Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-26

g., xal,l.ia, AID Elatk L. D4Llc, IF Chicago, |
Yl3 l:6ro 'Ii5sli 20 :o!! call during Tho sessioo,
aui To j. Lee Hill, habert T.. Lucas, j., end
Ao;re s. j. P.cu, OF AlsasodIia, who havo |
net b.; n absent, bu! h.vs been caoi lato otc, |
10 conclusion the Ptirc;pll presented the
Flsld Prz,itr tSc5lleicj ID examination to
Wlillsm kuter Springer, and after ttsDkiag
the gonlimen who had assisted asd tho audi
| cree, dismissed Il c latter The cadets then re-.
t9iEed all! marched to the drill ground, where
tho gcnertl order clrslpg tho session was read
o. dress parade. L. had been intended to have
4 Irz, drill for u gold m:dal presented by MIR.
George N. Duffy, but tho boat Of tho weather
| aud tho fatigue Of the cadets necessitated
posp1ucmcnt 10 soma day 10 November OF
| which tima Go. A will drill fer that medal. AID
Co. Is f,'r ous 1T red by Cept. John S. Youug.
Of The class Of CT, who happened to DO present.
We ME glad 10 learn ihIt the session of the
Ac :ueniy lat closed hes BEEN most prosper
| Gus GRE aud that large number o!appiic ,tious
| tor ADMISSION nCxs session have already been
| rcc1lvcd ftum persons residing elsewhere.
MR WILLIAM II. GREENwELL's SCHOOL
At tt: closing exercises cf Mr. William II.
GrccoEd.'s school. held at Sarcps Hall.
Thursday last, tho lclIoHitg puIis secured
pr;z:s, "; wcrs pr}scatol By Mayor Saith:
lntcrucjiate c'ass. first ycar-Sslv,r medals
to j.. Bir,N, .. Ncale. j. Powell. p. Murphy
I, Elliott; premium to + lmuad Chapman.
JuGilr c'sss, FIRST sco'iou-Sil9er medals TO
Harvey Creighton, William Smith and William
West premiums to Robert Shion, William
Charmanu. and ii. Stanford. Robors Shirn.
and William Chapman we're promote tom tho
| fist to tho sscjnd section during tho yesr hon
cradle m"nioo s. Kaufman, VIM. Cisrkson,
e.. Washington, Il. Hayes, M. Kelley, II.
Simpson. aad Eugene Taylcr. who deserves to
| b, Gently mentioned, g be made remarkable
progress in ths few months he WIS connected
with the school.
Ju1ier Glass; sccacd Observation-Disclosures to +.
and }. Laoscey, l.. McGtuder. B. Clunp;
they weec proceeded TO Grst Lessons 10 geography
during the year.
For er.thmo;ie-Si!var nsd, to Robert
Shion; prouiuus to Theodore DiIger, ~
Kelley, NJ. Ntrmile, aad Wilisnl Webster:
houorably mentioned, q. Wasticstoa, EuecDe
TAYLOR, aud VIM. SGi.h.
PeumsnshiH-S.lvcr medal TO Otto Vo,eIrs.
Sa1r.
For observance Of rules, during tho year there
W;ro itut gold medals given to the toowiug
boys, viz Ii. Creighton, h BereIl. j. Powell
AMI y. Neale premium TO VIM Smith Hon.
oraby mentioned. VIM. Wes', II. Kelley. Is.
GRIMM, ard L. Taylor.
| Prompt toodanco-Premium to f. Shinn.
For lmptovemcnt-Promium to W. Calksor,
). haumar, ii. Simpson. and ii. Post.
Thera ~as also gold medal given to Thoo-
| dofa Digger by friend for good o,nduos, and
also handsome hook to Il. Brrell, by his uncc.
tor cl1aH anpl'natun during rho yoor.
Mr.. 5. u. Bront and Mr.. X. k,np!r vera
also present. aod m,do few happy remarks,
c,nera! ula.!ng the boys upon cattiur 81 m.ny
prZ's ha reward OF their labor during tho
year.
The sinairg was presided over by Nliss Kate
| S!cu:rntursh.
Tho closiar cxcrc's IS Of Miss Blar Oh Nick
lbs school for litllo girls took nlscs last
Thursday tv1nrg. Rev. Wm. q. McCraa5y,
Liter short aud sppronristn address. dstrbu.
Oh tho prizs to tho schol.rs. HANDS ,me
81 modal, presented to tho school hv Mrs.
| louis Payne. was awarded to Mis-, Florence
| ilcndcrson fer rrosresl and department. she
not havlT g received single bid mslk during
| the s, sii0u.
GgH. HAEctCK AND MRS. SURRATr.-A COR
RESPONDENT Of tho Now York Herald visited
Bishop kcano, OF tho Catholic Church, at Rich
m 'ad, Thursday, and asked him if the
charges as to Gen. IiancccNs connection with
tho Sutrat: case would sflect him with tho Cath.
ollcs. iio answered that nostundoub.edly they
| would, and with Protostsats as we'll as Catho.
lies ana all othors, ii tho truth were not told
SINCE lheao charges, however, had been donied
ana had boon dsprovsd pa prepostorous and
| ts!sn he could not Foo how Con. Hancock could
be Affected ty thom The l}ishop ttoa referred
to tho fact That Rev. J. A. Watsr, pastor of $ :.
t1lricks Church, Washington, tho spiritual sd.
| wiser and contess0r Of Mrs Surrstt, hsd several
moalhs $50 published card stating in emphatic
Inc charges Bishop Keano was tho assistant of
Kew. Mr.. Walter for twelve years. up to the
limo no became Bishop Of Richmond. Tho card
rasorrad to by Bishop keAno was written Nov.
l. ct last yenr. and is as follows:
| truth and justice compel mo 10 douy the
ststemoAt With reference to Gen. Hancock par.
llcipailon in the execution Of Mrs. Surrstt,
when appeared in tho Washington Post of this
| morning. attended Mrs. Surrat. on that oc-
| cason, and met with no interference on tho part
| OF Gen. llarco Con. Hancock had great
sympathy for this unfortunate lady and waited
| hDtil mo last moment, hoping for roprve 1
r'nslder II an act OF justice to General Hancock
That this statement! should DO made.
-, u. A. WALTER.
rastof q Ht. Patr CHS Church, Washington "
ZEN. HANCOCK. AND MRs. SURRATr. -We
ore 10 receipt Ct several communications which
aluae cS1strously to The part General Hancock
nora IN The conviction and execution of Mrs.
S1rrat', with statements in efTect that The Cath.