Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-28

four .. IN. Jail at D. m. Aims House at 2! p.
m. Tuesday. night, at 4 O'clock Union
PRAYER Meeting in the Nd. E. Church
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS. Il nul
further notice tho following will be the hours
Tor tte opening and closing Of the mails
OPENING.
Northern mails, $3.50 q. IN. and ZOO p. m.
Western mills S:45 II. m and I:UO p. IN.
Southwestern, via Lynchburg and Gordons-
Washington and Ohio. Round Hill to Alex
andris $3.50 p. N.
Manassas Division 400 p. m.
southern mails, via Richmond and Freder-
icksburg, Va, $50 q. IN. and $50 p. m.
CLOSING.
Northern and Western mails, ZOO p. M and
300 p.
Southwestern, via Gordonsville and Lynch
burg 500 u. N. :,
Washington and Ohio, Alexandria to Round
Hill, Va, 500 u. N.
Manassas Division, 6:O0 4. M
Southern, via Fre Ter cksburg and Richmond,
Va, 600 a. Ia and o:30 p. m
ns1- General delivery window closes at o:OO p
M Doors close at 300 p. IN
1.s-3pen on Sundays at . a. M and closes at
$50 u. m.
WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs.-Wa Var Depart
u.cut Office fthc Chief Signal Officer, Wash.
uuytoa. d. c., October u, lS76-lU:3Ua. H.
For ;na Middle stat falling barometer easter
~ t. southe.ly winds and southwes.ery IN
southern portion, rising temperature, generally
cloudy weather aud rain areas.
CITY SCHOOL BOAaD.-Four trustees aud
the Superintendent oil Schools were present at
the appointed hour las, oigh,, but it was not
uugi nearly nine o'cl ,ck that, by seeding r1uad
III messenger 10 hunt up absentees, gu ,rum
wa Drained CONSISTING Of Messrs. a 500.
Burke, Gregory, Mex nzie, Nsale, Whiting
tou aou Hhttlesey.
The Chairman and Clerk being both too i'll
to attend, Mr.. M:keaZle Was elected Char
man pro tenn. aud Superinten lent Caroe
Clerk l!o cn., the later being authorz ID by
The Boarl TO sign warrants until the Clerk
should be ahc to do so.
The ,uiuu,es of the last meeting we're then
read aud approved.
The Superintendent, from the Committee
on Schools ouscs and Furniture, reported that
the necessary alterations were 10 progress at
tue Peabody bulldog, to accommodate Pea
body school, and that the committee was haV-
Ing the wall black boarding 10 the Lee ADD
Seatoo buildings renawcd.
Mr. Burke, from the Committee on Finance
and Accounts, reported as correct the bill OF
r. J. Collins, irr three months salary as
Clerk, S375 so which was ordered TO be paid;
also, the resolutions real & to the sealing OF
the salaries of teachers. offered by the Super.
iurendent on the 3ls; of March last, with the
amounts of salary increase, 10, 10 blank,
which was laid over until fuller attendance
could b. procured.
The Superintendent; Of Sch ools reported that
he HAD been able to procure only 500 from
tie Peabody fuod for the current year, though
he lad used every e4for. to secure grant Of
$1,000; also, that he had employed q arrle V.
Nvl q, substitute teacher, TO take charge OF
Gusts school a. salary of $3.50 year, and,
on his motion, 1856 year was appropriated to
pay her 10 the pr per instam;nts.
90 motoo OF Mr.. Neae, the Clerk was d.
rccted TO inform the City Council that the
terms Tor which Messrs. Augustus Il. Addison,
Eig4r Soowdau, } I'm Beach aud O'car Z.
Whitlesey were elected Is about to expire,
And, at $40, the Board adj 'uroed.
FUNERAL OF DR.. w. p. JoHNscN.-The
funeral of DIR. W. z. Johnston took place
yesterday evening from his late residence, ,4O6
H. street. northwest 4 large number of the
treuds OF the deceased aud the members of the
Medical Society of the District of Columbia,
were present. The members OF the Medical
Society each wore badge of mourning as a
token of their high regard tor their fellow
IL m er. b. . II bearers wrre Judge WVlle
aud Mrssrs. Gait, G,ruett, Lincoln, Lleber-
maui, Hall, Tyler aud Niles. The casket was
covered with black cloth aud Fl Iely mounted.
/ was covered with proiuslon9 OF h'WeEs.
B shop Pinckney and Rev. DR.. Elliott, of the
Ascension Church, oticiated. After the ser
vices at the house the rem lins we're conveyed
Ia Ok Hill Gem terry for interment.-W aSh.
Republican
y Aumocrof persons from this city attended
the funeral, DR.. Johnston having had many
relatives aod friends here.
COMMITTEE Observation-Disclosures. Edward
Hughes and William Chauncey, the special
committee appointed by the Common Council
to inv Stgate the charge OF Partially IN reia
tlou to the bids for work In the Auditors Of
hce, made 10 the communication of Mr.. Vlo-
cent to Council, held meeting last night.
Alderman Strauss, acting Chairman OF the
Committee on Public Prop rly, was present.
aud made statement of the manner OF open
lug the bids, &C. Auditor Brockett also made
Statemeut after which MIR. Vincent protested
hlm>cl! perfectly satisfied, aud fully exouerated
the committee from all blame or susplcion OF
unialruess. 1t appeared FROM the explorations
OF all the parties that the whole trouble was
cauS by a misunderstanding as to what was
TO be done.
KNIGHTS rEMpLARs. Arrangement for the
meeting Of the Graud Commandery of knights
IempiarS of Virginia, 10 this city, oext month,
are progressing rapidly. The uauqueIlog hall
Is being renovated aod put 10 order. the Old
Dominion Commaudcsy are drilling, and deco
raons Tor various bull1.ugsare being prepared.
ln fact all that eau be doue is being arranged
Ioglve the Trmpars hearty and cordial ole
Virginia welcome. The various subordinate
commauderies from the different cities and
towns of the State are expected to be here IL
tul force, and graod procession is among the
incidents Of the OCCASION. Numbers OF the
visiting Templars will be accompanied By theil
wives and daughters, and most pleasant time
Is anticipated