The national Republican., 1862-07-24

sings the celebrAtod cAvaunA "OaetA D1vA'
SisIusuissd % % female srsistss that Savs V sisitsS
this country. They appear tonight in the
fourth grad drawing room entertainment,
concluding with the popular and highly anus:
ing burlesqus, entitled Lady q Lyons, in
Of bis very best charaoisrs.,
FoRD's AfHnnuN.-This cool, comfortable,
and highly popular place Of amusement opened
last night with hne pantomine company, an
excellent dramatic performance, and the won.
Ssrg aoSSS.S zen Of the i. noSs
crowded, and yet the place va. very confort-
able and the audience delighted. Another OF.
hibition tonight.
Pablio Dehsels.
Al the last meeting Of the City Councils, .
Of Trustees, in which that body presents their
unanimous and earnest petition Ia behalf Of
the hundreds Of children In the schools Of this
city, many Of whom are obliged to pursue
their studies in lov, damp, and unhealthy
for public schools bs increased. They ask that,
instead Of 10 oents on q hundred dollars, the
rate be increased to Is cents; the extra i've
cents to be devoted to the erection Of suitable
very rsssonaSs one but tie measure rsi /. aS.o
lutsly. neosesary. Any citizen may bs con.
vinced Of this faot By visiting our schools. Hs
will and more than half Of them totally unnt
for the use Of schools, many q thsn actually
while one half Of the remaining buildings are
Another reason Tor this appropriation. still
not sufficient for the number Of eoholars who
apply for admission. We are told, By one Of
the trustees, that there are now 800 applics.
tions for admission to the schools, which have
to be refused because there 10 no room in the
schools for them. This f.ct is di.grAos TO a
city that bears the sacred name Of Washing
ton! The capital Of the nation 10 behind the
age-at least hfty years behind her sister cities
in the matter Of public school system. We
ws e IN ss
the evil above alluded to, yet, one that would
send US twice nifty years behind the age in
matters Of this kind. The proposition was, to
refuse admission to the schools until the ap.
We hope the Councils win hesitate long before
they. take step which viii deprive singls
child, In this free land, Of the priceless boon
Of education, or cause the loss to . single child
Of one whole year In the formative period Of .
child's intellectual a. well ~ moral character.
Rather lot the city government pursue the
more liberal, enlightened, and progressive
policy In the care for the precious children
and youth Of our city, and We are sure the
Ssops, VII asartily sustain 1sI, them Let our
lsting merely for the present, but their action
will toll In the future. II wise counssls prevail
In their present deliberations on this important
subject. future generations will rise up and
"Lee Him Rest"
Mournfully We gazsd upon him - hs lay
there upon his narrow bed; and - We took
out paper and pencil to copy tho following
the quiet home he had lsft, whore, psrchanos,
mother or sister,
"Or dearer one still. than al other"
was thinking the kindsst and tsndsrsst thoughts
of their brave boy, eohoing the strains Of some
old familiar tune over the morning work
doing up the dishes In mechanical sort Of
way;" while interest, affection, spirit, all
passed out and away, swifter than light, to the
bivouac Of him they loved on the Chickshom.
br. @. ". Hatch, the surgeon in charge Of
Trinity HCspitsi man Of D.sSsd liberal Sui
Judgment, and kind Of heart, using common
sense and little medicine, instead ef :" red
tape" and big doses, passed the compliments
Of the morning and ourself ut the same time,
copy from paper pinned on to the net over.
spreading soldier. bed, and all, a. follows:
"LIT HIN RHsr.
Of COMPANY Il, Captain
Bishop, Second regiment New Jersey volun.
tooU, TAyiOr'u DrikAu0s oIocum's ulVibiOb, army
Of the Potomac, formerly from Boonton, Nor.
ris county, New jersey, .ged twenty-five years
two months and twenty. eight days; wounded In
the right thumb; smputatsd at the nrst joint
doing well.
LET HIN Rssr.
Fsmininss always excepted"
Slowly We repeated aloud this last sentence:
sun by repeated " heats had bronrsd his broWi
and fsos, and a. We looked again, We thought
We disoovereda gathering and sly twinkle about
the eye; presently It spread into smile, and
then. ss We again repeated, :" teminines always
csptsd or acosptsdi The smile fipsnsd into 1
roar Of hearty laughter, and the patient
with others, and DR.. Hatch, the surgeon, and
the kind sisters Of mercy, who are always "ex'
cepted," and ourself and all the rest were the
and 90 II 10, and 90 It should bo.
Call and see Dr.. Hatch and his brave boys
about the city, With cheerful smile and q
morning paper, and leave them both, and be q
better man and woman, and In blessing thus, bs
blessed.
CFiminal Courts
Before Judge z. II. Crawford, July Hillary
Ann Rely was found guilty Of assault and bat
terry on Ellen AcCawlsy, and fined sl2 and
Mary Barron was tried for stealing mug
ket, some blankets and shirts, and found
Frank Murphy, George Cunningham. Andrew
J. Bell, and John Greeny were discharged
from Jail at the suggestion Of the grand jury.
money y from siri, .a and aoquittsd. % tut '''
william Howard was found guilty OF an ~
ssult and battery on Offioer James A. Grown
OF the Metropolitan Police, and resisting hin
in the discharge Of his duty on the 2sd OF May