Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-12

INSPECTION OF COUNTY Schools ~oup9r
intcndcnt Carnc left The city yesterday morn
Ing, at 81 o'ci9ck, on visitation 10 the pu;,Ic
free schools in the county + AIrxanirla:. lie
first visited Rutfncr School, NJ >, Jct ron
district. opposite the Aims House. H;rc III
teen boys and eleven girls have bccu aicaHy
entered aud placed under the charge OF N'~,
Alberta Y. Sisson, who has managed ara
taught admirably FIR Il year past. the SHHef-
iutcndent presented his medal, about W:Iivh ii
mistake was made at the flual cXaInln.;'i"h ID
james Duncan This school has just been pro-
vlded with new furniture.
Jefferson School, NJ. :, (co'orca,l at Fort
Albany, was next visited. Here Gavin II.
Richardson, the very worthy ana excellent
teacher, has enrolled twenty boys aud hiieen
girls.
The Superintendent then. accompanied hy
George t. Adams, esd, ot the Di>ilIc! ji'ld,
visited ali the schools in .Arliu.tuu district IL
PILLOWS:
Arlington School, No. ., lcocrc,'. IT Freed
men Village now uuucr charge Of Mis- Mary
ID. Lane, OF this city, and having IS :'oys aud
- girls cnrollcd
Columbia School, No. l, Arlington, where
y. B. kansom has succeeded Mrs. E;uma ).
Young, WHO has preferred her appolnmrn! III
the city. This school has Is boys and II girls
enrolled. aud the trustees thluk Of lrovlilrg II
with new, iron furniture;
And Walker School, No. 3, taugh'. d last
year, by james +. Clemcnis, who his charFc
Of ID boys and girls.
The schools OF Washington di~rjcr are oot
yet open, buj fac s.hooi-Eou>c HIS ja>t been
erected Oh Halls Hill. just above tie rev
turnpike, for III, accommodation Il Harnc
School, No /.
HANDSOME EssEL.-Amom@ lis arrivals
mentioned in today 5 ship news is hat e: tie
schooner W. H. Vannatnc, from New \ rk,
with a cargo of salt consigned TO Hoe John
sron. She is u new vessel Of one huuurcd and
fifty tons burden. yacht rugged, and was bus,
to run oysters from the Chesapeake To Now
York. Larg nuubors Of people have i'c"n
down 10 the dock IN which she Is lynn !"r the
purpose of inspecting her. and n'any p.'i sloIS
say she is Il pcrcc, mo1e Of nau.cal ) uIctry.
CuILDREN POISONED Scvcra! cbIioicn liz
ing in the ncshbyrhood, got iu;o the lo' l'ru,cr-
~ occupied BY Mr. l5runcr as lulnter yard,
near the foot Of Duke street, yesterday alter
noon, where they gathered the leaves ot :Ev
iimson weed growing there ami ate tam. las'
effects OF the po!s1u were luaii;!: s!rd, 10 III:
great horror and coustrrna;iDu Of lie lno!hcrs
eff the suffers, bu! lnedicaI aid 54iag SunHoa d
at once and Immediately rendered. t"crc ~";t
no serious results,
OPENING OF PUBLc Schools. S u.!.cS
bcgiu iu the public free schools Of our city u.
Monday next, at Ii. III.
Up to thi. tiuIc permits have been granted
to 900 children; 29I white boy: 10 waite
girls; 81 colorci boy. and l36 coora1 gir>.
As compared with last year, this shows i uc'
increase of 81 ~ more white b"ys, - more
white girls, aud l3 more coorrd gjE!$ with ~
less culor"d boys.
LATE TRAINS The passenger train on tho
Eirglna Midland Railroad due here yesterday
evening, did not arrive until five O'Clock this
morning, and that due this morning did not ar
rive until noon, III cons :qneace OF "ccI'!cnts to
the locomotives, that Of the Cge..li:g train
having run over Il steer near RavcDswurth, By
which it was disabled, the cXpr&sS and baggage
car being thrown off the track 1T the time.
ROCKVILLE FAIR-Thc agriculture fair at
Rockville closed last night, and most ali the
Aexandrians vino were present at il have re
turned home They express themselves It's
greatly PLEASED with all they saw and with The
hospitality with which they were tTca'cG.
WHAT TO WEAR, and how to make it, Tor
the fall and winter fashions. jus! issued -
Mme Demurcst, has been received At this uti:c
from the book store Of Mr. Il .orgc + French.
Ii contains raSI quantity o; what, 10 III ladies.
Is most interesting information.
Y. NJ. G. \. OPEN AIR MEETING. Tie
open air meeting at the corner Of Duke and
Lee streets, last night, had a fair Attendance;
the exercises were rendered with the uslai
vlgor characteristic Of these mccuuEs, ant the
assembly gave marked attention TO the speakers.
TOURNAMENT. A grand tournament will DC
held near OIiyut Chapel on Tuesl;y next, the
18th inst \ large number Of knights will en-
ter the list and three rings Instead Of one will
be ridden for.
SALE OF y VESSEL The Potomac river
schooner Trunc was sold to-day, at Il con>la-
bc's sale to Capt, Joseph Coleman l',r the re-
markably small SUN of 5000
TELEGRAPUIC y EWS.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE GAZETTE.l
The NOulf0n Statement.