Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-05

TRusfBss OF PUBLIC scHooLs-This board
met on Thursday evening last Monthly reports
OF teachers were presented.
The applications Of Miss b C. Carpenter, Of
Vermont, and of Miss sarah w. Tyler, Of Ohio,
for positions az teachers, were received.
Al the suggestion Of the Chair, q special COM
| Understanding OF Messrs. Wight, Wilson and
Rhees-were appointed for the purpose Of exam
lining the laws and acts Of the Corporation, in
order to ascertain what appropriations have been
made, from time to time, for the benefit Of public
schools, in order that the board might avail itself
| Of any unused appropriations.
| The report Of the treasurer and secretarv-com-
mittee appointed to purchase premiums - was
presented. The report sets forth that the books
and medals were obtained In Philadelphia, that
being the cheapest market The medals cost
$50, and the books $3.50 es; which will bessuf-
hcient to supply all premiums.
Mr. stuart presented preamble snd resolutions
setting forth that the present classification in our
ment, with the following classification: 1. Primer
| schools; Primary schools; intermediate; 4.
| Junior department; District schools. In the
Two last grades the sexes are to be kept separate
The salaries of the teachers to be follows Dis
| tfict schools, male, 81 coo; do, female, $500.
| Junior department., $3.50. Intermediate, $3.50
Primary, $780, Primer, 300; sub-teac hers, $50.
On motion, the resolutions were referred TO a
special committee Of one from each district to re-
port the whole subject at subsequent meeting.
The Chair appointed the following :-Messrs.
Il u,
Mr.. Stuart also offered a resolution that the
committee on school rooms examine all school
buildings and report their condition as to suita-
bleness, health, DC, and particularly such build
ings belong TO the corporation, giving an esti
mate the amount necessary to put them In proper
repair.
He stated in explanation that some Of the school
buildings were no! at for the purpose for which
they were used He thought all would agree
with him that the schools had better be closed
than continue longer In buildings SO unsuitable,
and which endangered the health Of both teach
ers ana pupils.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Stuart also offered a resolution that COM
nittee Of enc from each district be appointed to
take into consideration the annual penses OF the
vsflous schools in view Of the estimates required
BY, the Councils, and report on that subject
Adopted.
Msssrs Stuart, Ricketts,, Miller and cassel, were
| Mr. Stuart also offered a resolution that the
committee on text books examine and report as to
whether the various shoots are supplied With pro-
| per books, maps, &c, for each grade.
Mr. Miller moved to amend so as to refer the
resolution oh maps, passed at the last meeting to
the same committees agreed to, and the resolution
passed.
A resolution on the subject Of establishing ad-
dional primary schools was offered, and referred
to the committee on the general subject Of CLASH
| fcation Of schools.
The Cnair appointed Messrs Stuart, Morsell,
Rheese and Cassell committee 10 prepare the
| annual report Of the Board.
The Board then adjourned, to meet one week
from next Thursday.
Fourth WARD SrATIoN CAsRs-B.foye Jssties
Walter Susan Manning, drunk and disorderly;
dismissed James Green, drunk; do. Adolphus
DioPef and Amos Figg, half brothers, Migrants;
sent TO the workhouse 30 days each at their own
request Henry Allen drunk and disorderly;
, fined 81 s.. Thomas Larnax, Mathew Butler,
Edward Chase, Minnie A. johnson, eolored, dis
orderly gathering; fned IS 81 each Ben Coop
| er, colored, do; dismissed Maria Anderson,
drunk; dismissed. Charles X Her and Edward
Fltz, boys sent upon an Grand, stopped on the
Jail. Frank Ma,fler, suspicion Of larceny; dis
| missed John Pater, drunk; do. John Lowell,
| drunk; held for trial when sober. John Conner,
violating hack law; dismissed Jas. Beck. lu-
I vagrancy; workhouse. Thos. Hill, do locked
/ up "a hours c. A. Hall, drunk fined e1. N.
Cord, disorderly, profane and resisting officers;
| dismissed. James Burns, do; fined IS Of. VIM.
| John Smith, drunk and fighting; do. s. %. Da-
vid Doyle, Leonidss Dolan and Chas: P. Woody,
drunk and firing in the streets; turned over to the
| military. Jas. NJ. Armstrong, drunk; dismissed.
Yesterday-Jas. Murphy. John ID cey, throw
Ing stones and killing chickensi 81 each. Susan
Manning, drunk and profane; locked up hours.
missed. Benjamin Cooper, colored, disorderly;
| 50. Patrick Baker, swindling; turned over TO
| military. Jno. Riley, drunk; do. Mary o. Bryan,
drunk and aghtingi SO So Vincent Burch, re-
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i do. and assault; bail for court. James Barnes,
| drum; 80 81. J. F. G. Tanner, disorderlv; 81.
!. p. Gillespie, rioting; 90. w. Jubb, drunk;
S'muel CoOmbs, disorderly; 1t. Sterret, drunk;
| dismissed. Jas. johnson, suspicion of larceny
| for trial. Math. Curry, drunk and disorderly; So
| ceats costs Jas. Kane, John Cunningha do !;
turned over to military. Francis Carton, taken
/ up for safe keeping; do. jos. F. Evans, drunk
and disorderly; Sc cents costs.
/ NARROW ESCAPE Yesterday afternoon az two
gentlemen were driving along Pennsylvania ave-
| nue. in buggy an ambulance ran into the buggy
/ between Four-and- a. half and Third streets, and
| badly frightened the horses, who became un-
| manageable and ran on the pavement-breaking
| the tongue Of the buggy-striking a lamp post
with such force as to throw over breaking f. in
horses, breaking loose from the buggy, started up
/ the pavement at a furious rate and were caugh
l near Third street. The occupants of the buggy
jumped out ami were uninjured. The pavement
i was unusually thronged with mes, women and
children, yet strange to say, every one escaped
| unhurt.
| PoLTcz.-The Third Ward patrolman reported
Thursday l. Wineburgh, passing counterfeit
money! held to bail for couft-by Justice Row.
land.
The FourthWard patrolmen reported: Nicho:as
Hayes, aiding the escape Of a prisoner; Jail. @.
A. Perry, M. Allen, A. J. Ames, creating a nuis-
ance; ruled for tral-by Justice Clayton. Michael
Conner, assault and battery fined 81 r. Moore,
drunk and disorderly; dismissed = by Justice
| Walter. John Dorsey, assault and battery; secu-
| ritY for peace-by Justice Dom.
RUNNING OFF WAGoN.-On Thursday after
l noon, as a Government wagon was standing near
Lees feed store, on Twelfth street, the driver,
| Il. M. Mccormick, being In a house near by,
l colored man, named John Phillips mounted the
team aud drove up Twelfth street, as he said for
the purpose Of clearing the space In front Of the
| feed store. Mccormick pursued the team and
pulled Phillips OF aad beat him. Officer Gibson
| Of the seventh Ward, arrested the parties, and
| took them before Justice Clark, who dismissed
| them.
| ALARM OF FIRE About half-past two O'Clock
| yesterday a dense smoke issued from beneath the
| roof Of the back building OF the Delavan House,
corner Pennsylvania avenue and C street, causing
an alarm Of are. The male inmates Of the house
went to the roof and discovered the fire near the
chimney, and exiting uished IL before any consid-
/ cradle damage was done. The Franklin and Per
Il severance FIRE companies were promptly on the
spot, but there was fortunately no use for their
| assistance.
STEALING WATCH. On Tuesday Last a
drunken soldier named John Baptist Van
Tackle was robbed by private Of the Eighth
Massachusetts, named Patrick McElroy, Of a
L silver watch Oficer 81 bsOn WA Informed Of the