The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-14
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wAsHisoros CRY WING CLUB = Having already
announced the organization Of The Wings of this
city on Monday evening, under the above title, we
give the following list OF the officers OF said
Club:
Observation-Disclosures LEsox.
Vice Presidents .-First Ward, DR.. w. b. Ma
gruder Second Ward, Robert Farnham. Third
Ward, John +. Towers. Fourth Ward, George 8.
Gideon. Fifth Ward, J, w. Ferguson. Sixth
Ward. R. Clark. Seventh Ward b. 5; kinsey'
Corresponding Secreta,y-D. c Goddard.
Recording Srcrsfafy.-R. IL Laskey
Financial Secretary. - -.
Tyeasuer.-Stanisiaus Murray.
Esecufipe Co,amiites.- First Ward, S E. Doug
lass, james Dorsett, J. l.. Savage. Second ward,
Third Ward, j. Tretler, +, c. Connolly. -
- Fourth Ward, DR.. Z. Boyle, +. Coyle,
Alexander Lee Fifth Ward, J. p. Nc Kean, Jere-
mah Hepburn. ". f MEi W sin'n rb mnra.
son. Seventh Ward, }. w. Martin, Henry Lee
James E. Morgan.
~Appointees declined, owing to their being Gov
ernmeLt officials
PaimAnY soHooLs-we continue our notice of
the examination Of these interesting institutions
The examination Of No. /, Of the Third District,
on Monday afternoon, was of q highly fiatering
character. The young boys and misses acquitted
themselves very well. This school numbers one
hundred and forty scholars, and there were one
hundred and twenty in attendance, and ID under
the charge of Miss F. Elyans, "a principal and
Mrs. Skidmore, assistant Messrs Walsh and
Russell, of the Board Of Trustees, aided in the ex-
animation. This school 10 located in the rear OF
Green's row. east of the Capitol, and is but poorly
accommodated in the way of n, building.
Primary school No. 3, of the same district, cit
uated in the basement of the Methodist Radical
Church, Navy Yard,) was examined yesterday.
This school numbers one hundred and forty scho-
lars, and one hundred and twenty six were in at
tendance; Mrs. E. Clarke, principal, and Mrs.
freeman, assistant. Messrs. Walsh and Russell
were present; and the former carried the scholars
through varied and complicated Lessons, which
proved creditable to themselves and their teachers
RAnE ArrnAoT1os.-The justly celebrated pam
oramc views, by Bayne, embracing scenes OF
America and Europe, may be seen at Odd Fellows
Hall. The exhibition cannot fail to please
CRIMINAL CouRT.-The case Of John Day, in
dcted for murder, still occupied this body yeser-
day. Testimony for defence NOT concluded.
Docs, NOT Hoes.-1o the Ediior.-I notice an
announcement that tho law will hereafter be en-
forced against the owners of hogs that may be
found at large in the streets of the city Allow me
to ask what reason can be urged for preventing
the roaming of hogs, that does not apply with in
nitely greater force against the roaming OF dogs!
II the police regulations for preserving the clean
illness and health Of the city were as complete az
they should be- the whole work OF scavengcring
would be done by bipeds, and done effectually
But the regulations are either imperfect in them
n of n
ment; and in this contingency we can scarcely
afford to dispense with the services of the unpaid
scavenger-the hog. He is the sanitary commits
sioner of the city; the only "help' on whom we
can rely for the removal of the garbage and filth
which daily disfgure our streets, to the great de-
triment of the public health am no lover OF
street. fed pork, and admit that city menagerie
should be stocked with quadrupeds Of prettier
stock than the of hogs can boast of; but, cir
cumstanced as we are, the want of beauty is tri-
fling want in comparison with the performance OF
q work of obvious utility. While the hot weather
lasts the hog is the citizens best friend, and do
entrent the municipal law givers to pause before
laundering forth anahemas against their i'll paid
and very useful servant. Typhus and cholera may
petition for his removal but public health protests
against it.
venture to hope that the published nnathemas
will turn out to have been marred by printers
blunder. Surely it should read dogs, not hogs
The latter, have shown, though in one sense a
nuisance, have many redeempg qualities; but the
dogs an unmitigated nuisance, and one that
should be abated vigorously and at once.
Washington dogs, sir, are an ill-mannercd,
useless race-more numerous by far than hogs,
not a hundredth part 80 useful, and associated
with evils from which their rivals are exempt.
The dogs. not the hogs, are the disurbers of our
nightly poace and the dogs, not the hogs, are our
dangerous assailants, and the ASSISTANTS of our
children, while taking morning or evening strolls
through the centre or the suburbs of the city No
street il free from the barking, biting tribe.
Do, then use your influence to turn the hostility
Of Jealous police officers from the hogs TO the
dogs. The dog days are enough without the
dogs.