Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-27

aug. iJIu, ~ - ~ III aGu CiCSlUP tLI 1oiioniuS
Saturday, fer the benefit Of the teachers Of the
city Of Alexandria, ard the couotes Of Alexand,
rs, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fau1u,er, l.oudouu, Stat.
ford. Warren and Prince William The In-
stitutc will be conducted by Prof. NJ. A. New.
ell, Superintendent Of Public Instruction OF
the State of Maryland, assisted by frof. W.
4. MtGilVray, pr!cclral OF Leigh School,
Richmond Tho morning sessions, beginning at
$50 a. m. will consist Of lectures on Abe Theory
and Practice OF Teaching add the methods o!
conducting class ROTATIONS in all the branches
Of common school Instruction. The evening
sessions will begin at 80 2. III. alter hlortay
and will be devoted to discussions by the teach
era Of the morning lectures and essays on Pro-
fessional and literary subjects. Teachers who
will be prepared to furnish essays arc requested
to notify their county supetntcndents or the
secretary Of he executive committee. The cx-
ero!ses at night will consist Of popular addresses
Ivy gentlemen OF well Known ability. The opening
address will be delivered ~ Rev. Darnas Sears,
d. D., general agent Of the Peabody tuud.
Arrangements have been made - secure half.
faro from the Virginia Midland and W. Il 0.
reads, and every fort will bo n1sda TO make
the Institute great succc2s.
TIE NARROW GAUGE i. E--rhc Wash.
ington Republican says:
TAT the request Of MIR. Borst. President Of tho
Narrow Gauge Railroad, MIR. JOS. b. Corode,
prominent bridge builder and railroad con-
tractor Of Philadelphia. has boon here to give An
estimate of tho cost Of building bridge across
the Potomac on the squeduct plerE, with trestlc
work on each abutment, and ai9o the cost OF
laying tho rails between hero and Falls Church.
Mr.. Cofrode nas not yet given Ell opinion. The
piers will be built up six or seven feet. and u
truss bridge thrown across Mr.. Geo. Y. Weiss
Of ritlsburg has also been asked for an estimate.
It is probable that the money subacribed by
Georgetown will be used to build the structure.
"Messrs. Parliament and Arnold the contrac-
tors for the narrow gauge railroad between here
end Falls Church, have. it ia understood, be-
come tired of the delay III building the road,
and left for Now York"
BITTEN BY A DOG--A little SOC ct Mr..
Frederick Melchoir, while standing near his
father stall. in the Cameron street wlnE OF the
Market Building this moroins, was set upon
by largo ADD savage bloodhouud belonging
to MIR. Pierpont, aud was badly acerated
about the face and head, before tho animal
oou!d be gotten off. The boy was carried
home, wht re his injuries were attended to-
The dog was shot by officer James Smith,
with the consent Of Mr.. Pierpolnt. There are
several Of these animals which ars allowed 10
run at large in the city. aud arc very danger
ous espec,,!ly to chlldreu. They arc very
powerful animals. the one shot this mnrnlng
weighing over onA hundrtl pounds. There
should be some law against allowing I'll th ant
mails on the streets, unless secured b. stout
chain.
STOLEN BoAT.-rwo oo!ored n4en, aamad
James h. Farmer and William GLADDEN., welo
arrested at The Washington Navy ard yeater-
day. havins 10 their possession al! boat,
which il behaved 81 haze been SO n triTA some
point on the rvG1 The boat, which IL a very
i,1Ilo nod IA
lilly Murtcl' painted on the sierra. IhG rs
timated valu, OF tha boat Is So hu' the pilj.
onerg had offered It to one party tor ?!@. and
were negotiating with anOihc; inf SO when
arrested From what caH b! lcsra2i tha two
eoiored men came up tn" river ;r'',i Mitaaa!!
Hall With tho boat on ThurallY meat.
CANAL NEWs.-Both the cgi, irr tha out
let Icck, which arrived al Gc.i taio":n = c|
DAYS ago have been placed in pn>!tlrn aud as
soon as the sRives which w arrive IN ttW
days, arc adjusted, which will tie done ty
Tuesday or Wednesday next, ia lock VIII be
in thorough working order.
The water % tho level near Seheca. t1Fsa'
peake and Ohio Canal. was dra7n oil thursday
night, in order to repair l(cS 9arc that was
out of order. The damage was :nla,edisteiy
repaired snd boats passed Through Yesterday.
CTTT SCHOOL DCEsNp.-1uG ItSu' III HScllCS
IF the Board was ATTEMPTED last night; pre- sent:
s. G.. Neale. esq, chaifran' aud M'sHs. Greg
CRY, Kemper, and Wilmington, and the Sh,
perintendeut of Schools. No quorum appearing
those present adjourned over uoiii mex! Friday
evening, when il is to be hoped there viii DO
attendance. Tho crisis in our pecnniary
iln. ~atiousIy threatens the DESTRUCTION OF
affairs b: ''hool system Ct our city, and the
tho pubic 81 a! thosa whn have accepted
united WiSaonl u >"ags:y 80 ITS safety.
it's guardianship is nee
SINKING FttNp.-The Boar , ,, 81 the
ers Of tho Sinking Fund held int
Auditors ofEoc yesterday evening" aH,>k of
It. being represented that the Woou"'a -
The market building vas very much 10 nes'i =.
pant committee was apEulnted - S"'"''"'"
the probable cost Of rcpantlog It,.
Tho Clerk of the Market was Instructed ~
collect the overdue stall rents which aeer"eo
prior to 1916.
The Board theo adjourned.
NARROW ESCAPE "A msu who was driving
wagon containing his wife, two children aud
o load OF wheat to Watkins Mil, last night,
lost his way in tho darkness aud drove toto the
run lust above the mill dam. II lumber Oh
men went to his a:Sstauc, aud succeeded 10
resculng the party who came very ncsr going
over tho dam.
IMPRoV EMENT.-A very great Improvement
has Just been 6o!shod on the east side of Royal
street, between Duko aud Wolfe streets, CON.
sistiug of tho repaviug of the sidewalk, tho FILL
ing mp of the ditch along the entire square and
the laying Of handsome and substantial brick
gutter The Improvement will help not only
the appearance but also the health of the ncig gil
borbood.
Police ITEMs-There has been only one
case at tho Mayors Office since yesterday. tina
of Albert Redmap, coored. Tor being drunk ant
abusing his vile, who Was foe d and discharged
Jennie Nelson, colored, for disordery con
duct, was fined and discharge! by Justice Pad
eett. 1t required Two officers aud /; citizen #
bring Jennie to the station house.
Indilln' y HID lnln &nnniEa anr.taino ~