Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-07

.o nas DIsrnIcr RreiMsxr The commando, q,
inc ~ the Oh the District Regiment held meet
u NJ evening-Capt. TAFT In the chair and Lent
y. Mclaughlin secretary. ""N i''eo''
ne OBJECT OF the meeting was explained bv the
LENT IInen, after some consultation
a. H,eut. McLaug bin submitted the following as
Oh Ine request to be preferred to the Sec
wa,yn VI w ar on the visit Of the committee to the
Hon. }ssn H On Wednesday iIy t,e,Say)
nehau OF the undersigned officers respectively. of
T me u,usrent companies of the First Regiment of
nlro brigade Of the Militia of the District of
oosniola have the honor to submit to your
CONSIDERATION the two following propositions
winch constitute the substance Of instructions
given TO US by our respective companies, viz:
:, /. VIII the Hon. the Secretary Of War approve,
II we organize, battalion or regiment in the
District Of Colnmbia, the officers Of which. above
the rank Of captains Of companies shall no 6ni,,
nominated to him or to the President for confirma.
2; Will the honorable, the Secretary. be pleased
to direct that Information be given us II there be
any prospect OF reorganization Of the District
our respective commands that the staonatioo
which has prostrated the District Volunteers co
Long, shall no longer be tolerated by the present
that we are not altogether overlooked nv the {;
eral Government. lanes A TT
Chairman Of Com Of Officers
Of LIST Reg't Sd Br. d. v.
TO-DAY. the
Committee were at once notified that the Secre.
tary was ready to receive them The officers
Were individually introduced to the Secretary by
n mteu.: Mcl;aughlin and Capt. TAFT. The senior
omcer having laid before the Secretary the re-
guest OF the Volunteers, published above
uoV. Floyd entered into minute and full detail
OF MS plan Tor recognizing the entire militia
force Of the District Of Columbia. The Secre-
tary's explanation was all that could have been
desired, and the opinion of the officers present
was unanimous that, If the secretarys plan, es-
had been promulged year ago, there would
now be Volunteer Regiment in the District
that would reflect credit upon the Federal Me-
tropolis Avn
The Secretary informed the officers before 20.
firing, that he would Immediately order an Of
fetal publication which would gratify the wishes
OF the volunteers, and, at the same time carry ont
the intention of himself and the President in re-
militia.
We have been especially requested by the off,
GERS composing the committee to express in their
Name their profound acknowledgements of the
real virginia courtesy and OPEN hearted frank
ness with which they We're received by the distin-
guished head of the War Department.
SMITHSONIAN LRcrUREs-Prof ]. s. Newberrv
lectured at the Smithsonian on Monday evening
under the auspices Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, on ''New Mexico and its Ancient In
habitants y He gave detailed account of the
surface OF the country Its mountains, plains, table
stated that there everywhere existed evidences of
an ancient race of inhabitants who had reached
to high degree of civilization, and who the lee
turer supposed occupied the country at the time
OF the conquest by Cortez. The most striking of
these evidences were the ruins of ancient build
ings, some of which Were in tolerabe state of
preservation, and exhibited considerable architec-
tural skill. Some of these were large built of
hewn stone, neatly plastered inside, and con-
tanned great number of small rooms showing
tnat they had been numerously tenanted. The
shock caused throughout the country by the irrup-
uon OF COrteZ. and the specializing times succeed
Ing his conquest, it may be, had depopulated
these distant provinces of once powerful en-
pire, leaving the Improvements that had been
MADE TO fal! into ruins; or, what is more likely
the depredatons of wild Indian tribes, such as
we hear of at the present day, may have been the
cause of the abandonment Of these monuments of
civilization The lecturer attributed these ruins
of New Mexico, the representatives of the people
found by COrteZ in Mexico, and who were van
qulshed at the time of the Spanish conquest He
also gave brief description of his visit to the
villages OF the Moques, who live in the north
western part of the Territory, and are the purest
specimen now living of the ancient Mexican pop
ulatlon. The river gOrges of New Mexico tt e
lec!urei represented as occurring on magnificent
scale, their walls sometimes rising to the hei gbt
OF mile or more They were, he said, necessary
consequences of the geologic cal structure the topo
graphical relations, and climate of the great
plateau To show this connection, he described
the physical geography of New Mexico somewhat
In detail; referring the caiions and mesa-waIs to
single cause, the erOsive actien of water saw 20
that water falling from the summit of the Rocky
Mountains on to the high plateau, and thence to
the a Lowell, developed n us fo.oa which
was measured by the stupendous chasms throuy h
which the draining streams flow. In the
commencement Of his lecture, the Professor referred
to the wise policy of the present and preceding
Administration, which have constantly kept sci,
entifc parties in the field engaged In developing
the resources of our extensive western possessions
three nj thpSa tiaah had hoo,, 81
viz: That Of Lieut.. Williamson, which explored
northern California and Oregon; that of Lieut..
Ives, which made hydrogra phical survey of the
Colorado river. and navigated it $40 miles; and
that of Capt Macomb, Which had spent the last
summer In exploring the region bordering the
Upper Colorado and San Juan rivers. OF these
officers he spoke in terms of high compliment and
in acknowledgment of their svmp athy and COO o.
Grafton in the performance Of his scientific duties
very large audience was present. the main hall
ana gallery both being crowded, and the lecture
was listened to with much interest
lar monthly meeting of the Trustees of the Public
Schools was held yesterday afternoon in the AL
dermen's Room, City Hail.
Monthly reports from the several districts were
MIR. lronside presented the application of Miss
Susan Nj. Watson for teachers place; also that
Of Miss Matilda Edelin, for a similar place; re-
ferred to the Committee on Examinations
Mayor Berret presented the application of Miss
Minnie G. May; which was also referred
Mr. Walsh said that the Committee on Exami-
nations met in January last. and that Miss Ada
l.. Smith had passed successful examination
Mr.. Randolph suggested that a committee of
one from each district be appointed to draw up a
programme to be observed at the approac hing
annual examinations; and accordingly Messrs
lronside, Cole, BOhrer, and Willett were appoint
ed as such committee. Adjourned.
POLICE MATTERS Before Justice Dom Yes
terday Lieut.. Thomas and officer King were re-
quested to arrest L. F. Thomas, who was drunk
very disorderly, and without visi ble means Of
support He was committed to the workhouse
for 80 days.
Officer Chipley arrested Patrick O'Neal for be-
ing drunk. disOrderly and very profane and in
decent in the public speeches he made while in
that condition on the streets of the Seventh
Ward. With great trouble he was taken to the
office of Justice Dom, and there his conduct was
SO outrageous as to make 1t necessary to handcuff
him; and his language 30 filthy and boisterous
that the Justice ordered his being gagged. The
fines and costs amounted to stills, and none of
his former friends having sympathy enough to
pay for him after such demonstrations, he was
committed for 50 days to the workhouse A fur
nitnre car was employed and he was put aboard
and conveyed to the City farm.
The THEATRE was crowded of courae last