Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-22
LOCAL NEWS.

naent. Office IT the Chtef Sagndt CJIceT, Wash
anqton, D. g., January 20, lS76-lO:3O a. NJ.
For the Middle States generally cloudy wealth
er, followed by light snow or rain, with north
east to southeast winds, high, but falling ba-
rometer, aud low but slowly rising temperature.
COLLECTION FOR LEE MoNUMENT.-The
following returns OF the collections for the Lee
Monument in the public schools of this city
have Just beeu made to the Superintendent,
viz:
Washington: (white boys) No. l, 50. 49,;
No. ?, 81 II; No. 3. 1926; No. 4, So 90; No.
5, SO Ii; No. 6, Sl.22. Total tor school,
SIS. 80.
Lee: white giirls) No. |, $3.50; No. 2, 81. 10;
No. 8 ST. II; No. 4, S. so. Total for school,
$l2.l9
Peabody: little white boys and girls,)
$0.S6.
Snowdeu: (colored boys) No. l, 80 cts; No.
3, 81 cts. Total for school, 60 cts.
Hallowell: (colored girls No. l. l0cts.; No;
9, 5 cts; No. 3, | Cts; No.. 4, Is cts. Total
for school, sos cts.
GUSTS: (>muIi colored boys and girls,) 80
cts. Total ior public schools, $29 81.
The collection is considerably larger 10 pro-
portion 10 the number of children attending the
schools than that taken up 10 Norfolk, the
only other city the result 10 which we have
seen. Though the amount may appear trlnlng,
yet if all the public schools of the State naVe
contributed 10 like proportlon, nearly S6,ooo
will be given to the monument fund Us an Of
feriug from the public school children.
Besides the contributions from public schools
the Superintendent has already received the
sum Of $26.47 from four private academies,
and there are five others and a number OF
smaller private schools which have not yet re-
ported.
The only returns from the county, so far,
have been from two of the colored schools.
Que gave Sl.23, the other Is cts.
THE MINERAL BUREAU..-The Mineral Blu
reau has received from Mr.. John w. Shilling
burg, of Mount Storm, w. Va, three samples
of semi-bitumiuous coal from the undeVeloped
beds of Grant county. Mr.. Rowson, the en-
queer who made the survey of this section for
the Washington and Ohio Railroad, reports
some seven distinct coal beds, lying one above
the other 10 geological order. These must
now be nearly all represented at the Bureau,
though 1t is necessarily difficult to positively
ideutify each particular sample. Ihe beds,
from which the specimens were taken, are re-
ported to be at the points struck, 9 feet, 4 feet
and Is inches 10 thickness, respectively. The
Goals are, to all appearances, OF excellent quail
ty, free from sulphur and other Objectionable
substances. A sample OF blue clay, represent
ing large beds, situated on Abrams Greek, IN
the sam county, accompanies The coal. 1t IS
foe in texture, very plastic, and could be made
to serve useful purposes.
Police REpoRT.-The following cases have
been tried since last report
A young colored man, for assaultipg u. IT..
Smith, also colored, at the Princess street
Church, Was discharged on payment OF costs.
Lucy Coleman, for throwing stones at the
house of Martha Smith, both colored, was fined
aud discharged.
Fred. Harriss, for pursuing and threatening
Fanny Gibson, both colored, was discharged
with a reprimand.
James Dudley, colored, for threading to cut
Alexander Ogden with a knife. was fined and
in default of payment, sent to Jail by Justice
Nails. Both OF the parties are from Fairfax
county.
CIVIL R1GHrs. Rev. Fields Cook, oolored,
pastor of the Third Colored Baptist Church, in
this city, entered a complaint before a U. >.
Commissioner, in Philadelphia, yesterday,
against a clerk of the Bingham House, 10 that
city, charging him with a violation OF the Civil
Rights bill. He alleges that he was on Tuesday
last refused room at the Bingham House, on
the plea that the house was full, although a
number of gentlemen who arrived later, were
accommodated With rooms. The clerk entered
hail for his appearance at the next term OF the
United States Court.
The ST. AsApH STREET TRACK-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
1T is understood that a conference will short
" be Invited between representatives OF the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company aud
the City Councils, with a view to an amlcabie
and satisfactory arrangement as to the contlnu-
ed use Of St. Asaph street by the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad
Observation-Disclosures excitement was
caused near the postof6ce last night, about
o'clock, by the running away Of two horses at;
tachcd to the wagon of Mr.. N. w. Pierson, OF
Fairfax, which had been left standing at the
corner of King and ST.. Asaph streets. When
turning the corner Of Duke street the wagon
was upset, but the horses still dashed 90, and
when last seen they we're going out Washing
ton street 10 the direction of HUNTING Greek
bridge. Nobody was hurt so lar as koown.
RETURNED.-Mr. Jesse r. Sherwood, whose
unexplained absence from home was mentioned
on Thursday, returned to this city by the Mid
land train, last uight. He expresses a desire
that all of bis affairs here may be settled up,
aud that no one shall lose any money by him;
1t is still thought by bis friends that bis mind
has been affected by his religious troubles.
PERsoNAL.-The Rev. DR.. Wall. who OFF,
cia,ed in this city during the war, and was
more recently rector Of St. Johns Church,
Richmond, has, we learn, been advanced to
the rectory of St. PauI's Church, Clinton, in
the diocese of Huron, Canada.
New Tue. Another new stcamtug is being
built at Georgetown. She will be Dog feet
long. IA feet wide, and 6 feet deep. and will
/. s,;,1aI /, rho irst of March. Her owner