Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-27

School Board ought to provide system Of re-
wards and honors for the future.
MIR. John S. Beach, of the Board, many Of
the other teachers, and some parents were pres
ent; indeed as the examinations go on, the ln
terest seems to increase and more people at
tend.
RURAL RETREATS. "A correspondent of the
Southern Churchman says: Near all our
cities we need Rural Retreats. They should be
near enough to the city to en- Joy city advantages;
and far enough removed to escape city annoy
ances and temptations. Those retreats should
not be encouraging resorts for such as persist
in idleness they should not be apooglzlng
shelters for the vicious, recruiting them for re-
newed assaults upon society. They should be
vestibues to permanent homes. They should
offer work and pay. They should be thoroughly
reformatory, yet not making for a demoraized
class Of persons the penal aspect so prominent
| as to be rcpulSive. Invitation, and Incentives
to better life should more often be reiterated,
and in more earnest tones, than rebukeS for a
past evil life. These must have appropriate
place, the confidence aud sacredness of private
adm onitions, in which tenderness and faithful
ness should blend These retreats should be
designed for the following classes of persons -
The virtuous who are out of employment,
and are seeking it. Juveniles Of both sexes
especially needing rescung and restraining
agencies, or protective influences, gil thAso
dvtncetic blessings generously combined SIal-
gers who are not prepared to go to hotels or
expensive boarding houses they merely wish
to stop for a brief time, until they decide upon
their plans. (They could pay something to
sustain the institution) For such variety OF
classes there must be adequate and adapted
apartments, or distinct retreats. Will the cltl,
zens of Alexandria look at these suggestions
For such Rural Retreats as my mind sketches,
Alexandria has in its suburbs most desirable
sites.
BoswELI's EscApE.-The escape Of Boswell
was mentioned 10 yesterdays Gazette. Tie
Richmond News of yesterday evening says
James Boswell, of Alexandria, resident OF the
Penitentiary, who ran off the other evening
while digging sand at Bacon's Quarter Branch,
has not since been heard from. 1t is hardly
worth while to offer reward for him, for he
will undoubtedly 20 home, where the police
will be sure to lay hold of him. Boswell was
sent to the Penitentary for seven years for
striking and killing little colored girl with a
brick bat, while drunk He was sent first tor
eleven years, but being granted a new trial,
four years were Knocked off the original finding.
A.&F. R. R.-A Washington correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Inquirer says The
Pennsylvania railroad company have arranged
to oren their southern connections from Baltl-
more to Richmond on July lst. Owing to the
refusal of the Fredericksburg and Aqua Greek
line. which thew connect with at Fredericksburg,
10 connect with them but once q day. until the
Pennsylvania company can control line OF
their own into Richmond, only night trains
will run from here to aud from Richmond, and
the day trains are to keep up the old boating
arrangement, continuing the seven-hours run
to Richmond, instead OF three.
sWooDLAwN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.-At
the last meeting of this society interesting dis
cussion were had on Agricultural subjects. A
resolution was adopted inviting ladies' to JOIN IN
the meetings of the Society. The next meet
ing of the club was announced to be at DR..
| Howland's, July 20, 1872. The Doctor propo-
sed that instead of a meeting at his house ne
wonld charter steamboat, and take the mem
hers of the club and their friends on an excur-
sion, it might be considered as picnic, in lieu
of our annual fourth of July excursion.
Boar RAcE.-A contest of speed took place
on the Potomac yesterday evening between the
Yachts Fannie Bell Gertrude, and Spray. the
course being from Sixth street wharf and re-
tnrn. The evening was rather poor one for
a race, there being scarcely any wind. The
Fannie Bell reached Washington about s
o'clock D. M, winning the race, followed by
the Gertrude and Spray, about half an hour
later.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH.-Rev L..
Dobson will on Sunday next declare vacant the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church, OF
Alexandria, the resignation Of Rev. MIR.
McAtee having been accepted by the Pres
bytery. ---
EXAMINATIONS TO MORROW
School, (colored female) on Alfred street be,
tween Princess and Oronoco, will be examined
tomorrow by Messrs. A. E. Addison and ii. 8.
Wilmington, of the City School Board.
PHYSIOLOGICAL Office is established at
Riverside, Charles county, Md, three miles
northwest from Nanjemoy, and +. A. Iolson
appointed Postmaster.
RETAINED LETTERs.-The following letters
are detained in the Postothce for want OF stamps
on" Mrs. Ietitia Baltimore Markham, Va.
LANES Green, no P. 0. direction.
na~Attention is directed to an advertisement
in another column Of the sale Tomorrow OF the
furniture of the late G. 6. Brown.