Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-02
EVENING STAR,
Local intelligence.

for several months past, the season has ap
preached when cholera morbus and other dis
eases usually attendant on summer, may Dc
anticipated. The utmost care. therefore
should be taken to avoid them. Clean sti Gets
and alleys are not among the least preveo-
tivss of disease, and disinfecting agents should
be freely made use of to promote or to pre-.
servo the public health.
The Scientific american contains an inter.
esting article on the subject Of sanitory sub
stances, and Ii Is as follows:
Gas the warm weather is now at hand, II
will no doubt be very useful information to
many persons to be told what are the best sub.
stances for removing offensive doors from
sinks, DC. CopPeras, or sulphate Of iron, is a
very excellest substance for slushing drains
and sinks By dissolving half q pound of il
in pail of hot water, and throwing i: into a
sink once per week, Ii will keep down all Of
fensive odor; and from the situations of many
houscs in all our cities, it would greatly tend
to health and pleasure for tho inh abitarts OF
each to do this The chloride of lime, or the
chloride of zinc, will answer Just a. we'll. bu,
these are expensive substances, in comparison
with copperas (sulphste of iron) Lime is also
very useful, and is no doubt cheap deodor.
iIer, but is not . very good one; copperas
therefore, is preferable to all these substances
But there is another substance which is far
superior to either copperas, the chloride Of
lime, or zinc. as = deodorizer, both as it re.
spectj its qualities and its economy; we mesn
charcoal powder, made Of ground wood char
coal. Charcoal powder Possesses the quality
OF absor bing ammoniacal, sulphurettei b d1o.
gen, and carbOnic acid gases in superior de-
gree to any other substance. Placed in the
vicinity, or spread among decayipg animal OF
vegetable matters, il absorbs all the offensive
and hur full gases, and keeps the air sweet and
wholesome
"We really hope that charcoal powder will
soon come into extensive use as deodoriser
and disinfectant. II appears to US that is can
be ground in mills IN the timber regions wher q
wood is cheap, transported to our cities, and
sold at a very moderate price We are con.
WINGED that plentiful use of fresh ground
wood charcoal for sinks, damp floors, and the
drains of cellars, would greatly tend to prevent
disease in many places, by the absorption OF
miasms."
PUBLIC SCHOOLS On Tuesday, 2jth ultimo
the senior department of Public school No. 3,
first district, Miss III. A. Baker, principal,
passed the ususl examin alton, there being
present trustees Polk, Bennett, and Magruder
and q number Of teachers, with the parents
and friends of the children. Of the e1amiDa
ton as . whole We may say everything wac
in order, and exhibited high stlte of i'm
children only, when properly instructed, can
sting. The classes acquitted themselves cred
itably to themselves and their teacher. The
history class did themselves honor. Arithme
tic and geography are we'll understood Ii i!
gratifying to the friends Of public schools to
see that they are taxing 90 high a position il
respect to moral and intellectual culture.
Thursday, the 2SGh uls the primary echOc
Of the fourth district was examined by TIE /. US
tees, Messrs Magruder, Pearson and Alice
who were assisted By Mr. Taylor, Of Ritten
house academy, an erdebt friend of the Public
Schools. This school is in care CO Miss A
Adams, and consists of seventy scholars Ths
examination vas very satisfactory, indeed
and proved what coGld be done by patienc,
and Industry.
The children of this school contribute cash Z
penny monthly to the naiienal monument, and
this practice has obtained for the SCHOOL the
name Of Monument School
On Friday, the male primary school OF -
fourth di.trict passed through their exarnina.
ton. This school is under the care Of Mr.
John L. Thompson, who has succeeded in
making 1t one Of the best primary schools in
the city. There were present Me5srs Magru.
der, Polk, and Pearson; Col. Randolph, az
efficient me nber CT the late board; Mr.
thompson, Of the fourth district school; Mr.
Edison, junior department, .econd district
Mrs Ogden, Mira. MyeIs, Miss Mccarthy, Miss
Lowe, and Miss HsnshaH, primary teachers
Miss Milburn, of the fourth district school
AID large number of parents and others
The examination was not oaly satisfactory to
the examiners, and creditabls to the instrue-
tor and pupils, but surprising to many who
had 10 expectation that primary school
could be advanced to the condition in which
this was found.
FIRE Early yesterday morning, the large
and conmodious dwelling-house near 1.-the
Circle" in the First Ward, was DESTROYED by
hre. 1t was formerly occupied by Mr Fox.
at one time the British Minister near the GOV.
eminent Of the United States, and subss ueut.
ly by other foreign diplomats. The loss is es-
dmated at from five TO eight thousand dollars,
on which, it is said, there was an insurance:
and, further, that the property belonged to
the estate o. the late General GratiOt, and was
latterly owned by Samuel Chocheeu
The house was unoccupied; and, from certain
circumstances, there is little or no doubt that
the FIRE was caused by an ipcendisry. The
fire companies of Washington and Geor getown,
with their customary prOmptitude, notWith
standing the heat OF the weather, were on tn 9
ground Is early as possible, but their good In
tentions were frustrated by a scarcity OF that
essential liquid in such cases-uateT. The
good order of the freInen, and their mutual
efforts to suppress the flames, are worthy of
the highest commentator. Honor to the
noble band.
IRVING LYcEUM.-The readers attention
Is called to an advertisement in another col.
umn, of the Irving Lyceum, inviting The pub
Lie to attend celebration, on to- morrow even
ing, at the Smithsonian Institution. II from
Uses to be an affair well worthy OF public at
teution, and from which both entertain ment
and instruction will be derived. The Lyesum
Is composed Of youths ambitious Of excellins,
and who, for their years, from Is to 20,) may
rank with the most proficient scholars Of our
city.
VIOLATIONS OF CRY LAws-Justies Bates.
of the fifth district, disposed of the follouing
cases, viz Mary Peirce, selling liquor Without
license; fined $40 and costs. Jacob Lehman,
profanity; hne and costs. J. ii Holbrook,
disorderly at the depot; fine aud costs. NJ
J. Porter, do. do. Jos. Codrick, do dis
missed. John Edd, do. do Mary Eaton,
eolored, profanity wOrkhouse 80 days Adel
Williams, DO. do. Dannis O'Neal, do. dig.
missed.
FURNITURE Our enterprising neighbor,
Mr.. Lullsy, whose establishment is in one of
tho Star buildings, has On hand about as COM
plete an assortment of new and second and
furniture precisely suited for this ason. as is