The republic., 1851-07-15
Local Matters.

| AHnvERsARY = EXHIBITION AND ExAMIsA-
TIoNs.-The anniversary Of the Philophrenian So
ciety Of the Columbian College will be celebrated
in the street Baptist church this evening. The
Rev. n p. Tllinghast has been selected as the ora
tor for the occasion.
! The annual commencement Of the Columbian
College will be held to-m at II O'Clock a. m,
in the same church.
| The annual exhibition of the Washington Semi
nary will take place at the National Hall, begin
ming this morning at O'Clock, and be continued
to- morrow.
There ia to be an examination at Rugby Acade-
my, on the corner of and Fourteenth streets, to-
day, commencing at O'Clock, p. IN. And, be-
sides these
Examinations will take place in primary school
No. ., First District, in the Union Church, First
Ward, at o'clock, p. m; and in primary school
No. 2, Third District in the Methodist Protestant
church, Navy Yard, at the snme hour
The annual examination Of the Rittenhouse
Academy, Corner of Third street and Indiana ave-
nue,) of which Mr.. OTIS C. Wight is proprietor
and principal, will commence to morrow, at nine
O'Clock, and be continued until Friday evening.
The public generally are invited to the intellec-
tual entertainments.
The ExAMTNAT TIoSs IN THE PUBLIC Schools were
Primary No /, First District, lin the western
part Of the city;) Miss Alice English, principal.
Primary No 4, First District, (not far from the
Navy Department;) Mrs. Evans, principal
Primary No. /, Third District, Capitol Hill)
Miss M. f. BuIger, principal; Miss F. Elvans, as
sistant.
In these three schools there are upwards Of three
hundred boys and girls between the ages of six and
ten years.
The appearance of the pupils was interesting and
the order excellent.
The teachers have no easy task in superintcnd-
ing and instructing 30 many children. But it is
gratifying to the friends of education to know that
the fruits of their labors plainly visible and
the several examinations highly creditable to all
concerned.
CRIMINAL CoURr.-John Tobin was yesterday
tried and convicted ofan assault and battery of an
aggravated character upon Lawrence Stone, on the
night of the lst of July, and was sentenced to i'm
prisonment in the common Jail for the space Of
nine months, and to pay fne of one dollar.
Fendal for the United States, and Morgan for the
defence.
From the evidence ii appeared that the assault
took place on Georgetown Heights Tobin applied
at a house between 10 and ii o'clock for match
to light his cigar. Stone to the door, when
Tobin, after few wo ds had passed between them,
drew knife and stabbed him under the sixth rib
in the left side, the point of the instrument pcne-
tratng his lungs, and he likewise inflicted deep
wound in his victims thigh. Stone is still suffer
ing from his wounds, and, in consequence, could
not be brought into court to testify relation to
the occurrence.
EXTENSION OF THE CAPIroL.-About twenty of
the beautiful trees the north of the Capitol
cut down yesterday, preliminary to excavatng for
the wing en- that side. An effort will be made to
preserve two "trees of life," and towering ash
by transplantng them TO part Of the public
grounds where 1t is not probable they will fall by
the axe OF improvement for many years to come.
LocKJAw.-On the fourth of July German,
named Bwyots, or Colbert, (whose residence is on
Fifth street, between N and o streets,) while at
fire the corner of Tenth and K streets, run nail
into his foot. On Saturday night he was seized
with symptoms of tetanus, or lockjaw. DR.. Began,
with DR.. Borrows as consulting physician, ap-
piled the usual remedies; but it is feared that the
patient cannot recover. his condition has since
becom worse
CoNFIRMArIoNs.--The Board of Aldermen yes
tcrday evening confirmed the nominations by the
Mayor of Mr.. Henry Martin as inspector Of tobac-
co, and Mr.. William johnson as scavenger of the
Third ward.
SUDDEN DEATH.--We learn from the Telegraph
that Mr. John Matthews, OF the firm Of Belt & Mat
thews, of Georgetown, healthy, robust young
man. in the prime of life, was suddenly stricken
down by disease on last "Wednesday, while attend
ing TO business, and expired at noon on Saturday.
SALE OF PROPERTY Yesterday evening Charles
W. Boteer, auctioneer, sold the tbree-story brick
house situated the east eide OF Eleventh street.
adjoining the property occupied by Robert Farm
ham, and near the corner of Pennsylvania avenue,
fronting twenty-five feet Eleventh street, by
about seventy five feet deep. The property be-
longed to the estate OF the late Captain Joseph X.
Boyd The purchaser was G. A. w Randall; the
house sold for $4,000.