The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-16
LOCAL MATTERS.

The Pa EsBYTERY THE DsrRIcT OF CoLUM-
BIA- (New School) met on Tuesday night in the
church on New York avenue of which the Rev,
J. r.. Eckard is pastor In the absence of the Rev.
r. A. Smith, the Moderator, the Rev. 4. j. Shop
herd preached a sermon from Hosea, fourteenth
chapter, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh verses.
There were present ministers and elders from the
several churches within the bounds Of the Presby-
terry.
The Rev, J. N. Danforth was elected Moderator
and the Rev. L. j. Shepherd performed the duties
of clerk.
The Rev. Mason Noble, of the fourth presbytery
OF New York was invited to sit with the PresBy
terry a corresponding member
Yesterday morning, under the superintendehce
of the Moderator, half hour spent in de-
votional exercises.
The Rev. Samuel Washburn was received as a
member from Taunton, Massachusett he having
received call to the Fifth Presbyterian church of
Baltimore. The Rev. William McLain was Sc
lected to preach the sermon the occasion OF the
installation of this gentleman, the Moderator to
preside and propose the constitutional questions;
the Rev J. r. Eckard to deliver the charge to the
pastor, and the Rev. J. G. Hammer, d. d., the
charge to the people The time of the installation
Is to be determiped by the pastor, the pastor elect
and the church and congregation.
On motion of Mr.. Jacob Gideon, elder il was
resolved that, when the Presbytcry adjourns, it
adjourn to meet in Alexandria, Va, during the
coming session OF the Synod, at the call of the
Moderator.
y The next stated meeting of the Presbytery is to
be held in Bethesda, Montgomery county, Mary
land, on the last Tuesday in April, 1852, com
mencng at eleven O'Clock in the morning. The
Rev. Samuel Washburn was appointed to preach
at that time sermon on Family Worship"
The Rev. r. A. Smith and Mr.. Jacob Gideon,
elder, commissioners to the last General Assem-.
bly,, made verbal report, which was listened to
with marked attention and interest.
discussion took place the subject of foster
| ing and extending Presbyterianism in the Dis
| trict; and other business transacted.
In the evening the Rev MIR. Shepherd delivered
| a sermon on "Worldiness in the Church."
| The proceedings of the Presbytery, il was plea
SAINT to observe, were conducted in commendabc
spirit of Christian love and brotherly courtesy.
The PUBLIC SCHOOLS We have received the
seventh annual report of the trustees of the public
schools of the city of Washington, just from the
press
Among other thinga, the trustees say that ''he
number of public schools falls little short of thirty;
and it is matter of unaffected pleasure that, in
almost every case, they are crowded to overflow
ing, and numbers still pressing for admission"
These schools care no longer regarded as charity
schools; and the noble foundation which has been
laid by the corporate authorities, united to the &C
knowledged abilities of those who have been APP.
pointed teachers, and the elevated standard of mo-
raj and intellectual training everywhere presented
| by public schools have secured for them the
highest degree of respect from all classes and
ditons.''
| The trustees urge the necessity and expediency
OF erecting in all the districts suitable houses for
the accommodation of the several schools At pre-
sent there are only three houses Gf even that num-
ber) which are really the property of the corpora
ton. For one, used for many years as a stable,
they indebted to the liberality of the General
Government, and the remainder of them
rented houses. Most of these are unsuited for
school purposes, being deficient, told, in
almoat every thing requisite for the comfort and
we'll ordering of a school. The trustees have in
vain tried to procure other and better buildings
| for the purpose. They suggest early and
earnest appeal on the part Of the constituted au-
thorites of this city to Congress in behalf of
public schools, and say that the application cannot
fail TO be successful.
There are many particulars in this report here
toforc given to the public.
isiana avenue, north side, several doors east Of
Seventh street, (on which two frame tene.
ments, occupied, in part, by Justice Donn,) was
recently sold at private sale for the sum of 800
the rate of $3.50 square foot. The purchaser, Mr.
W. G.. Deale, it is said, intends to erect brick
houses upon the ground, which has front of about
| forty five feet.
The New BRIpeE TIBER.-We in
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that the 'serror" which the reporter committed
merely consisted in saying that "thc bridge
completed several weeks ago. when, according to
the writer, ''thc walls (only) partly carried
| up and portion of the arch turned" and large
portion too; however, the main fact is confirmed
| namely, that the work was condemned, and that
| n reconstruction of the arch was absolutely ne
cessnry:
| To The Editors Of The Republic:
| GENTLEMEN In your paper Of Tuesday, under
| the head ofLocal News, your reporter has led you
| into an concerning the bridge now being
! built over the Tiber at New Jersey avenue north.
| What bridge never has been finished? The walls
were partly carried up, and n portion of the arch
! turned, when il discovered that the contrac-
| tors for the work had made error in the height
required for the side walls to the springing line
of about seventeen inches; it also ascertaned
| that the work was badly done that the arch
| would have fallen when the centres should have
] been removed. The Commissioner, therefore, di-
reced the arch to be taken down and the walls to
be raised to their proper height. The contractors
having refused to perform their contract, the Com
missioner obliged TO carry on the work UNI
! der his own direction. 10.
| PENMANsHIP.-We refer readers to the ad.
vertisemsnt of William A. Richardson gentle
man, judging from his beautiful specimens of
penmanship. fully qualified to give instruction in
| the art
MARRIED,