Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-01
LOCAL N H w - I.

p,well, assisted by John +. Parker and Miss
t, "m; Cageett, was examined yesterday by
N',srs Wm. T. Carne, Oscar G. Whittlesey,
and Edgar Snowden, jr., assisted by Supern-
.'',l,nt (arne. Mr.. Whittlcscy examined the
XIV and 9Th grades, under the charge Of Miss
,Ta.gctt, and the little boys there were found
=, H. excellent spoilers and readers for their
Wv, cards of Honor we're distributed by the
SUPERINTENDENT to the following:
Few Obedience and Diligence, to Clarence
N;,,r Willie Sims, and Robert Dulany
Enr Obedience, to james jackson, Bernard
1,m,x Janes Thornton, George Lewis, VIM.
l Eli Butlar, George holland, James
Turner, Peter Washington, John Allen, and
Freddie IIaeklcy.
For Diligence, to Hugh Campbell, Willie
En,lar, James Madison, and Simon King
The .cacher also gave a small present, q
bc,k, or picture card. to each of her pupils.
THE two other divisions of the school were
,vun;ned together, chiefly by Mr.. Carne and
;hc Principal The spelling was bad, as it has
been in almost all the schools, but the gram
mar. geography and history were very good in
deed, and the arithmetic by far the best we
have noticed in any of the schools thus far.
Boys Of fourteen did examples in square and
cube root with facility and rapidity which as
tonishci all present, and that they thoroughly
understood the principles on which they were
based was proved by their ready explanations.
But two Cards Of Honor were awarded, one to
one 10 George Dixon for Diligence in Study.
The Superintendent gave his medal to Thomas
O,lcn, and the Principal, his, to Thomas Fer
guson. Tie latter, also, gave handsome prem
huns to George Dixon and Lawrence Williams,
Of the list grade, and Samuel Burke, Beverly
King. aud Addison Holmes of the %. He
also reported George Dixon, Thomas Oden,
Lawrence Williams, Emanuel Alexander, Thos
King Oscar Holland, and Edward Carr Of the
ls, and Samuel Burke. Beverly King, Ad-
Olson Holmes, Lcwllyn Dixon Aaron Brown,
aud Taylor Edmunds, of the ID grade, as
worthy of honorable mention for diligence.
John Z. Parker, teacher Of the I'd grade, re-
ported q. Warren, John Lucas S. johnson,
Walter Smith, Is. Rowe James Green, W.
Thompson, Frank Scarce, NJ. w illiams, Is.
Whittier, and &. Robertson, as worthy OF men
ton, though as he had been very rigid, none
of them had obtained the per centage neces-
sary to be awarded Cards Of Honor.
Brief addresses were made by Messrs. Snow
den and w. l.. Carne and by the Superintend-
cn,. the former offering medal next year for
the best examination, and the latter for the
most ;nauly boy, to be decided by his compan-
ions. Mr. SnowGen took occasion, in the course
of his remarks, tC say that he wished to al!ude
tu Il matter which might not seem appropriate
for 4 school examination, but as many Of the
parents and friends Of the boys were present,
Inc felt called upon, as chairman of the City
Sclr,ul Board, to notice charge recently made
rs one who wore the judicial crninc that the
people of Virginia were opposed to the free
school system. To prove the talsty of that
charge, they had but to look around them, and
sec what WAS being done for their children by
the people of Virginia, and what was being
done here, WAS being done throughout the
State
The Principal asked leave tosay few words
in reply. He was known to be opposed in pol
ics to most OF the gentlemen constituting the
Board and the Superintendent, yet he had
Yer observed that this had made the slight
est difference with any Of them He had been
treated by all, especially by the Superintendent,
with the utmost courtesy and kindness, and
had been, on all occasions, accorded full equity
OF rights. He knew nothing of the rest Of the
State, but as lar as the city of Alexandria was
concerned, no pains had been spared to carry
out the school law in all its provisions, and TO
render equal and exact Justice to all.
The boys relieved the tcdium of their examl-
nation with some excellent singing, led by Miss
Sarah A. Gray, Principal Of Hallowell School,
on the organ, and the room was handsomely
decorated with flags, &c We were pleased to
notice, also, the evident interest taken by the
coored people in the progress of their children
As proved by their full attendance at the ex-
nminations. A very noticeable fact. also, was
that the clothing of the children, though some
times course and old, was seldom dirty or rag
ecd, as has often been observed on former oc-
t1,r,f tbo fret
of improvement IN the condition OF their race,
were everywhere visible.
THE FRoIlc release ofthe u S. steam
er Frolic from the bar on which she was aground
at Matthias Point, and her arrival at New York
have heretofore been noticed IN the Gazette.
The following account of the assistance rendered
the vessel, is taken from the Norfolk Firginlan
1.-The wrcckng steamer Is. & j. Baker, in COM
maud of Captain o. S. Baker, and having in
tow the schooner Planet Mars, and two lifting
imrgcs, arrived yesterday afternoon, from trip
up the Potomac to haul off the u. S. steamer
Frolic, ashore at Matthias Point. Captain Baker
reports that he arrived on the spot Oh Monday
morning last, and during that and the next day
got the chains under the steamer and had the
lifting bargcs in position. Ga Wednesday they
commenced pumping out the barges and soon
the ship was atloat She had previously been
lshtcned of her guns, coal and other heavy ar
tlclcs, which were rcsbippcd on board as soon
as possible, and on Friday she sailed tor New
York, her original destination
INTERNAL REVENUE AFFAIRS. -Captain NJ.
EIdridge has been appointed Deputy Collector
U. S. Internal Revenue and stationed at Alex
andria
The Collector of Internal Revenue for this
district, Mr.. Il. f. White, has issued up to
June 3oth, inclusive, 2G9 special tax stamps to
retail liquor dealers and SIC special tax stamps
to dealers in manufactured tobacco.
The aggregate amount received tor the
above, together with stamps issued to whole
sale liquor dealers, rectifers, brewers and cigar