The national Republican., 1861-05-09
,e graded in all case, according to ago and

be graded in all cases according to age and
class.
Male Department, District School.-The pre-.
miums, including those to be given for
punctuality, must not average more than from
40 to 80 cents each the highest not to exceed
81 cents, and the lowest not less than rs cents.
Female Department, District Schools.-Pre.
miums not to average more than so cents each
the highest not to exceed 80 cents, and the
lowest not less than 25 cents.
Primary Schools.-Premiums not to average
more than 80 cents the highest not to exceed
So cents, and the lowest not less than 25 cents.
Assistants Department. Male Primary
Premiums not to average more than 20 cents
the highest not to exceed 40 cents, and the
lowest not less than l6 cents.
The report rs amended was adopted.
The following appointments Of teachers to
fll vacancies were then made:
Miss Martha Fletcher, assistant in primary
No. 2, to be principal Of the same school.
Miss Martha Flenner, sub assistant, to be as.
sistant in primary No. 3.
Miss Maria l.. Davis, a pupil, to be sub.as.
sistant in the second district.
A resolution was adopted demonstrating
against the reduction of the salaries of the
teachers by the City Councils.
And the Board lnen adjourned.
GOVERNMENT WAREHOUSES AND STABLES
-Four large frame warehouses are being built
on the wharves Of Messrs. Morgan & Rhine.
hardt, for the storage of the provisions and
stores of the Government. A large stable is
also under way on H street, between Twenty.
second and Twenty.thrd streets, capable of &C.
commoda,ing large number of horses. A
number OF wagons have been received from
the North, and are kept near by, ready for use.
The Watson Guards, Captain Callan, have been
detailed for guard duty around the wharf.
STORES FOR TIE GovERSxrvr.-The steam.
ship Roanoke, of the New York and Richmond
line; the steamboats, Boston, Chesapeake, and
phine, ]. S. Shriver, Richard Willing, William
Woodward, Artizan, Catiline, ]. ]. Jerome,
aud Wyoming, have lately arrived at the west.
ern wharves with large quantity of stores for
the Government The Chesapeake brought
quite large number of cattle, which have
been put in pasture on the Monument grounds
LAW AND ORpER.-A correspondent CON.
plains that we are vigilant in attributing often.
ces against the peace to soldiers, and asks,
"Who is not a soldier at this timer" We re.
ply, that we are simply vigant to tell the sohole
truth. Soldiers have committed offences, and
these offences have been reported. "This it
is, and nothing more" We will, however, most
cheerlully testify that we have never before
seen so many thousand men behave SO we'll
and that the conduct Of the whole army here
stands in beautiful and dgni6ed contrast to
that Of the Congressional representations of
certain Southern States for some years past, in
Of ol, .:.l Al .:..
zen, the gentleman, and the Christian.
THE New LEVY CoURT.-The new levy
court, commissioned by the President on Tues.
day, is composed as follows:
Ii. Wiltberger and Sales J. Bowen, for that
part Of the county of Washington lying east.
ward Of Rock creek, and without the limits Of
Georgetown Joshua Pierce and Hamilton
Loughborough, for that part of the county
west of Rock creek, and out of the limits OF
Georgetown; Robert White, James L. CARRIER.
ry, and Richard R. Crawford, for that part Of
the county within the limits Of Georgetown
and George W. Riggs, Samuel Drury, Frank.
lin S. Myer, and James A. Kennedy, for that
part of the county within the limits Of Wash.
ington. The court meets next Monday for or.
ganization.
TIE BoYD CAsE.-Justice Dom yesterday
rendered his decision in the case of the parties
charged with shooting Cornelius Boyd on the
morning of the 2Sth Of April. After reviewing
the testimony, be concluded to hold Sergeant
J. Fl. Murphy to bail for his appearance at
court, in the sum Of $4,000; Hugh Myers,
Vinton Rawlings, Francis Lowe, Walter Nichol.
son, and Samuel Howell, in the sum of 81 900
each md Charles Osborn, John H. Lusby,
and Jeremiah Carter, in the sum of $500 each.
]. Keitley and J. M. Mitchell, having proven
that they were not present at the shooting, were
discharged.
On Tuesday, member of the eighth New
York regiment, stationed at the Relay House,
was killed by an accidental explosion Of his
musket, while he was cleaning it. His name
was Lloyd. He leaves wife and two children.
The Presidents Mounted Guard, Capt Sam.
uel W. Owen, were out on parade yesterday
After marching through our principal streets,
they had drill on Maryland avenue, going
through the various cavalry movements with
remarkable precision.
The fourth New Jersey regiment, Col. Miller
commanding, psraded on the avenue, for in
spection, yesterday morning, attracting much
attention.
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE. - Notwithstanding
the secession of some of the Southern students,
the exercises of this time. .honored institution
are kept up with commendable energy. There
are about seventy students yet there, and their
studies are by no means interrupted by the
quartering of the sixiyninth New York regi.
ment in portion of the commodious build.
ings. On the contrary, the military services
add interest and variety to the labors Of the stu.
dents, and afford them an insight into the rou.
tine of military life.