Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-19

aca good furniture. Tie number Of room
ia ell is 9. Oae has been built during tic sea
sad tH0. valued at s. $50, bao0e to tie els
trics.
IuJLc ~. O. Work and Pay Of .Supcri,
| tendet.
Days employed entirely 10 school business
Isl miles travelled IS; cfi:ial letters writer
IS. teachers exan;ccd II; teachers licensed II
meetings 81 schOo! boards atteadad ) visits L
schools 81 accidental expenses paid GU: O
salary SIS salary from State 500.
TIE CANAL TELEPHONE The canal teie,
| phone !inc has reached Cumb9riaud. aud i. i:
expected that the part between Saacea aoG
| Georgetown vii! be com1l.ted by September
lji, when TIE entire uc will be throWa open
B5atmcD will be allowed to usa the lac gralui
lOusly. Following is partial l;st Of telephone
| Stations, s;aIicg at Cumberland Collector:
| Ctti3a, Cumberland; BrodIga1's lock. No. -
waybi.l Office; Crawford Itck, No. -; Twigg's
| lock, No. II; DAlkey's lock. No. CT; west q
iuD1r; Gross lock, No. CO.; east end Of tan
ue'; Bells iocs, No. So; lCck 55 dam No. 6;
lock No. 81, uaocoik; Brewers lock NJ. So
mead Of fourteen nile vel; Tees lock, No. &C;
StcF!lng $ cDmp2uy bvu:s; WiiiamspCrt lock
NO, II; Hughes company houss lick No. II;
guard l0ct. dam No. i; B,rsen's company
nous DeIoney's lock. No. 4: Marrows com.
panY h0uS:; Shepherd3!0Rn lock No. 50; Dron
ncF 5 company hous!. an anchored boa; Moun.
tan lock No: 81; Strippay's lock No. p; Rey
noid $ 'tck NJ; 30, Harper, Ferry; Mckornal' $
iock no: 81, Wevcrtop; Lsopold's lock No. -,
BaFI'0; Nlaumoo's lock No. 90, Catoctiu.
ALEXANDRIA COUsTY BRICKwoRKs fine
A!amanlGc Brisk Uawp1uy, represented By
y. q. Stevens, Mr.. Pullman aod others, have
egalo taken possession OF the large brick work
OF that company upln the Virgins sldo OF the
l!2bg bridge, which we're for awhile held By
III. Woodruff ard othcls Woodruff owned
ne !1nt3 oi the h1anautioc Company, So
cured by Virginia deed OF trust upon the
Hork' Upon default being made 10 the bonds
he caused sale 20 BE- made undcr the decd, and
bought CT: the compauy's works and took
possession. The company denied tho Legality
81 the sale, or that the purchase under it
gave q hight 10 the possession, and ono morn
ing last week, before Woodruff's hands had
Begun work, the agents Of the Adamantne
tompsny went over to the works and took DC
session: They still hold tho works, and have
fortified themselves by State INJUNCTION
restraining Wocdruf Iram Interfering with
them nntI the further order Of tho c1urt. So
TIE nIalteE rests. There will DO much more
l!tlgailon be!ora the matter is settled.
SANITARY MArrERs.-We published snort
tlre slDco summary of the births and death.
ia the city Of Alexandra as returned By the
C1muisS;orcr OF the Revenue for the yeer end.
Ing on The lst OF Jaouary, 1879. We append
the result OF that statement as compared with
I he drca1ial returGs on the s1mo subject:
DEATHS. White. ColoreG. Total.
1850 Dos - o1c
1870 100 90 100
1879 l47 50 227
Assn !ng the regulation o! tho iowa 10 be
the sane 50 10 1873. this shows that last year
tn1 deaths hare we're occ 10 SO Of tho total
population OF the city. The death rate of Bos
:o1 IL one 10 fl; OF New York, one ia 81; OF
ha'tlGor2, oo9 10 &c. anl Of Charleston, one
in IS.
fERsoHAL.-Rev. w. &. Webb, formerly Of
this ctg. preached 10 Moun: Veroon Plaza
Chprca, Baltimore. Sunday.
Ca9f. John S. Young. Ct this city. noy il
cc1nmaad Ct tho bari; ii. Il, Rou:h, lying 10
Nv ii hero:r, Was in town yesterday or
VII; to biz parents.
;. Z. boas,, so , and family, are CT Tying
Nv = 'II ..I ~ iJDulpuO.
Mr.. George W. llIlrs0n, formally Ct this
'i'y' ls n1T located with his family oc the up
n2: peri ~ Of l. ko Miohicua.
Gen. W. ii. L. Leo has returned from tho
" ne sulphur Springs 10 bis home e! Ravens
''oit@, rsar this city.
ENGLlSH SpAGRUWS.- % 1uara IT lui: trets
s@:!:;a.0 7ely IGch OF the liury dcuc them
BY lie lGagiish spsrrows III eating he buds, Dc
s:rayicg ifulf, ~, so! have h:en dcyisine -.
:;2Is 1c9oa to Kill tho birds. 4 gentleman,
'%hj ma been t4uci annoyed ty the bids, ss7s
DAT he has been vtry sccMssfu! 10 catching
tac22, with 40 0Tdi0ary steel trap, baited with
bread. lie birds peek SO vl3.r:ly at the bread
,h0; tb1 rap is sprung upon them.
TEACHERS lNsTiTUrE.-The teachers II.
siitue, ui North Eastern Virgins. opened its
session at Warenton, last hight. DR.. VIM. II.
tcGaer, Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Is among tntso 10 attendance.
SUD&ta:Guteat Z. j. Oarne, aad number
G. !etoh@rs from lCl3 city, wcrt up GO the Mid
!adt !Ial1 ttis morning TO attend the Institute,
winch will pIob!bIy remain 10 sas,ioa during
tie week.
CARRIED TO CuLrEpEK.-!A Dspa!y Sheriff
ebd 2uald lrom Culpcper came down las: night,
auG started back again this mcrhicS fer Cul
neFer Z. H., ha7lrg IN charge George W.
j2i2lssoa, via has been copfaad 10 iail here
Tor somc Two lDyp.ls "gs:, charged With tbe
murder Of d. u. Rcsm, Ut that place. The
irial Il Jsmicscr s expected to take place OF
the term cI the CuIpeper County Court. Low
n Progress.
LIE VIRGINIA SrRINGS.-Gantlencn who
80. ed hero yesterday from the Virginia
S'%;, report that they arc ill we'll patroniz,G.
r' 'LS ~, ito Sulphur there arc |, 200 guess,
.; I1'r W ~ dies and children arc uGeb!c 20
;,,n:n -- 'n:,,, =. 'atioDs; .; tho Jordan Alum,
,SH. "a S%"", - .: osect ChalYbcatc. $50;
tmr tr,,,ion Aim, :. u; aGd 1t the Warm
Sr'ag9 30 gu:sts.
TIE LATE RAINS. The rsin i;n % ouuday
.ad yesterday was the heaviest o. t"c seasGO'