Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-11
EV ENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


ticing hitherto was that of the male depart
ment OF the Fourth district Qsand) school,
under the charge of Mr.. John E. Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson is now the oldest teacher of
our district schools, having commenced his
successful career some eight years ago. At
tending school upon the Island was but thirty
two: There are now upwards Of four hundred
pupils attending the district and primary
schools Of that part Of the city.
The annual examination of the school under
the charge Of Mr.. Thompson this year was
attended Oy large number of visitors, mem
bers OF the Board Of Trustees, of the City
Councils, teachers of other schools, with many
persons of literary and scientific eminencs.
The exercises were conducted principally by
Messrs Abbot, Richards, AtLoe, and Dickin-
son; and while all the classes exhibited great
proficiency, those in mental arithmetic, gram
mar, reading, and upon the Constitution Of the
United States attracted, unusual notice from
the remarkable degree of ease and thorough
ness with which the pupils in those branches
Of study acquitted shemselves.
At the public school anniversary which
closed the examinations, it will be remembered
that Mr.. S. Y. AtLee, of the Board of Trus
tees, in behalf of the pupils Of the Fourth dis
trict school, presented Mr.. Thompson witt a
beautiful set of table spoons Mr.. Alice in
making the presentation, said that he could
testify to the ability with which Mr.. Thomp-
son had performed his duty as teacher The
Fourth district school, he said, had distin-
guished itself at successive examinations, and
al the last year the scholarship offered by the
Faculty of Columbia College to the most meri-
torlous pupil of the public schools YVES award
ed TO one OF Mr.. Thompson pupils. Had SIM
liar oner been made at the present examina-
tlon ne had pleasure in saying that the Fourth
district school would have borne away the
scholarship DIR. Alice also expressed wish
q hn L.
celye the benefit of Mr. ThOmpson's services,
and hereafter In more elevated position.
A PRESENr.-Yesterd morning a colored
woman walked into the central guard house
bringing with her a basket which the guard
on duty supposed to be the ''Sunday clothes
belonging 10 some unfortunate in his care.
The woman placed the basket on bench and
gave the guard a note directed to "Wm. H.
Tanning, guard house " The cloth was re.
moved from the basket, and the guard was
astonished by the appearance of healthy
looking white female infant. Upon inquiry
we learned that it was the same infant we
mentioned last week, and was sent to the
guard house ID be taken to the ASYLUM A
hack was obtained and Officer flaming with
the captain Of the guard and others, went to
the farm to witness its reception. Mr.. Queen
the intendant, remarked after reading the
commitment, that the child was lucky in
having been sent at the present time. 1t was
placed In the hands of the aged females in the
poor house department, and almost immedi.
ately became pet. All wanted to nurse it.
all wanted to caress it, and all expressed con.
tempt for the mother. Aunt Betsey the prin-
cipal OF that department, especially declared
that the mother ought to be g. hung up by the
tongue" A nurse was Immediately provided
for 1t, and we are sure it will meet with kind
treatment there, and we hope be better pro-
vided for in after life.
TIE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL has again
assumed q cheerful and busy appearance.
During the past week squadrons of arrivals
have come down, amounting to seventy four
boats in all, bringing chiefly coal, with some
wheat and limestone. The coal thus brought
will rise to nearly 5000 tons, approaching
$4,000 in value. The representations We
have from time TO time recently made of the
PURPOSES OF the President and Canal Board to
hold all the CMcers and agents of the canal to
rigid responsibility, will, we understand be
fully sustained by their acts. Living as they
do on the Immediate line Of the work, they are
better enabled than any prev ious Board to
keep its condition and operation under con-
slant inspection, and therefore to reduce the
periods of breaks, low water, and casualties
of every sort to pipiuum in point of cost and
time. Such course, faithfully undertaken
and sternly persevered in, will do much to
vindieate and justify the expectations formed
by the projectors, executors, and friends of
this great and almost national work.
As a corollaIy to this notice We append the
following shipments Of coal from the Swanton
COmpany's depot in Georgetown for the week:
Schooner Wide Awake 292 tons schooner A.
r. Phals 1913 tons; schooner Mary Ann Guest
120 tons; schooner j. T. Berthe 296 tons: in
all shipped by this company ,O41 tons-La-
teYigsncer. -
HE PARENT AND THE CHILD.-Durine the
past month, We have seen young children ar
rested by constables on the oaths of parents
aud taken before magistrates to answer
charges that would Of prOved) send them to
the prisons, and go iDJure the characters of all
that their heads would be gray before they
could recover Warrants have been demanded
and some OF the officers, Who knew the facts,
have refused to act in other cases. 1t is true
We want house of corr action for some, but
for the sake of the poor offspring of worthless
parents let II be house of protection for
them. When we see human beings, able
bodied, and fully competent to educate and
instruct their children properly, going to
magistrate and insisting on the AREA Of their
child, girl scarce ten years old, for stealing
money, and then failing to prove it, We 90 for
protecting the child and correcting the parent
1t IS not uncommon to hear charges Of the
kind, but We are glad that some of our magis-
trates know low to dispose of them.
AccIDBNrs.-On Saturday afternoon lady
passing the corner of Ninth street stepped
upon a melon rind and was thrown upon the
pavement, severely injuring her side and
shoulders She had strength enough to walk
TO a hack and go to her home before a crowd
collected.
At night, man who was carrying a basket
from the market, fell and hurt himself on the
side walk, and scattered the contents of his
basket on the street. There should be law
TO punish severely those who care so little for
the welfare Of our citizens as to piece melon
rinds On the pavement as traps to iDjure peo-
pie without regard to age or sex.
CAUGHT AT LAST Some Of our citizens will
remember that about twelve months ago the
boatmen on the river and canal were very
much annoyed by pilferers, who were always
proving about the wharves. Mr.. Mitchell
long boat was broken into and lot of pro-