Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-16
PROPOSED New SCHOOL, colorcd chill

Qren IVlOS JUST DeyOnu tilH candl uaslu, salu W
be twenty-five or thirty in number, have no
school which they can attend nearer than Fort
Albany, more than five miles off. Complaint
having been made OF this want ofschool accom-
modationS to the County Superintendent, he
has referred the applicants to the School Board
of eferson District, aud will recommend the
opening ola school IN that nelghborhood. to be
supported by the fund designed for Prospect
Hill School for white children, which has been
discontinued on account of the small attendance
STATE PlLoTs NEED NO IlCENSE.--ln reply
to question from the collector at Beaufort, S.
c., the Secretary of the Treasury says:
| The Department knows Of no reason why
State pilots in the bays, inlcts rivers, har-
bors and ports Of the United States may not
pilot sailing vessels into or out of port in &C
cordance with the provisions of the act of Au-
gust 7, 1889, section t, or on the boundary
waters between States, without having a gov
ernment license in accordance with section | OF
the act of March ., 1887.
PERMITS FOR PUBLIC SCHooLs.-lt seems
to be impossible to get some people to under
stand where permits can be obtained Notice
| of the time when the Office is open has been
given over and over again, but though the
| School Board required the clerk to be at his
post on Saturdays from 70 10, thinking mar
ket hours the most convenient, the Commls-
sioner of the Revenue the lawyers, Nc. having
offices in the neighborI:ood, are annoyed all day
by parties who want them to receive taxes anu
issue permits.
OYSTERS The supply of oysters in the city
this morning vas exceedingly limited, but it
was understood that the cargo Of the Schooner
Mary Parks, Captain Jas. Smith, which was
carried by her to Washington, yesterday, would
he brought back here TO day, IN consequence oil
the slow sale they met with in that CITY. The
cargo of the schooner Aauie Lowe, which ar
rived from Lower Machodoch Creek, yesterday,
was sold 10 two hours after 1t reached the dock
PERSONAL T. Daniel, Conservative can
didate for Attorney General, arrived here this
morning from Culpeper c, H., on his way to
Richmond.
Col. J. S. Mosby, Of Fauquicr, F. L. Smith,
jr., of Richmond and Thomas Moore, OF Fair
fax, were n the city to-day.
General Bonham, of South Carolina, passed
through here on his way north yesterday evc-
| ing.
LAND SALE-H. w. Thomas and Thomas
Moore, commissioners, sold at public auction
at Fairfax G. H., yesterday. the farm Of the
late James Robey, containing II acres and 90
poles, to Thomas Ii. Walker, at $50 per acre.
ERRATUM What was published yesterday
among the telcgraphic dispatches as from the
''Haytien Expedition" should nave been from
the Hayden Expedition.
| INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE. 1t is understood!
that Judge James Saugstcr, of Fairfay will DC
| an independent candidate for the Legislature.
The Circus The Great Eastern Mcnaseric
aud Circus arrived this morning, as per an
nouncement, the grand procession through the
streets attracting mere than the usual crowds.
In the procession were forty one cages olliving
wild auiuals TWO fine bands Of music in chart
OTIS, with the wonderful steam piano. knights
in armor, and female riders beautifully capari
soned At the performance this afternoon there
was large crowd, aud the people were de-
lighted with the great double circus, with PER
formauces 10 two seperate rings, at the same
time, under one canvass, in full view OF the en-
tire audience, 10 the largest Hippodrome tent
in the world The triple menageric, in three
tents, is the largest ever seen III this city, and
some of the animals have never before been cx-
hibted here. One of the principal features CT
the exhibition is the MAN Fish" that cats,
drinks and smokes under water. Mr. Geo ".
Zebold, the ticket seller Of this circus, is curl
csity in himself, being considered the fastest in
the country, and by his dcxterity in making
change, prevents the usual ucrowding aud
confusion at the ticket Office. The exhibition
tonight begins at clock, but to be in time
persons should go early.