Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-24
LOCAL NEWS.

TIE New SCHOOL OFFICE. The offices OF
the CITY School Board aud Of the Supcrintcld-
ent Of Schools will be removed, on the lst OF
February, to the rooms in the new market
huilling. which have been provided for them.
These are the two next to the Masonic Hall,
on the inner side. the entrance being the up
ner one on Cameron street, by the elegant
staircase Just flushed. ~
The Board room in which the clerk Will
transact his business, Is about halt as large
again as the other rooms on the row: the gu
pcriucnlcnt's Office being proportonaily SMALL
or, Both are handsomely carpctcd. ard the
former contains long table, covered with
green enammrllad cloth, having drawer 10 1t
Tor each mcmbcr Of the Board, and sutlcleInt
number Of cane seat office chairs, and IS to DC
rroviicd with Il neat desk tor the clerk. All
the furniture is finely grained III imitation OF
walnut.
The Supcrin,cuicuts office, which opens into
,h. Board room, has series OF shelvcd closets,
tnr hi, blanks and papers. and for the school
REGARDS, aifording room enough, probably, Tor
Il = nrcumllations of this and the next genera
lion. \ handsome Office desk and chair o.,
Two couplcte the appointments. The Board
room is lighted by Il handsome reflector, with
bracket light, for the desks, and warmed by Il
..mnruipr plury." Warmer weather has not
been forgotten either, for there is nice, new
cooler suggestive Of ICE water at hOuan'' we
,rcsunie the members OF the School Board
never take anything stronger. as they are eA-
pectcd TO set good example to their charge
Altorclhei the arrangements are credltablc
to our civ the office being hDer than that III
Richmond and fully equal, except as to the
literary, to that OF the Washington Superb
tendcnt. Joseph Hopkins, esq, chairman OF
the Committee on SchoolhouSes and Furniture,
deserves great credit for the taste with which
lie has arranged everything, and will: doubt
less, receive the thanks of the Board Tor the
care he has taken for its comfort
The new rooms will be used for the first
| timc o.morrow afternoon for the usual month
| * meetings of public school teachers, white
and coiorod. ard the School Board will meet
there next Friday night
RIVER News. The ice blockade OF the Po-
tomac has been partially raised for the gorges
at GieSboro' ana Fort Washington have both
been travcrscd. The tug boats Katie Wise
Gov, Curtin. Potomac and Mary Lewis which
left here yesterday morning, succeeded after
great difficulty in forcing passage by Fort
Washington They reached Qnant'co: and
taking tho schooner Wanata and nine oyster
boats in tow, started on their return, reaching
Fort Washington at seven O'Clock last night
but were from that time until three 0 clock
this morning making their way to this city
The brig Abblc Ellen. the schooner q: L.
Slickn.y and two oyster boats were toWed up
from Quantico this morning, and the steamer
New York. from Philadelphia, which had been
detained Just fellow Fort Washington, also ar
rived up this morning. One of the oyster
boats, the General Pierce, had Il hole Knocked
in her side above the water line by a Snag while
on her way up. The tug boat johnson Broth
CTS arrived here this morning from Washing
ton, having forced her way through the gorge
At Gicsburo and the steamer City of Acxan-
dria made one round trip on the Washington
ferry line. The steamer Lady of the Lake also
arrived here this morning from Washington,
Should the weather continue as at present,
the regular hourly trips Of both the boats on
the Washington ferry will be resumed to-mor-
row morning, and the Lady of the Lake will
rcc3mmence her trips to Norfolk, as it is
thought that though the ice IS heavily jamlned
from Giesboro' to the Arsenal and fora consld-
cradle distance near Fort Washington, yet the
ebb tide of to night will sweep most Of it away.
The steamer f. G. Knight is still aground
above the Long Bridge, the water above which
structure is said to have made new channel.
The steamer United, from No folk, and two or
three large coasters, arc still lying in Quantlco
waiting to be towcd up, and tugs have gone to
their assistance N!Ge Of the eleven oyster
boats and some of the larger vessels that
reached here, were lowed on to Washington
this morning and some Of the vessels that
have been delayed here sailed this Afternoon.
The passage of the tug boats up and down the
river, after 81 long Il rest, made affairs along
the wharvcS present more lively appearance
than they have worn for some time past.
RAILROAD MEETING AT LEEsBURG.-In
pursuance Of IN announcement quite u number