
whatever of decay or dizziness, Tor in the crowd
ed thoroughfareS of the largest cities IN the
world may be seen the tender spear peeplng out
upon the hustle and activity going on above 1t.
But grass Or no grass there is much OF lie III
the 'old town yet. which is every day cvldcnc-
ing itself and gladdenins the hearts OF the pco-
pie at home and abroad.
SCHOOL REPORTS The City Superintendent
of Public Schools furnishes the following Synop-
sis of the teachers reports for May:
WHITE MALES.
Washington School, No. l-On the roll, 4G;
average attendance r.; per ccntaye. 49, enter
ed, II; dropped, !.
No. On the roll, 30; average attendance.
80; per ccntage, IS; entered, H.; dropped, -
No. On the roll, -; average attendance.
H.: per ccntage, 90; entered 333; dropped, ).
Gusts School, No l-On the roll. 46; aver
aye attendance, 81; per ccntagc, SO: cn:cred.H
dropped, ).
No. On the roll, -; average attendance,
IA; per centage 50: entered, :; dropped, |.
No. On the roll. So average attendance,
-, per centage, 80; entered, Is; dropped, =.
WHITE FEMALE SCHOOLS.
Lee School, No. I-On the roll, 50: 80 average
attendance "a; per centage, 80 entered, ~:
dropped, l.
No. On the roll, ~; average Attendance,
~; per centage, ST; entered, t; dropped 8.
Peabody School, no. l-On the roll, Is;
average attendance, 40: per centage. 81; enter
ed, s; dropped, 0:
No. On the roll, 80; average attendance
-l3; per centage, Sc; entered =; dropped, ,.
CoLoRED MALE SCHOOLS.
Snowden School, No. On the roll, 49,;
average attendance, 81; Der centage, 81; enter
ed, ,; dropped, ).
No. ON the roll, "a; average attendance
80; per centage, 50; entered, ,; dropped, =.
No. On the roll, ~ average attendance.
-: per centagc, -; entered, Ii; dropped: :
CoLoRED FEMALE SCHOOLS
hallowell School No. l-On the roll IL;
average attendance -; per ccntage, 81 enter
ed. 3; dropped, q,
No On the roll. ~; average attendance,
20; per centage, 81; entered, o. dropped, ~.
No. On the roll, "a; average attendance
~; per centage, ~; entered, ); dropped C.
RECAPIlULATIoN
On the rolls, G95 white. 40J: ctlored $50:
average attendance, GA: white go; coiored.
go; per centage, ST; white, 81: colored, 80,
entered, ~ white, ). r1ored, g dropped, 50;
white, :; coored -
THUNDER STORM During the storm yestcr-
day evening the chimney Of the colorcd school
house on Alfred street. between Princess and
Oronoco, was struck by lightning, and, with
the adjoining part OF the roof considerably
damaged n handsome shade tree in front of
the office Of the Mt Vernon Cotton Factory,
On Washington street was blown down during
the same storm, and the roof Of that office
somewhat injured The rain fell for Il time in
torrents, and the cutters in some parts of the
city We're so full Of Water that they were impas-
sable and bore upon their surface large drygoods
boxes Pitt street from King to Princess WAS
overtlowed At the intersection of Queen and
Pitt little son of Mr.. James Taylor while at
tempting to rescue something from the flood.
WAS swept away by the current, and would Ger
Iany have been drowned had he not been
rescued by colorcd man, who witnessing his
peril, jumped into the stream and saved him.
Mr. Edward Clarkson in saving his dog from
drowning in the culvert under the north end Of
Water street, missed his tnoting and came near
loosing his own life
SUNDAY Excursions from Washington are
becoming more frequent than ever. The steam
boats are crowded on Sundays, with large
numbers of persons who spend the day at diff:
ferent points on the Potomac below this place.
The steamers Arrow and City OF Alexandria
took down numerous company yesterday to
Marshall Hall. a man jumped overheard from
the latter rs she started on her return last night,
but was rescued The Wawaset carried down Il
colorcd excursion party to Glymont to-day. The
N.rtv .t Marshall I,,ll rn.tnr,l,v w,S intpr-