Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-12

trely to inadvertence we omitted at the nsuaI
time the notice due the Junior Department Of
Primary No. 4, Second District, which was ex-
amined by Mr.. Cole, on the 18th of last month
We regret the omission the more because the
teacher, Miss Amanda Baird, on that occasion
presented for the first time the results Of labor as
teacher in the Public Schools-having been
lately promoted from a Enthusiastically to the
position in which she is now so very eff Gent
The chool was In charge of Miss Ellen Hawkins
until February of the present year, when Miss
Baird assumed the duties Nevertheless the ru-
pills evnced good training, especially they were
the youngest permitted in any class of schools
The number on the roll was eight-present
at the examination, ffty-three. Mr.. holmead, of
the Fourth District, participated In the examina-
uon, which was chiefly in spelling, reading, die
taton, and arithmetic. Both examiners expressed
themselves well pleased with the exercises and
predict for Miss Baird, a course marked by efi-
cheney, judicisus training and success, in which
predicting we cordially concur.
To THE observation-disclosures Crump fool
ored y well known TO many Of our ellow-citizens
as the civil and obliging driver of the huge bag
gage wagon Of the Orange and Alexandria Rail-
road Company, (between the Washington and
Alexandria depots, ismak king effort to purchase
his freedom. His mistress, approaching his ex-
ceIlent character, has agreed to take about half
MS Value-as such servants now sell-for him; and
a kind gentleman has generously advanced him
that sum to enable him to obtain time in which
TO raise 1t: We know Townsend well, and take
pleasure in vouching for his honesty, industry
and many other excellent traits of character; and
having no doubt whatever that he will worthily
improve every advantage which obtaining his
freedom Will give him, we will be happy TO re-
ceive for him at the Star office such sums as the
benevolently Inclined may see fit to send or leave
mere, to be appropriated towards making up the
balance Of the sum-above and beyond what he
has already saved from his own hard earnings
necessary to secure his freedom.
The PROMENADE CONCERTS ON SUNDAY-Mr
Edttor: Have your Lady Amara and hminadab
sleek correspondents got through with their holy-
horror diatribes against having one OF the prom
enade concerts on Sunday, II so, we propose to
give them specimen of the working Of the sys-
tenn. Ii is not expected that the authorities that
have the control of the concerts by the marine
oand can be prevailed on to make the change
spoken Of but it is proposed at an early dav To
test the legality and morality Of these Sunday con-
cers for the benefit of the laboring classes by hav
ing one In the Capitol grounds under the auspcies
OF an excellent brass band, chartered for the pur-
pose, OF which due notice will be given and on
which occasion yourself and your pious cores
pondens are invited to be present to see for your
selves the beauty and morality of the institution
LABORING MAN.
The CoMET.-Mr James C. Watson, astronomer
at the Ann Arbor (Mich. Observatory writes to
the Detroit Tribune that the comet now visible 10
not that Of 1856, predicted for this wear Int a
Stranger Ii passed It's perihelion, point nearest
the sun, on the 10th ult at a distance from the
sun OF tWenty-nine millions Of miles Ii has since
been receding from the sun and approaching the
earth. 1t reaches its nearest approach to the earth
to- day, the 18th Of July, and is now distant from
US Lorty-'wo millions Of miles 1t is now moving
Iapioiy towards the south and east, but will con,
unue visible until the beginning of August
LIGHTNING RoDs.-Acting under the opinion
lately expressed by Prof. Henry Of the Smith
son1an institution, that lightning rods should not
terminate two or three fset in the ground hut i'm
all cases when practicable be connected with the
W >ss or gas pipes on the premises where they
has l.tol
ne" nghtnlng rods inch in size in Minnesota
RoW, (residence Of Judge Douglas which 1--WE
nlga satisfaction Mr.. La Barre is prepared at
all times to execute work in his line upon the
most economical and scientific principles
THE LETcHER GUARDS OF ALRxAypR. -Tb,,
ahe corps, with number of invited guests spent
tuesday evening most pleasantly at their armorv
In the ancient borough. A large number of ladies
participated in the enlivening scenes of the even
ing. Esputa's band discoursed excellent mu.ic
and the feet Of 90 dancers dancing i'm time ,, kent
tlme TO tue merry strains until . the we sma hours
ayont the twal - Altogether the occasion was
one OF exceeding enjoyment, and none partici-
tival. - VIC ie'
GONE DOwS.-John Fisher was arrested tbi.
morning by officer Lloyd for being drunk and
1lsorderiy, and was taken before Justice Dom
ne was instantly recognized man who a short
time ago tried to commit suicide by cutting his
throat In the guard house. His recovery was verv
astonishing, as the wound inflicted was quite
deep but the fact that be is again on a spree is
quite as surprising IL is thought that he Is not
altogether eompoS nneHtuS, but for the public
safety as well as his own sake Justice DOM com.
mitted him for ninety days to the farm
THE PASSENGERS by the Monticello. which
sailed yesterday afternoon for New York were
as follows Miss Towns, w. Leishear, L. New.
never, George J. Abbott Miss Annie Abho,t
Julia Abbott ] Abbott Moore Nelson low Mrs
c. A. Woodruff j. B Forts, A. II. DODGE Cant
hiroy, lady and child, c. A. Huntress, Robt. II.
Hlne, A e. Sedman, lr., Mrs. Gleason, Mrs Mott,
L.; A Lyon Robt. Cunningham, j. Y. BRYANT
VIM Lynch, John NJ. Orr, Prof Polti, : G.
Swain, M NJ. Rogers, John Mason. l. Emmer.
son Dr. j b; Gibbs, 1t. E. B. Bowers, U. 4 n,
POLICE MATTBRs.-Before Justice Thomson
TWO Young Germans quarrelled on Saturday i'm .
restaurant near the Centre market-house and one
beluSerent drew a revolver on Che other who ran
at his opponent with an oyster knife and the CON
test looked rather ugly; when two gentlsme,
who witnessed the ARRAY seized upon the man
who drew the pistol and wrested il from him
and the fracas was over. Both of the Young me-,
were then taken before Justice Tbomrson rybn
fined the pistol man s25 and costs and bound
both over to keep the peace.
A WASHINGTON POLICEMAN IN ALEx.npp1.
Yesterday, Officer Samuel Shipley, of the police
OF this city, arrested in AlexandTia 10, h.
drunk and disorderly, and cursng and abnsinss
several gentlemen. He taken before the
Mayor, and behaved very dsorderly while there
lie was hned IS S., and in default of payment
he was ordered to the workhouse The fine
was subsequently paid. and the offender was &C
cordingly released Should such an Officer no
intrusted with the preservation of the peace he,e9
DIED-We learn that the child of Mr. w
Evans, which we mentioned yesterday as having
had laudanum instead of paregoric administere5
10 IL, through the mistake Of an apothecary. has
since died The circumstances are yerv afteciino oo
and the parents have the sympatbies of ali who
have heard Of the fact. All that could be done
was done to restore the child, and although the
effect Of the mista ken medicine was checked IN.
child could not survive the original disease of
which II died. Ii was buried this morning
BELL AND EVERETT MEETING AT F.RNScrox
Mp.-A Bell and Everett ratification meeting
will come of at Pennington, below this citv o6
the Maryland shore Of the Potomac on TUESDAY
next, the 18th inst Among the speakers Invited
Hons / Mnrrisnn MIL. NJ, o-