Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-11

| Criminal Conrt.-After closing our report
yesterday afterneeif john Lee, .eelored, was
convicted of stealing piece of lawn, the pro-
'perty Of Messrs Mitchell 4 Terrett, and SEN
fenced to- six months imp risoilInent in the
county Jail. = .-..,.c.. 90
/ +. c. Reiehenbaeh,. convicted yesterday of
| o simple assault on Wilhelmina Letmate, was
| fined S., and thus was. disposed Of a case in
I which the accuser had given great provocation
| by stigmatizing the defendants house; with
bad names, when it is. known that Mr. R.
lives respectfully with his family, and carries
ON the piano business. l..
! This morning, John Booth, colored whose
trial commenced yesterday, was convicted of
an assault and fined So.
! Henry Mettle, white boy, charged with the
larceny of pair of pantalOons, the property
of "Abraham Selner,' was put on trial; but
| it proving that the owners name is .Seldner.
the Indictment was returned to the grand
jury for correction, and the case deferred
Mary Richardson, cOlored, charged with
| stealing shirt and handkerchief, the proper
ty of Randolph COyle, with whom she was a
hired servant, was next tried. Mr. Coyle
testified to the articles being his property,
but the defence produced testimony throwing
some doubt upon the identity, and the charac-
| ter OF the accused being proved b. Dr. Car
nett and several ladies. 10 be good, the jury
were given the case under An expectation of
an acquital, when we closed
Teachers Of the Pubiic ScAOois.-The ex-
aminatioH of teachers for the Public Schools.
which commenced on the 9Th of the present
month, ha' resulted in the election of the fol-
lowing by the Board of Trustees
First District Schools--Male Department
Samuel Kelly, principal Male Primary-no
rOom-eleetiOn deferred. Primary No. /.
Miss Garrett. No 2, Mrs. NJ. f. Rodicr.
principal; Miss A. X. Low, assistant No. 3,
Miss Alice c English, principal; Miss NJ e.
Wells, assistant. No. 4, Miss NJ A. S. Davis.
principal; Miss +. NJ. Devaushan. assistant.
/ Second District SchoOls.-Malc Department,
i. NJ. Wilson, principal; james A. Burns, as
! sistant. Female Department-Mrs S. p.
Randolph, principal. Male Primary, closed
no room: No: !, A. A. Joyce, principal No.
2, Miss l.. IL. Randolph: principal, and Miss
! Elizabeth Parsons, assistant No , Miss
Francis Henshaw. principal. No. 4, Miss F.
! '. Billing, principal; INSTRUMENTATION de-
ferred
Third District Schools Department.
Mr.. John Fill, principal; Mr.. j. Goldsmith,
assistant. Female Department. Mrs. C. D.
Martin, principal. Male Primary, W. M.
McCathran. principal No !, Miss F. EIvans,
principal; Miss j. f. Acton, assistant. No 2
Mrs. NJ Freeman, principal; Miss c. McCar-
thy, assistant. No. 3. Miss Eliza Clarke. prin-
cipai No. 4. Miss Jane Moss, principal.
Fourth District Schools.-Male Department.
j. F. Thompson, principal Female Depart
ment, election postponed. Male Primary, A.
M. Smith, principal. No. l, Mrs NJ A. Skid
more, principal; No. 2 Miss Mary P Mid
dleton, principal. MIS-. Ogden and Miss Mer-
rltt have resigned on account of impaired
health. designations accepted with votes
acknowledging their faithful services. No. 3.
Miss NJ. A. Milburn, principal
In Demand.-Musquito netting is in great
demand in our city this season. Two wears
since the swarms of these troublesome insects
mosquitoes, Were so great that in some sections
OF the city persons had to leave their houses
Mt night, and seek safety and rest in the dwell
iIngs OF friends who were not so much troubled,
by them. This season few dwellings arc free
from mosquitoes. Their music is heard in
every chamber, and their bills are presented
Hotels are troubled by them as much as the
private houses Of the citizens We wish some
plan could be discovered to disarlu the villains
and stop their music entirely
An Act to Regulate the Sale of Ice.-This
new act of the corporation prohibits the sale
OF ice in any other way than by weight in
pounds and ounces, under a penalty of two
dollars for the first offence, and FIVE dollars for
the second and every subsequent offence. The
act went into effect from the time of its pas
sage, August 4, 1853, but is just published for
the information Of all concerned
Laying Of q Conner .Stone-The LAYING of
the corner stone of the Sixth PRESBYTERIAN
church, on Sixth street. near Maryland avenue.
yesterday afternoon, was of an impressive and
interesting character. The Masonic fraterni
J ~ conducted the ceremonies and eloquent ad-
dresses were delivered by Rev Messrs. Smith.
Sunderland, and Noble to large and deeply
interested assemblage. Rev Mr. Noble is to
be the Pastor of the Church
Acctde"t.-l estcrday while the carpenter
OF the Steamer Maryland was engaged in
making some repairs on the boat, he accident
! ally crushed his foot, breaking the small bones
IN several places. DR.. Morgan was sent for.
/ and he succeeded in setting the broken bon es
and placed the sufferer in such n condition
as to by removed safely to his home in Alex
andria, Va.
! M"lcal.-The Board of Directors Of the
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