Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-29
LOCAL MATT e Il y.

LOCAL MATT rs.
! WEATHER PROBABILITIES Var Dego't
p,e7,t, Office of the Chief Signal O5tceT' has:
,noton, d. g., Junc 90. lS77-l05o a, IL.
For New England ana a.r the Srssu uyt' souinory
winds warmer. partly cloudy weather .ad &C
casionsl showers.
Episcopal HIGH scHooL.-The hc=l c:I''
bration of the Episcopal High School took place
on the 9th. Among the clergy in attendance
were RI R.y. Dire. Pinckuey. Peulck and
White. and Drs W. +. Walking, l.. a.
DaIrgmple, J. Il. Grammer, G.. W. Pete'kin'
and G. II. kinsolvir, Of Baltimore. Gen. v.
Ii. i. Lee was also upon the p;alfu'u. -,
Rev. Dr. Watkins opened the exercises vii"
prayer. i,
Packard, it,, of Mary and. ,..,.,
After the address tho prizes were Distributed
IS follows: IT,,
For ecamation-Fourth pli2, to Joh9
| Points Nelson. OF Shanghai, CHINA thifu
prize, 10 Rober. Walton Moore, OF Fairfax
county, Va; second pr'z, 10 tenncr o'attcr'h.
waite Sti.kucy, of North Carolina; hrst pr!Ze' 70
losaph Preston Carson, of Lynchburg, Va
FIX Scholarship-Whittle Prize, to koyaI'
James Miller. OF Georgia, Robert Lee han
dooh, of Baltimore, Nd; and William Steen-
bergen Spencer, Of West Va; Johns pr!zee, to
| Morgan ilawtcy Beach, Of Al,xandfla Ia''
| BE, AMIN llugcr Hayward, OF South Carolina,
Alexander Shiras Llrocd, OF Baltimore. Md,
James Sluwa1t McGahee, ct Louisiana, aud
| Frederick james Wiustoo. Of New York
Meade nr;ze, 20 James Murray Larned, of
| Maryland. ,r .,
Blrcay priz, medal, for Excellence 10 Math'
| cma,ics, 70 J. Stewart McGehee. OF LOUISIANA.
Blackboard prize Medal, for EXCELLENCE 10
EogIish Composition, to Pembroke liza Ihom'
Oalrymple Pl,z, Medal, for Excellence in
Lain sud Greek, to Cornelius Baldwin Walker,
Of Fairfax county, Va.
The following students were announced as
having been distinguished in every Examlna.
lioa of the session: Morgan II. Beach, OF
Alexandria, Va, Alexander S. Lareed, OF
Baltimore, Nd, j. Murray Larncd, of Mary
McGchec, of louisiana, Royal ). Miller OF
Georgia. William S. Spencer. Of West lir-
ginia, S. nasted Watkins, of Baltimore, Md.
The exercises were then closed.
DEATH OF REV. DR.. MITCHELL .-Jacob
Dachc Mitchell, D. D., departed this life at
II o'clocl: las; night, at bis residence on Royal,
between Dukc and Fairfax streets, in the list
year Of his are. Dr.. Mitchell was born IN
Phiadeiphi,, but had resided 10 Virglola since
bis early manhood, where he was well known
as an able and jealous minister OF the Presby-
terian Church. il5 first charge was the
church al Liberty, Bedford county, and he was
afterwards f3r mauy years, the pastor OF the
church 10 Lyochburg. lie was member OF
one of the eldest and most respectable families
10 bis native city, being brother of Professor
Thomas D. Mitchell, of the Medical UnlVer'
sity, and OF the late Joseph Mitchell, tor many
years the Presideus Of the Mechanics Bank OF
Philadelphia. He was thoroughly educated,
bciug graduate Of the college at Princeton,
and was Is scholar Of varied attachments beyond
The field Of his professional learning No mln'
lister in the Synod Of Virginia ranS ed higher IN
the sphere Of theology. DR.. Mitchell was
leading member of various orders, including
the Mason5 and Seas Of Temperance, and was
10 AL things JEALOUS iu every good word and
work. The disease Of which DR.. NJ. died vas
paralysis, attcadod with some symptoms OF
soItaning of the brain at tho latest stages,
which partially ob;eurcL his intellect Tor few
days but he retained the use of his faculties to
the end and passed away, With comparatively
ltt'c suffering, after 4 conlineMeut OF about Two
mouths. There will be a short rhhgous service
held at the residence at O clock z. M to NOR
row, previous to the removal cf the remains to
Lynchhurg for burial.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. "A meeting OF the
County Board of Supervisors was held at the
old Courthouse il this city yesterday.
VIM. II. Robinson having been appointed TO
Gil the vacancy occaSiooed by the resignation
of +. G. Schu!t, Of Arlington District, appear.
ed aud was sworn in.
Edmund Burke was instructed 10 move upon
the bond Of Charles W. Payne, Collector OF
Taxes fOr Washington District, to recover
$25 Al taxes collected and unaccounted tor
also upon the bond OF Horatio Ball, Collector
of Taxes fer Arlington District to recover
S2l.5S taxes collected aod unacoou0ted Tor.
Mr, Burke was also Instructed to institute such
legal proceedings as 10 his judgment he may
deems proper, on behalf Of the Board OF Su.
pervisors for the recovery and restoration to
| the Clerk 5 Office of this county, the records
and other books which were recently removed
| to the Clerks office Of Alexandria city.
| The report Of the Superintendent OF the foor
was received and approved with tho exception
| of charge Of Sc for the burial OF Wu. C0ntee,
! and the Sheriff was ordered to ascsrtala aud
report what property said Cootce owned at the
| time Of his death.
u. Eraclius was allowed IS per month fox
The support of John LumpkiDs, pauper.
The conoty levy was laid at y cents on the
500. and the District school levy for Jefferson
| At 2Ot on the 800, Arlington 81 cents on the
500, and WASHINGTON As 90 the 500.
The sun Of 50 500 was ordered to ba set
apart by the County Treasurer as contingent
fund.
The Board adjourned till the first Monday
in December.
DEATHS. MIR. George Bossart, ST., whose
| illness was mentioned yesterday, died last night