Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-17

TRUSTEES or PUBLIC SCHOOLS adjourned
meeting cfshe Board Of Trustees wss held n
Aldermen's room, City Hall, yesterday afternoon.
Present, the Mayor, er ctfeto President of the
Board, in the chair, and Messrs. Alice, Price
Chaplin, Ricketts,, Col Randolph, Ironside, MI
Der, White, Walsh, willett, stouehton Law
renson and Brandt. - c.. -
The Chair announced that he had received a
communication from Mr.. Meister, which was
WASHINGTON, Nov. 70, 1858.
To His Honor the Mayor Of Washiseten Cstv:
AS my congregation Is not able to pay the d. BITS
resting on the church and support minister,
and as have not received more than seven hun
dIed dollars in four years am forced to sell the
church. would beg Of you to lay this letter
before me school commission, and would pray
them to buy the church for public school. The
lots on which the church stands Is in square No.
SIS, lots 3 and Q, fronting on Four-and alb lf
street, Island, so feet 'front.' running back 100 feet
The church is built Of brick its walls are Ia
inches thick, the length is So feet; it is 81 feet
broad and the height from floor to ceiling is
20H feet. The church stands 6 feet back on the
lot, and on each side is space of ground feet
50. The church has front gallery, and eyey.
thing inside Is substantial and good There is
also good organ In the gallery The whole
property cost me over 81 500. would sell the
whole OF II for the sum of 81 $50, with which
amount all the debts on the church can be settled
know that the property will bring the same
amount at public auction. There Is no place on
the Island more suitable for public school, as
II Is In the centre, and Is suitable for the people
on Capitol Hill, the Navy Yard and the Point,
and In fact the whole island, and is only a dis.
lance OF hye squares from Penn>ylvania avenue
rope ina. tne directors OF the schools commits
swer by next Tuesday or Wednesday, as have
two more offers to sell the church at private sale
Very respectfully, p. A. b. MKIsrKR
On motion, the above communication was re.
ferred TO the sub board Of the Fourth district
A communication was received from 3. John
thomson, ESQ making application for the
position OF teacher OF the apprentices night
which was referred to the committee on exami.
nation. Also, one from Miss nnie DAVIS NAL inc
application for the post of teacher in the public
scnooisi same reference Also, communications
from Miss Julia A Stuart and Miss r. A. Faxon,
OF BralntTee, Mass all Of which were appro-
priately referred.
DIR. Willett submitted the following resolu-
toni which was unanimously adopted
RsSOIrsd, That the committee on books be 70 =
quested TO examine into the propriety of adding
TO the list OF text books some work on compo,i
tlon, ana report on the same at the next meeting
On motion Of Mr.. Miller, the publication of
the address to the citizens was postponed for two
weeks In order to obtain further information to
embody therein.
Mr. AtLee called up the subject of the pro.
posed night schools for apprentices and Others.
ard stated that In all probability the bill author
izlng their establishment would pass the lower
board OF the City Council on next Monday nigbt.
II having readily passed the Board of Aldermen
he took occasion to speak OF this matter now in
order that some provision might be made for
teachers and Tor providing school rooms
The chairman Of the committee on examina
tons, tMr. w alsh,) stated with regard to teach =.
ers, that he has received some Gig hteen anpIica
lions, and that the committee would meet during
the coming week for the purpose Of examining
Mr. Ironside stated that the bin now pending
before the Councils made provision for the esta b.
nshment OF one school In the school room of the
FIRST olstrlct he had understood that an amend
msnt had been made to the bill by which an
other school had been provided for in the Third
district should that amendment be adopted by
the lower Board, he Presumed that the male a IL
trict school, room of the Third district would he
the proper place in which TO hold Il
The Chair had not before bern apprised of this
provision In the bill, and was pleased to hear
that the matter of rooms was proposed to be so
satisfactorily adjusted
Mr.; Price asked and obtained leave to be ex.
cased from serving on the committee appointed
70 a,.eHa 70 the interests OF the public schools
before Congress; and the Chair appointed 10 an
The vacancy In said committee, Mr. WHITE
On motion of Mr.. Alice, the books and other
property OF the Board now kept in the Alder
the room occupied by the Directors of the Ches.
apeake and Ohio Canal Company
The Board then adjourned.
ihk NACsks--ih the usual publication OF the
trials at the guard house, the cases are only
stated as they appear on the Justices docket
The following are the causes OF the heavy penal
others:
Patrick McShane was mulcted for SIl Is IL
appeared that disturb nce had occurred in ,bs
seventh Ward. The watch interfered to arrest
the parties, and Were seriously resisted Blows
were passed, and the watchmen who were str,ck
In the conflict arrested the prisoner IL could
not be clearly proven that he struck the watch.
men pun ne was In the crowd, aud so encour-
aged the others by his presence; and not being
able TO make clear case under the United States
law, he was tiled and the penalty of the rnunici.
pal law imposed upon him.
george Ntale, colored, was taken for being
disorderly in the street. He was fined 50 rs wifi
costs ont falling TO pay, the work house penalty
was substituted. His disorderly conduct was
aggravated Dy drawing razor and threatening
10 use u upon another person.
The other cases not displaying features OF par
ticular aggravation, were disposed Of more mod.
erately.
Three dodgers who came in last mig ht refused
10 leave and desired to be sent to the workhouse
They were committed as Migrants for 90 DAYS
This Is the old game Of paupers from other
localities They are turned out from their APP
proPrlate residences, and come to Washington
TO be maintained at the cost Of our citizens IL
Is fact we'll known To the late Captains of the
Auxiliary Guard that some have acknOw led ged
that they were sent to this CITY from other locsI{
ties Is II not shame to impose upon a CITY
already ver-burdened with expenses the addi-
uonal costs Of supporting the vagrants and pau.
pers Of other cities /!
CIRCUIT CoURr.-The case Of Wilson against
Lieoerman, which has been pending before this
Court for the last week, and which involved the
right TO possession Of u party wall, was con-
Guided yesterday evening; the jury fading one
cent damages for the plaintiff
The case Of John ID. Mcpherson agt WiIkin-
son u Williams, was then taken up I'm which
action was brought to recover the amount of an
account for goods sold and furnished. The iury
found for the plaintiff, assessing damages al
s650, with two years interest
Also, the case of Doe, dem Wastbinpton .t nj
against William II. GunnelI, an action of eject
ment This case was not concluded last evening .
and Is pending before the court to-day.
DlSTREssiNG ACCIDENT TO WASHINGTON
LADY.-We regret to leafn that Miss Euphrasis
Beverly, of this city, was seriously burned, on
Monday morning, by her clothes accidentally
taking fire, at the residence Of Miss Duval, Rich
noEd, Va. At the time of the accident, Miss
Dnval was preparing TO 20 out; and as she started
Miss Beverly, with her clothes on fre met her
at the door, and clasped Miss D. in her arms II