Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-21

by other engagements, to leave Judge Under.
wood, ex Mayor Latham, auu Mr.u. Is. Henry
with Hannibal King and one or two other col
oged men, were in attendance during the whole
uiorulng. KS our reporter was there during
but part of the examination we can not give
fair opinion as to the proficiency OF the boys,
but Judge Underwood, i'll Il few remarks he
made at the close, expressed great qualification
at the result, and congratulated the boys on
their improvements; saying that they had made
great progress He earnestly advised them to
eschew the use of toXicatlng drinks, and SAID
he felt sure that if they did 50, and worked as
steadily in after lite as they seemed 10 DC study
ing now three fJurths OF them would own houses
OF their own before they reached the age OF thr
ty The Judge related very interesting anec-
dote of Chief Justice Marshall. When but d
youth, Just from college, he said IS years ago, he
had been invited to wedding, and had seat
next to the li!uS.ronS .iurl>t, then III his elgh.
tieth year As the wine passed round, and
everybody took some, he felt greatly emoar
raised, for he had taken the pledge as
boy, and did nut like either to break it or
appear singular. At length, he decided TO
refuse. when the venerable chlei justice
publicly applaudcl his action, aud sand he
wished all the young men would follow his eX'
ample, as he had found half the crime IN the
country TO proceed from lntemperance.
Quite laugh arose upon one OF the boys
giving it 10 be understood that lie knew the
chic; Justice very Well also meaning the ccceu-
trc colOred individual who recently bore the
title here
The Superintendent closed the school with Il
few remarks abou, the Use Of pistols, Nc, at
Christmas, expressing the hope that none OF
tle boys would be found occupying the cells IL
the new station house
TRANSFERS or REAL ESTATE in the city Of
Alexandria for the month ii October, ISL, re
ported ty Green 4 Wise, Real Estate Agents
House ana lot Oh cast side Of Fairfax street
north OF Wilkes street. Chapman anu Beach
commissioners. to Em@iine Thompson. $500.
House and lot on west side of Water street
- feet south OF Priuce$> street, II feet 20 III
ches 10y l23 feet inches, James Mclean, to
Samuel Day, $500.
House aud Tor on west side of Alfred street
between Princess and Oronoco streets, 40 feet
By l23 feet inches, N. j. Harris ct ais, to
VIM. Ii. Smith, 500.
House aud lot on southeast corner of Hing
and Fayette streets. James Scholl and wife, to
Moses Heller, $4,000.
House aud lot Oh west side Of Columbus
street, l55 feet inches north of Oronoko
street, l6 feet by l23 feet inches, b. Mccain
and wife, to Alonzo FL. Travcr>, $3.50.
House and lot on south side OF Queen street,
43 feet east Of st. Asaph street, Is by 50 feet,
NJ \. Henry, to y. W Chiffon, 81, 200.
Lot 90 east side Of Fairfax street, between
Wilkes and Wolfe streets IG feet i,y % feet 5
inches, II 4. Glatchet>, to W. NJ. Wooc, $500.
Lot ON west side of ST. Asaph street, l36
feet 7-l2 north of.Wolfc street, l23 SIP feet
by 40 feet front Albeit Stuart commits
sioner, to james f. Carin. $500
Lot on Alfred street, Isl feet I inches from
lst street Is by 100 feet, Vim. H. Muir aud
wife, TO Daniel Goomes, Sl2o.
RECEIPTS III RAILROAD The following are
among the receipts By the o., y. 4 NJ. Il. Il.
for this week Corn 3.yl5 bushels wheat
/ 40, ear corn 100, rye lG6 oats lIO, pota-
toes lG buckwheat -, beans 40, corn meal
o65. dried fruit 80, mill feed lGS. chc*tnuts 20,
valnuts 10, faxsecd | Dbl, ground sumac
oo52 sacks, fresh beef 4.Gl9 lbs. -four G1l bills,
leather - rolls, talow 1 bbs. tobacco | Il boxes,
butter ~ bbI<. and frkins eggs IS boxes,
dressed hogs l>S, dressed poultry - bbls. and
boxes. game = bhls. apples s. bbs., DIX
cans, hides buHdlcS, lime 100 bb., calves .,
blooms 50 900 lbs hay POS bales. feathers sacks,
walnut kernals IS lbs, wood fl cords, cider I
bb!s. sunf.c III sacks turkeys coop, lard 10
6rkips, fur , packages. lead 1t lbs, sauSagcS )
kegs, vinegar | kbI, brooms 30 doz, sheep
skins 5, rags SCI lbs, old iron and bones l4,9l3
lbs. cabbage 10 sacks and 100 head, hoop poles
42O bundles, ever greens > sacks, lumber IS, 293
feet, cattle cars, cattle aud sheep do, coal
do, stone do.
The following are the receipts by the ". 4
O. Il. H.: Wheat /, SOP bushels. corn $40, meal
I5S, ear corn 43 bbIs, butter 30 bbls and kegs,
eggs Il bbls and boxes poultry 81 bbls and
boxes, apples % bb!s, vinegar - obs, cider
biol, -four 81 bbls lard t kegs, pork 1897 lbs,
fresh beef $50 lbs, old iron and bones 2.352
lbs, fowls I coops, caves Is head, dried lrult
8 bags, hides bundles, rags II bales. potatoes
bags, straw IS baes, shook 4 cars, wood l.
cars.
PROPERTY SALE. The following city prop
erty belonging TO the old Alexander estate,
was sold this moruing By F. 4. kerby auc
The square, bounded by Wythe, Madison,
Patrick and Henry streets, to Joha W. Grceu,
for $7l0
Three fourths Of the square, bounded by
Wvthe; Madison, Fayettc aud Payne streets
the other fourth Of the square lying on the
north side OF Wythe aud cast side Of Payne
street, to George J.. Scaton, for S42O.
The square. bounded by Pcnlcton, Wythc,
Favettc aud Payne streets, to ". n. Brown,
for $3.50. -, ;.
The half square, on the south side of Madi
son street, extending from Payne to West
streets to George l. Seaton, for S2l0.
The lot, bounded on the east by Payne street,
and on the west by Conveys line, between
Pendetou aDd Wythe streets, to J. {. Nc
Graw, for $40. ;, =
The quarter of a square, OF the west side Of
Payuc street and north side Of Cameron, at the
intersection of said streets, to George Il. Shlnn,
for $27O. -----------
TIE WINTER SoLsTICE. are two
solstices in the year, the summer solstlce, June
22d, when the sum reaches his highest north
cru decluation, aud the winter solstice, Deem
% --Lo,, 10 rna nlnns i1iS hinhnst snnf horn