Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-15
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The Baltimore School Board last night pass
ed upon the annual examinations OF pupils Tor
advancement III the schools One thousand
two hundred and toriy-clghr we're passed from
the primary to the Grammar schools; ~ lron
coorcd primaries to the colored grammar
school; 20t were passed from the male grammar
schools to the Baltimore City College, ana loo
from the female grammar schools TO the y ~
rrn Female High School, aud 1913 to the West.
ern Female High School. The Board conclud-
ed is annual election CT teachers
The 18th of July having fallen on Sunday,
the usual demonstration by the Oraugeucn of
Ireland il honor If the day did uot take place
uutii Monday The celebrations gcnclaliy con
sisted 0, street paradc>, and afterward meetings.
a, which spccchcs were na1r dennuncing home
rule and ul,ratuunan<n There were no dis
turbances except at Lurgau, III the county CT
Armagh, where collision occurred between
the proceS<iouiSts and portion OF the poruiace
during which several persons were badly hurt.
The wife OF p. IT, Smith, living ten mics
east Of kausa< City, Mo-, while laborlng under
Temporary INSANITY Yesterday, gave heavy doses
oil strychuiuc to her daughter, aged SIX years
large. quantity he.S.if The mother and OaDy
died, but the daughter vii recover.
On Monday afternoon, during iaunch at
Bpycs 4 Son. ship yard, Port Jctfnrson, l.. l.,
u serious accident occurred. When the vessel
started IA heavy timb"r used rs ii wedge tel on
the pcop!,. below, assembled to w;tntsS the
launch, killing four aud dangerously lujurlus
three others.
The journcyncn gold beatcr> who are on a
strike in Philadelphia, held a meeting yeStcr-
day and T. jrrled the proposition to resume
work at N>s York rric :. Afcr lhv adoption
Of reso!utiun 10 rruIain tltm tor the OLD prices
aud passing vote oil Il asks 10 outside trade
urganiz Il ms Tor prvirrs Of pccunlary aid, the
Injecting al 'nrncd.
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer,, an eminent rail
road dgnirary in lii day, died "Wednesday at
New Is un>wick, n j., in he sixry-second
year Of IN aye. He constructed the first rail-
road ever ju,it III Mississippi, AMI was one OF
the 0rganiz rs Ut the v!d Ambo; railroad.
The yach; Fam. Of tIir,ccu tons burden,
left Toronto on Sa. urlay evening with eight
persons on board Tor a tri to Niagara and
has not >rcr been heard from. 1t Is feared
tina, she encountered rough weather aud went
duwn.
The Supreme G. ncIave Of the Order of
llrplaSop!s will hod it, anr u1l communication
in Baltimore to-day THIS afternoon there
will hc parade o! The city aud vl>llrg con-
claves.
FROM the other side of tic Atlantic there Is
increasing intelligence CT the uost abnormal
weather, Which will be likely 70 u,ar the plea
sure If AMERICAN tourists and to Affect agiicul-
tuia Interests seriously.
j hu b. VA an escaped coior2d convict from
the State Pcutrnttary has been arrested at
Eagcrsown, Nd, % the charge of horse
stealing.
The works Of the Continental Screw Com
pany, in jersey Ciy, have hceu purchased by
L,rilarl & Co, the New \ prk tobacco manu-
iacturers, tor $215 900.
John West, German barber, committed
suicide, recently at Young Oaio, because
he hal bccomc Involved in a lawsuit about the
ownership OF a dog.
The General Manager of the Erie Railroad
Company states that their loss ly the Weekaw-
ken fire rangers from $l50O0U to $4,000.
IvSuraucc, $4,000.
General Lansing, we'll kuown as au expert
accountant has been elected Auditor Of the
Centennial Board OF Finance.
The estate Of the late Samuel Myers, theat-
rical manager. Chicago, is estimated at 100000
and is vi led to his wife.
1t is reported thai Gen Braxten Bragg is
t,r u hanna in j..yaS
Mrs. Lincoln, widow OF the late Pr,sl lent
Is in Paris
The Carli<tS have opened vigorous attack
on Cucuca, 81 niles southeast OF Madrid.