Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-17
nA1LY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
srArE OF TIE THERMOMETER The thcr
ncueter. IN our count ting room, at IL o'clock
srday, stood at 81 degrees above zero.


.ometer. in our coun ting room, at IL O'Clock
srdsy, stood at 81 degrees above sero
Tag BEGGAR AND THE CONGRESSMAN On
Friday last lady beggar gained adnit.ance
% the rotunda of the Capitol notwithstanding
he ustchfulness of the officers, who assidu
ously endeavor to keep mendicants from an.
roying persons engaged in governmental
iutes. Among others whom she approached
tr aid was a msmbef OF Congress, whom she
| did not know as such, to whom she told
pitsous tale of distress. She was, she said.
i Ave hundred miles away from home, without
| the means to get there, her husband was sick
her children in want, &c "Indeed, madam ),
replied the member, desiring to get rid of her
IMPORTANTLY 81 am in a worse predicament.
am nine hundred miles away from home.
haven't red cent, and expect every moment
10 be arrested for board, and may be copfined
in prison on account of difficulties have nm
fortunately got into The honorable wiped
away tear, as others fell trickling down the
cheeks Of the "poor woman" aindeed nv
good LADY" said he, I" 1 have had nothing tn
eat for week. feel like hanging myself, I
am il such distressed circumstances. Her
heart was melted She drew out her purse.
and having compassion On the poor fellow,
tosk from the well-flled "pocket companion
silver half dollar, and gave it to the {. noo,
critier- "Ah. :" said he, may God bless
you, madam This piece of money will save
my life, aud L will soon pay you the amount
with interest" The lady went on her way
begging, and the member went on his way
laughing, each, however, under very different
feelings as 20 the amusing matter-he feeling
quite strange at having proved the best begyar
Of the two.
ASABBArH IN esterday was
apleasant day in the shade, although pretty
warm in the sun, and yet altogether the day
was beautiful one. In moving about the
city we could not but notice the quiet, Sab
bsth-like character of the town. Not bar.
room was open, and the churches were gener-
ally we'll filled. The sublime organ music of
the Episcopal, Catholic, and other churches
the "hymns Of lofty cheer in the Methodist
meetings, where stentorian voices uni ted with
the silvery strains of pious women; the solemn
tones OF the preachers enunciating the words
and precepts of the Gospel in all the temples
of religion, and the calm composure Of the
members of the various congregations. whether
in church, on the street, or in their DWELLINGS.
threw an air of Goodness over our city, which
told that here indeed the Sabbath was ga dav
of rest" In our whole rambles over the city
ne met with but one case of inebriation, and
that was poor young fellow, who lay stretched
out on the pavement of the east front of the
Patent Office, taking his rest with crowd of
boys around him. 1t was sad sight in con-
other things that met the eye, and yet "such
ia life" as Jack said when he came to his
senses.
PRIMARY SCHOOL, No. 1, FIRST DISTRICT
This is double school, under the charge Of
Miss A. H. Lowe. a. principal, and Mrs
Coale, assistant. The whole number Of pupils
Is l25-all girls
The pupils under the immediate care Of
Miss, Lowe were examined on Thursday last
Lowe was promoted from the place of an as
sistant in March last, and consequently this
was the hrst examination which has taken
place since her appointment as principal The
pupils were attentive, and look ed very sweetly
being dressed uniformly in white, with blue
trimmings. The class in mental arithmetic
had been we'll drilled. The spelling was good
and the exercises in dictation very fair. The
reading was In tone almost inaudible This
fault is almost unavoidable in schools where
two teachers are compelled to hear two classes
at the same time in the same room. The
classes in geography did very we'll. Several
songs were sung with fine effect The exam
inarion was conducted in the presence Of many
Of the mothers and sisters Of the pupils by
Rev Messrs. Hill and Davis and Mr.. Abbot
The room in which this school is kept is ore
Of the besI school rooins Ill tae CITY. It ia
large, light, and airy, advantages which few
of our school rooms possess. It's chief Gisad-
vantage is the want Of good play ground.
The noise occasione1 by the rumbling of the
omnibuses AID carriages passing along the
paved avenue, causes also some interruption
in the school exercises. 1t is much to be re-
GREETED that the city authorities heretofore
have not seen the propriety of building school
houses as recommended annually by the trus-
tees for eight or ten years past. The rent
alone Of school rooms in the first district. com
prising only the First and Second Wards, is
rot far from $500 per annum. and the diff
Guilty Of procuring school rooms is constantly
increasing. -
FIGHrISG TO kILL.-Last night the citizens
residing in the vicinity of l, between l4th and
18th streets, were alarmed by loud cries OF
murder. and the screams of women The of
fcers at the guard house were called out by an
Irishman, named Michael Daily, who went
down to that station to make a complaint He
was identified az principal in the fight, and
put in the cells till the officers returned. Off
GERS Boss, Bsrnaclo and Cox, with one or two
Guards, went to the house and arrested Jere-
rniah Began, and his wife, Bridget Began
The parties injured are Daniel Keefe, who is
dangerously, ii not fatally injured, by being
chopped and cut in his head and face with
Ratchet Mrs Keefe, who has been confined
for some time past, is very badly cut on the
head; and young woman, who lives with that
family, is also severely cut on the head. The
Iamllle S live III inc bdIuc DOuoo, duu udSt U6cu
uuarrelling for some weeks, and this fight no
doubt was intended to settle the whole mat.
ter Upon entering the house, the floor pre-
scented more the appearance of q slaughter
house than q residence. Baggan and his wife
were together In a room, and he armed with
plasters Ratchet which was taken from him
and given to the officers. There is no doubt
that wounds were inflicted with this weapon
This morning Justice Myers examined the
hefo q he nd nd
committed the parties for further hearing
information having been sent to him that
Keefe would probably die of his wounds. This
case has bloody as pect in the index against
the parties arrested although they cast the
blame ON the three wounded persons, who
were so severely injured as to be unable to at
tend tho examination to-day. .. .-.--..s,.
TIE LATE MURDER AT Rock CREEK.-The
particulars Of the murder of Peter Leahman,
heretofore noticed, still remain in mystery,
and there seems TO be no certain clue to the
murderer. Mr.. John McGarvey explains his
unpleasant connection with the dreadful mat
ter, repeating the account almost perbatinl as
given in the Star Of Friday from the National
Intellfgencer relieving himself and McCrath
from suspicion in the affair. A searching in
vesigation should be had in this awful muir
der. The reporter Of the intelligence states
this morning that: 60 We do no; learn that any
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