The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-26
LOCAL MATTERS

APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL TEAcHERs.-Ata meet
ing of the Board of Trustees Of the public schools
Yesterday afternoon, the following annual appoint
ments were made:
First District.-Samuel Kelly. principal of male
department first district school. Mrs. Susan G.
Henshaw, assistant, and in charge of the female
department of the district school.
A. Lindsay. principal of male primary.
Mrs. Ann o. johnson, principal of primary No.
l-(Miss English transferred.)
Mrs. NJ. E. 'Kodier, principal, and Miss Adeline
X. Lowe, assistant, of No. ,. 5l.....
Miss Alice c. English, principal, (Miss Wag-
gaman, resgned,) and Miss mary U. Welis' a.
sistant, of No. 3. ,
Mics Mary F. Nevins, principal, appointment
of assistant postponed,) of NOD.
Second Distyict.-Thos. nj. Wilson, principal,
H. Ray, assistant, male department of the district
school; and Mrs. S. P. Randolph, teacher of the
female department . ....- .-. .-..
Rein Beck, principal of male primary.
Miss Margaret ]. Joyce, principal of primary
No. /. --'". %-'
Miss Lucy H. Randolph, principal Of primary
No. 2.
Miss Charlotte hewitt, principal of primary
No. 3.
Mrs. R. NJ. Ogden, principal, and bliss E. v.
Billing, assistant, of primary No. 4. a.. .......
DUtJtcL-JOuu
Goldsmith, assistant, Of the male department OF
the district school; and Mrs. c. ID. Martin, OF the
female department .
William McCathran, principal Of the male pri-
mary. .... .... .H.
Miss Frances Elvans, principal, and Isabella Ac-
ton, assistant, of primary No. l. ....
Mrs. Margaret Freeman, principal, and Mrs.
Mary A. Skidmore, assistant, Of primary No. 2.
Mrs. Eliza Clarke, principal of primary No. 3.
Miss Jane Moss, principal OF primary No.
Fourth Districs.-John E. Thompson, principal
of the male department of the district school; and
Mrs. Mary A. Hinton, in charge of the female de-
partment.
Addison nj. Smith, principal of male primary,
vice Dawson, resigned. .........
Miss Martha r. Anderson, principal of primary
No. l.
Miss Mary P. Middleton, principal of primary
No. 2. .uta
Mics Margaret A. Milburn, principal of primary
No 3.
MODEL PRopELLINe PADDLE.-There ia n model
canal boat, with ingeniously submerged pro-
polling paddle, worked by steam, on exhibition in
one of the committee rooms at the Capitol. Mr..
Alexander Bond, of Philadelphia, is the inventor,
who, with Mr. John Pettibone. of this city, holds
the patent. Without attempting any minute de-
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that a small steamboat, with one of these paddles
attached, has been run on the canal, and found to
avoid the objections Of washing the sides of the
canal, &C., as is the fault with other inventions for
the appliance of steam for canal purposes. This
boat is now running on the Rappahannock river.
This invention combines advantages over others,
in the fact that it is capable of being applied to
canal boats for purposes Of carrying freight as
we'll as passengers; the machinery is of less
weight, not so complicated, easier 10 work, and
combining great propelling power; and the pad
die can be worked adversely, SO as to propel boat
either way, backward or forward. -.l.
This invention, it is said, lie capable also Of be-
ing applied to naval purposes; and might be at
tached to ships Of war without the Inconvenience
OF ordinary steam-propelling powers. The inven-
ton seems worthy of attention, and OF test Of
capabilities and merits
RrcovRniNo.--A son of Mr. John Tretler, who
was shot in the face by the accidental discharge Of
a gun by companion, whilst cunning on Monday
last BETTER but there lie fear Of his losing the sight
Of one of his eyes,
The young man Charles Bolt. who was struck
on the head by the accidental discharge of pistol,
by a ball with which it was loaded, on Tuesday,
was considered out of danger yesterday.
INDIANS Delegates from tho Sac and Fox
tribe of Indians arrived in this city yesterday on
business with the Government, having with them
n son of Keokuk and a son of Black Hawk.
Mr1IcAN WIrNKssEs.-The testimony of the
witnesses summoned from Mexico in the case Of
DR.. Gardiner ia now being taken before the Mayor,
with view to allow Of their return home, the case
having been postponed from the recent term OF
the criminal court TO the next term. District AT.
torney FendaIl and Henry May for the Govern
ment, and Messrs. Bradley and Carlisle for the de-
PENDANT. fsr . .sa. - t,.s st ....g g.. p j..
| TIE GREAT ExPERIMEsT.-By references to the
advertisement, it will be seen that the demons,ra.
ton of the fire annihilator, large building. will
come off this evening at halfpast seven o'clock,
near Four-and half street, south of the canal.
The gentlemen who TO conduct the expert