Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-02
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Schools
Georgetown Female Seminary, in charge o
Kew. VIM. j. Clark. and Mrs A n CIsrS "a
opened yesterday. 1t is situated in George
town
4 The Metropolitan Collegiate Institute. situ.
AID on 18th street, between g and II streets
Was also re-opened on Friday. Prof. R. Pierce
Is the Principal.
The Cottage Home School for youne ladies
kept by Mrs c. and Miss NJ. A. Coz, on Mas
sachusetts avenue, between 10th and Ilth
reefs, also was re-opened yesterday.
Mrs. Gen. Wheeler's Boarding and Day
school, We also find was opened on the LIST Of
september. 1t is located on the corner OF
Prospect and Fayette streets, Georgetown.
q The educational institutions announced to
reopen on Monday next, are:
Central Academy. corner of & aud 10th
} streets, Rev. ]. W. Winans and Prof. r. B.
Deitrick. principals.
!. East Washington Seminary, Prof. A. G. Mar
iatt, principal. situated on Virginia avenue be.
tween 4'h and 9TH streets
Bowens Academy, Georgetown, D. O., Prof
+. A Bowen, principal. -.
Union Academy, corner Of I4th street and
New York avenue, Prof z. Richards and Mrs
II. A. Richards, principals
Washington Seminary, on 2 street, next doc,
70 the Catholic church, Rev. H. Deneckere
SJ president.
Rugby Academy, in charge of Prof G. F.
Morrison, corner Of K and 10Th streets.
Mrs Lundy's school, mol, h side of E street
between 9th and 10th streets
Miss l.. Latimer's school, on 10th street
three doors south Of II street.
German and English day school, corner O,
9th and u streets, in charge Of W. Nordman,
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Georgetown classical snd matb ON stical aoa.
deny, in Georgetown, D. c., of which Prof.
w. b. Stuart is principal. s->.l
Mr. BUSHNELL school, 18th, between and G
streets.
Emo rson Institute, select classical and
mathematical school for boys, near the corner
of 18th and IL streets. Charles b Young, A.
M, principal. o.. -.
Northern Liberties seminary fer young
ladies, corner of and 10th streets. Mrs. A.
T. Bell, principal.
Select primary school kept by the Misses
Quincy. northwest corner of 4 and 9Th streets.
Miss YOung's seminary, corner of 18th and
streets, west end.
Georgetown Classical and Scientific Acade
my, West street, near the corner of High, in
Georgetown, d. c., Of which Prof. J. W. Simp-
son is principal --
Mrs Marceron's Academy, New Jerscy
avenue near street south, Capitol Hill.
st. johns Academy, nor Invest CORNER of
Duke and Royal streets, Alexandria, also 70.
opens on Monday.
The French and English boarding and day
school, conducted BY Miss d. A. Tyson aud
sisters will not be opened until the 18th OF
y September
The Young Ladies Classical Institute, a
boarding and day school, situated on Indiana
avenue between Sd ard Al streets, Stephen II.
Mirlck, A NJ, principal, re.opens on the I1th
of September.
These institutions are among the best in the
country, are conducted on moral and religious
principles, and are the pride OF our citizens.
The WINDER Bu1LDINe.-It will he recoI.
lected by our readers that at the late session
OF Congress an act passed authorizing the SEQ
rotary Of War to purchase the building on
18th street, opposite the War Department, the
property Of w. NJ Winder, Esq b, provided the
amount did not exceed thesum Of two hundred
thousand dollars. The government has been
for several years paying an annual rent of
twenty-one thousand dollars for this building
Recently the Secretary of War selected Cant
A. III Bowman and Captain B. s Alexander,
OF the engineer corps Of the United States, and
Mr.. VIM. Wilson, of this city, an experienced
constructor, 70 examine the building and
grounds, and report the value of the same
Captain Bowman is reported to be one of the
nost scientific, judicious, and practical eff
GERS Of the corps to which he is attached. and
We have no doubt that his brother officer, Cap.
tain Alexander, is also capable and discrimi.
mating IN the discharge Of any duty assigned
to him.
These three gentlemen, under the authority
vested in them, few days ago proceeded to
examine the aforesaid building, the grounds.
and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging.
We learn that the examination was a most
thorough one. They commenced at the base
ment of the house, examined the walls, floors,
went into every room, and even assembled to
the roof, each member of the commission tax
ing notes as they proceeded. After they had
finished the investigation, they met in a room
which had been assigned to them. Here il
was proposed by one Of them that an adjourn.
nent should take place, in order that each one
slone might make his calculations and report
the next day, which was agreed TO- Upon 70.
assembling the next day, the respective esti-
mates were presented, and what ia yery re-
markable, the difference in the three estimates
for the buildings and grounds did not amount
to more than fifteen hundred dollars The
amount of the valuation of the entire proper.
~ was about one hundred and ninety. ei ght
thousand dollars, Csl9s, oOo.) The thres GEN.
tlemen united in a report to the honorable
Secretary Of War, and the subject is now be.
fore that functionary for his enlightened &C.
don.-Unlon. ..
-MELAScHoLY EvENr.-We have to record
to-day the most melancholy event that has &C
CURED in our midst for years Mr. Charles
Preuss, surveyor and companion of Col. FIRE.
mont in the discovery of the best route to Cali.
fornia, 10 no moro. Some four years ago he
was sun-struck in California, which moro or
less afflicted his mind ever since. About a
week ago the malady became worse, deranae.
ment fully appearing, when he was kept at
home, and carefully attended to- Day before
yesterday he walked eat. and went to the
Penitentiary, where he asked Abe keeper to
furnish him with room. The keeper nut
him of in kind manner, when he left the
building, and no trace of him could be found
until last evening, when his dead body was
found back of the farm of Clark Mills, ESQ .
near Bladensburg. In his insanity he wander
ed away from home and persisted there. Mr..
Preuss was one of the most scientific men in
his profession, and bore a most excellent cha
racter His last trip was with Capt William
con, surveying . route for the Pacific railroad
during which he was afflicted with an attach
consequent upon the first injuries received
He was Prussian by birth, We understand
and laavea a dAan1 fa;o,>l