Daily American organ., 1856-08-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


teacher OF the male primary in the first district, to
take charge of primary No first district, vacated
by the resignation of Mr.. Cole. The vacancy In
Primary No was filed by the appointment of
Miss Rebecca st. John, recently pupil In the pub
Lie schools:
Mr. s. John Thomson, Principal First District
School.
Miss Mary P. Middleton, Assistant do, Female
Department
Miss Mary j. Mills, Assistant do.
Miss Geraldine Wells, Principal Primary No. 4.
Miss Adeline II. Lowe, Principal Primary No. 2.
Miss A. v. Bates, Assistant Primary No. 2.
Miss Jane M. Thompson, Primal Primary No. 8.
Miss N. j. Richie, Assistant Primary No. B.
Miss L. E. Moore, Principal Primary No. 4.
Second District.
Mr. Thomas M. Wilson, Principal Second Dis
trict School.
Mrs. Susan P. Randolph, Assistant do. Female
Department.
Mrs. Emily Myers, Assist do Male Department.
Mrs. Rebecca NJ. Ogden, Principal Male Primary.
Miss Elizabeth Parsons, Principal Primary No. 1.
Miss Lucy Fl. Randolph, Principal Primary No 2.
Miss Ellen Hawkins, Assistant Primary No D.
Miss Kate Mccarthy, Assistant Primary No. A.
Miss Emily V. Billing, Principal Primary No. A.
Miss Harriet N. Henshaw, Principal Primary
No. 3.
Miss Eliza Titus Ward, Principal Primary No. 8.
Miss NJ Freeman, Principal Primary No. 8.
Miss Frances L. Henshaw, Principal Primary
No. 8.
Third District.
Mr.. John Fill, Principal Third District School.
Mr.. William w. McCathran Assistant do, Male
Department.
Miss Mary A. Myrick, Assistant do, Female
Department.
Mr. r. Henshaw, Principal Male Primary.
Miss Frances Elvans, Principal Primary No. /.
Miss Isabella f. Acton, Assistant Primary Mol.
Miss Laura R. Hilton, Principal Primary No. 2.
Miss Rebecca st. John, Assistant Primary No. 2.
Mrs Eliza W. Clarke, Principal Primary No. 3.
Miss Jane G. Moss, Principal Primary No. 4.
Fourth District.
Mr.. John E. Thompson, Principal 4th District
School.
Miss Margaret A. Milburn, Asst do. Female De-
partment. -M.
Mr.. Augustus Edison, Principal Male Primary.
Miss Annie NJ Adams, Principal Primary No. l.
Miss Mary A. Lee, Principal Primary No. 2.
Miss L. f. Ashdown Principal Primary No. 8.
Salaries of Teachers and officers Of the Board
Principal teacher of district school, 5000; male
assistant do, $500; female assistant do, $400;
male principal of male primary school, $500;
female principal of male primary school, S40o;
principal of primary school, $3.50; assistant in
primary school, $500; treasurer, 5000; secretary,
5000. No compensation is provided for the trus-
tees. ( .... .a
The resignation of the present Secretary, Mr..
G. j. Abbott was accepted, and vote OF thanks
on the part of the Board in acknowledgment of
his valuable services, and at the same time ex-
pressing the regret of the Board, was passed
Dr. S. A. II. McKim was then elected Mr.. Abbots
successor, his duties to commence on the first
proximo.
F1RE.-About three o'clock this morning the
frame house occupied by Dr. Brothers & Co. as an
apothecary shop for the sale of drugs, medicines,
&C situated on street between Ninth and Tenth,
Immediately south of the Smithsonian grounds,
was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was inn
medately given, but so combustible were the ma
terals of the building and inhammatory its con-
tents, that in vrey short space OF time the
entire building was wrapped in flames and levelled
with the grouad No injury was done to surround
ing property The frame house of Mr.. Douglass,
adjoining on the east, was slightly scorched The
9octor informed us this morning that the place
mi vet have been set on fire, as there were no means
with IN the premises by which fire could have been
comm unicated or engendered. They were insured.
WASHINGTON MARKET, August IA, l856.-Po-
tatoes. per peck 81 a 80 cts Tomatoes, do, 20
a 25 cents; Apples 81 62 cents; no Beans in
market; no Peas in market; Beets, per bunch,
Sa5 cents; Onions, per peck, 40; Cucumbers,
cents; Mint 8 cents; Lettuce, per piece, cents
Cabbage, a Is cents; no Cherries in market;
no Blackherries in market; Currants, 10 cents
Corn per doz. IL a Is cts. ; Butter, per pound, %
cents: Eggs per Dozen l4al8 cts Egg.plants per
piece, 8 a s cts. Water-melons, per piece, IL
so cents; Cantelupes per piece, lS cents.
Peaches, per peck, 81 81 %. Sweet Potatoes,
per peck, 10 a75.
Meats-Beef, per pound, 6 IA IL IL cts
Pork. 10 a IL i-2 cts Veal 8 a IL IL cts; Nut
ton, s a 10 cts Lamb, 10 IL l-2 cts. Bacon,
10 Ia cts.
GEORGETOWN, D. c., Wednesday afternoon
Arrived, packet brig Andover Nickerson, from
Boston, to Hartley Brother.
On Monday small farm near the Little Falls,
was sold at auction to Joseph Weaver, at $40 so
per acre. 1t was formerly owned by Mr.. Murdoch.
Flour market is depressed under the recent Eng
lisb news. Wheat has declined. Red will COM
lmand 81 80 to 81 35. White 81 40 to 81 45.
Nothing done in corn.
CRIMINAL CoURT.--West Adams, convicted of a
libel on James Mockabee, in asserting on oath that
he was man OF color, was sentenced to three
months imprisonment and fine of fifty dollars
Yesterday the trial of Bernard Magee, for the
shooting of James Simms in Georgetown was Ia
ken up and several witnesses examined. There
appears to be some difficulty to prove the number
of shots fred and the respective effect of EACH
The following gentlemen compose the jury:
Messrs. Samuel t. Drury, Thos. j. Davis VIM.
A. Kennedy, Thomas Sylvester, Aaron Devine,
George D. Spencer, Alexander NJ. Smith, Leonidas
Bowen, George Harvey, Henry G. Murray, John
s. Devlin, and John T. Bradley. Edward G. Car
rington, ESQ.,, is employed to assist the United
States District Attorney, and Messrs. Bradley and
Jones appeared for the defence.