Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-09
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LOCAL MATTERso
WEATHER PRoBABILTIEs.-W aT UrR"r!
n,cnt, Office oflhe Chief Signal O6!cer' Wash
,ngton, ID. g.. July 9. lSI7-l0:5o a: M
For the New England, Middle Atlantic oiatt s
and Lower Lake region, falling, followed D.
rising barometer, warm southerly, ,7cerlne
colder northwest winds, partly cloudy "ea'he
and rain areas.
| CoLoRED PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 1T has beer
the generally received opinion not only O
the citizens of Alexandria, white and black
but Of all who know anything about the publ
schools of this city, that the eoorcu schon,S
| Alexandria arc in the most prosperous anu l'uI
ishug condition, and that tho children a'lrhu
ing them exhibit degree oil proficiency III 'ncI
varied studios which. il tqnsled,. Is oer'alnI>
not excclicl by those III any other similar se'uo
! in the country, but IL seems that everybody "a;
been mistaken that the reverse o"!"!pS "uo
that the drawback is the absence ui oolored mel
from the school board. The Plain Dealer,
newspaper edited and published IN WaSi'"H'o'
! by colorcd men, says:
| ''Ihc hubble schools Of AlcXandria closed OF
| Friday, june ooh. The schools arc not ~ wei
| attended az they ought to he. There seems tC
| he o lack of interest 10 educational matters.
Why this is 80 we cannot tell. The FAULT III eVl
IDENTITY either with those who have control, OF
il charreallu directly to the parcnIA ct the
children, We sincerely believe that II would
advance the interests nt these schools I'M
measurably ii the colorcd people Wcro allow
cd representation on the school board, Tor VIC
do not believe that white men feel, or can iccl,
the same interest in the advancement and pros
pcrity OF our schools a. ourselves. Let the
colnrcd people ugitntt this question, aud insIst
on the appointment Of lew active, educated
colored men 90 the board. let them also IN.
sist on the establishment of 4 normal school: 1t
is absolutely necessary. The present schools
arr good 80 far rs they 20, but they are en-,
tirely Inadequate. La this matter, rs in others,
We must not for ourselves. Who would be
rroc, himself must strike tho blow.
CORPORATION CouRr- Judge T.. ~. Lorc
presiding - Condemnation Of Saturdays FRO
ceelings. Allen vs.. McVcigh ct ais; in chan
gerry: cause referred to commissioner kcmrer
for report.
E. T.. Dowuham & 20. vs. O'Lcary'S admin
isrator ct ala; in chancery; plaintiffs filed pctl-
tiDn for a rchcarIng.
John A. Scaton Us. Alfred Ilamilon; unlaw
idl dcanar; jury, aud verdict for plaintiff.
Lewis rrcs;ler vs.. d. a. OSgood; case and
capias; declaration amended; jury; verdict Tor
plaintiff Tor 5000 damages with interest from
Oct 81, 1877
Joseph Nlixlcy VS.. Smith Il Mclean; 1cmoy-
al; Jury, and verdict Tor plaintiff.
Reuben Wilson VS. Salnr; jury, and verdict
for defendant.
VIM. Smith vs.. same; George Stuart VS..
same; Henry Iinkon vs.. same; agreed
Fcnill's administrator vs.. j. a. Brc~ls AL
m!nlSlratGr; case; non suit.
In re John L. JeHrics; petition Tor writ oil
prohibition; rule vs.. o. G. Whittlcsey, }. T.,
and James linnia constable, to show cause:
II. N. Garter Va. City Couucil, o.! Alexandria;
removal suit Withdrawn.
Ia ,hW -Jaules Green ". Mount Vernon
Manuiaclurin:; Co.; III clancrry: attarhlnent on
cotton IaIsory aEatrd, aud order Tor sale ol lot
ccrncr u l'cnriicton aud Washington streets.
f. NJ. Lewis, lrustcc, rs. Joseph Thornton,
cast, plaintiff : demurrer sustained, aud leave
TO defendant TO amend rcioindcr.
license to keep an ordinary was granted to
W. II. SchIching.
Court adjourned until Wednesday morning
at II o'clock.
ErllooI. FUNp..--r second srrorlionmrnt
Of the State School Fund for 1SIG : has been
announced by the Superintendent Of l'uhIir la,
strurtiun. II divides forty cents rcr head OF
school population. This city and the surround
ing couuics receive ~ follows: --Acxau'!rla
city Sits 50; Alexandria county Sl2v.Goi
Fairfax 81 ,9IGSO, l'auuuicr $2.9iG.4n; Fired
rrick $l,T4S 81; Winchester $3G2.Su; Ming
George $SSSin; lIouloun S2,99t;.So; Madison
81 $50 %; Orange 81 1920; Prince William
81, loo; ltappahannock 81 ,222:S. 40; West
moreland 81 lIT.2n; Clarke $9Gt'.lO; CuIrcrrr
81 ,GOl.Su.
Superintendent Rufner III his clrcnar says;
Eve regret that thus apportlonment IS thirty
live. crua per head less than the corresponding
apIortlonmcnt mIl. at this tlmo last year tut
we Of course can only divide what - received,
and this Is all that has been turned over to The
.chuol fund. The Auditor at Hubllu Accounts
promises to turn over by the lst OF October an
additional amount sufficient to make up tho
hclinrnry.
RELIEF HOOK AND LADDER CoN"ANY. -
The regular monthly meeting Of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company was held on Friday night,
with r., IL. O'Brcn in the char AMI w. IL.
Davidson, Secretary.
\ committee was appointed to make all nt.
glossary raneGluCntG Tor IN excursion on the
o3d of the present month. tn Marshall tall,
and tho Orphcus Oatettn Club WAS invited TO
be the guests Of the company upon The DC
casinn.
A letter w:s received from tho father OF The
late j. X. Mex. Barley. in response to the
resolutions of respect rcicntIy rrssed, than king
the company for their sympathy, ami accom-
panied by portrait Of The DECEASED.
4 resnlutiou wag adopted endorsing the
claims Of The present Chief hing'nEeer and tire
Wardcns, for re election.
Some roulinc business WAS transacted and the
meeting adjourned.
TIE CANAL STKlKE.--Thcre is nothing new
20 report ia canal matters this morning. NO
toatn were dispatched from this city yesterday;
, &c striking boatmcn, with about hundred
t,,, stil remain at Sir Johns ltun. Thurs
poae' a;,, boaiman (WLnsc name was not