Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-03

PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORTS. The following
is a synopsis Of the reports made to me by the
teachers Of public schools for the month of
April:
White Schools On the rolls 375; boys $50,
girls lbs. Average attendance 335; boys 229
girls log. Percentage of attendance 50; male
schools %, female schools S. Average age of
pupils 1917. Entered 2S; boys II, girls IA.
Dropped lG; boy IA, girls 3
CoIrW ,Schook.-On the rolls 22l; boys
los, girls lis. Average attendance 200; boys
81, girls 95 Percentage of attendance 81;
u,alc schools So female schools So. Average
age Of pupils Il.4. Entered 26; boys 10, girls
IT, Dropped Ii; boys s, girls I.
The best Attendance in white schools was III
Washington School, No. |, taught by Theodore
Ii. Ficklin, 9G per cent; the best i'll colored
schools that in Snowden School, No. ), taught
by Miss Carrie CIaggctt
RICHARD L. CARNE.
CRY Superintendent.
ST. Johns Academy, May 3rd, 1873.
MEETING OF TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT. "A
meeting Of the Alexandria Fire Department,
was held in the hall Of the Columbia Engine
Company last night, B. Barton, President Of
the Hylrauion in the Chair aud d. l.. Smoot,
President Of the Sun, Secretary, in addition TO
whom there were present: 4. S. Lcadbcater,
Chief Engineer, d. A. Windsor President of
the Columbia Company and Fire Wardcns
s. \ Green, G.. f. French and }. X. Smoot.
In consequence of the absence Of DIR. johnson,
President Of the Friendship Fire Company,
Capt Stcuart, President Of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company, and Fire Warden, Jas;
j. Coleman, no business was transacted and
the meeting adjourned till next Mond ny night
when il will reasonable at the same hour aud
place.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS. The onI y cases at
police headquarters this morning were wag-
oncr at Fishown, who was arrested for striking
colored man but was discharged By the Mayor
as he was not in fault, and a man who tor
stealing coal from the yard OF the American
Coal Company, was put on the chain gang FOR
81 days by Justice May; the cook OF Il vessel,
who, for throwing stones in the streets, and
luan named Watkins, who, for getting drunk
in ten minutes after he had Sworn off and
been discharged for the same offence yesterday,
were fined and discharged by the Mayor, and
two men from the county who were locked up
aud will be fined and discharged for drum ken
ness as soon us they become sober enough to
stand their trial.
TIE MARKET this morning was well sup
piled. The butchers had excellent fresh meats
of all kinds. at former prices. Spriug vcgeta-
hlcs are becoming more abundant. Asparagus
IS 10 20 cents per bunch. Sprouts % cents per
half peck kale 2Oa2j cents per peck lettuce
4a5 cents per head Eggs 20 cents per doz
R,,t ftroyb\ II, she's <
Der bunch. Some green peas from the South
have been brought to market The fish benches
had good fresh Sllad and hcrring-thc form
or at ~ cents per pair. Poultry is scarce aud
high. The rainy weather kept back many per
SONS from the country.
LAND OF TIE BIBLE The lecture last night
at the Baptist Church on the La ID of the Bible
was delivered according to notice, to an intelli-
gent and, notwithstanding the inclcmcncy Ofthe
weather, which prevented many from attend
in. large audience Prof Mason has evident.
~ studied the subject with great care and his
delivery is fluent aud pleasing. Altogether the
address was an entire Success and we cungratu-
late the Professor as well as his apprccatlVc
audience
Coal TRADE. The receipts of coal by the
canal from Cumberland for the week ending
to-day have been as follows; by the American
Coal Company 3,707 tons; by j. !. Agnew
.Stn) tens by The Baltimore and Hampshire
Coal COMPANY l,GO3 tons. The shipments
during tho same period have bccn; by tho Amcrl-
can Coal Company $3.50 tons, and by }. i.
Apncw =, 72U tons.
RELIEF Hook AND LADDER CoMPANY.-A
regular monthly meeting Of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company was held at their truck
house last night. r. NJ. Latham in the chair,
and II. Swain secretary. But little business
Of Importance was transacted, further than III
s!ructing the secretary to notify I'LL delinquent
members that they must make settlement by
the lSt OF June.
FILLING UP TIE CHANNEL. 1t is under
stood that certain parties from Washington arc
Cling up the channel Of the Potomac between
here and that city by dumping out the cargoes
Of mud scows alongside OF buoy No 3, opposite
the Halfway Trcc-thc narrowest part of the
river.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION. -Fur the
convenience of such Witnesses as reside nearer
to Washington or to Georgetown than to Alex
andra, Special Commissioner A. W. Chiffon,
of the latter place. has been authorized to take
testimony in the District of Columbia.
pnopERTY SALE-Thc brick dwelling and
lot, lately the residence Of Mrs. Lucy j.. Turner,
deceased, on Oronco street, near Washington,
was sold to-day by +. A. Kcrby, allctionccr, to
Col. Richard Baud Lee, for $4,000.
Zf7" NoM1NAT1oN FOR MAYoR-The Third
Ward takes pleasure in presenting Doctor j. b.
,Jon>soN for Mayor as the proper MAN to give
tone, energy and Grmncss to our party; lie
knows the rights of the people, and has always
dared to mainG.n and vndicate them, and he
hus not only the intelligence to generate apublic
good bat the moral courage to rcbuko and resist
Il bad official example.
my 3-%t THIRD W ARD
N E W G o 0 D S
Wn rnl] thn attention of our lAdy nGtrons to