Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-31
LOCAL MATTERS,

WEATHER PRoBAB1LlTIEs. War DSRart
ment, Office efthe Chief Signal Officer, Wasa
,aoto7,, ID. g., Aag. 81. l877-l0:30 e. M
and east winds, higher temperatures party
cloudy weather and local I sd .
-HANDsoMs SCHOOL Rooms The work Of re
arranging the school rooms in the Odd FELLOWS
Hall, north Columbus street, used BY stJ ohn =
Academy, is nearly completed, ana the feSuft
is suite of rooms equal!ed 10 elegance oY lev
in the country, and by uope, perhaps 10 tnls
section of it. Eutering through q Vest'6ule,
which constitutes the armory, aud 10 Whicn
the bright. barrelled rifles. in three neat racSs,
glitter against the blue tinted walls. you hrst
enter the Senior GLASS room. This is wanscot-
ed three feet high, with alternate strips OF va
nut aud yellow pine, highly Vanished and cap
ped With walnut. Above this is q wall black
board, running entirely around the room, 'ur
feet 10 height; the other FIVE feet 10 the ceiiing,
is covered with q beautitu! rose tluted paper.
relieved by fine border Of cr!nsoa AMI colo;
the ceiling being paneled with dead white,
separated by slightly golded fiesco moulding
from the sliIe OF which is Of a pale rose not.
All the wood work ia grained oak sol sasoist'
ed, and clock set toto the north wall Oh :asu'
res the hours The furniture Is thu newly iG'
vented "Victor' from the factory OF Mr.. u. =.
Hodgdon, Baltimore, and POSSESSES 40 adVant'
age over any heretofore used here 10 folding up
into very small compass The frame Is lrona aua
the book box is 10 tho lower part OF the wood
work, and the desk lid, by dra"log Two spring
bolts, is made to fall aud close over it and may
be locked securely, preserving the books from
all depredation or dust. The seat tor each de- k
is attached to the desk behind it, add folds up
to its front. Both desks aud seats are made OF
alternate bands of ash and walnut, handsomely
finished 10 oil. The teachers d. SIX is Of similar
construction, but is, of course, larger. and Is or
walnut, with 40 oak arm chair. Sliding doors
separate this room from the Intermediate class
room, Immediately behind it. This is arranged
and furnished like the Senior room, except that
the walls are covered with dove colored paper
With a high border, and that the pane! OF the
ceiling is cream colored, stile light blue, sepa-
rated by mazarine blue mouliIn2. Alongside
of this room, though not c)m munlcauog with
il, is the Junior class room, with stone coored
paper and paueled ceiling to match. This
opens by very wide sliding doors into the lee.
ture room, which also communicates With the
Senior room. The walls are OF light green
tipt AID the ceiling has light paucl with
stone colored stilr. Around the walls are ar
ranged cases containing the hoe philosophical
and other Instruments belonging to the AGA
DENY, aud the large cabinet OF minerals collect
ed by Benjamin HaIIowel for the Alexandria
Boarding School. The lecture desk is the one
formerly used by the Principal 10 the large
school room, but so rejuvenated that the ola
students will scarcely recognz, It, 1t contains
spacious tank to serve 80 pneumatic cistern
and for other purposes. All the cases, &C., arc
handsomely grained in imitation CT oak and
paiated Inside deep green to display the In
struments. Tia carpenters work. g., was
Acne By VIM. e. Vincent; The brick work by
Richard Javin<; the painting and graiulog by
Thomas l.. Mouro,; and the paper hanging by
Richard Fl. Ruld. The rooms are now open
for the Inspection of our citizens aGd Strangers
visiting the city, and gre we'll worth visit, ex'
bibitiug, as they do, all the most improved ap'
pliauceS now used in education.
INTERESTING RELIc.-A small slooD from
Ouantico brought to thi! city to day az In.
terestiug relic of the late war, beiog one OF the
cannon used on board the steamer George Page
when sne was converted into gun boat by the
Virginia authorities 10 1861. The gun was
vieinally placed by Gov. Wise 90 board the
nil, It boat HAZARD whose duty it was to search
ali Outward bouod vessels for fugitive slaves.
The n ward came to this port upon the passage
At thn or, 7ipance of secession. aud the gun was,
9TH others, placed on board the George Page,
vhich erujsed on the Potomac for short time,
hut was foaliy run into Quantioo Greek and
burned to prevent her capture by the Federals.
Several Efforts have heretofore been made to
recover the euos but without success. Ibis one
was recovered by young man named sim Doos,
who mpropised diving bell by saving the
bottom off vine barrel aud securing sufficient
weights to its sides to sink It, with the open
end down. Eosconced under this primluVe ar
rapgement he made bis explorations AID re-
covered the cannon. The gun IS now at Drle'
fuss iuuk store on the wharf,
SCHOOL PERMITs.-Oo Monday next the
clerk of the City School Board will commerce
issuing permits to children desiring to enter
the public schools at hi5 office 10 he Peabody
building. Permits to the white children will
be issued only on Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday. and to the colorsd children on thurs
each day will be from nine to three o'clock.
The prerequisites to obtaining permit are
that the Guild shall be over FIVE years OF age,
shall have been vacoiuated. and that its father
hall have paid the State capitation tax for the
or ssent year. In the case of orphan children
the last rcquisition is Of course dispensed With.
All 'hese requirements are made by the State
sohoo, law, and the clerk has 10 power to dis
nense \ With any of them.
PERso NAL.--The Fredericksburg Bulletin
saws: "l2ev. Mr.. Dame, of Alexandria,
nreacbed two very Gne sarmons 10 ST. Georges
En;scopf, Church in this place last Sunday.
H. SUPPLIED the pulpit Of Rev. Mr.. McBryde,
the rector who has has been sick for two or
three weeks. o
Among the officers of the Grand Comuandery
Of Knights TempIars of the United States
elected at Cleveland yesterday. was Senator II;
E. Withers. Of Virginia, who was elected draod
Senior Warden.
MIR. B. K. Plain, formerly of this city, but
now of Memphis, Tenn.. is on visit to bis
friends and relatives here.
DR.. JoHNsoN's Observation-Disclosures
41obday colored, called at this Office to-day aid
desired that the statement, iu the report OF the
proceedings of the radical convention, 90 "cd
,,sdop nioht that he youohed for the repuOl-