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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
HIGH SCHOOL.
GREELEY ON LAWYERS.
He Wanted to Abolish Them
Entirely.

"Mr. Greeley" said Partridge, "this is
Mr.. Denslow, young attorney" Gree
ley uttered short grunt of recognition,
but did not even look around. /, en-
barrassed, shrunk away to one corner
and took chair. He went on around
the room, looking at pictures and what
not, and in about five minutes. when his
back was turned on me, and 1 thought
he had forgotten me. he suddenly, with
out looking at me, said. "Heml So you're
an attorney, are yOu?" 1 confessed it.
Il hate lawyers" he exclaimed emphat-
ically. 81 hate lawyers; they do more
mischief than their heads are worth"
Il suppose they are necessary evil"
l suggested deprecatingly.
wholly unnecessary" he insisted.
81 suppose you will acknowledge" 1
said, that they promote good order
and remove impediments to good gov
ernment."
"Just the contrary! just the contrary
he squeaked, IN his odd falSettO; they
cause disorder, and they are the chief Oh
stacle to good government"
l thought the man was crazy. Per
haps you will tell me" suggested, "how
debts would be collected without law
yers."
Don't want 'em collected don't want
'em collected" he squeaked; IF \ lets B
have his property without payment, 1
don't see why C, ID, +. T and all the rest
of the alphabet should be called ON to
serve as police to get it backi No debt
should be collected by law. It's mon
strous! Let man trust another man
at his own risk. Even gambler pays
his debt that he isn't legally obliged to
pay, and calls them debts of honor; but
men will put their property out of their
hands to prevent the legal collection
of their grocery bills. Abolish all laws
for collection of debt. and that would
abolish most of you lawyers--good rid
dance"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
FEEDING SNAKES.
Remarkable Appetite Of the
Philadelphia Reptiles.

| AS feeder the snake is mighty irreg-
ular, and his appetite is always about
four times too large for his organs of di-
gestion. They have long since found
this out in the Zoo, and Mr.. Brown, the
Superintendent, is just now in dilem-
ma to know how he will be able to find
the proper food for the serpent family
/ under his care. The small species of
land snakes feed on toadS, lizards and
grasshOppers, and other members of the
insect and reptile world, and at times it
is very difficult to supply the demands
of these insatiate "varmintS." The
king and calico snakes belong to this
same class, but if a famine should occur
these two species are enthusiastically
inclined, and would weather the hard
times by swallowing each other.
In the big case in the snake-house are
twenty-six boas, the largest of which is
fourteen feet i'll length and twenty-four
inches in circumference The business
of boa is simply to load his stomach to
repletiOn, and then to tie himself I'D in
a graceful knot and doze calmly for sev-
eral weeks, while the spectators gaze on
him and speculate on his easy job, and
what they would do if they were to en-
counter him alone in jungle, with moth
ing but a Barlow knife as weapon of
defense.
Though not particular to shade as to
what their diet shall be. yet your zoolog-
ical boa is something of an epicure in
his Way. Nature has provided him and
other members of the reptile Tribe with
an accommodating head, the roof of
which in manner lifts off and allows
the introduction of toothsome morsels
that would crowd quarter peck meas
ure to hold. Up to the present time
these monster bOas have been fed upon
rabbits or rats, and just now rabbits and
rats are becoming scarce. They have
been tempted with sportive and inno-
cent little kittens, and an occasional pup
has been placed at their disposal, and at
times spring chickens and pigeons; but
the boa can not stomach cat, has little
appetite for the dog, and goes square
back on the feathery tribe. Hence it is
that his diet is reduced right down to
rats, with now and then rabbit to reg
ulate his liver.
Every geological garden grows i'm
mense crops of rats, and rabbits are pop
ped into the world in astonishing num-
bers. But the appetites of the snakes at
the zoo have been telling on both fami-
lies, and the prospect is that the supply
will shortly have to be obtained from
the outside. Each of the twenty boas
consume from three to four month.
and in the course of year they manage
to absorb about four tons of these little
animals. Not long since a prairie dog
was forced into the cage, but the big
snake only winked at him and allowed
him the liberty of the inclosure without
molestation.
Having coiled its body about it's little
victim, and squeezed the life out of it,
the snake proceeds to swallow it leisure
ly. Having got it back of its jaws, it
coils up gracefully, drops into torpid
state, and remains oblivious to the pea
nut munchers and nervous old ladies
who peer at it through the glass from
| day to day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
Masonic Directory.

DELhONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. N.
- Meets every Wednesday night, on or be-
fore full moon.
F. CHARLEsWORTH, W. M.
N. I. CoFFLAED, Scc'Y.
CT. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, Ne. II,
- Royal Arch Mssons Stated copvoca-
tions, first Friday of each month.
c. W. CARROLL, 81. p.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'y.
pELMONT COUNCIL, No. "a, R. & s. M.
- Meets second Tuesday of each month.
H. X BUMGARNER, G. n.
GEo MITCHELL, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY. No. &c, K. T.
IL Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
month. F. D. BAILEY, z. c.
w. n. COPELAND, Rec.
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Church Directory.

DRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. R.
l. Alexander, pastor. Public worship every
Sabbath; morning service, IL; evening
service, Z. Sabbath School, 900 a. III. Young
mems prayer meeting: tuesday p.m.; gen.
eral prayer meeting: Wednesday pm.
Strangers welcome to all services.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
N1Rev. J. Fl. Conkle, pastor. Sabbath
preaching: II am; 7p.m. Sabbath School,:
2:30 pm. Young mems meeting: Friday Z
pm; general prayer meeting: Thursday 7 ?. m.
Strangers are cordially invited to all our
services.
TINTED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
u Rev. Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath
School. 10 am Public worship: II am.
Weekly prayer meeting: Friday pm.
Monthly prayer meeting: Last Saturday Of
each month, Q pm Womsn's Missionary
Society: Last Saturday each mcnth, D. m.
District prayer meetings: First Tuesdays,
Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays each
month, 2 pm. Young women's prayer meet
ing: Second Saturday each month at the
Parsonage, 2p.m.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
In Strict Compliance with Orders.

Philadelphia North American.
TIE following is an exact coyy of the
address on a letter received at the New
Haven Pcs Office from New London,
Conn.,, from some one who evidently be-
lieved in obcying both the spirit and the
letter of Postmaster General Keys re-
cent order:
Mr.. EnOs a. Hale,
Assistant Postmaster,
$50 Orchard street,
New Haven,
City of New Haven,
Town of New Haven.
County of New Haven,
State of Connecticut,
United States of America
Western Continent,
Planet Earth,
Solar System,
Universe.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
Shrewdness and Ability.

Hop Bitters so freely advertised in
all the papers. secular and religious, are
having large sale, and are supplanting
all other medicines. There is no deny-
ing the virtues ofthe Hop plant. and the
proprietors of these Bitters have shown
great shrewdness and ability in COM
pounding Bitters, whose virtues are so
galpaole to every ones observation
Exchange.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
County on1ciaI Directory.

Common Pleas Judse-Wm. Okey.
Probate Judge-ThOmas Cochran.
Clerk of COurts-Alex. &. Darrah.
Sheriff-Samuel Hilles.
Auditor-William n. Coffland.
Treasurer-Hamilton Eaton.
Prosecuting Attorney-Robert N. Eaton.
Recorder-James A. Barnes.
Commissioners-A. w. Anderson, l. ].
Potts, Henry Frasher.
Surveyor Dawson.
Coroner-E. B. Kennedy.
ln6rmary Observation-Disclosures Taylor,
VIM. Parkinson, Themas Lodge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
I87o-8o.

Belmont County, Ohio.
Second Satur lay OF O,tober, St ClairsviIle.
First Saturday of November, bridgeport.
Third Saturday OF November. ~. Ctalrsville.
Secon d Saturday of December, Bellaire.
First Saturday OF January, BarDesY1lIe.
First saturday of February. Glencoe
First Saturday OF March. st Clairsville.
Third saturday of March. BeIlaire.
Second Saturday OF April, Martins Ferry.
First Saturday of May, Morristown.
Fourth Saturday OF May. st. Clairsville.
Third Saturday of June, Bellaire.
Also at close OF Institute in Belmont.
Examinations begin at 9 O'Clock, An.
Plomptness is expected.
Certificates will not be antedated nor tirn0
extended.
Testimonials OF character are required if ap
plicant is not known To the Board. and evil
dence of success in teaching is allowed its
proper weight.
r. ALEXANDRA
JNo. T. DUFF SEX. Board.
]. NJ. YAkNKLL.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
Report Of St ClafrsVilIe Schools,
for the month ending Oct. 81, 20.
BELLAIRE, o.

ROOM NO. /.
No. of pupils enrolled, 81; per ct. of at
tendance, 95.
PERFECT IN ATTENDANCE.
Georgia Alexander, Dennis Costigan.
BESSIE Adams, John Thomas Cook,
Allce Edgerton, Homer Darrah,
MAMIE Jones, Charles Eaton,
May Sedwick, Ross Arick.
Mamie Scheck, Otto Gifhn,
Mary Riggs, Andrew Geller,
agnes west, Fred Geller,
Willie Hilles, Chaupcev King.
Arthur Nichols, John Albert Riggs.
Eddie Singer, Jesse Thesis,
George Williams, Simon West.
Willie Hilles, Charlie Mcfarland.
John Costigan.
FIRST INTERMEDIATES.
NO. enrolled,6O perfect in attendance, 20;
per ct. of attendance, 95; tardy, 3.
Thompson MeKelvy,C Carrie Wilson,
Willie Norriss, Della Anderson,
Frank Roscoe, Ina TaIlman
John Martin, Laura Riggs,
Willie Eaton, Jennie McHenrv
Charlie Scheck, Rosie King.
Hiram Singer, May Alexander.
May Geller, Etty Malone,
HALEY Smith, Clara Colby.
Rena McCann. Amelia Anderson,
SECOND INTERMEDIATE.
No. enrolled, A per ct. of attendanee.95;
perfect in attendance, 10.
Maggie Anderson, Nettie Carter,
Abble Darrah, Nettie Eaton,
Bessie HewetSOn, 1'illie Jones,
Nellie Sedgwick, Minnie Thompson,
Ella West, Bella Webber
Josie McHenry, Viney Johnston
Jessie Nichols. Albert Jones.
Claude Alexander, Milton Barnes,
Joseph Thesis, Joseph Fink.
James Alexander.
ROOM NO..
No. enrolled, 80; weekly attendance, So:
per ct. of attendance, 81; no hardness.
John Anderson, Ben Johnston,
Harry Finney, John Pennington.
Willie Weber, Lille BeWley,
Sadie Gifiin, Annie Lindsey
Lena Umstead.
HIGH SCHOOL
NO. enrolled, 40; per ct. attendance, 97.
Josie Hewetson, Ella Thompson,
Emma Woodway, Lida anderson,
annie White, Annie Feltus,
Clara Alexander, Jessie LOngley,
stella Umstead, Eliza Troll,
Clara Carroll, Mary Clark,
Maggie Kerr, Lura Alexander.
Annie Steenrod, Rufus Rose.
John Riley, Halle Hewetson.
Tardy-VIe. McKelvy, twice; Emma
Pennington.
J. G. BLACK, Prin.
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BeInnOntChrOniCle
w. A. HUNT,
Editor and Proprietor.
Published Every Thursday
Terms of Subscriptions;
Two Dollars Per Year n Advance.

II not paid within the year 25 per cent will
be added for each year it remains unpaid.
0FFICR CR-South side Main street, nearly op
posite Public School building.
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ID 8. & A. r. LACEY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
And Solicitors of Patents and Claims.

Practice in the Supreme Court and Court OF
Claims, and appear before all the DEPARTMENTS.
Pronptness and satisfaction given In all tusi-
ness entrusted to them. Correspondence
icited. 52s 7th st.. op. P. o. Department.
WASHINGTON DC sep28tf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06
OLD TIME OFFICIAL.

Thos. Dunfee was constable of this
township, for Is years in succession, and
was absolutely unable to read and write
using our infOrmant's own language,
he didn't know b from bunch of
grapes" and it frequently occurred that
he would have documents of different
characters and import in his possession
at the same time to serve. Our Old-time
constable would on such occasions put
different kinds in each pocket. and there
by solve the difficulty by serving AS
from his right pocket and BIS from the
left. This instance is simply given for
the benefit of the young students of our
country'S history, as sample of the
sturdy old pioneers that conquered SO
many rugged difficulties in our early his
tory. To them all honor-to them ever
lasting remembrance and affection in the
minds and hearts of their countrymen.
And now, as matter of interesting
history, CLEANED from the running con-
versation of this grand old hero Of the
pioneer era or this county. 1 desire to
give few brief items relative to Pult-
ney township, and this letter, already
too long, sEall terminate.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-11-06

ROOMNO. 1.
No. of pupils enrolled, 81; per ct. of at
tendance, 95.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
Fine Lunch Daily
AT Herman CarO'S Saloon.
81 North Count St. "A
The STORM i'm ArILnnsna.

A gentlemen who happened to be
in the Arkansas bottom three or four
miles west of the city yesterday alter
noon was caught in the storm and
describes it as the seyerest he ever
experienced in his life. The force Of
the wind was tremendous and steady
for what seemed a great length of
time. Considerable damage was done
to fencing and other property and
forest trees were swept to the earth
with a grand crash right and
left. The air grew intensely dark
and was thick with flying limbs. twios
and leaves. Hail stones from the size
OF a pea to a guinea egg fell with n
roar until the ground was white ms if
covered with snow. The force Of fine
wind was thus broken among the tim.
Der before the storm reached this CITY
from the southwest. 1t was evident
from the boiling Of the clouds and Tie
fury with which they swept toward
the east that the upper currents Of
air were violently disturbed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
COurf.Honse Nnfea-

The Criminal Court was busy to-
day in making up a jury to try Dick
Dougherty for killing a man on Beal
street during the election last fall.
Six persons had been selected at noon.
The bogus Appleton agent and mil
linery women swindler, NJ. S. Gard.
ner, has had his case continued until
the next term of the Criminal Court.
In the meantime he languishes in
Jail.
Licenses issued to marry since YES
terday were to VIM. II. Irby and Miss
Anna Gilliland, Patrick j. Hefernan
and Miss Mary Flynn, Louis LaCroix
and Mrs. Rosa G. Heidle also one
other modest couple and four colored
pair.
The County Court: held a session
this forenoon. The proceedings were
ola minor nature, mainly regarding
county roads and a few appropriations
to repair the same or to pay for work
already done. Another session will
be held this afternoon. A little brig.
azee, which threatened serious result.
at one time, but which hapnilv end.d
without the parties locking horns, oc.
Cured duringthe proceedings between
a squire and an attorney. 1t was all
over in a few minutes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
A LONG SWIM.
soyton's Four Hundred Mile Stretch

The lone swimmer, Paul Boyton,
took water at go o'clock yesterday
afternoon, from the foot of Jefferson
street. His start was witnessed by a
large crowd, who had collected on the
bluffs, or the wharf, to witness his get
ting under way. The swimmer had a
refreshing rest the night before, and
he left in cheerful temper, several
hundred dollars better off than when
he arrived here. OF course. under
the circumstances, Boyton is pleased
with Memphis. Itinerant show folks
never fail to be favorably impressed
with a place if they make a profitable
visit the first time, but if they go away
money out. they are generally in un-
pleasant humOr. The famous swim
mer naturally pushed off in most
CHEEKY temper, and he was profuse in
his expressions of laudation regarding
the big-hearted people of Memphis
and their Kindness to him while here.
The swimmer was watched as he
ioatcd off with the current, and until
he seemed a mere speck in the
distance passing around the bend of
Presidents Island the crowd fingered
about the wharf or on the bluffs. The
steamer Hard Cash arrived from below
late in the evening and her officers
reported having met him getting on
swimmingly, at Armstrong;, some ten
miles down the river. Boyton expected
to run all of last night, and had not
decided whether he would land at
Helena on the passage down. He cx-
pected to rest one night between this
and Vicksburg, and to run or swim
steadily, with this intermission only,
straight through the entire four hun
bred and odd miles, which he hoped to
make in three or four days.
Boyton says that a kindly word, a
cheer, or a bottle of beer, either or all,
are exceedingly acceptable as he meets
steamers during his lonely swimming
trip to the gulf. His mind gets awfully
tired of the long and monotonous
stretches of time between the meeting
of boats, and a friendly recognition
r%evives his dropping senses wonder
fully. A number of boats have stopped
in their passage to extend kindly greet
ing, send him a lunch, or do some
other courteous thing, and the swim
mer believes that boatmen, as a class,
are a whole-souled and generous set
of fellows.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
E,olice Mems.

G. ~,
-. stephen Ihomas IS IN trouble for
ilcklng Sallle Owen, and will be tried
tomorrow.
JOS McGrath, drunk, and Alf VIII
mans, running a wagon without license,
were arrested and taken to the lookup
'n II forenoon
len dollars IN cash was the sum re-
cel'ed as nnes by recorder Porter at
ms matinee 'o,day' Tom Carpenter
paw y ior nuisance and D. Valpi
" LOT ng ml
burton nomas, charged with steal
ing ~ ~ smith s watch Yesterday
was examined by justice Porter this
forenoon inc the proof being I'M
SATISFACTORY u he was DISCHARGED.
@o Doys were arrested last night
S'eallng 'ooacco from D. Lyons, on
Heai s'reeV' one named Mat Wilson,
~ l.HqulLe Uulgley
'He o'ner named sam Foster, was
'oI' 70 jan 10 await trlai'
rorter had thirty-eight
.'9o' % nc consideration tins morn
lis' " 'heSe fourteen were dis
onatscu' Ooing small offences. Several
n~o,iiog'lSo cases were continued to
sire mem d lair chance.
9'riio grace ailas Maggie Cronln, is
up ior 'agIancy' one was arrested
oorrp upon promisngto
LII iJin was ic' On, one soon strayed
'N' ~ ooli'gf "liey' ana is now good
"uo VI .mo
O "Hii"iison' a gFown-up
IT, Une !. arreSV lor t~ili'tapplng'
III 'uDi9 'ohn Dlillers
."rVo" on Deai soreet, ana was sent to
J"ii ~ ce'auiV OF eloOo pall to await
'iirI Oeio[e 'le criminal court
iIenry VuenVcl ana u Quentel|ere
edch hlleu @0O TINS morning Tor not
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
Something New.

A new store, containing every article
needed by housekeepers, has been opened
at No. 270 Main street, by Mr.. JIG. Wat
kins. The novelties and useful goods
already on hand extend through a long
list, and fresh arrivals are coming in every
day. He has table linens and wine cloths
from Doc to 50 per yard; lace goods of the
latest patterns, from Nottingham, Eng
land willow-ware, including baskets of all
kinds; cottage furniture Of Eastlake and
Queen Anne patterns and many new
devices of a mechanical nature, including
all useful household conyeniences. Mr..
Watkins continues his specialties in ladies
dress goods. He has already received
orders from all directions, as far away as
California. His taste is acknowledged to
be superior in his particular line of trade,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
RecOrded.

The county register has recorded
the following since yesterday: Mort
cages to Il. NJ. Apperson q Co. from
Isaac, George, Phillip and James II.
Bolton; same from A. Wolbrccht to
VIM. Bcnjcs, A. Dutlingcr to B. B.
Barnes, trustee, and Frank Douglass to
Pearcc, Suggs & Co.; quit claim from
w. A. Collier to Robert Batter, war
ranty deed from l.. j. Duprcc, truS-
toe, to r, A. Parker, attachment from
the Chancery Court to j. p. Houston
decd from Simon Sturm to Lura D.
Lytlc, quit claim from j. j. Busby
aud Others to Mrs, NJ. A, Armstrong.
trust deed from B. A. Hilderbrand to
w, 3. VanHook.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATION
The Children Of Calvary Church CeIe.
brate the Easter Season.

The Sunday school celebration at
Calvary (Episcopal) Church last night
was an exceedingly pleasant entertain
ment. In spite of the violent storm
the body of the church was well filled
with interested spectators. The pro-
gramme was participated in by one
hundred and fourteen children, aided
by the church choir, the Sunday school
teachers, the Right Rev. Bishop Quin-
tard, Rcys. White, Dalzell and Geo.
&. Harris.
The programme was made up OF
carols, psalms, cantatas, recitations,
dialogues, and an address at the close
by Bishop Quintard. A professional
carol, the children marching with de-
votional banners and singing praises
to Easter Day, opened the programme.
The children participating in the
various exercises, whose names were
on the programme, were Mary Hill,
Nal SaHarans, Jerome JOY, Percy
Finlay, Hattie and Mintic Rowland,
Masters Joy, Hollenberg and Now
land, Ethel Davidson, Lula Salzigcr,
Bessie Owens, Edward Randolph
Willie Safiarans, Clarence Hill, Ruth
Martin, Rosa Rambaut, fannie Hol-
lenberg, William Harrington, Lawson
Trcadwell, Napoleon Moore, Katie
and Mary VOORHEES,, Bette Gregory,
Laura Randolph, Matte Rambaut,
Ida Gregory, Blanca Nora CEapski
Lulie Jones and Miss Harrington.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
SCHOLASTIC.
Meeting Of the School Visitors Last
Night.
Public Information About the Pub
lie SchOOls--Their Financial and
Sanitary Condition.

The finance committee Of the school
board at their regular meeting last
night reported themselves in debt
S5602.09. OF this amount $4334.39 is
due on pay-rolls, 5000 is due the
treasurer and Sll30.71 is owing on
various accounts. The board are I'M
able to make any estimate of their
future receipts owing to'the postpone
ment of the time Of paying taxes to
the first of September next by the
State Legislature. The committee
are to inquire whether money can be
raised on back taxes due the schools.
Miss Annie Cummings was chosen a
teacher in place of Mrs. George G.
Dent, resigned.
Mr.. i. Lawhorn took his seat as a
member of the school board from the
Ninth ward.
The employment of an attorney to
look after the public school interests
in%he United States Court, when the
receiver controversy comes up in May
is recommended The board claims
from the city about S450,OO0 as their
share OF the city taxes for the next
ten years. OF this $4,000 has been
collected and paid over. A claim OF
some $4,000 is also made against the
privilege tax fund.
The average attendance of the pub
lie schools last month was 1929 pupils,
of whom 1913 were white, and 1OlG
colored, out of a total enrolment Of
3274, white and colored. The scholas-
tic census of the entire city shows a
total of 1888 children, of whom 5O82
are white and 1905 colored. The fe-
male children outnumber the males
1876. Compared with 1878 the falling
off of school children is 1923. The
decrease is attributed to the ravages
of the fever last summer.
The school-heuses have been placed
in the best sanitary order possible, and
the health of the pupils was never
better than now.
The schools in the two outbuildings
on Court street were closed last month,
and the scholars therein have been
transferred partly to the Smith gram
mar school, on Market street, and to
Miss Lewlellyn, in the main build
ing, Each teacher now has
about forty pupils. superintendent
Foute made this distribution, and his
action was approved by the school
board.
Mr., G. V. Rambaut was chosen
school visitor from the Seventh ward.
Miss Lena Berry and Miss Lizzie
Foley for the white schools, and Mrs.
Green Evans, Miss Ida Dickens and
Miss j. T. Turner Cor the colored
schools, were chosen teachers at thirty
dollars per month for the time they
are to be employed.