Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-07

lIum INC uylng sparks, out the Dur0lDg Shingles
were pulled of, and the fire extinguished be-
lore any damage was dome.
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS. -Some enquiry hav.
Ing been made relative to the scholarships,
mentioned 10 yesterdays Gazette, the Super
lntendent OF Schools, requests Us to say that
the cost OF board, Nc, at Agricultural and Me-
chanlca College is about $3.50 year; varying
with The accommodations required, as most of
the students board out of college. The session
begins on the 18th Of August and those desir
ing to enter SHOULD apply at once.
The Farmers Scholarship at the Unlver-
slty OF Virginia is to be competed for by the
young men of Loudoun, Fairfax, aud Prince
William, as we'll as Alexandria, aud applica-
tons are to be sent to james L. Harrison,
University of Virginia" before Sept 10Th,
when appointments will be made. The schoI-
arships are Natural History aad Agriculture;
Gcucral ana Industrial Chemistry; Agricuitur.
al Chemistry and a prescribed course ia Auayt.
zeal Chemistry; Natural Philosophy; Malhc-
malcs History and Englsh Literature
The scholarship at William and Mary will
involve the payment Of $50 board
PRINCE WILLIAM RACES. The summer
meeting at the Haymarket Race Course was
held yesterday. 1t was attended by large
number OF persons from the immediate neigh
horhood, surrounding country, Washington, Bal
tmore, and this city. The first race was for a
purse OF 500 between W. II. Smiths sorrel
horse and Mr.. R,we's bay mare, and was won
by the former. The second for $50, between
Mr.. Lywood's brown horse and Mr.. Thorn 3
hey mare Bcss, was won by the latter 4 hurdle
race between MIR. Lywoods sorrel mare, Etfie
Deau Mr.. Rowc's black mare, Flora, aud Mr.
lhorp > browu horse, Bill, was WOO by the
former. The only Incident to mar the occasion
was an accident to MIR. Mars hail. of Warrcntop,
law student in the Office of Gen. Payne. He
was thrown from a colt he was riding and had
his arm broken near the vrisl DR.. Ward, of
Narrcnton and DR.. Payne, of Greenwich, who
were present, set the fractured limb aud render
cd the other required surgical assistance
SEMINARY ITEMS. The Southern Church
man says AT the late meeting of the Society
OF the Alumni of the Theological Seminary of
lrglnla, measures were instituted for erecting
a monument to the late Rev. DR.. Sparrow, and
Tor placing a marble tablet in the chapel of the
Seminary to the memory Of the late Dr. May.
ley. j. l.. Lawrence will have charge Of ST.
Johns Chapel West Esd, and Sharon, few
miles turthcr out in Fairfax county, till October
illogical Seminary have under consideration the
expcdIcncy OF Inviting suitable persons to dev-
cr lectures to the students on various subj cts,
and that committee has been appointed, with
discretionary powers in the matter
POLICE REroRT.-Thc following cases have
Docn reported at police headquarters since yes.
tcrday afternoon:
Frances Schmidt, for an assault upon her
husband, George Schmidt aud masking his
head With brick, was in default of bail, CON-
mltted to jail Tor her appearance at the next
term of the Corporation Court.
Thomas Hclens. julius Harriet, Charles
Johnson and Charles Anderson, colored, for
dIsorder y conduct at the intersection of Fair
lax aud Princess streets, were fined and dis
charged
Llzzlo Davis and Molly Beal, colored women,
Tor hghtlng and dIsorderly conduct in Peters
burg, were fined and discharged
Go THOU, AND DO LIKEWISE One Of
our teachers was surprised, this morning, by
the entrance of fine looking young man whom
he failed to recognize, but who expressed de-
sire to settle school bill, the last item of which
was contracted ulnc years ago, and which was
Of course out of date. After some search he
found bis old books, and the youug man
Promptly paid him the amount due for his
lulllon-more than hundred dollars The
teacher expresses the hope that some few others
Of the huudreds who owe him old bills may be
moved to follow the example shown by this
houest young man.
llfDRAuLIoN STEAM FIRE ENGINE Goa
regular meeting was held last night, Richard
L. l., Iarne, lst Vice-President, in the chair, and
y. ". Dix. Secretary.
Two geutlemen, proposed at the last meet
iIas' could not be balloted for, majority of the
HSSstng Committee being absent.
he President was authorized to sign such
papers, under seal of the Company, IS might
W. required to comply with the compromise
/, Waae by the city III the suit of Swain vs.. the