Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-31

ceremonies, but not enoug hit to interiors serl-
Uu.!y with tie arrangements.
CRY SCHOOL BoARD.-The regular meeting
OF The Board Was held last night, present.
M,s>r-. s. L. Beach, GREGORY. Herbert, Krn'
per, Mar bury. Snowden, and Wilmington, ara
SUPERINTENDENT Csrne.
10 the abseucs of the chairman, MIR, Msrbuty
was elected chairman pro ten, aud the minutes
Of the last mcetlUg were read and approved.
TIE Superintendent from the Comnitee on
Studies and Discipline, 10 whom y .mts
Sourhrrn Seieot:Ors i,r Is: aiding and Elocu.
iiou," had baep referred for examination re
ported 10 favor OF its sdop,ios Tor use 10 the
schools. which report was adopted.
Mr. Marhury from the Committee Oh Finance
and Accounts. reported as correct, the water
bill for the Peabody buidiog, SIS, which Was
ordered TO be paid.
Also that he had sid $4,000 State bonds,
aod paid 81, 600 60 Mr. q. y. Bradley on note
sue May Isl, aud the balance, 1925. into the
treasury.
Mr.. kemper, from the Committee on School.
house aud Furniture, reported some small re-
pairs to the Peabody ADD Seaton bulldogs,
which had been paid for out Of tho contlCgent
fund.
90 moiioo of the Supcrinteudeut. the Goth,
27,h, 18th aud 3Olh OF June were 6x.d Tor tho
Examination OF the schools.
The clerk read communication Of Mr.. A. L.
Faux. oH.rlug his services Is q school prl0ol-
pal, If assured of sufici mt salary, which
GENERALIZATION was referred to the Comultte
OF Studies aud Discipline.
On motion the clerk was authorized to have
the usual cards of honor printed and, Cd mo-
ton OF the Superintendent, sn appropriation ct
SO Was made to pay for the memorial medal.
The Board then adjournd.
Mayor elect Smith was present at the meeting.
Police REPORT The following cases have
been lrlcd SIce yesterday, by Justice IlonP
SOD.
Henry Rodgers, tramp, for being drunk
and diSofdefiy, was ordered TO leave the city at
once.
Thomas D xou, colored, who claimed to be a
church member ard eXhorter, 10 the upper
couatry was arranged on a charge OF stealing coal
from the Vireinia Midland Il 4. 20. The
charge WAS proven and D'xon was sentenced to
receive len ashcs, which we're laid on at spce.
The REVIVAL SERVICES revival sell
vices 10 the NJ. T. ChuroD, South, last night, were
rfavery interesting character, and good copgre'
gatOu was present. A meetiog will be held 10
The same cnurch tc.rlgtt. conducted by Rev.
Mr. Williams, for gcu,l. men ouly. Mr. Viii
hams will preach 10 the Nj. E Church tolmor
row motDiug, hold Sunday School msss Met
lue at o'clock 10 the afternoon in the NJ. b
Ctulob, South, preside over the I. N. Y. A.
Fryer meeting 1T o'clock. aud conduct the
revival services in the Same church at night.
JuE FAIR GROUNDS TIE directions of the
Aer,cui, ura lud Iudustrlal Association have
leased from Mis-. Suumers aud Mr.. Lewis
lax hn an tluip IA
p.vutds 90 the EAST, aud will extebd their
Iiui,s at ouce fhis enlarge meet OF The grCuuds
wul etsure 40 elegant track OF fully one ttIrd
Ut q ME 10 length AID will add Very much &c
tic beauty and capacity Of the gtuuads. The
gtosiug grass 90 The grOuuds Was sJid to day
ior ten dollars to te remvV:d at ouce.
BODY RECov .-Cspt. Geo. w. B. !! Of
the ~. boat Potomac reports thst Oh W ednes-
Gay morning, he picked up the BODY Of a
drowned mau floating 10 the river near Lower
Cedar Pviut. The body was placed BY Capt.
Bell 10 charge of the keeper OF the light house
al the point where it was touod. IL Is supposed
that The drowned ms q is VIM. Green, VINO Was
lost from The Schooner Rock. of Salisbury, Nd,
near Cedar Point, on the 221 lostaot.
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE CITY. -Judgt
lanes Keith presiding.-D. Q. Thompson VS.
u. " Halllson Il ais jury iu Case OF deton
dant r. j DalngeIfed, unable to agree and
Case continued.
Court 40 ,urned uoti Court 10 course.
Ill The many friends of the venerable
Mr, Susan Snythe will regret to learn thai
she les quite i'll at her residence, corner Of
Cameron aud Alfred streets. having been strick
en- with paralysis second stroke.