Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-01
ALEXANDRIA.
A PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEK.


This week will be one Of considerable interest
in school matters. As already mentioned in
TIE STAR the trustees annual meeting will take
place next Wednesday night, when the
work of the school year will be re-
ported upon. On Thursday next the annual
examination of the white teachers will begin
and be continued on Friday. Heretofore the
questions used at the examination have been
prepared by city and county superintendents
and sent to Richmond for approval before
being used Now the questions are prepared in
Richmond and are uniform throughout the
state. The state board has this year raised the
percentage required OF teachers. The first
grade requires IS per cent. the second grade IS
per cent and the third grade 65 per cent The
city board some time since made rule that
no teacher who shall make less than 80 per cent in
examination shall receive more than S35 per
month salary. The annual meeting of the
board takes place at the Peabody building.
The examination of white teachers takes place
at the Washington building. The examination
of the colored teachers will be held next week.
THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON FsEsHET.
The rain about 230 pm. O'Clock yesterday,
which was not very heavy in Washington, be-
came in this city very deluge, the heaviest
ever known here. which but for it's short dura-
ton would have flooded all the lowlands of the
town. As II was the water flowed like
river from curb to curb in many street. in some
places running on the sidewalks to the house
doors. Fortunately the extraordinary down
pour was short lived.
THE POLICE MARKET REPORT.
Boom at the station house this morning.
Crime is In ample supply. but all Of low grade,
mostly in small lots and undesirable for the
news market. No murders or arsons offered.
Assaults are active and strong. Thcfts are
weak and without the brisk demand which would
make them robbery. Misdemeanors must be
easy; the cells are full of them, but gaming is
In poor supply and the officers report no crap"
NEW MILITARY COMPANY.
Alexandria is to have a new military COM
pany. The confederate .'Sons of the Veterans
will organize in a few days under the militia
laws OF the state, and will be attached to tie
third regiment Of state volunteers The present
commander, Mr.. S. G.. Brent, will, 1t is ex-
pected, be chosen commander.
THE COURTS.
The county court, Judge Chichester, opened
its August term today and viii be occupied with
civil business. In the city court decree Of
reference has been made in the case of Pullin
agt- Hughes and petitions granted in the cases
OF Calm, guardian of Mutter, and 3. Wheatley,
interyenor in Prudar agt. Tayler.
POLITICAL MATTERS.
The democrats of the city will hold ward
meetings tonight at the Concordia to elect four
delegates, at the mayors Office to elect three
delegates. at Miffieton's shop, opposite the ST.
Johns barracks, to elect four delegates,
and at the county court house TO
elect seven delegates to the democratic con-
gressional convention, which will meet here on
the 10th inst. to renominate Representative
Meredith as the Representative OF the district
in Congress. Mr. Il. ID. Turner, the peoples
party candidate, viii make q canvass, and the
republicans viii put nominee in the field.
NOTES.
The churches had as a rule the ministra.ions
Of their own pastors yesterday, but at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church Rev. ]. NJ. Wells of
Virginia preached. Rev. 7. D. Myers Of Mary
land officiated at the Methodist Protestant
Church and Rev. John Chester, S. j., of Dis
trict Of Columbia served as assistant pastor of
st. Mary's Church.
Will Barber, who was hurt Saturday by fall
Ing through trap door. is still in a critical
condition at his home On Franklin street.
JEFF Porter. the colored man who leaped into
the river Saturday to mitigate the pain of acid
which had fallen on him at the chemical works,
is now improving ut his home on Fairfax
street near the W. and o. depot.