Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-03

issued
EXHIBITION OF CoLoRED SCHooLS-A dense
crowd of people filled the assembly room of the
Alfred street school house last evening on the
occasion of the exhibition of Snowden and Hal
lowell schools.
Besides the Superintendent. Nlessrs. Add
son. Wilmington, aud Wilmer of the School
Board, and the Clerk of that Board, Judge
Underwood, Hon lewis Mckenzie, ex- Mayor
Latham. ) &. Neale. and other gentlemen in
trrcstcd IN the education of tue colored people
occupied seats near the platform
VIM F.Powcl!. Principal Of Snowdcn School,
presided, and Miss Sarah \. Gray, Principal
of lIalluwcl School, was seated at the organ, to
direct the music,
oh come, come away - by the children,
in full chorus and excellent time, commenced
the proceedings Various reciratons. readings,
Dialogues and songs followed Of which maud
Muller" By Margaret Richardson, and ''Ihe
Latch Key, Caudle Lecture, by r. Williams,
deserve special mention us having been ADM
rahly rendered.
Superintendent Carnc then took the stand
for the purpose Of presenting the medals, NC,
but the crowd, mot the children, was so noisy,
that he declared his determination not to pro-
coed until the uproar ceased. No signs OF bet.
ter order appearing, however, he was appealed
to bv some OF the gentlemen present to 60
on ms the heat was sitting, and Mr.. Nc
kenZc, from Il corner of the room, called out.
''l.ct US sing Praise God from whom all bless
ings flow some of'the brethren start it; but
there was no response, and, at last, the Suptr-
intcndrnt gave IN gracefully, by telling the an-
ec,iolc of the Old Quaker who threatened the.
obstinate man who wouldat give him the road
that he would serve him as he Served that
other man this morning, and after gaining his
punt cXpl!ncd that the other man being more
obstinate, he had turned out for him.
He gave his medal for Snowden School to
Emanuel Alexander, and for Elallowell School
to Annie Braddock He, also distributed
large number OF handsome premiums furnished
by the teachers aud announced that Emanuel
Aiuxanicr and George Dixon had won the state
scholarships in the Hampton Agricultural and
mechanical Institute which he supposed to be
due to this city and county. The following
prul1ulnnS We're also recommended from ri
rja>> TO 1T; l. King, }. Solomon, L. Nolan,
H. DArnaIi I. EdmundS. and G. Bremen.
Judge Underwood, ex-Nlayor Latham. Mr..
Nraie and Rev. G. Robinson, then complimen
ted the teachers and children in il very few
words; tnr it WAS far TOO hot to speak, and the
crowd after Il song from the chltlrcu dis
pcr,cd
MAYORS UrFlcE-W. A. Smith, deaf
I'D dumb man mailing from Cincinnati, for
vaerancy. W. ordered to leave the city
Henry WliiutI, Il vo.oruo.tl " for abnSiny
the Ii,tle sou Of Mr.. john Laphcn, ,..,...
charged with reprmaud
Oscar Terry colarcd, for firing powder crack
rrS in the streets was discharged with an add
mnnton.
George Carroll, colorel for d<ordery con
duct, was fined aud discharged,
Warrants were issued aud executed for the
arrest of Jerry Hays, Tor au assault upon Ike
Norris col,rcd Lucy Freeman, colured, for
stealing clothing from the clothes line of officer
Waters George Plckrrcll, Tor vagrancy. and
HtScy Warner, for threatening Mary Bright, |
both colprel
VI ,GisrRNrrSs' OFFICE --Jt<ticc Bcnch-
benjamin Boswell, committed TO Jail for steal |
Ing clothing from Geo. W. Mankin, Of leu
'oun county, was examined and recommended
Tor three months.
Justice Iihtc-W. f. Garner, for horse |
stealing, was conmittcl to jail for further OK
animation.
NIGHT REPORT Might clear and warm
There were no disturbances. Three prisoners
were at the station house.
llnESE THEFT "A man named VIM. +, Gar
NV "'E 'iiSN u'sS' oIioiN it' " il'it
On the charge Of horse stealing and committed
To jail Tor further examination. The particu |
lars nt' the case aS narrated bv the prisoner, |
are as follows: EIeand Il uan named Chas May
hw last week stole two horses from man named |
Ward, living in Prince William county, "A short
distance from OccoGuan. leaving him without
horse with which to pOW his corn. They
rode these horses to Loudoun county, where |
they traded them for one horse. Then coming
her" they traded the one horse to John Davis |
Cor Il COW and fifteen dollars, aud then sold the
to Mrs. Schmidt for SD As soon as
the COW was sold they dcvidcd the money they
hal received, and Mayhem left for his home
near the scene OF the theft. Captain Webster,
the efficient Chief of Police, worked up the
caSc, and arrested Garner, who was drunk and
asleep, at the Railroad Hotel last night
IIoT. IIoTTER!! HOTTEST! Fine weather
for harvesting hucklcberies and ticks Mos
quitocS luxuratc in such-inSccts generally
rcrcl, while humanity Sweats and Swears-thc
oldest lnlabitaut is called upon to declare that
l'l>t such weather was never before known, and
the people are kept warm by having the fact
continually thrown into their teeth that it is
hm Keep in the shade, where there is Il
brcczc-driuk or such like bev-
rrasccat lightly-read about the Arctic
regions iccbergs, &c. Don't trouble yourself
too much about the things Of this word aud
occasionally think of the degree of warmth that
may have to be endured in the world to come,
Which will probably send Il child through your
frame and make this temperature quite en-
durable 1t is consoling to known that it
might br hotter.
ENCrRSInNlSTS TO BE Protected. Ar |
engagements have been. entered into between
the police authorities of Washington and Mary
land hy which rowtlies will have hot time OF
II should they attempt hereafter to Interfere
with the pleasure of excurSionists at Giymont.
In case the reserve force (which will always be
al hand on public occasions) is insufficient for
the preservation Of order and decency. it is mu-
tally agreed by the authorities to avail them
selves of the services of posse comitatuS