Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-07

it is well known, is public event. and neva,
fails to draw large assemblsge. The aver.
cises OF to-day sustained the high reputation
OF this school, and the handsome manner in
Mnicn the pupils acquitted themselves elected
the warmest appreciation from the laree an
dience present. We have only room to.dsv
TO give the order of these very interestine en-.
ercises: ''"s eA'
Prologue-Latin by Geo. F. Murray, Eng.
lish By VIM. A Hayes; Rest-Andrew LACE.
son The HolydayHJno +. Hanna, Colum.
1us Noyes, and Jos. T. Dyer; The Patriots
DesPair-Wm. Quicksall; Virginius-Chas.
o. CaiSn True HapPiness-John G. Fit.pat
Land-Alex. l. Hayes; Thirty LinesNWm
3. Pope and Daniel Harbaugh The Seminary
boyTEdw N. Callan; Public Station-Jas.
A wise; The Voice Of Liberty-Edward G.
woodbury. lie Lapin de la Fontaine-Ralf
Jsnerson Debate on the Study of Greek
6hos. It. Noyes and VIM. A. Ward Death of
G@sarTGeo F; Murray Germanicus-An.
oleW JACKSON To the Steamship Minnesota
Cnaries ID. Huntington; Jephte's Daugh-
ter-Nicholas Callan; Size Us Size-Wm. A.
hayes and Philip Julien; Triumph of Con-
stantine-Adolphe Kieckhoefer Shade of Fa
bricius to the Romans-Wm. A, Ward; Wash.
ington-Jno. H. w Washington Osceola-PhiIip
I. Ferris; Address to the Students, by John
c. c. Hamilton, Esq.
!. Ane eAercises concluded with the distribu-
ton Of prizes.
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH The Assem-.
bly's church Sabbath school spent delight.
full day in Clendenin's grove, near the GIen
wood Cemetery At an early hour a large
congregation assembled at the church to wit
ness the presentation of a most splendid ham
ner, painted by the renowned artist, Stanley.
MI W. IL. Powell delivered the presentation
address, and was responded to on the part of
the school by Mr.. j. Hoover. This banner,
costing from 80 to 80 dollars, and richly orna.
mented with silver lacing, &c has on the
front an angel, over which are these words,
"Our Guardian" and below "Assembly's
Church" Ga the opposite, " Presented to Il 9
Sabbath School of the Assembly's Church
July 4, 1856. The procession, numbering
more than 200, was now formed. First came
the pastor, elders and trustees, and a fire
band OF music, then the school and congre.
CATION, accompanied by the children vf the
Protestant Orphan Asylum, who were present
by special invitation. At the grove the band
played several national airs-the school en-.
gagged in singing, and after PRAYER by the
Rev MIR. Carothers, the Declaration of indie
pendence was read by Mr.. w. M Robertson,
the Farewell Address of Washington by Mr.
John +. O'Brien, and addresses were deliver
ca by the pastor, Messrs. Jordan, Radstrake,
McLain and others A sumptuous dinner was
now enjoyed. Altar an address to Mr.. Glen.
denim, thanking him for the use of his woods,
and giving him three cheers, the school re.
turned to the church and were dismissed.
This was one of the most spirited and success
full celebrations of the Fourth.
A RARE CHANCE, INDEED The admins.
tratrix upon the estate of the late John II.
King, offers for sale forty five acres of the
farm on which Mr. K resided. and which he
improved so remarkably The part for sale
embraces the highest land in the District of
Columbia, being four hundred feet above tide
water, though within half a mile of the Po-
tomac, all the windings of which. from the
Fails to Fort Washington, are within the
range of the observers eye from it 1t con-
tsins a grove Of some twenty acres of fine
| natural timber from which this magnificent
view, including the whole of Washington and
Georgetown, may be seen
The tract embraces also young orchard of
about thousand choice apple and peach
trees In full bearing. The buildings on it are
very comfortable cottage, containing six
| rooms and kitchen, with sufficient out houses.
The price asked for this property, which lies
but about a mile and quarter from the
| Georgetown omnibus stand, is very moderate
indeed: The roads leading to it are the finest
| In the District, and are not toll roads. Alto
| gether this property is really the most de-
| sirable for a rural residence in the neighbor-
uOou Vi tnls CITY, now 0UtalnaDle.
THE WESTERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH San
| BATH ScHooL.-An error having crept into our
| original account Of the celebration of the
| Fourth by this school, we now present our
readers with a correct statement of their
| doings on that occasion. Thus, they celebrated
the day very agreeably at the Gen. Van Ness
! grounds by invitation from its very generous
| proprietor, Mr.. Thos c. Green, whose magnifi
Il cent m snaeioua md haautifuI oronndo
| as well as his attentive and well trained SER
wants, were all assigned to the use of the school
and its friends from morning until night Nor
were the usual and appropriate ceremonies en-
| tirely omitted. Mr.. j. w. Easily read the
Declaration of Independence, and appropriate
remarks by Mr.: Wilson and the Pastor preceded
4 the singing Of some suitable hymns The
school was dismissed at shutdown at the resi-.
| dence OF the superintendent At night, the
| gayer portion of the assemblage adjourned
to the house of DR.. Van Patten, whore, as on
| former Fourth. of-July occasions, they and
and other friends Jared sumptuously
ARREST OF JOHN EGGLEsToN Last night, a
posse OF men, detailed from the auxiliary
| guard by Captain Mills in connection with a
number Of the city police, all under the direc-
| ton OF Captain BaggOtt went in search Of
Sullivan and EgglestOn, charged with the
murder of Captain Bell, alias Casper Kohr-
| man. When near Mr. Samuel Tanners (Eg-
glestOn's brother in, laws's) house in the First
Ward, they were seen by Tanner and Eggles-
ton, and, finding that they were entirely sur
rounded, Eggleston decided to make good his
retreat to the Jail, and, in company with Tan.
| ner, succeeded in getting to the Jail, closely
| followed by the posse. The warrant was
served by Officer Williamson and the prisoner
committed for further hearing by Justice
Daniel Smith. Eggleston said but little, and
was apparently not much affected by his ar
rest As he left the guard room he remarked
this is a bad business "
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO day commences
| the interesting annual examinations of the
public schools, and which will be continued
from day to day up to the 18th inst. The fe-
| male prim aries are to be examined by a single
trustee; the male primaries by the sub-board
of each district; and the district schools by
the whole board The examination closes
with the distribution of medals, premiums,
&c, snd with a procession to the Capitol
1 grounds, where they are to be addressed by