Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-24

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No CHANGE IN Cory BooKs.-At a re.
,,ut meeting Of the City School Board the
clerk was directed to petition the State
rouG Of Education TO allow the continued
No.. of the Speucerian system Of copy books
in he schools ofibis city and not to require
- change 10 the Graphic system, which had
been adopted hy the State Board. The rea-
sans Tor desi,Ing the continuance Of the
Srenceran system, az set forth by the beard,
we're published il the GAZETTE at the time,
Yesterday The Clerk of the City School
Eaard received the following letter from
Prof John l.. buchanan, Superintendent Of
pnblic Instruction, in answer to TIE petition:
DEPARTMENT or rUETIC IHSTEl CTIsx.
RICHMOND. September II, ~~G.
Y5r4 >a,ri.u Ctcrt CITY Schoo Hoayd .fhrdm.
fr.H. Ia:
Dear Sir. To-day full meeting OF
,h. board held in the Superintendent office.
The petition of the City School Board of Alcxan-
Jris 10 he allowed to continue the Spcnccrian
.y,tc,u of prnmArship granted in view Of
the reasons fully and clearly set forth in your
communication. The position Of Alexandria in
relation To this matter seems to he exceptional
The schools of the cIty seem to enjoy special and
p.r!iIar advantages in regard 10 training in per-
Inauship and on this ground the Board of EtlGc,-
ton deemed it due to the City School Beard or
Alexandria to acccdc to their request. This tx
course does not establish precedent, for similar
request. without equally wcshty reasons could
not lee granted '
IIAEEAS COErrS.-At ll:30 o'clock This
morning Capt. David French, who has been
coniiacd i'll the city jail on the charge OF
passing bogus check on Mr. = C. Boush
some time since, was brought before Judge
D. NJ. Chichester Of The county court on o
writ of hdhrdS corpus which was sued ont
on Tuesday last and made relurnabie to-day
at the Corporation court room. MIR. Leon
ard Marbury represented the Commonwealth
and Mr.. }. IL. Green Capt French. The
Captain asked to he admitted 10 bail which
motion Judge Chichester granted and fixed
the bond for Freuchs appearance mt tho
October term OF the Corporation court at
800. some of his friends becoming his bonds
men. pom his release Capt French pro-
ceeded to Georgetown where his family re-
side II will be remembered that he was
arrested in Philadelphia short time ago
and brought to this city By Lieut. Smith I'm
der requsition from Gov Lee on the Penn
sylvana authorities. The amount of the
check had been paid to Mr. Boush some time
since.
CONTRACTS AwARDED--The committee
OF sChooIhouSos and furniture Of the CITY
School Board have awarded contracts for
work aud supplies to the lowest bidders rs
follows:
For repairs to all the stoves in tho va
rjous buildings to Thos. Hoy, for 500.
For furnishing aud storing SO tons or
more of white ash coal to Hewes 4 Aitche.
son at 81 IS per ton for nat and s. IS for
stove
For furnishing and storing 10 cords oil
nl nj Ia =,
Beach for 81 60 per cord
For supplying material and painting the
outside woodwork and roof Of Peabody
building and the 'front.' and south fence Of
Washington building TO VIM. Rudd for
$l265O
THE GREAT SHOW COMING; Frank 4.
Robbins great shows will visit this city Oct |
Isl and give two exhibitions IN immense pa
vllOns with two rings and an elevated stage, |
III which the great equesrians, the beautiful
lady riders, the clowns, lumblera, acrobats,
and the entire company Of performers will
appear, besides the far famed elephant band.
There IS also a complete menagerie, AN in
teresting museum of living and other curiosi
tlea, besides many novel features too nu-
mer0us for mention. There will he excursion
trains on all railroads at reduced rates to
bring In the country people i'll time TO see
the grand street pageant which will pass
through the streets at 10 o'clock.
COUPONS REFUSED. This morning rep
resentative Of Baltimore house applied to
the State authorities in this city for IL
cense to do business here, and rendered 10
payment thereof coupons cut from State
bonds. The tender WAS declined, whereupon
the gentleman proceeded to a notary, made
nf No. dow tI,
later demanded Of the commissioner OF the
revenue II license The demand was refused,
when the Baltimorean stated he would pro-
coed with his business without = license,
and would hold any one liable TO damages
IT he attempted TO arrest him.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. William Wright, for-
merry OF this city, but now IL resident Of
fnuqnier, was in the city to-day.
Mr.. ii. &. Dulany gave handsome enter
taInmcnt at his estate, mo. Il, in lauquier
county, last night, which was largely at
tended, among lhosa present being many
from Washington. The affair was most
delightful ono.
The Alexandria delegates to the Culpeper
convention returned last night and report
that the proceedings of that convention
were transacted most harmouiously.
ATTACKED EY ATRAMr.-A tramp named
VIM. Lawrence this morning went to the res
idence of Mr.. VIM. Cogan, on the Washing
ton road, near this city, and on being re-
fused something to eat became very abusive
and threw stone ut Mr.. c. anu threatened
to kill him. Mr.. Cogan at once assumed
the aggressive, Went in pursuit ofthe tramp,
and after chasing him into the city succeed
ed in having him arrested and taken to the
station house. The man, after a hearing
was iined SO, and failing to pay tho fine,
was sent to jail.
POLICE REroRT.-Last night was clear
and mild until about ! CLOCK this morning,
when 1t became cloudy. There were two
lodgers and one prisoner at the station
house. The only case before the Mayor this
morning was that of VIM. Lawrence. g
tramp, arrested by officer Pat. Hayes on
complaint of Mr. VIM. Cogan Tor disorde-lv
conduct He WAS hued so, and in default