Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-28
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.-The school board held
its regular monthly meeting last night S. Fer
guson Beach In the chair and eight members
present. Upon the representation Of the
superintendent of schools that the primaries
Kindergarten of the colOred schools closed
with 15O pupils he was authorized, if the need
should appear, to open new colOred school, A
change In the school course was authorized so
as to allow trial of new systems taught at the
Front Royal and Hampton institutes. The
finance committee was authorized to sell the lot
opposite Christ Church at 81 200 for building
purposes. George w. Piper and p H. Lum,-
kins were elected substitute teachers for COL
Ored schools. Two of the trustees of the col
Ored school houses appeared at the board
and gave information that since October last the
funds received from these buildings had been
applied in payment for the lots. Previous to
that IT had been difficult to obtain an account.
out most OF the money received had been ex-
pended in payment of sig per month to the late
Geo. L. SeatOn as superintendent of the school
buildings. There were eleven members of the
board; six were opposed to the payment of this
salary and in favor of an account. but five had
refused to attend the meetings. and thus
lett the board without GuOruH This con-
tinued over three years and it was not until last
October that the control of the houses was OBJ
tanned by the school board. The board fixed the
salary of the treasurer at $3.50 per annum from
the 31st of July, 1880.
the use OF the odorless apparatus, and the paw
ment of 1927 per annum bonus to the city, was
concluded by the mayor this morning with Mr..
r. W. Balenger, after Mr.. B. had filed proper
bond.
THE COUNTY TAX QUEsr10N.-The county
meeting held in regard to the tax of 100 cents on
the hundred, adjourned last THURSDAY night
until the Sth of September. At that meeting
Mr.. Austin presented a statement showing that
the present tax was the result of debts which
had accumulated for years past, and that on the
LIST OF July, 1882, the county would be out of
debt; and taxation could then be reduced. Mr..
Adams. Mr.. Cunningham, Mr.. Lacy and others
defended the action Of the board of supervisors
In liking the tax, while Mr.. Douglass and Mr.
Syperd spoke in opposition. vote of thanks
to Mr.. Austin for his trouble in getting up the
statements exhibited to the meeting was
adopted.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The Alexandria teachers
have returned from three weeks attendance on
the Teachers Institute and Normal School at
Front Royal. The Alexandria county court
will meet next Monday-The public school
houses are being put in thorough repairs to be
ready Tor the opening of the schoei There
was full market to-day, but the effects of the
d dnoa showed very plainly in some of the pro-
from Washington yesterday the watch stn1nr
from the residence of V. B. Burgess a few do
ago 1t had been left at pawnbroker's shon
IN IN tne repairs OF st. Mary's church charred
how
was charred no one knows.
ALL FOR L0vE.-Mr. William T. Swan NH
organized the SeawanlIaka Yacht clnh and
was It's nrst commodore, and who is the son IF
wealthy retired New York merchant hes;do 90
having handsome income OF his own, wac
married on Wednesday, at Oyster Bay to NiSs
Belle ThurstOn, the daughter of Mir. William
ThurstOn, a shoemaker of that village. She
was the soprano singer in the Presbyterian
church there, and Mr.. Swan met her when he
acted as church organist while stayinr at b iS
fathers country residence. The match was
opposed by Mr.. Swans relatives, and none Of
them attended the wedding.
POISONED HIS FAMILY-A man named How
ard. living in Delafeld, ten miles north of Wau-
kesha, Wis, poisoned his whole family on
Thursday. His wife and two children have
died. An ungovernable temper and domestic
troubles are the causes assigned for the deed.
WOFUL DAYS IN NEW JERsEY.-A continu-
ance OF the drought in New Jersey many days
longer will entail much suffering upon the
farmers. There is no second crop of grass, and
whole acres of corn can be seen without an ear
Of the grain and with the leaves blistered and
yellow. Turnips are burning up, and celery will
sustain a loss OF more than one-half Pasture
lands are scorched as II by fire, and manv
farmers are already compelled to feed their
stock as in winter. One great trouble is the
drying up Ofthe streams, compelling many peo-
pie to drive cattle miles to water. The maple
and oak curl up their foliage as II the blast from
furnace had struck them. Grubs also are eat
ing the potatoes in the ground. Altogether the
outlook is not pleasant one. It IL too late for
rain now TO be Of any aid to corn, and the crop