The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-23

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| LOCAL MATTERS.
| The EXAMINATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Of this city closed on Thursday, and it must be
confessed that the trustees have had an arduous
duty to perform, and in which they have done
credit to themselves, Notwithstanding they receive
no pecuniary compensation whatever for their i'm
tportant services.
| The examinations commenced on the seven
teenth of May last. Four afternoons week
were devoted to this purpose, or about thirty-ive
days in all There are equal to thirty -seven
schools, district and primary, with as many teach
ers, and upwards Of twenty-five hundred scholars.
The number would be greater were there accom-
modatons for all the applicants for admission to
the privileges of the common schools.
The last one examined was the Third District
School, under the direct superintendent of Mr..
Fill, as principal, and Mr.. Goldsmith, assistant.
Including Junior and senior classes there are about
one hundred pupils 1t is generally admitted that
this school is one of the best in the city, both as
to discipline and to the branches taught. Among
these are algebra, mechanical powers, arithmetic,
history, grammar, surveying, and draughting,
with the lighter but equally useful accomplish
ments of pencil drawings and construction of
maps, many beautiful specimens of which were
exhibited during the examination and for which
the Mechanics Metropolitan Institute, at the late
exhibition, awarded frst-class diplomas to six or
seven pupils of this school.
The visiting trustees took the examination en-
tirely out of the hands of the teachers and at
tended to it themselves. They had the satisfac-
ton of hearing prompt and correct replies to the
various questions propounded to the pupils
All persons present, among whom we noticed
his honor the Mayor of Washington, appeared to
be highly gratifed at the results of the examna-
ton, and pleased with very pretty dialogue
spoken by two brothers, (pupils.) An appro-
pirate address by Mr.. Randolph one of the trus-
tees, in which he complimented the teachers and
Encouraged the. scholars to assiduously devote
themselves to the pursuit of knowledge and virtue,
closed the exercises of the occasion.
| The CAPIToL ExrENsIoN.-We noticed but two
or three bricklayers at work yesterday the others
being strike for higher pay. A million of
bricks, or more, are now on the PREMISES supplied
by Byington and Company under the DID, and by
c. Wendell and Company under the new con-
tract Under the extensive shedding near by Con
New Jersey avenue) between eighty and ninety
stonecutters are busily employed the white
marble for the edifce. In the basement of the
south wing of the Capitol there is stationary
steam engine and on the first floor of the north
wing portable one, both intended to move ma
chinery for hosting building materials and for
mixing mortar.
'THE STRIKE" among the brcklayers still con-
tinues. On Thursday night both the employers
and the journeymen held meetings; the first named
at Klonann the last at the Perseverance, engine
house. A committee Of conference appointed
| by each, and messages were interchanged between
the two bodies, without coming to any conclusion
whatever. The employers had proposed, as a
basis of compromise, a classification Of hands, to
receive respectively ~ so, ~ Is, 50 90, 81 IS,
anc 81 SO day, according to qualification. To
this the journeymen refused to accede, being still
determined not to work for less than twenty-five
cents day upon the present prices. So the en-
ployers resolved to suspend all work and after
to-day, until satisfactory arrangement shall
have been effected.
1 MnITARY.-The new military company recent
ly formed on the Island has been named the ''Na-
tonal Guard" James A. TAFT, commissioned
officer of the National Grays, and the adjutant Of
the regiment of the District Of Columbia, has
been elected captain, and accepted the honor thus
rendered The corps have adopted the army in
fantry uniform, and will make their first parade
ON the 10Th of September next.
The presidents Mounted Guard, the newly
organized cavalry corps, talk of doing likewise
! 1t is in contemplation to order out the entire
District, in celebration of the anniversary of the
battle of North Point; and, together with the two
new companies, there will be nine in the parade.
There is much soldierly spirit prevalent among
our citizens, but it is not Of that character which
would provoke a war merely for the qualification
of fight. The governing principle seems to be,
Sin time of peace prepare for war; although
there is not entire absence of civic pride in the
military movements.
A MAD Doc killed in the First Ward on
Thursday, before it had an opportunity to bite
any one. This is the second one which has been
despatched within the past month; symptoms of
hydrophobia being evident in both cases
THE GRAND DIVISION of the Sons of Temper
ance, at recent meeting, elected twenty-five
members from among their number as delegates
to the Worlds Temperance Convention, to be
held in the city of New York on the sixth of Sep
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