Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-17
ALEXANDRIA.
ST. rArRIcK's DAY CELEBRATION.

ST. PATRIcKs DAY CELEBRATION.
The Catholic Sodality Lyceum has made ar
f&hsenents TO celebrate 81. Patrick's day to-
hisht by an entertainment at it's hall aud .
enlogy on lrelands patron saint by Rev. John
ehester, :. D., OF Georgetown College. For
nlahy years the day was celebrated by the Alex
ahdria hlDernian Society. a prosperous associ-
alton. whose founders were lrishmen who had
been the colaborers of Robt Emmett and nad
ned IRON Ireland IN IS. liz continued in active
existence untii the thirties of this century and
then fell IN desuetude, but was reneved av.,r
ana held meeting in lsis. when it appro-
prIated The proceeds of the city stock which
was held by ats trustees 20 the sufferers in tine
hrst famine The old flag OF the society Il stiiI
preserved.
SHOE SHOP BURNED.
A small tenement on the northwest corner Of
Washington and Wilkes streets. occupied nv n
colored man named Charles GRAY as a shoe
shop and dwelling. caught fire from a stove
shortly after midnight last night and was
~Iveheu- the nremen saving portion Of the
building.
!. THE COURTS IN ALEXANDRIA
In the United States court Judge Hughes,
the case against Mr.. J. L. oMeara for yiol.r
ton Of the United States revenue Law WAS
ended by acquittaL T. D. Hunt Of Lam
caster county, Va. was convicted of violating
the revenue law and sentence suspended. A
noiie pros. was entered in the case of VIM.
Frances, held for stealing at Arlington. Ed
ward Canter. colored, charged with violating
the postal law, bailed. The CORPORATION
court still continues its session. DEGREES have
been made ordering sale in Struder agt
Strnder and confirming sale in Taylor agt
Taylor.
coLoRED REPrBLIcAN MEETING.
The colored republicans met pursuant 10 csu
at Potomac Hall last night to elect delegates to
the colored republican district convention n
meet here on the 2sth- The following were
chosen: Magnus L. Robinson. r. j. Preston.
George Gray. George W. Holiday, Arthur An
derson, ;. jackson, Robert Ioler, Albert Green.
Robert Willis, Edmund Frye, Levi Potter,
Thomas Milton, Josiah Green. The deiega zee
were authorized TO ill vacancies.
WANDERING wAsHISGToNiAx.
The Norfolk Ledger says: DIR. Theodore
West, the man arrested in Deep Greek last week
and sent to jail as a suspicious character, was
released from jail on Friday by Judge Portlock
on writ OF habeas corpus. Or. West Was on
his way to Texas and was allowed 10 depart"
Or. West graduated at one Of the leading medi-
cal schools of the Union. Although brought
up in this city he lived for many years in Wash
ington, where he was engaged rs q patent at
torney. he has been In various insane asylums
and was not long since in Garfield Hospital
He left Washington some weeks ago. sent By
y
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The rails spread on the Alex andria and Fred.
ricksburg railroad near Freestone station.
about five miles this side of Quantieo, about
o'clock this morning. and tumbled eight cars
Of freight tram oown the bank No one Uss
hurt
The bishop Of Kingston, Canada, with Ne
dean of that diocese, officiated at services in ~
Catholic church here this morning.
The criticisms made by Mr.. John r. Mitchell,
president Of the school board, on the colorsd
schools is causing considerable comment
among the friends and patrons Of the eolored
schools Mr.. W. Calvin Chase has sent letter
to The srAR In which he intimAtes that the
coiored people with whom Mr.. Mitchell has
are those who would like 70 deposs
Mr.. Cook. the superintendent
Let him name, IL he can, writes Mr.. Chase.
''the bad methods that exist in our public
schools and shall convince him that IL any
exist it is because his bed of trustees will mot
give the colored schools tne same facilities and
that accorded TO the white
schools. IL be refers TO our High School,
agree with him, and why is that the case? Il y
because his board viii not give 10 the colored
High School equal facilities with those accorded
the white High school. If IL were 20 the results
would be the same, il not better, in physics
any way Mr.. Mitchell cannot name one dozea
citizens who will agree with him,
although be claims that q number have called
on him. The masses Of the colored people
are satisfied with our public school system
under Mr. Cook, perhaps with the exception Of
the High school and the outrageous salaries that
IRE paid the supervising principals, which Offices
,ouId be abolished and the pay Of deserving and
over worked subordinate teachers increased
President Mitchell further asserts that this
matter has been . rerious thought with the
ehole board suppose he means 70 include
he colored members of the board II 90, am
Of the opinion that he has misrepresented them,
especially il he maintains that they are dissat-
SIZED with the results that come from the
,oiored schoola- II he has not misreprsssnsed
hem and they concur with him 10 ID certainly
reflection on the ability Of our coiored trustees
hat they cannot recommend . remedy for ne
svils Of which Mr.. Aischsll spsahA This Dsss
10 nistaka"