Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-17
ALExANpRlA,s PROTEST.
The Census Too Small by Thousands
Other Items Of Interest.
lC1ulllnlsnco o. no Richmoni Dispatch.l

Correspondence o. tho Richmond Dispstch.l
ArrxeDEfA, August Is, 1870.
Jituaon'o of Alexandria are not no al
satisfied with the unofficial count made Of
DE population o.. their town by Mr.
l.rlots people. They say that Il IS
t,.urj that Alexandria should have
iut 1860 people iu 1t now when
Z. h.d a.ma., ta-t number ten years
hr.. WHOM tine town was almost az
the .a-t gasp Since tIrn the times have
improved greatly. manufacturing indus
trit, l.yo .rruus o. L,e. and ia the past
tlrHo or four years largo number of
Washington ohce-hniIefs have made their
homes hero. DO ls true that the report as
made lv Alr. Porter docs not take Iu the
southern section ut the town, as IL rs not
il Alexandria proper, although II has no
other uauo aud Is always spoken OF
As part of the town. nor West
Irl' which lies west and north Of
fit corporation line in Fairfax county.
Iiase tWD parts OF Alexandra would swell
tsryrllati0u Co about 1900. IL lie pro-
posed 90 have the census taken again bv
tltmctat0rs appointed hy the City Coun-
r.l. and u Is believed that Superintendent
loueI's hgures viii be found to DO away
o.
Tho action Of the convention Of Demo
Craic % voter, of Arlington district.
"a delegate 90 the Leefhurg convention on
account OF tho manner in which the Lee
deegates 60 the convention from Stafford
coauty were chosen Is causing much
amusement here.
10 has come forth that the so-caled con-
vtuti0u consisted of eight men, and that
tie vote on sending delegate TO Leesburg
stood FIVE 10 three. THIS convention also
refused % endorse General Leos course IN
congress.
Some say that this being Humo's home
,ouutv IL may DO taken a, an index Of tho
feeling Of the people and their wish for
Hume % run a. an independent His pro-
missed card announcing DTS intention not
% be an Independent candidate is vet 70
appear. aud the prospects are That u never
wall.
Superintendent Richard l.. Carne. Of the
city public schools. has Just finished the
examination If the papers OF those who
took tic teachers examinations III juno
last. and has granted certificates 10 teach
a. follows:
second Grade White; Misses Rubie l..
Hyoadus. IlzAe Butler, Estelia Y. huox-
vile. Ada Y. Crump. and Grace VI. Arnell.
Rscond Grade. Misses Theresa Y. Walsh.
Corr H. Webster, NJ. j. KrOes Hcklin, Viz.
gina Roxoury, A. h. Thomas, and NJ. L.
Chichester.
Third Grade C0orct: VI. T.. Darneii
Bessie X. Spriggs, J. W; LugmpkiI;s. WI,
Ham III. Madclia, N. +. Wexford, harriet
J.. Wexford. Sarah A. Gray, l.. J. Derrick
aud Il. 4. Diggs. Third Grade: Perry l.
FELTON,.
Alesandria's latest industry, the Poto
wac ShOe-FGctory, - so far a. can be
ndgel success. IL has now been run
ding OyertwO months and has some sixty
lands employed. Orders for homemade
Ih0es are received every day from thu
merchants here, and numerous large Or
Gers have come ia from abroad. The
manager, Mr.. Justus Schuerder, says the
factory has come 30 stay.
II is expected that three new white
fehools. two for boys and one for girls, VII
have % be opened 20 accommodate th'
large increase expected Ina tine pub!i'
schools when they open on the lat OF IN
month. For tho past i've years the schools
have been steadily growing. and now they
have upwards Of 5000 names on their rolls