Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-28
TIE new Eate roof # Christ Chu:cl has beer
completed. and is q handsome addition TO the
building, much improving its appearance.

DQiloi0G, much Improving us appeala1ce'
ClIY SCHOOL BoARD.-Thc regular monthly
meeting was held last hight. present: S. Z.
Neale, E:q, chairman. and Messrs 5. f..
Beach, Gregory. Herbert, Marbury, SuoWdcn,
Stuart, and Wbittlssey, and Supt. Carne. who,
in tho sbjerc3 OF the clerk, wss eljc!ed clerk
pro tenn.
The mi1utCs Of the last meeting not being
at hand. the readiag was dispensed with.
Mr.. S1oWdep, from tie Committee 90
N,nspce aud atc )unts, reported as c,rreos q bill
OF Is. T. Price, for repairs to Peabody bulldog
aud to furniture there, $332, which was ordered
to be pa6
Mr. Whstlesey. from the Committee Oh
Washington School, reported that MS engage
meula had cot allowed him to GtteDd lis exam
nation, hut that he had attended that OF Pea
body No. |. ard icuad excellent Tcrk done there
iOG the year.
Mr. Suowdao, from the Committee on Lee
and Peabody Schools. msdo very favorable
report Of The EXAMINATIONS iu both.
Superintendent CarDe said he had carefully
examined al! The divisions Of those three schools
aud lou@a their condition. in meat respects very
good Indeed In geography however, ho WIS
net satisfied, nor iu grammar. Tho deficiency
in Il first he attributed 10 tho lmperttchons
Of the lXI bcoks used, stating that IN Std obn 3
Ac.tumy no had adopted ouc of tho other COM
p2t:Gg hooks last autumn, ard had found tho
class which used il the best Informed on the
artjecs in that school. With respect to gram"
mar, lie thought there was not sufficient time
to teach it thoroughly on account OF the mnl
tipllci.y OF grades 10 the highest school. The
l1Eer teachers had but o1c grade esch. the
higher three or four. lIo saw no way Of cor
rQctiog this, except by the co education OF the
sexes, 2 measure which he vas unwilling to
propose, and against which public opinion hero
vas strongly fixed. Ono school only, Wash
iogton, No. >, was lound to be deficient in
proper progress. end that could be sufficiently
accounted Tor by the fact that il had had 8 dit.
icreut teachers duriog tho year, and that but a
fragment Of il milued, because. after the trial
ci orc Of the teachers before Justice Thomp.
son fJr alleged improper punishment OF pc.
ri!, some twenty or more other pupils had bo.
coma iosubardinatc. and the Teachers unwilling
10 subject themselves to the modification or
public arrest 10 cas-, Of accidentally bruisIng
hoy, had suspended instead ct whipping, all
who resisted punishment !; the very evil OF the
turniug loose Ct bad boys upon the streets,
which he had feared at the time hLviug thus
clms 10 piss.
ia his motio8, tho Com mittee 90 Studies and
Discipline WAS Instructed to consider and report
upoD the proprcrty # q change IN tho gee
graphical text looks.
Uu motion Of Mr.. SnowlcD, the first Monday
of September was fixed upon fer reopeul2g the
schools.
Mr.. Whitlescy moved TO 60 iuto 90 election
of teachers
Mr.Socwdcu objected, as he had a candidate,
NOT vel examined TO propOse for vacancy eY-
pec;cd to occur.
The motion was lost aud on motion, Mon.
day. the 7th OF July. was fixed upon for elect,
ieg teachers, aud the Board adjourned until
that evening.
TIE UNION GOSPEL MEETINGS.
the great heat yesterday there was Increased
attendance at both services. The reading was
ou Prizes hood" doduoiug many important
lessons lrpm the amounting. tho dress and the
offsriogs OF Aaron and his soDs. as types of
Chtst and believers who are all kings and
priests unto God.
The sermon at .ieht vas 90. Eight the
good light OF fath, shvrius tho s"euiee Of thn
Christian to be the world, the flash and the
devil, and yet ne hes assurance OF being more
than carqueror through Hin that hath loved
u. The whole armor of God. as set forth 10
the Gin chapter of EpbeSiars, was explained
TIE se-y;c:s conducted By MIR. II: +: VII
ii4ns Wlli close with Reading in the NJ. Il.
Gkuich, at 5 .. N. on Sunday, on "How 10
Sfndy tho B;bl.," and s:rvico 10 the NJ. K.
Church South on Souiay night IL which the
NJ. e. Church AID tho Second PrtsSytcrlau
wi! urite. -,
Tha subject of Mr.. Williams discourse, will
BE- ''IleaYea."
TIE VIRGINIA MIDLAND r. R.-Thc com.
mit;eo OK boudho!dcrs Of the Virginia Midland
Railroad, copSisiDc Of Robcr! l. BALDWIN. IL
l.. Conrad, Col Wilcox Brown. W. /, Frick, Skip.
with Winner. of Baltimora;J. ". Burke, AeXau'
Iri,, Va; II, Il. Garden. Warrcpton. Va;
joseph Dryau, Richmond, Va; q. NJ. Black,
ford, Igochburg, Va, to whom was referred
the scheme e rcoreioailoo, met yesterday
evening at six O'Clock at tho residence OF hlr;
VIM. i. Frick, in Baltimore, and was organized
by the elecliou of E1r. Robert L. Baldwin, OF
Baltimore, chairman and Msi,r =. NJ. Back
ford, rf hynohburg, Secretary. Ihe members
we're lhe guests OF Mr. Frick. and subsequent
" hrlt long mee,iag, the result OF which WaI
the unanimous concurreGc; 10 the prorcsta
.chc,ae REORGANIZATION, as submitted 70 me
bordaaIders' meeting Thursday hy the Balti-
MGR. ard Ohio Railroad. With certain modih'
cs.ious. TheEc, notifications, which are num-
erous, merely look to q reaoj ustment OF Interest
aud certain concessions, which will Insure re-
CANCELLATION OF all conflicting Interests
TRAILING RAILROAD ACCIDENT. --lotelll'
cepee !Eas reoai7ed hero to-day OF serious
ncci;cGt on The Atlantic, mississippi aDd Ohio
R,;lroad. Is Express train No. 4 was coming
East, this .. H., the tire Of the eogi6o broke
ard c.ne off. about 80 feet from small
bridge aercss a creek, just west Of WytheVille.
The engineer and fireman jumped oft imme'
distelg without Injury. The engine left the
track on the bridge and carried down one span
thereof, with express. mail, baggage ard sec
cui class cars into the bed OF tho creek below,
a distance Of 96 feet. The express messenger,