Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-05
A recess was here taken.
AFTER RECESS
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported fer THE EVENING STAR
PUBLIC SCHooIS.-The public schools here are
now open with an enrolment of 1,226-776 whites
and $50 cOlOred pupils This number will be con-
siderable increased next Monday, when the clerk
OF the school board resumes the granting OF per-
mftS. The preimnarieS OF school opening and
arrangement were finished yesterday and this
morning the pupils begin the study of their les
sons. Should the number of pupils Increase it may
become necessary to open several new schools.
lads Smith and Wells, were fined 81 each for stone
throwing In the street. No cases this morning at
the statiUn-hOuSe.
COURTHOUSE CHANGEs.-Work upon the proposed
changes in the corporation courtroom is now
being arranged for The relative positions of the
jurors the officers of the court and of the attor-
neys Will be changed, and the walls Of the court
room newly tinted, and there will be a general
painting T up Of all the surroundings.
Mollie Cliff, under the railroad tunnel, was
Drought before the mayor last evening and bail
by was his a his
Commonwealth Attorney Armstrong declined to
consent to bail, and as the mayor had no power to
back to jail. His friends have made application
to Judge Sangster for habeas corpus, and Cliff
will be admitted bail as soon as his case can be
brought before him. Commonwealth Attorney
Marbury arrived home this morning and Will ap-
REPORTERS NOTES.-The coal fleet begins to
gather here, In expectation OF the coming coal
from Cumberland. Michael Smith. of this city,
cal Society OF this place at the annual convention
Of the l. G. B. Union, at Phil adelphia, with Rich'd
Humm SON Of the Widow IN Mumm t tobacconiss SoeIs on
King street, took place yesterday afternoon. The
city market is now almost always full one con-
trasting most favorable with the September OF
last year. Frank Carlin, the injured Midland
fireman, is still suffering considerably, but with
prospect OF an early improvement. :. Melons and
OYSTERS one representing the going season and the
OF other the coming one, both add now to the trade
OF the town. The conservatives of Alexandria
county have appointed c. B. Graham, jr., and Rob-
ert Watch delegates and Townley SiSSon and Rob
erC walker alternates, to the Congressional con-
VenuOn, which assemblies here tomorrow. l.. 4. The
coastwise trade In grain here is now very active
Scho0nerS loaded with grain come and go daily
ana meanwhile the supply OF grain coming by
to improve, and has almost entirely recovered
from the shot wounds which she received under
the tunnel.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS of postmasters
were made to-day: w. C. Durant re-appoint-
ment, at West Troy, N. Y; w. A. Boyd (re-ap-
pointment), at Mamaroneck, NY.
submitted its report upon the Louisville offce
Its management is reported entirely satisfactory.
Four additional clerks are recommended. and an
increase OF the compensation of five others $3.50,
making an additional allowance to the Ofice from
september !, 1882, Of 49, go
A BoYcoTTED PosrMAsrER.-The Post once de.
partment was advised to-day that democratic
roughs have intimidated the postmaster at Rig-
g1nsville. Lafayette county, NO., causing him to
abandon the office Gen. Walters sent telegram
10 special agent at St Louis to proceed at once
10 the Office and rehabilitate ii.
THE YELLOW FEVER AT PENsAcoLA-Thefsecre.
tary OF the board OF health at Pensacola Fla, tele
graphs to the national board OF health that one
new case Of yellow fever was reported there yes
terday. The two cases reported Sunday as critt-
z xo9lkY III died that night