The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-03
LOCAL NEWS.

IHE PEBiU ncIvoLs---ihe regular monthly meeting Oh
the trustees Of public schools held yesterday after
noon at the City Hall Present President At Lee, See
rotary Mckim Messrs Polk Davis, Wilson, Magrudeg,
Pcndieton, and Wheeler
The annual report OF the treasurer for the year ending
June so 1857, presented by Mr. Magruder, and
copied.
On motion Of Mr. Pendleton il resolved that the
secretary prepare abstract OF the rules Of this pub
lie schools to take the place Of the old the rules having
been changed.
The secretary presented an abstract of the rules with
the amendments made during the last year and In
structed to sufficient number OF them be print
ed for distribution in the public schools.
The annual report the proceedings OF the board Of
trustees which Is very lengthy, presented by the
rotary, and referred to a special committee. Among
other things it recommends the changing of the time OF
holding the annual examinations from July to the latter
part May IL the number Of pupils that attend
ed the public schools during the past year for longer
or shorter period, to have been 1887.
The following addition made the list of books
adopted for the ensuing scholastic year Parkers Rhet
orica esder and Buions Principles OF English Gram
mar
And. on motion of Mr., McKim. Loasings History Of
the United States substituted for Berard's
Inventive Skull. During the past week, about fifty
One for an Improvement in rakel We have al
wass thought that there was for amendment
in this particular.
An {. improvement in machines for washing bottles,
and q in spirit stills and in animal traps is noted
in the formidable catalogue That bpeds caught with
the 'boFe' is q fact which is established without
gument
An. Improvement in smoothing irons is good
to every even-tenpered housewife 1t is always
desirable that domestic smoothly es
pecally during washing-days.
Instead Of g improved apparatus for suspending
evestroughs TO suspend eyesroppes would be more
desirable.
.An improved machine for forging metals is men
toned Judging from counterfeit dollar which
ceived this Office conclude that forging has not
arrived at state Of perfection.
TnE PuacHasE OF Canal BoArs by the Cumberland
Coal Company has proved profitable investment not
wsandng the fact that many persons still believe that
the boats too large TO enter the canal locks Upon
trial. these boats readily locked through and at
the present time in daily for the transportation Of coal
They are represented be firmly built and the of
them have been sold to individual parties prices ranging
from 81 900 to 81 100 chquite advance upon the
prices paid for them.
rrxE NEW BELL is being placed in the tower of Trim
ity church. at the corner of and Third streets 1t
weighs 1907 pounds and manufactured by McNecly
of West Troy, New York. 1t bears the inscription:
Trinity Church, Washington city George g Cummings
Rector.
CoaL is still arriving at Alexandria from Cumberland in
large quantities. and is rapidly accommodating at the coal
yards in which upwards of six thousand tons have already
been stored
P9nsoSaL Hon. G. j. Faulkner and Hon, Thomas W.
Bocock arrived in this city yesterday and took lodgings at
Browns Hotel Among the arrivals at Willars yester
day notice tie Of Hon. Owen Jones and Hon.
W. n. Witte, of Pennsylvania.
Complainant HESRr HuST, Chf Engineer aud Hlcliaa Of
he Washington Nary lard