Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-20
STAR.
Local Intelligence.

The third district school, was examined yester-
day. There were present, Of the trustees, |
Messrs. Addison, Polk, and knight; the Sec |
rotary Of the Board Of tho teachers, Misses |
Elvans and ii. U. Hsnshaw, and few of the |
friends OF the pupils, among whom We no.
ticed the Consul General Of Switzerland, who |
has always manifested deep interes. in the |
public schools Of this city. The pupils were
examined in reading, spelling, exercises in
dictation, and the elements Of arithmetic and
geography. They appeared to be we'll drilled
Into habits of good order and discipline. The
school is double one, and numbers one hut
dred and forty pupils. About twenty april
Giants are waiting for admission We hope
that those who feel an interest in the public
schools will show il by occasionally attending
the examinations now In progress
The examination Of Primary School, No. l,
second district, also took place yesterday af.
ternoon In the school house in Judiciary
Square. This school is under the care Of Miss
i Parsons, and is accounted one of the best
In the city. We are teld that tbs examins
tioa gave great Satisfaction 10 all present,
among whom We noticed Col. Randolph, ex-
trustee; and Trustees Magruder, Pearson and
Dickinson.
We regret that the examination of Primary
School, No. i, first distric', was very much
disturbed by q number Of disorderly boys out
sido who were continually whooping and yell
SEVERAL times.
Miss II. G. Wells, the teacher Of this school.
deserves to be sppiauded for the manner in
which it has been conducted Aud we will
say that Major p. 4. Bacon, The trustee who
attended this examination, and remained till
the conclusion, deserves the thanks of the
parents for the manner in which be has de-
voted his time to the interests Of the public
schools This examination was very sstisfac-
tory indeed. Among those present, We no.
ticed the venerable John Sessford, Sr, and
Miss Middleton and Miss Lowe, teachers
THs OLD SOLDIERS At the recent ad-
journed meeting of soldiers Of the war of 1912,
held at the City Hall, the committee hereto
fore appointed for the purpose reported the
form of a constitution for the government of
tbs " Associated Soldiers of the War Of 1872
for the Districtof Columbia" which was unan-
imously adopted.
The following named gentlemen are the Of
fcers for the ensuing yeGr
Col w. W. Seston, president; Col. John s.
Williams, irst vice president; Col. William
Dougherty, second vice president; John On.
derrood, Esd, secretary; Jas MoCIery, ESQ
treasurer; Dr.. Peregrine Warfsld, surgeon
Executive Committee: General Roger c.
Weightman, Richard Burgess, Esq, AID VIM.
e Ridgely, Esq.
Those entitled to membership, and who are
invited to Join the Association, are all persons
who bors arms in defence 6f the country in
the war of 1912, whether resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia at I'd at period or who may
now reside therein, If of good standing
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OF JULr-At
q meeting of citizens, held last hight. at Har-
moey Hsll-D. Radcliffe, Esq, in the chair,
and George Kirk acting as seeretary-it rRs
resolved TO celebrate the approaching ami
versary of the declaration of American indie
pendence IN a manner appropriate to the event;
and for the purpose of maturing the arrange
nents, and making every necessary provision
in the premises, the following Lamsd gentle.
men were appointed general coanitte0:
First Wsrd-Dr Msgtuder. Charles Alert,
VIM. T. Dove, s s Parker E3H Fuller.
Second Wsrd-W. r Bayly, James Dun
win, L. T. Clark, ThOs. J. Fisher, Dr. Miller
Third Wards. Taylor, A. l.. Newton,
George Savage, Saml. Lewis, J. Ii. Goddard
Fourth Ward-Dr. W Jones, Geo. McNeir,
Thomas Bureh, g. S. Gideon, John T. Callan
Fifth Wsrd-Thonss Hutchingson, John
Devlin, jr, J. C. Fitzpatrick, Jas. McGrsn,
Jas. A. TAFT.
Sixth Ward-Dr Miller, Thos. Baync, Geo.
NJ. Fulmer, Lenuoi GAddis John L. Queen.
Seventh Wsrd-Jas. Espey, VIM. Cooper,
Geo. E. Kirk, SAM Humphrey, Saml. Taylor.
The coIamittee will cieet TO morrow evening,
at Harmony Hall.
MUSICAL TASTE -Tha. a decided irnproye
Hent in the appreciation Of classical COMP
sitions has taken place In our city within the
past year is urdsniable. We JUDGE from the
entirely different class Of music re Dow in
genera find lying on piano forte, This
change has risen solely from the different GLASS
OF teachers who have commenced thia labor Of
reformation, az it has hssn called sEcng the
musical aspironts in the midst of us. Ii has
been repeatedly aekno Sledged by artists that
Washington is not devoid o. musical talsDt,
and that proper training only is necsBery to
makes its professors second II none in this
country, In point of excellence
On Frijsy evening th9 public will hlTs an
opportunity Of hearing choice classical music;
the pisces selected for the oceaEion Of Mile
Boye's concert being named in the programme,
which is TO day published in our advert,ing
columns, and TO which va invite attention.
WILL WAfCH We are reminded that the
article in yesterday Star, with reference 10
an accident occurring 70 the giil-boat Will
Watch, was not correct il Gil its particulars
The owner Of the boat, We have been REQ ussted
to say, was rot on board at tao tine; snd tn
it was il consequence of tho gentleman who
sailed her not being acquainted with the
channel, thai she won't Oyer-in two and-a
half or three test vatsr-by rUn-ing on a log |
tn at was hidden on "ths Oats" bat Iigh.ed
herself almost as soon as she wont over. This |
Is represented 10 Us IS the true statement
A CokPLIgEST-Judgo Crawford, in his
charge to the graLd jury, at the commences
ment Of the present term Of the Criminal
Court, paid the following compliment:
81 have always found the grand juries Of
Washington county co ual to their dQdes, how
ever sTduous; and sea beiOrs ms a body OF
citizens, in tie capacity Of grand jurors, quite
on q footing with their predecessors, Ia whose |
hands feel authorised to say the innocent
will be safe, and that the guilty, 80 far as the
means Of asceTtaining them are supplied, will |
not escape" -
MANIA A-POTU.-Lsst night, coiorsd man, |
named Joe jenkins, was taken to the guard |
house while suffering frol this horrible com-
plant, the consequences Of intsmperap0o. Joe
had not been long in tho guard HOUSE, before
he imagined that several hurd:o3 persons
were palling tbs window cut TO get az him.
He raised a chair 10 make battle with them
but was prevented from throwing Il through |
h. "a 70 f.il -