Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-27

iJnion prayer meeting next Thursday night, IF
80 o'clock, in the M. Il. Church. South.
WEATHER PRoBABILTTIEs.-Wa Var Depart
oaeas:, Office ofthe Ciuef Signal Officer, Wash
,noton d. e., Oct 81, lS77-l0:3" a. III: -
For the Middle AtIsrtic states cloudy westhe,
and areas Of light rain, north ST. bscSlhX tc
northwest, and stationary or higher Temperature
an1 pressure. -
PRESENTATIONS The PRESENTATION d trsil
mouias by the Board Of Fire Commissioners ,i
the District of Columbia to the fireman OF this
city, for assistance rendered al the l'a'eut Othce
fire, took place this morning. Col. Thomas T..
Morgau, President of the Board, who Was the
bearer of the resolutious WIS nat al the Wash
!ngtou depot by Mayor kempar an Chiet Il l.
eineer Laadbaater, who escorted hlm tn the
Council chamber, where Il number OF bremen
ADD cit zens had gathered to wlthnss the pro
scutaion Among those present were the Au
ditor. Treasurer, Collectors. Com'D,-Slo1rT. OF
the Revenue, Aderms Strauss, G'nnoIlmrn
Risheill, Falls and Monroe, ADD mlny officers
aud members Of the Fire Department. (
The resolutions which hIy: b sen h'r"trt'!e
published, are most elegantly cagro>s =, and
ara enclosed IN handsome frame.
C,l. Morgan, ia presenting them, eaii that
the duty vas to bin most pleasant one. Al
though not present at tho Patent Odic. fire, he
had heard but one report, from those who we're.
aud that was that the Alexandra irnman did
nobly. Although he bad removed from here
mauy years since, he still loved the old losu
aud, as former citizen, he rtjoiccd IN these
evidences Of the efficiency Of her fremcn.
Mayor kempcr Responded aud returned
tksnks 90 behalf OF the cltlz .us g"u'ral!y. lie
hailed no occasion as another sign Of the or
dial and kindly feelings existing between the
- Ill. l,-I H.
services heretofore rendered by the Washington
Fro Department. to this city, AMI t' asacflty
and cheerfaIuess with which they hal raspondrd
to the call for help upon those oco .Sions La
conclusion he turned over the testimonial to
Chief Engineer Leadbeatcr, for the frem"n.
Col. Morgan said when h, first spoke he had
forgotten TO mention the fact that he was present
to return tho thanks, not only OF the Fire DE
partmeDt Of the District, but also Of the Gen
eral Government lie then presented photo
graphs OF the Patent Office, before and after
the fire, which had bccu sect by the Hoo Sec
rotary of the Interior. .,
Chief Engineer L'adbeater returned the
th,Nks of the Fire Department Of this city for
SfAlAapn pliment teodered them. They had been
) LEore than wng TO assist their brethren OF the
District, aud had considered themselves repaid
by the complimentary speech OF Secretary
Schurz, on the evening OF the fire. lie compl-
nented the 6remeu of this city for their prompt
ness 10 answering alarms OF fire and related
the circumstances under which the telegram
for aid was received and responded to. lilo also
referred to the testim onials of thanks hereto
fore presented by tho Washington department
for the loan OF reels during the horse disease,
aud the pleasure with which they were received
by our 6remen.
Cot. Morgan and the officials preseot then
repaired 10 the rivoli House where an elegant
lunch had been prepared. aud spent a short
time 10 social enjoymeot, after which Col. NJ or-
gan made brci inspection or the three cpgIoc
houses of the city, with which he expressed
himself highly pleased, aod then returned to
Washington.
The testimonials will be OF exhibition in the
window ofAdams jawclry store, on King street.
for the present.
CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-At ST. las. even
Jog, by sending out for ahscntccs. quHrum
was secured, consisting Of Mcssrs S. &. N3ale,
chairman, Addison, }. S. Beach, Burke,
Gregory, Ksmper, Mckenzie MaThury aud
Whittcsey, and the Superintendent Ct Schools.
The minutes Of ;ha last mactiug we're read
aud approved.
MIR. Burke, lrom the Committee on Finaucc
and Accounts reported as correct the bills OF
AS. Perpeocr, kindliog wood, S. 80 and llig
gins Il Norriss, rcpails OF water pipes &c.,
Peabody building, $40. which were ordered
10 be paid.
The Superintendent stated that as few white
children were now obtaining permits, ADD the
number Of children in Peabody School was
likely to decrease with the cold weather, he
had reconsideration OF the low condition Of
the school funds (35 cents for each child having
been appropriated by the State authorities to
the payment of other claims last year, aud Its
recovery being doubttu) decided to delay, at
least, the opening OF another division, 10 the
hone that its necessity might be avoided.
MIR. j. S. Beach presented letter from MIR.
from w. j. g. Duany Il Co., for the readop
dion of Blackburn Il McDonald's Histories Of
the United States. which was referred to the
Committee on Studies and Discipline.
The chair laid before the Board comDuui-
cation from Mrs. Eleanor Brown. complainiug
If the exclusion OF her son, Percy Brown. from
Washington School, which Was referred to the
Committed on Complaints aud Grievances, and
at $50, the Board adjourned.
REVERSED. In the Gszstte oil Thursday it
WAS noticed that Ii. f.. Draytcn. the oolorcd
constable Of the Third Ward, had been arrest
ed, carried before Justic, Sayuakcr, and fined
on the charge of aSsaulting a oolored wemau
named Rose Levi. The alleged assault 90
Cured while Dcayton was arrcsting tho woman
on Warrant from Justice Lovejoy Dayton
considering himself aggricved, took 40 appeal
from Justice Saymaker's decision, and the
case was heard at the Mayors office yesterday
evening", before Justices Slaymaker, Whitle
sey and MaDkiu, who reversed the first dcelsot
and ossassed the costs against Rose lewis