Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-09
TnE BOARD OF rausrru. of the Public School,


subordinatiOn on the part of Miss Myrich, a
| teacher in the Third District.
| Mr. Alice, chairman of the committee an
pointed at the previous meeting, reported the
action OF the committee, the result of which WAS
that the lady against whom the charge of insub-
| o'olnatloh was made bad given a written &C.
acknowledgement Of her haste and mistake in the
IDEAS she had entertained and the course she had
pursued, and begged to withdraw the objection
| aoie communication she had addressed TO the
sub-boafd Mr., Alice moved the discharge of
4 the committee from all further consideration n,
the subject, inasmuch as the difficulty had been
thus removed $500 N
MIR Miller would like to hear from the sinh.
ol me tnlId district on the subject they
wee one OF Inc parties to the matter
Mr. Brandt would speak as member of tho
| uenerai board, inasmuch as the General BOARD
w appointing a committee the subject, had
| ttken u out OF the hands Of the sub boaJd For
nlmselt, he was satisfied with the ladv,s retIac
| tion- subsequently, however, on reperusai Of
| tne retIaction Of Miss M MIR Brandt expressed
tn Sono as aissatsned with 1t, and ex pressed
lne nope mat II the letter Of retrsction were re-
| celVeo by the General Board IL would he done
| beard. Or''" VI TIC su'-
| The Mayor thought II due to the sub board
an1 Inc lady herself to place her last letter on the
record the effect If it would be such as to show
p'acucdIty The relation borne by the teachers Of
| the SCHOOLS to the trustees and the public The
| lady lad now done what WIS proper: IL was
therefore that i; should appear on the records
i of the Board
After debate, the Mavor moved 10 amend Mr.
| AtLet's motion so that the Communication of the
l1cy should b. spread upon the record accented
as satisfactory explanation and the committee
De dlsohd rseo, &c Mr. Alice having accepted
ried ""' 'a
MI Atl.ee moved the destruction of the cores
PoHceace; when MIR. Price moved its being
piaceu ON ME; which last passed and the
papers were ordered on file, MI Alice voting in
tue negative. "
The Mayor moved that Cutters Anatomy. Phv.
s'ol"gy, &c, be submitted to special commit
zee 10 examine and report on the propriety of its
helng used In the female schools as a text book
Chaplin. ~
Nj. lfonside brought to the attention of the
board an article in the SIa'es newspaper of
Thursday last assailing the Board for want Of
economy, which he read and complained of as
Unjust, ana emphaticalIy contradicted. He had
nim-ei ana he believed every other member
nad, been strictly economical, and in fact had
made purchases for the schools at cheaper rates
t6an could be done for private use
letter was received from w w Saxon ask
iaS Tor leadership Referred to the Commit
tee on Examinations
The Board then adjourned.
The GEoRGErowY SHOOTING Cas-. ,h.
examination yesterday before Justice N. Fear.
son, OF GeorgetowI, in the case Of Hillary
hTtchins, charged with the shooting of Jobn
Ennis, several witnesses were examined for Gov
eminent, whose testimony was to the general
eject Of the account given in our George,own
Ieue1: The line OF defence taken for prisoner
wa, mat Ennis, with a crowd from Washington.
ma stoned Hutchns' house the nj o bit beforP and
several times during the day, severely brui,in
MS wife. Two witnesses, who knew Ennis fro,s,
| infancy, said that he was "a notorious shooter
ana Stdbber, and that lie (Ennis) was m,Lino
toward Hutchins and that Hnicbins a. a.
| Seh-n'ftnLe' Witnesses averred that the plan
wa lo'ihed near Centre Market, In Washington,
;f r+nnls ana otbeIs TO have revenge some one
III Georgetown against whom they were bitter
l.. S-We learn that Ennis died abon, IN
Ciock thIs morning. He left no sworn decla-
ration as 10 the person who killed him The
an,eceuentS OF Hutchings and Ennis are well.
Ahown IN this city. Hutchings, with his Diuar-
Tic frame and desperate boldness of purpose has
prayed an active part in the political rowdyisms
Oh Tue DAY, and thus gained a considerable infu.
| friends assert that the purpose of the Ennis
party in visiting Georgetown was TO drive ava
Hutchings, he being the active fighting man on
election occasions.
years oil age. lie was married man In the
Northern Liberties, where he Ion0 resided no
hds Oeeh idnlllarly known as Jack Ennis -
coShoinen that has figured in most Of the poiiti-
cal aud fire riots in that part of the city. This
Name mas been a terror To drinking shops and
houses OF doubtful reputation as well as to
Pedcelll CltlZens. Not many nights aro he was
arrested, ii will be remembered nv wa,cbmsn
Ming and Rabbit for being found at midniu hi
WIN bur2I tools, crowbar and "jimmv
In the vicinity Of Delle's restaurant near The
Northern market. The circumstance wsrc sns
plclouS, but nothing could be proven to Justify
commitment Justice Dom, however warned
Elm thdt II ne did not mend his ways he would
come 10 some disSraceful untimely end
SurREME CoUEr.-Yesterday, Thos EwIop.
jr-, Esq, of Kansas, Josiah McRoberts. ESQ Of
Illinois, Robt. II Smith, Esq D., Of Alabama, and
John IL Rankin, Esq, of Missouri, were admit
ted attorneys and cousellors of this court
No. 10 Thos. Mcguire, claimant OF the steam
CT Goilah, appellant, vs. Stephen Card AppeaI
from the circuit court United States for ths n 8
t,lct OF California. Mr.. Justice Nelson delivered
the opinion OF the court reversin. the deere, of
the sSld circuit court with costs, and remand
lag the cause with directions to dismiss the H.
bsl. " "
No 62 Jim Pemberton, Liquidator of the Mer
onaht Insurance Company, appellant, VS. Ed.
ward Lockett ct al. The argument of This can,e
was commenced by Mr.. Brent for the appellant
continued ny Mr.. Bradley for the appeilees and
by Mr. Reverdy johnson for the appellant Ad-
jouTned.
WAsHINGroN F,b : $50
EDIToR STAR: Please inform the public RI In
your power to do SOL why bread has advanced
twenty hye per cent. within few DAYS or what
there Is to Justify It, The loaf eighing sixteen
ounces which has been selling at four cents has
taken rise to five cents, or tw nty-tye DER cent
| advance. Yours respectfully,
A SVBscRIBER TO THE STAR.
Wen, we have asked the bakers, aud the ba
k"rs say that -four is riz. Then, to make sure
that the price Of bread was not rzze7 than the riz
| in -four justified, we have been TO the procers
who tell US that the grades Of -four used by the
bak-Is nave advanced about one dollar per barrel
within the past month. The retail prices at pres-
emf are Welch's family Hour S9d9 IS; other
family Hour 50 5Oae -; extra Sc 5Oa7 So; super
Sc 5O7.
The Lazy COrST The regular monthly
| meeting Of the Levy Court was held at the CITY
Hall on Monday last Present, Mr.. Carberry in
the Chair, ard Messrs. Haw, Drury, Pierce
White, Kennedy, Naylor, Riggs, and I.ough-
Borough.
The Chair laid before the Court a copy Of a
oili now Pending before the House OF Represen.
tatlvrs, In relation To granting the Lew Court
power to impose tavern licenses
Mr w Mite presented resolution passed by
TIE Councils OF Georgetown appointing a COM
mlttse to confer with the Levy Court on the sub
jet OF the new road
MT Muncaster, in behalf Of the Corporation Of
GeoTgetown, at the request OF the Court, mo-
ce'd'd to state the object Of the resolution; and