Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-01

animation the very best yet held in the city,
! lie looked upon II, he said. rs com plcte relu
tatiOn Of the charge that the School Board had
not done justice to the colored children when
they placed them under the care of teachers of
their own race, and he trusted that the conf
plants made by interested parties against
the coIored teachers would now cease, since the
result of their discipline was 50 manifest. He
announced that, (by his permission, as rcquir-
co0red schools would take place in the assem-
bly, room, at the Alfred Street School house,
on Tuesday evening at . clock and that the
medals would be then awarded. -.
\ large number of the parents and friends OF
the children were Present, including keV w ~;
ment Robinson, Geo. L. Seaton, Geo w:
Sims. and other prominent coored men,, VIII.
4 all the c0lorcd teachers from the city Srv-
eral from adjoining counties. The principals
of Gusts and Ice Schools, John West, esq,
and other white citizens. also, showed their III
tcrcSt in the education OF the cOlored people by
attending.
TIE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION OF EK
GINA was an honest Convention, and means what
it says. 1t accepts Greeley and Brown without
Il dissenting voice, and i speaks the sentiment
of Virginia There is no division Of feeling i'll
the State, on the main point; and We arc re-
joctd to see that 50 fan from merely accepting
Mr. Greeley and espuuSng the Liberal cause as
"chnice of evils, y or Tor the sake Of cold and
calculating rxpcdicmcy, the vast ma j"rIty Of the
body are impelled by higher and n"blcr and
! hoicr impulse They 90 into the canvass
frankly and enthusiastically, and with high
hopes of the future They take MIR. Grccley
to their hearts because he is good and honest
man. who will drive out the thieves and bring
back honesty to the government; who Will re
store the nenpIe Of the Snuth to full partici
patton in it, b uetitS. aud shut the door against
tie uncl,.an beasts that have so long prcyc,l
upon our yitaIs. He will change the whole
acn If things among us, and give us once again
the Union OF cur !l'hcrs. He will reunltc the
people of the North aud South and We SHAH
once more be brothers, burying and forgetting
our hates in the graves OF our common dead
Rrhnsond Enquirer.
FAIRFAX ColNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
! The old Board of Supervisors held their last
meeting on Monday last The trcasurers re
port shows that the finances of the county are
in a healthy condition. and the accompanying
reports ri the different Township collectors
prove that they have done their duty faithful
y and that the people have met the demand
IN them for the taxes checrIully and punctnal
IT, The entire list Of dclinqurnts amounts tn
lire over $500 not one fifth Of the amount
as returned under the old system. The Board
passed the following orders. BY Mr.. Gray
Whereas the President aud directors Of the
Middle Turnpike Company from Alexandria to
Drancsvil!c have proposed to turn over their
several Turnpike Roads to this county under
the act Of March 9Th 1871 to amend Sections
-, 53 and 81 Of chapter 81 of code it is or
dered that this Board do accept the same pro-
vided that the Townships of Falls Church,
Providence and DrancSve. through their
several township Boards, do provide some
equitable basis to pay the Indebtedness Of said
Turnpike not exceeding in the aggregate three
hundred dollars, and also provide for district
ing and working said roads as other roads are
that the clerk OF this Board be requested To
call the attention Of the o. A. & NJ. r H. Co.
to the heavy grade of the Colchester road ut
the crossing of their road near the Poor House
Of this county and request them to have the
same amended -Fnnjur NrrS
FArQG1ER County, = From the Warrenton
Index AT the June term Of the County
Court. Judge Bell presiding with entire salts
faction to bar and suitorS ii specially summoned
grand jury found true bills of Indictment
against Armistca1 Jackson, colorcd, for at
tempting 10 burn the house of VIM. Boot
wright, and jackson was subsequently tried
and acquitted
The yield of wheat in this county will BE-
much better than was anticipated The beads
have filled we'll Frequent showers during the
past week have greatly improved the corn, and
elped somewhat the nat Drop.
4 tournament will take place at or near col
John NJ. Fants mill on Saturday, July 9th,
1872 The successful knight will bc rewarded
with gold headed whip.
Summer visitors are coming hithcr quite
early this season and find gunl accommodations
at the Warren Green Hotel.
a colored woman living near Piedmont WI,
delivered of. a fine healthy infant one day last
week, and in twenty fpur hours afterwards cut
its throat and laid the body beneath an ash"n
heap. She is under guard and will be commit.
ted for trial as soon as her physical condition
will permit.
Prince WILLIAM County. = From the
Manassas Gazette We have had several very
refreshing showers within the past week az.
vegetation Of every kind has been greatly re-
newcd
The we'll in Brentsvi1lc is so near dry that
the citizens are drinking water hauled from the
run.
Some malicious person set fire to and burned
the gate on Mr.. w. II. CampbcllS farm lead
ing 10 the rcsidcucc.
H. g. Greene, OF Petersburg had been invi-
ted by the Radicals 70 speak AT Brcnt>vi!le, on
court day, on the issues Of the Presidential cam
pagn.
The new Postal route from Manassas to
numirics, commences July n. The mails
leave Manassas at p M on Tuesdays, lhnrS-
days, and Saturdays, and Dumiiics, on same
days, at |, y. m.
TRoTrGNG The famous tro,tcr> Dexter and
Goldsmith Maid have at last been beaten by 4
horse hitherto unknown to fame, and 1t Is feared
that the owner Of the new wonder will not permit
the animal to trot at regular race track, he
being opposed to such display, Of his horses
The gentleman alluded 10 is Mr. Bonner, oil