Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-13

,D.,, 4. cRooL Hocts.-A long needed IMPROVE
=, Il house, has been erected thu present winte,
= me cosner q Fourteenth and @ streets. Yes
fday afternoon, the members Of the Board OF
Trustees q the Public Schools visited Il by invi.
sssion. and expressed themselves much pleased
with IN appearance. The house Is Of brick and
ls erected on a lot so feet wide by 100 feet deco
The lot 10 surrounded by strong high plank
fence on three sides, with palings In mont and
sffo'ds an excellent play ground FOR the pupils
The building Is two stories high, having a large,
commcdous, well li9hted and well ventilated
school-room on each floor. Side rooms open from
each room, where there IL supply Of water tsaue.
duct on each foor, and convenient wardrobes
for the use OF the children. The school house
viii accommodate well one hundred and fifty
pupils Excellent heating apparatus has been
Introduced. In place Of the old bIac kboard large
slate squares are inserted in the walls occupying
s:pace Of sonp forty superficial feet IN each room
Thfs - considered a great Improvement on the
wooden black board. The general appearance of
the bause 10 substantial and comfortable and but
Tor Its remote location would be a valuable ac-
QUESTION &c tae school facilities Of the First Dis.
trict The contractors are Me>srs. Mclaughlin
d wilson; bricklayer, John Fooe, plastefef, Jno.
CHyier; plumbers. Chas w Cunningham Bro
D''ing the visit Of the Beard they were Hospitality
entertained with refreshments, substantial and
D1Uid, by the subboard OF the First District.
PEEsrpESr's Lsvss.-Lastnight the President
gave the closing reception (evening) Of the Season
An imHreuse crowd thronced the rooms at an
early hour, and locomoton soon became impos-
ktbie Everybody wore an air Of endowment The
PRESIDENT locked bale and well, and seemed to
reel renewed that he was drawing near to a rest
1rfm his wearyinC cares and labors Miss Lane
was present, extending. as usual; a graceful well
come TO all corners We noticed among those
present Secretaries Black, Holt, Toucey and King;
Senator Green, of Mo. Hons. John Sherman
CochFsne. Woodruff, Farnsworth, Barrett, and
others Nearly all the foreign Ministers were
present Quite number of military and naval
Officers Were in attendance, among whom we no.
tced Gen. Wool. The scientific world was repre-
sented by Prof Henty and others Of note who
wee present with their families. Everything
passed OF In an exceedingly pleasant manner; and
after the "ifrepressible Dixie,r (succeeded by
Yankee Doodle,) frouV1he band the throng broke
up and retired to their homes The Levee was
undoubtedly the largest one for wears 1t was.
probably, the las. che of the season.
TEEA1sh.-The rush las, night to see Miss
Cnsnmaa IS "Meg Merrilesr was about equal in
intensity TO the well-remembered pressure on a
Jenny Lind night" The theatef was crammed
Ia every corner; and hundreds, unable to obtain
sSats, crowded tie aisles and passages The ladies
not only held large possession of the boxes or,
chestfe seats and dress circle but swarmed In the
Pdi4ueue, where their more gaily-tinted dresses
sn1oed pleasant relief TO the scmbre black of
the male broadcloth usually predominant there
aoouts As Miss Cushman has appeared in this
part repeatedly in Washington, it Is unnecessary
Tor MS to dwell upon her rendition of it last night
FURTHER than to say that there falling Of in
the intense power Of her previous delineations of
The character. Mr.. Studley was fair as DandIe
Clnmont , The piece was not well cast TO bring
oaL the best representation of the ability Of TIE
Tonight Miss Cushman appears in be, great
part OF "Lady Macbeth, - which personation of
hersfs deemed as remarkable in Its way as that of
last night; and In all probability the rush will be
Is great as on last night.
THk Coop SAMARITAN Sour House, No. .2s
EleVentn street, las been in successful operation
Tor about ten days. So pressing have been the de.
mands for food that IL has been deemed necessary
70 open II daily from IL to o'clock On Satur.
cay about two hundred and twenty persons were
applied with soup and bread Asfsr "a pos.ible
ladies visit applicants for aid, TO avoid imposi,
non IL is sustained wholly by voluntary contrI.
ou.ons, ana mus lar the support has been cordial
ana ample: I'M work Of mercy with thousands
out Of employment, 1t appeal. confidently to all
Sno nave nearts 70 feel for the needy and helpless
ponsnons OF moley, bread, vegetables, second
contribute to the comfort Of the destitute for the
hext TWO r1onths, will be properly appreciated, IL
LfII WIZ Mr.. Russell, corner Of Twelfth and
snee, Mr. Noerr, corner Of and Eleventh SITS
" Asv j. g. Butter, pastor of the Lutheran
Church, corner ofH and Eleventh streets.
self and many other deeply injured members Of
society owe you thanks for yesterday calling
the attention CT those charged with the duty OF
protecting the well-being Of society here, to the
existence OF the secret organization Of solid men
OF the Federal Metropolis known among them
selves as the ''H. A. DIS" ! know enough
about them to be able to say that they are corps
OF regular irySgNiarS, who drill, almost nightly,
In hacks-in the mig bit line--around the outskirts
OF the city. The INJURED Partner IN THE
BOSOM OF ONE OF THEM.
The ARREST OF NOBLE GRAYsoN This fellow,
who Is CHARGED with firing the stable OF J. II !.
Shreeve on Thursday night last, was arrested by
wa:chmaa Hodson the same night IL Is Just that
he should have the credit; for, having been at
work at the FIRE, his clothing was frozen upon
him, but when he got the Information he without
delHy laRtPned 70 10
who got the warrant the next day made his return
upon IL, hence the name Of the watchnan did not
appear in connection with the case.
AFANTLY OF UNION MEN FOR SERVICE Our
venerable and well-known citizen, Mark Dubant
speaks with great satisfaction of his femily Of boys
In the present crisis. He has seven sons all for
the Union, and two Of them captains in the vol
unteer militia, and the rest In the ranks The old
man says that his family is true to the country.
III hls seven boys are not suf.cient contribution,
and the even number Is required, though he is
ssyenty-:wo years Of age, he will himself s'fall
in" and fight for the country again.
SUPREME CouRT-Taesday-Hon VIM How.
ard and Hon. Wm. Allen Of Ohio, and John ID
Coalter, Esq Of Missouri, wee admitted at
torneys and counsellors Of this Court
No. IS. Lessee Of Robt w. Smith ct al, plain
tifs in error, agt William McCann. The argu-
menf Of this cause was continued by Mr.. J. Mason
Campbell for the defendant in error, and con-
Guided by MIR II. Winter Davis for the plaintiff
IN error. Adjourned.
AIS AID CIDER Tn enterprising firm Of Arny
< Sbinn, Green ST., I'm Georg clown, have the
largest bOttling establishment in the country south
okBaltmore Their cider is the pure juice of the
appls and their malt liquors have a reputation for
excellence surpassed 10y none. They are agents
for Massey x Collins, Of Philadelphia whose ale
10 much sought after by all here and elsewhere
who profess to know good liquors from bad. See
their advertisements in another column.
RESPECT FOR THE LATE Hon JOHN A. Rock.
WELL The members Of the bar and officers Of
the Court Of Claims met yesterday in the court
room, for the purpose Of testfying In some formal
manner their respect and esteem for the late John
A. Rockwell, Hon. X. w. Thompson In the chair
committee was appointed who reported a series
of resolutions in accordance with the design with
which the meeting was held; which were unani.
mOusly adopted.
WHERE ARE THE PoLIcE,-Mr. Editor: Please
call the attention Of the police to the fact that
there is law prohibiting hacks being on the
stands on Sundays. Yet ind the avenue fire.
GCently bloc kaded with them on that day, and the
police cOolly looking IL this 10 the way they
do their duty, do not see the use Of q police
force at all. CITIZEN.
ARRIVAL OF MARINES "A detachment of thirty
marines from the Brooklyn barracks arrived in
Ill. AZ hen