Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-31

Prsrrc SCHOOL TxsrIxosrzIs.-fAis non.
Ing. the vsnons sob ools ofths ant distriot M,
| at their school houses, and after uniting ia.
their sschers and Prof Prospsri' I oasr.f 49,
10 the emithsoRisn Ipstituticu. vhere IL 4.
tfibnton Of testinionlals Of mort tool nlscs
Tney carried beautiful blue bannera and ~.
decorated with ribbons: excspf n.oe schh-i
No z, which had their hsg In inenrn;nc ~,
wore black ribbons.5 Several schooi ,.s,o.
having died recently, they were Tins son,o.
pr seiy dnttpguished from the others IN,
SCHOOLS comprise the male and female depart
ments and primary schools Nos l, ga and 4
ING Puplls, when seated In the hail, na6e 4
iovosy appearance. lIEGCG .u5g17f = - -
Ihe hey. Mr.. Hill opened the ceremonies
C. " Upham, Of Mass,, delivered = hesatif ii
and eloquent address to the pupils and audi
'ory' no spoke Of his ewn S,ae az being the
p.ace where those noble institutions originated,
OF Inc blessings they had conferred, and their
extension TO this aud other, cities, Mr. IT
richards, > teacher by profession. then de-
nsered an extempore address. in the absence
ofsthe Rev. Mr.. Sevall. which vas fall at In
str uction both to tescheJs and pupils.s1he
diplomas were then distributed, being beauti-
fui engravings representing young Washing
ton clinbing the It'll Of fame and locking up
with that srcSisior Thirst which led lin ffom
being an humble boy to become the greatest
cf men. A sublime example this for the youth
of the schools. sa3 70 so g.75ijau "a -
His Honor, Msyer Towers made the dissri-
button to the young ladies ard masters which
vas quite an interesting ceremony. The ties l.
monials were for Improvement, good conduct
the pupils sung some sweet ditfies during the
proce edings, which wore closed before twelve
O'Clock, With prayer By Rev. Mr.. I'm : We
noticed ON the platform Of the Board Of Trt.s.
tees, G. J. Abbott, P. NJ Pearson, ESQ Msi,r
Bacon, and Raw. G. s, Davis, the worthy and
obllging Secretary, Ia bas 90 - : >.
CoRoNER's IHQUEsr.-Ys ste.days morning.
Thomas Woodward, Esq Coroner, held an ia :
quest on the body Of Waterman. found On the
line Of the wharf, 1t the foot of 18th street
After examination, the jury found that the de-
ceased, James Gunner, was seen about the
wharf on the afternoon Of the 18th, but in a
debilitaied condition, and was heard to groan
daring the night by some of the bcatment on
the canal. and vas found dead in the morning
The jury believe from the evidence, that I'd Q
deceased came to his death Fl ON exposure and
debility. He was an old man, about so years
Of age, and was not known to have any occu.
patton. The police had the remains promptly
buried.
sNorARIEs PUBLIC IN THE DIsrRIcr.-Con.
gress has just passed An act, approved by tn
frestdent, ex' ending the provisions Of The "art
to sothorfse notaries public % take and certify
oaths amrma'ion and ackuo y ledremeuts. 10
the Dotaries pnblic Of the Dist let Of Columbia
The are alec authorised to take deposition and
do such other acts in relation to evidence To
be used in the courts Of the United States 10
the same manner and with the ssme effect ns
commissioners to take acknowledgements f
bail and afRdavits may now lawfully take
OF do. -
THAT SWEET FLUTE In an article on Sat
urday. the types made Us speak Of {" Espn, a
md his sweet q Ite'' instead of Handy's sweet
flute. as was written. Mr. H. is a charming
player on that instrument and o,hers, Will e
Esputa Is mostly celebrated as the leader of
his excellent band A concert will soon b.,
given by these gentleman, assisted by the
Bal timoTs Club and other musical talent.
PIC MIC OF THE LIaHr ISFANrnY.-The
Washington Light Infantry, Captain Csrring-
ton, proceeded from their headquarters. about
nine o'clock this morning. on an interes.in. :,
pic mic. The beautiful grounds Of the George
town College have been kindly gran ed for he
purpose. They were accompanied by P,og
Esputa 6ne band. which discoursed eloquent
music as they passed the Star Office The In
fantry looked remarkably we'll and We trust
may enjoy pleasant time at their shady TO-
treat.
ThE 0xSIBUs BUSINESS We learn I'll 1t
nineteen omnibusse. leave the Capitol gate far
Georgetown every day except Sunday. Each
coach makes eight ro1nd t,ips per day, ~
trips each way, or 404 in all Averaging The
number at ten passengers each trip. (Which is
moderate, We have no less than 3 ,040 pers ms
passing between Washington and George own
each day, or 95l $50 in each year Be.ides
this. 1e have 20 travel to and from the Navy
Yard; to and from the steamboats,, the Pan
KendslIyille and other places.
WATCH REPoRr.-The watch returns &c.
cord the arrest Of Henry Butler, Virei-i,
Evans. and Francis Wheeler, all free neg 6 q
from Virginia, for disordsrIy conduct. I..y
had to pay fines and costs.