Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-10
County School Board.

County School Board.
This body assembled at l:30 p. IN. yesterday
at the room Of the City School Board. Peabody
Building; present, Richard L. Caroe, County
Superintendent, and President ex .oficio, and
she following trustees, viz:
From Jefferson School District-Pbilip
kotchtord, John Slater, JohD r. Johnston
;, From Arlington School District George
koszel Adams, John E. Febrey, Harvey Bal
ley.
From Washington School District-Edward
); X. Decide, Henry W. Fcbrey, George Or
Wuuder.
In the absence of the Clerk, the roll was
called and the minutes read by Ernest L. AL
len. VINO Was appointed Clerk pro tenn
The mil utes having been approved, Philip
hotcnford was unanimously collected Vice
President, and letter from Richard j. Col
Inns, declining further service as Clerk, on &C.
count OF the change IN the time for holding the
annual meeting, having been read, Ernest L.
Allen was unanimously elected to that Office,
The President then laid before the Board
the new law relative to sub-districtug, which,
having been read, on motion of MIR. Adams, it
was unanimously
ReSotred, That the provisions of the act of the
General Assembly approved February S, 1875,
and entitled AN Act authorizing the division
or school districts into sub districts, and to pro-
VIDE !or the management of the pubic schools
tnereln, is entirely unsuited to this county,
ana that this Board declines availing itself
| thereof
| Va motion of Mr.. Adams, the sum of FIVE
dollars, TO be paid pro rata by the districts,
was appropriated 10 favor of the late Clerk for
Two and half days services during the past
year.
The Clerks of the several districts and F. E.
Corbett, Treasurer Of the county Of Alexan
drla, then laid before the Board their books
and vouchers, and, Oh motion, they we're re-
terrcd as follows:
The books &C., of Jefferson District to
! Messrs IL. w. Febrey and Adams; those of
| ArIlcg'on, to Mcssrs. Rotchford aud Decide !;
those OF Washington, to Messrs. Slater aud j.
Il. Febrey those of the Treasurer, to Mcssrs.
Johnston, Bailey add Wundcr, in conjunction
with the Chair
The Board then took recess to allow these
commlttees to examine the vouchers, &c.
% reassembliug Mr.. Slater, from the COM
mittee on the books, &c, of Washington Dis
| trlct, reported them correct, which report was
| adopted.
MIR. Rotchtord, from the committee on the
books &c, of Arlington District, reported
them correct, which report was adopted
| =, Ihe President, from the committee on the
Ireasurer's books, &c, reported them correct,
| which report was adopted.
hr. Adams, from the committee on the
books OF Jefferson District, reported them cor
| rect which report was adopted
| % motion Of Mr.. Adaus, it was ordered
that, hereafter, all the Clerks, when Issuing
pay warrants, require the persons in whose
favor they are issued to sign receipts therefor,
aud present those receipts, as vouchers, at the
annual meeting of this Board.
| Alter some conversational debate, it was
then decided to offer separate gold medals for
| spelling and reading to the white and the COL
ored schools OF the county; the Superintendent
to be the Judge OF the proficiency Of the pupils;
tue competition to take place at the ED of the
session; the medals to be paid for pro rata by
the District Boards, and the com petitors 10
the reading contest to be confined TO three
from each school,
And, at half past four the Board adjourned.
CoNVICTs ESCAPED. Five conyicts, all me-
grocs, escaped from the peuitentiary at Rich
mond about o'clock yesterday morning.
lhey were all coDhued in one cell and succeed
ed ID gettlDg out by cutting the bars of the
window and letting themselves down into the
yard With rope made Of blankets. The es-
cape was effected by cutting the iron bars of
the widow with a small steel saw, which had
doubtless been prepared by one of the men in
tue smith shop aud concealed upon his per-
son. At the time of the descen. very dense
fog prevailed, and the lamps 10 the ward, be-
| tween the wall and the cells, could scarcely be
seen. After reaching the ground the prison
ers ascended another wall leading into the in.
terror OF the shop yard by means of hook,
which they fastened to the end of their rope,
getting to the top by means of an improvised
POLE
After reaching the latter yard they procured
a small ladder which is used 10 the engine
room tor mounting the boilers and machinery.
with the last named they returned into the
other yard and assembled the outer wall bv
means OF the ladder and rope with the hook on
the end, which they got fastened to the para
pet platform by reaching or throwing it up.
Inc work was doue so quietly, and under the
cover OF the fog, that the escape was not dis
covered until little before daylight, when the
guard went around to put out the gas lamps,
W When the rope was found hanging to the wall.
Inc alarm was then given and the police force
OF the city notified of the escape. Several of
the guards were mounted and sent out to scour
the country IN the vicinity OF Richmond
The following list embraces the names, ages
and desert ptiou of the prisoners
James Stokes, age H. feet 81 inches high,
dark, ginger bread color, scar gu lett side of
navel and 90 left leg.
Iaiaterro VERIFY, 81 years old, feet A.
inches high, black scar on right side of face
and one 90 right shoulder.
VIM. Hall, "a years, 5 feet inches, yellow, |
long scar on right hand aud on breast
VIM. Dozier, "a years, feet 81 inches high, |
black, scar 90 eyebrow.
Erasmus Moore, 81 years, 6 feet high, light |
ginger. bread color, scar Oh left shoulder and |
hip
Hall, ooe Of the parties, is the mau who was
sent to the prison from Richmond for foong
wealthy colored mao, named Turner, out of
S3.2q0 BY swiudle He escaped from the
O'd Domlnlon Quarry once and was afterwards
appre hended iu Philadelphia. Hall was |
slave and came from the Eastern Shore of Viz
glula, and ran away to Canada, where be is