Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-09


over the holidays, as Skinner said be vould
certainly leave Washington and 20 either to
Philsdelphia or Baltimore; Skinner wanted
20 nave the children prepared for On examIna-
ton, and wished depopent to undertake the
work; deponent again yielded; he continued
WITH Skinner till the latter removed to his
present place Of residence, then deponent took
the opportunity to leave him; his remaining at
All was only on account of assisting Mrs. Skin
ner' MRS. D. was confined to her room at that
time for week or two; she was very feeble;
deponent devoted no irregular hours to teaching
toe children; there We no arrangements; some
days he taught from to IL, others from to 3,
and 50 on; Skinner requested deponent to stay,
saying he would take 1t as great favor; the
dancing OF the children was NOT taught by de-
ponent, emphaticslly It was not; deponent Is
fond Of exercise, and practices muscle every
day; be would seek exercise in the school
room, the dancing was all informal, it was
never Spjoined as a formality; deponent had
taught the children what gymnastics he did
merely rs amusement; all was done in plea
SAINT manner; docs not remember ever seeing
DR.. Skinner teach them to dance; deponent
approves of dancing as a serviceable amuss.
ment; was at the New York Institute; went
there in the spring Of 1846; was away from il
years ago last October or November; deponent
soon discovered, after going to DR.. Skinner,
that there were no means; he would have
been ashamed to have been seen eating there:
at first, whilst Mrs Skinner was very sick, all
dined together; this was for two weeks; after
this they dined up stairs; the same fare was
not at the childrens end of the table as at the
other; at our end there was meat and some
little delicacies not given to the pupils; depo-
nent cannot say he ever saw the children eat
ing meat; at Christmas or New Years. DR..
Skinner seemed pleased, and said he had
given the children their satisfaction; some
things had been sent to the house by the
neighbors; things that were unpleasant depo-
nent tried to avoid observing; the children,
when be first went there, had bread and pota.
toes; the potatoes were got up in a very ordi-
nary way, requiring Strong appetites to digest
themi the meals were so uniform deponent could
not distinguish them; In the morning there was
breakfast, ut noon biscuit or cracker, from
5 to a rather scanty dinner; there was at first
bread and potatoes, occasionally beets and
carrots; as they dis 'ppearsd it glided to rice
and Indian meal; there was very little variety;
the two tables were distinct; at SINNERS end,
If one was not too particular, he might get
satisfied; during the last weeks the pupils
were kept entirely distinct in another room;
deponent then repeated to the Court his former
favorable declarations as to Mrs SINNERS
teaching; often the children would be too cold
to study; at the New York Institute at every
meal there was meat and plenty of good sub
stantial food, such as bread, potatoes and tie
like; the dinners at the New York establish
ment were such as those of a well-to do farm.
sr's dinner; deponent had never said that he
thought well of DR.. Skinner; had never ad-
mitted so; had said at times that be wished
the school to 60 down with as little crash as
possible; he thought it could under TO posi-.
bllity continue; it was his duty to say nothing
OF the future; dees not remember ever expos
tulating with DR.. s. about the food; as to the
clothing he would explain; DR.. Skinner seem
ed to be laboring under some hallucination in
reference to the purposes of deponent, which
be could not remove; he Is disposed to com-
bat, and deponent did not wish to arouse this
The testimony will be continued in to NOR
rows Star
FAIR.-Some disappointment was felt on Fri.
day night at the absence of music at the Fair,
as the delightful performances of the band
had previously been not the least of its at.
fractions. The reason for the omission on tn at
evening was that the Marine band was order
ed to play at the levee at the PRESIDENT House.
No such interruption ID likely to occur again,
as We are informed that a contract has been
made with the band to play every evening
during the exhibition. The following is The
programme for the present week:
/. Overture.
2. Metropolitan Mechanics Institute w altz.
composed expressly for this occasion by With.
ers.
3. Wslts-Carnival.
4. Flute Obligato from "Trovatore''-Mimi.
mini
Camilla schottische-Withers.
Quadrille from Ernani
Katy did Polka with limitations.
3 European WaltE-Withers.
Sleigh-ride Polka, Thy request)-Withers
The interest In the exhibition continues to
increase rs the arrangement of the goods Is
d ally improved and some new attraction add.
ed. The machinery department is becoming
more and more interesting by new additions.
The machinery for making barrels wiz proba.
bly, be In operation this evening and the i'm
mense shears which cut boiler iron as if IL
we're paper The sewing machine too, will
have its nightly crowd of visitors
Rev. P. LIGHT WILSON This esteemed
minister Of the Gospel, who, during the past
two years has been stationed at the Ninth
street Methodist Protestant church, ended his
term last night, and took leave of bis charge
in a sermon from the following text: Final.
comfort, be Of enc mind, live in peace; and tbs
God OF love and peace shall be with you."-
q Cor. xiii IL The congregation was COM
posed Of persons Of nearly every Christian
denomination in Washington who have known
the reverend gentleman during his residence
here, and esteem him as one of the best of
pastors and the kindest of friends. His leave
taking Of his brethren was truly affecting
He exhorted the old to be careful Of the young,
and all to strive for Christian perfection, or
that perfection to which all may attain.
Mr.. Wilson is now about thirty.three years
Of age, and has served fifteen years in the
The itinerant system of his church
requires that he shall be transferred to some
other field of labor, and he leaves the city to
attend the Maryland Annual Conference in
Baltimore, to commence its session on Wednes-
day next. He leaves behind him many warm
friends, especially among those of the poor
Who were the recipients OF his kind attentions
during the severity of the winters of '55 and
IS.
MONTHLY REPoRr.-Capt.J John Mills, in his
report to the Mayor Of the operations of the
Guards for the month of February,
states that, during that month, PIC perrons were
placed In the cells, of whom 81 were dodgers
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