Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-15

during the row young man, who gave his
uane as w liiiam Harris, was arrested by Officer
hooinson and taken to the guard house for stab
oilg hoOert Harrison.
This morning the case was called up for exam
lnailon before Justice Drury. Mr.. Martin aP-
peared for the defence
| Harrison stated that when the apparatus was in
front Of Lee Espey's cabinet makers shop stones
were thrown at them; that scufie followed,
witness whePPenOon witness seized hold Of Har.
rs. who then stabbed him; Harris then ran into
Wiesenfeld's clothing store, where witness took
him by the top of the head, " and held him until
| the officer came
Some other witnesses were examined. and Har.
ris held to bail for further hearing at nine
| O'Clock a. m. o-morrOw.
The wound inflicted upon Harrison fs fortu
nately not a dangerous one but considering its
position, that II was not so may be considered
purely providental. IL is asserted by the mem
bers Of the Columbia, that the attack was made
upon them by members of a rival company and
was wholly unProyoked on their part We know
not II this ne so; but we are certain that the re-
spectacle members of all the companies will .ee
the necessity Of lending no countenance TO acts of
IlNIeSShess which may at any moment lead on to
AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF the BOARD =,
Trustees Of Public Schools, all the members
were present, except Messrs Hardness and Pear.
son.
and dne proceedings of the last meeting were read
from The M Secretary laid before the Board an account
| MI. NLee moved that Mr.. Fill be paid from the
LIST to the 9TH of January, inclusive. - '-''
he IA 0.s moved that the account, presented
MI Magruder reported that the Sub. board of
| tne second District would be Obliged To remove
W;n, Urinary school from the basement of the
| NIhtn street Presbyterian Church, and that other
| schoois ought to be removed from damp and nm
healthy localities and that an offer had been ten
suitable building for the Schools If m. Ro.rd
would occupy them for not less than five wears.
On motion Of Mr.. Alice it was
s kss9t &c. That the Sub Board of the Second
/ Scnool Distrlct, be authorized to procure for
Term not less than five years, building suitable
| for Primary School purposes Prorid,S. the rent
OF Sald building shall not exceed three hundred
1 dollars per annum and said building shall first
! be approved by the Board '0'
! communication was received from Miss r.
A: Adams which was placed on file
Mr. w llson, from the - Committee on Rules ,,
| suggested that the school hours from the frst of
April TO the hFst OF October. be as follows s.Tbe
scn9ols snali oe opened at sh O'Clock a. m. pre-
eiScfy, and close at 3 O'Clock p. m. There shall
be recess of is minutes at 10 O'Clock a M of :sl
minutes a. ~ m, and Of 10 minutes at O'Clock
p m which was unanimously adopted
| On motion of Mr.. Alice, il was ordered that
the future meetings of this Board be convened at
O'Clock, p. IN. instead of O'Clock
| The DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION Of GEORGETOWN
College had Remarkably fne representation v.s-
! terday afternoon on the occasion of the Easter
/ HOLIDAYS
| The study-Toom Of the College fitted I'D with
requisite stage properties, served very we'll az
| tneatre Tor the time being.
! civilian Tell'' was performed Charles u
neh1ey taxing the part Of Tell, and c. 7 q
| Flynn that Of the tyrant Gesler
"a af Ft inns was given with much comic effect
tne farce OF Paris and back for f5D with r =
ward as ",Snozze," and C. o. Sullivan as
withers' Band supplied the music.
THE ALBANY BURGESS CORPS, who were so
handsomely entertained whilst in Washington
during the Inauguration, by Cornelius Wendell,
Esq. iorrnei townsnan and comrade, have pro-
cured beautiful silver salvor, silver pitcher and
| two silver goblets lined with gold which the
company design presenting to that gentleman
| FIRE ALARMs.-Yesterday. about sunset. the
burning of building in Georgetown caused an
alarm Of fire, which brought out the compauies
| city.
Last night, about sx O'Clock, the nremen were
again called out by the appearance of fire in the
country north Of the city.
MUSDER's FANCY DRESS SoIREE.-well! Mr.
Marshall has arrived with an endless variety of
costumes, and the young folks are TODAY in de-
licious state Of querying the particular char
acter land >Fess to match) they shall choose for
the soiree OF tonight. We anticipate something
both rich and striking In the display at Numbers
Academy tonight.
ORPHANS COURr-Jadge Pursell this morn
ing gave his decision In the case Of the Skinner
nutes, turning them over to the columbian
deaf and Dumb Institution" taking the pro-
posed bond Of Amos Kendall, President of the
Institution, in the sum of fl0O for each child
that they shall not become chargeable to the
county.
WAUGH's IrALIA.-An exhibition will be given
on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
afternoons, for the accommodation of families
chnla Mill H.
cents each. Italia positively closes on Saturday
GILLERs.-The number Of gillers on the Poto-
mac this year Is unusually large and their seines
and boats dot the river from the Arsenal to Mary
land Point. They catch qnite a number of shad, :.
and retail them at fair prices
LOOK our for the Promenade Concerts 10 he
given at Carusi's Saloon by Withers Band aided
| by other musical talent. The alexander, or
| gan, which attracted much attention in New
5o'k as operated upon by Thalberg, will be pro-
| duced at these concerts
The POLICE are requested to look amer some
rude boys on Sixth street, opposite Col. Seaton's
| garden. Yesterday afternoon two gentlemen
walking in that part of the city were assailed by
shower OF stones, taken from a gravel bank op-
REV. GEO. w. BAssEr1, late of Illinois. has
accepted call Of the Congregational Church in
this city owning the old Trinity church, on Fifth
street; and that building will shortly be reopened
lor public worship, repaired and improved with
steeple and large clock.
HALLS SERZsApgKs, who have been delight.
Ing the Georgetown folks lately, will give their
NTH Ethiopian entertainment at Forrest Hall to-
} morrow night. Ham Duvall, the capital liz
dancer Is to appear, we See 10
TIE Lone BRIDGE.-The Secretary of the Int.
rior is TO have an interview to- morrow a m y,
dc tf<N.,
ject. ~ 'U'-
Is ALEXANDRIA, on Monday, James Entwisle.
IT,, Sylvester Scott, John T. Creighton, and
|. {. Berry were elected overseers of the poor
WATCH RETuRss.-Wm Harris, disorderly
conduct; dismissed. VIM. Harris, assault and
battery, and stabbing Robert Harrison; bail for
!, further hearing. T. Kennedy, diso!dely; work.
, house sixty days. David Coates colored disor-