Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ICON al the usual place and hour, in adjourned
M nesting Present, all the members, the Mayor
sIsfWashingtOn, ar ctseiO President Of the Board
-H4nthe chair.
T. Hess, Miss lydia M. Potts, and Mrs O'Brien.
making applications for leadership In the Pub,
lie schools which was referred to tne committee
on examinations
On motion. the election of teachers was gone
Into for the ensuing scholastic wear
Col Randolph nominated for the First District
FHT DiSfriet.-Male Dependencies John
Thomson. Female Depatment-Miss Mary p.
principal; Miss Artemesia HaII, assistant Pri-
mary No. Miss NJ Richie. Primary No.
2-Miss A. X. Lowe. principal. miss Robin
son, who was to have been transferred, as assist
ant to Miss Lowe, principal Of Primary No 3
was suspended on account Of her failure to render
the customary tabular statement Of her school }
Primary No. 3-Miss H II. Slater, principal
4-Miss NJ. Mills.
frmed
DR.. Chaplin then submitted the following NOM
nations Of teachers for the Second District, which
were conf med
Second Di,fyiet-Male observation-disclosures
NJ. Wilson, principal Mrs Emily Myers. as
sistant Female Deparment-Mrs. 5. p. Ran
dolph Male Primary-Mrs. r. NJ Ogden. Pri-
mary No Miss Isabella F. Acton Primary
No miss Lucy II Randolph; Miss Laura A.
k Ned assistant , =, P,lmsTy No a-Mis. Kate
mary No. miss kmily v. Billings, princip pal;
Miss Ellen Hawk assistant. Primary No s.
Miss f. T. Ward.
The nominations for the Third and Fourth
Districts were then presented, several Of which,
It will be seen, were suspended for their failure
TO furnish the annual tabular statements; all the
others were confirmed.
Thud District Male Department-W w.
mcCathran, principal Miss Elizabeth Parsons,
assistant; Miss Amanda BaiId, sub assistant, to
- MI the vacancy OccasOned by the death of Miss
-, Lewis. Female Department-Miss NJ. A. My
i eE nomination Suspended for failure to return
. q. u. Moss; nomination suspended for same cause
80 Primary No. Miss F. Elvans, principaI Miss
NJ f.. Thompson and Miss II. St John, assist
ants. Primary No. Miss l.. f.. Moore princi-
pal; Miss Kate Sanderson, assistant; nomination
suspended for failure to return tabular state
ment. Primary No 3-Mrs. f. w. CLARK; noIn-
inatiOn suspended for same cause. Primary No
Miss Lydia E Choate Primary No. 5-Miss
ant PI@a1yP ,0o. Miss a ns
nation suspended for failure to return tabular
statement.
Fourth Distriet,-Msle department-John F..
Thompson Female dO-Miss Nj A. Milburn.
Male primary-Augustus Edison. Primary No
1 Minis Anne Adams, principal; Mrs N. E
Lee. Primary No 3-Mfs NJ A Skidmore.
Primary No 4.-Miss E. l.. Reed.
The su6.assistant t. achers are as follows: First
DistTict-Miss T.. Tucker. Second District
Miss E. WanBell. Third District-Miss Amanda
Baird. Fourth Distrfyt-Miss Sarah EckloT
w. The Treasurer submitted various bills which
bad been duly approved by the sub boards of the
.svlsevefal districts, and which the Treasurer
dsI anfhorized to pay
gisg The Treasurer submitted a bond for the due
preseryatiOn OF the house and school furniture of
- be house loaned to a Sabbath school on Capitol
Hill which was accepted.
a Resolution was passed inStTuctinu the Secre-
tzry to notify the suspended teachers of the ne
cessity of transmitting their tabular statements
w AZ once, and that their nominations for reelection
20 the schools would not be entertained by the
Board until this was done
The Chair here announced that the next thing
In order would be the estimates Of the sub board
CONTINGENT Of hpir tiy.
= schools for the coming year; and Mr. Santvoord
moved that the estimates be withheld until the
next meeHug Of the Board ordered.
- Mr.. Brandt moved that when the Board adj
on 1ouIn u adjourns to meet again the Dist inst
And the Board adjourned
The COLUMBIA ENGINE HoUsE-On paving a
flying visit to Capitol Hill yesterday morning, we
were crossed by old friend, who invited us to
drop In for few moments at the Columbia en-
gine house, to take look at a baSso rsIisro model
OF panel-one OF four which to be placed in
the monument about to be erected in the Con-
Rressional Cemetery to the memory of the unfor-
tunate Benjamin c. Greenup, with the circum-
stances of whose death all in this community are
well acquainted. The model is by NJ GagIiardi
the celebrated sculptor, some four feet wide by
three feet high, and represents the scene where
Greenup was killed, by being run over by the
Columbia engine suction, while runnjn0 to dIe
The scene is most graphically depicted, present
Ing to the eyea group Of men dragging the engine
along, the deceased lying on his back on the
crushed breast. Behind, in attitude OF terror
stands the man in charge of the rear 2eSticula-
ting to those In front to stopi portion Of whom
have cdug ht the alarm, and seen endeavoring
10 arrest the progress while others still ignorant
Of the dreadful catastrophe, and anxious to be
Gus apparatus along
The subject is worthy Of the arts and is most
faithfully depicted Preparations about being
consumated for commencing the work of con.
stTuction Of the monument, which il TO be square
embracing an area OF sOIne thirty two square feet
and sixteen and one half feet high Tie marble
Of which II is to be constructed is from the | 80
Massachusetts Quarres, and has been presented
TO the company oy Mr.. Charles Keebner of that
town. The estimated cost Of the monument is
$4,000.
After peeping into the basement story of the
Columbia Engine House, and admiring the neat
and orderly appearance Of the apparatus there we
next ascended TO the hall the second floor
where we invOluntarily dotfrd our reportoral hat
under the Impression that we were in the parIor
Of some private dwelling house
The ball certainly more nearly resembles i'm IL,
Interior arrangements first class parlor in its
summer dress, than anything else. The walls
papered in a pretty STYLE and ornamented
with several pretty and costly oil paintings lith-
ograPhs, steel engravings,a and photograph, char
acteristic OF excellent taste the windows are cut
tained with beautiful transparent shades chairs
sofas, lounges and mar6Ie-tOp centre tables
abound, and a fine carpet covers the door All
along one side OF the hail stands book case
reaching to the ceiling, whose shelves are loaded
In PIofusion with welI-seiected historical works,
law books, lives Of eminent personaees both an
cient and modern, and choice liz ht reading This
library was incorporated b. Cong ress and receives
acoPy OF every book, chart, or valuable docu-
ment issued by them
lh Tue rear OF this hail on the same floor Is the
smoking room OF the company, a neatly fitted ND
little box its walls ornaInented with pictnIes
and on one side valuable and large collection of
hlhe'dis, COINS, &c from all parts Of the world
In III ta0ly constructed glass case
Leaving this floor, we ascended 10 the third
-, story where ranged about the walls on each side
was row Of beds sufficient to ACCOUNTABILITY
,q sSms Twenty sieePers NEATLY made up, and linen
OF tue Whltest covering them The beds,eads
are ali OF Iron, aud between them alternately ia
Ia tohs seuee ana chairs on which TO hang cloth
Ing OF recllne. The ntatnPSs and order .v;nnad
IN toe entire management Of this place shows The
character OF those who frequent it. and MAKE n
their home Of HiY hts "
!, h. with 80 pleasant place Of resort with plenty
OF Interesting books, comfortable sets beautifnI