Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-09
0EOR0ETOwN.
Correspondents Of IA ISts,.


9f GEoRsErows, July s, 1859.
somewhat careful examination of the poor
and workhouse premises, on Monday last. satisfied
us OF the justice OF the complaints which for MANY
years have been heard among our citizens ON AZ.
count OF the enormous annual expense incurred
IN the support OF this establishment And indeed
the fact that the garden farm attached TO this
establishment comprising seventeen acres of land
handsomely located for such purpose. and sus-
ceptible of improvement to almost anv ex tent
and an abundance of good manure always at The
disposal OF the Corporation, should Weld only
Few hundred dollars year towards its support
wa: mystery to us until we visited the premises
Instead Of finding it garden farm, we found il
an apt illustration of the field of the sluggard.
Instead Of finding 1t as we antici pated, teemins
WIN the rich products, vegetables, &c. of
shamefully neglected condition, so far as i'm
Pfovement Is concerned; some portions so reduced
as 70 ne almost incapable of producing anything
ana ana Other portions oyer-run with weeds, &c,
WIN only mere and there patch of stinted look
Ing vegetables AS proof of what we have said
there cannot be found today on all the grounds
one half-Pcc of vegetables Of any kind, suitable
Notwithstanding II is now midsummer. The ont,
houses, fences, &c., have also been most shame
fuiiy neglected, and in many parts in dilapida-
ted condition. :
The thriving looking peach orchard that a few
years since adorned portion Of the grounds has
disappeared. The apricot, cherry. and other fruit
trees are dying out, and yield nothing, for the
once adorned the yards of the main buildings has
nearly entirely disappeared And what is equally
strange, Notwithstanding there is sufficient gar
bage and vegetable matter about the premises to
feed from dozen to twenty hogs, there is not one
10 DE found on the place. In word, there cannot
be found to-day on the premises, tit for immediate
use one dollars worth of anything necessary for
the snstenance Of the inmates that was not pur-
chased out of the Corporation treasury
w here the public will fix the blame of this ne
giect, we know not, For our own part we think
II justly attaches to those who have from wear to
year been intrusted with its general superyision-
we mean the trustees, who are required by law
ana PAID Tor the service, to visit the establishment
at least once month, for the purpose of seeing
that IL Is properly managed. That this duty has
not been performed, no one can deny who will
take the trouble to visit it. The only thing about
the premises that bears any marks Of care, indus
try and attention, is small patch of corn and one
of tomatoes ~
The examination of the senior department Of the
Male Public School, w III. Craig principal took
place yesterday afternoon in the presence of rather
an unusually large number of spectators among
whom was Mayor Addison, Rev Drs Edwards
and Bocock, Messrs HYDE, Tenney, Lazenbv and
Bangs Oh the Councils, Messrs. Beall and Magee
OF the Guardians, and Capt. Brown. former presi-
dent OF the School Guardians This school num-
oers some SO pupils, Al of whom were I'm attend
ance, all neatly clad, and conducted themselves
,;on very oeeoniihg manner during the examina-
uon exercises Reading, writing, geography
history, dictafion, arithmetic, philosophy exer-
cises on the Constitution, and grammar are taught
IN TINS department In each of these branches
the pupils Were very thoroughly examined and
acquitted themselves in a manner that gave salts
faction to all in attendance, aud il was conceded
those present to have been the best examination
THIS branch of the public schools ever passed At
tue conclusion, the school was handsomely adj
dressed by the Mayor and Capt Brown
The exhibition of Trinity (Catholic) Free School
ca,lie ON Yesterday afternoon, and was numerously
attended blythe parents and friends Of the some 2l0
pupils TINS school is supported by the voluntary
ltrio9tlons OF the friends of public education.
ana is doing vast amount of substantial nod
among the rising portion (male) of the comriIu-
MY, not only In the locality where it is situated
but among boys in the country contiguous To the
Town, being free to all who chose to avail them
selves OF us lnestmable benefits. Both the exam
lnatlon and exhibition Yesterday reflected credit
upon the teachers. The programme of the exhi-
oluon was gone through with in a manner which
encited the praise and admiration of the entire
auditory, many of the DISCLAIMERS exhibiting a
very superior degree Of mind and talent for bows
OF their age. The school was very appropriately
addressed by the Rev. ID. Early, President of the
Georgetown College and the multitude of hand
some book premiums awarded to the pupils by
the Rev. MIR. Aschwander, assisted by the Rev
MT Aiken; after which, the audience dispersed
lot their homes, highly pleased with the enter
tainment thus furnishished them by the bows
Our city is unusually quiet, and the general
health never was better at this season of the wear
Business upon the Canal since the repair Of the
break, has been uGprecedently brisk, 100 boats
have arrived; 100 Of them from Cumberland
bringing IL 900 tons Of coal; I with Railroad
iron, and the remainder from various points with
Tan bark, &c. The revenue collected as vet at
the Georgetown Collectors office, amounts to only
81 $50, as follows Ascending trade $780, and de-
scending 81 100.
An aggregate of PIG tons of Coal has been
shipped from Rays dock during the week end
ing this morning.
Our City Councils had under consideration an
immense amount Of business last night which
will appear next week.
We have rarely, if ever seen the supply of fine
vegetable, fruits, &c. in market so large as il
was this morning; and prices a general thing
were at very reasonable standard
We have been requested by owners of benches
in the MarkethOuse, and the Clerk of the Market
to call the attention of the police and the guilty
parties, to the practice of loungng about the
Market-house during the day, and mutatng the
benches by cutting them with knives Very door
sport, We should think