Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-22
~ ENVS OF The DAY
"T' shom The very age and body Of the Times

" I" sho's The very age and body Of the Times"
The steamer Electra, of the Providence and
New York line. and the steamer City of Bos-
ton, OF the Norwich line, while rounding the
Battery, at NV York, into East river, both en-
deayurlug 10 escape collision with ferry boat
cullided wi h each other yesterday. The Electra
struck the City of Boston amidships, bursting
her larbOred boiler and cracklog her s'eam-
chest. Nobody was hurt. The passengers Of
the City of Boston We're transferred to the
steamer Rhode Island and taken east with ouly
an hour delay. The City of Boston was towed
to her dock, where she will discharge and re-
pair. The Electra, which had her bow badly
smashed, returned TO her dock and forwarded
her passengers by another boat. During the
excitement 10 he harbor over the accident the
steam tug S. j. Christian was sunk by he tug
Camilla while both We're going to the assistance
of the City OF Boston. The crew we're saved
At Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday body Of be
tween 200 and 800 unemployed sailors boarded
the schooner Eliza Zearch, moored in the river,
aud compelled the crew to quit work and leave
the vessel They then proceeded to the
perform the same operation. The captain
shower OF missiles and number of pistol
shots from the rioters. He returned the fire
and a uumber of shots took effect. Ole George
S. Amatos was wounded III his breast, proba-
bly, fatally. Another was shot 10 the knee and
third in the arm. posse of policemen ar
ived and the leaders in the riot were arrested.
The remainder dispersed. The riot originated
10 strike among the sailors, who demanded
an ucreaseuf wages.
A dispatch from Ttusvlle says that large
meeting of oil producers was held at Pelroea
yesterday the Object being TO decrease the pr :
duction OF petroleum by disseminating the
drilling of wells, in order to advance he price.
The action was taxed by large majority OF the
operators, with fair prospect OF all joining 10
discouliuuance OF further operations for ninety
days
Three men firm the bark Zimri, lying at
anchor at the mouth Ut the Mississippi: started
in boat for telegraph station on shore and
we're blown out to sea. An officer and six men
launched boat and went to their assistance,
but this boat was also blown out to sea, aud
nothing has been heard from either party.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue gives
| notice that unless parties liable to payment OF
| special tax license under the Internal revenue
laws making their returns on from eleven be-
fore th" 3i>t Of May. they will be liable to u
penalty ot ttty per cent.
y trap ze performer banned 4. II. Saarles
| cll twenty feet from bar while performing at
the Theatre Com que i'll Jersey City last night.
COMMUNICATED.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS Having 10 previous
article noticed some of the principle require
mens and essentials necessary to building,
which is 10 serve 50 noble u purpose as public
education, We would DOW like to consider the
suhjcc. 10 some of its other, but no less i'm
portant and essential aspects.
We are of those who believe that the actions
Of public officers are justly open to fair and
Impartial criticism, hence when the action of
the School Board was fully cousumatcd and
laid before the public, their acts then became
public property anu Of general interest; and
as such were therefore legltlmatcy subject
to review aud discussion, as all great interests
and principles arc, aud should be, which aper-
tain 10 the people.
The building purchased by the committee
will require the expense OF very many and great
alterations, before IL eau be made III Tor school
purposes, and even after it has been altered
and arranged with this view, 1t IS not possible
to get what We want, or what would DE requisite
FIR complete school accJmmt datioDs, Tor 1t
would require radical change IN nearly all Its
internal features before We cuuld embrace even
a part of those highly essential and necessary
arrangements adverted to IN former article
on this subject. There would remain insutici-
eucy of light and ventilation III some of the
class roomS, which, from the form and con-
| ~, NO ,;ll,,,, hp buia t,1
The entrances, outlets stair cases and corridors.
canuot be so conveniently arranged, as would
be if originally designed for the purpose. The
stairway especially has some features which
reuder it unsuitable aud dangerous for school
purposes. The lumber and height OF stories
are very serious objections, nor can they
he obviated; the Stories are too low for com
Ort and health, as the most casual Inspec-
ton will show. The objection to such a
number as four stories for school purposes
| has been set forth 10 previous article
and need not be here repeated, as they are
patent to ALL The building being located on
the most public business street of the city has
the great objection of close aud crowded
ueighburhood, as also cootigulty with other
buildings, and its cons quent liability to fire
lherctrom. 1t also precudes the possibility Of
private play grounds and range Tor scholars
The objection 10 having the school 10 closely
built and populous nelghborhoods has aspects
| which cannot fail to strike the mlnd as very
Objectionable. There are other objections which
will readily suggest themselves to any unbiased
mind, but enough has been stated to show very
concuslvely the updcsirablity Of the building
for school purposes.
There is financial view whichIt may be we'll
for us to consider. In withdrawing so large
| and taxable au improvement from the asses
ment and taxes of the city, the Cooperating
has lost revenue which would have flowed
into her offers yearly, but which has now been
lost, and the amount now Withdrawn from lax
alton not spent or circulated in adding other
property TO the wealth OF the city, by which
it could have derived revenue equal to that
| it has lost, but which will lie dormant and no.
productive for public good. This amount OF
money expended in erecting new edltice would
have been circulated generally among the COM
al br. ohos nj huSI and every one