Daily national Republican., 1863-10-14
LOCAL NEWS.

= LOCAL NEWS.
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BoAaD on rnus1sss or Pu11lc scsoofs.--,
The Dosrd ~ last svenlas At o'ciesk IL ne ~
asins.s nAnbss. M hosor, MAJOR wssiAsh'
rhs rssess Of ,As .saeAsss es sAs sssssl, mad
and Fourth ssAoel Dtserisss wsss psssssssd.
MI. klnss non ~ connittss % supplise, pre-
senssd ~ IN Of ~. naisasyss q easa Ss
Mr.. utsrasAis pvsss.sA ne application Of ldiss
Kate nAis, fos . tsasAssship In ess Of Ne primary
schools.
Mr.. miller pssssatsA tAs applieatisa Of Mlss n.
Z. Catlis fbs tsAshssshAp,
Mr.. Rhsss statsd that circumstances were sueh
thSt he was unable TO attend the teachers meeting
~ chicsgo, % which hs was appointed BY the
: Board - dslsgsts.
Mr.. Mosssil prsssnAsd tho fbliowias rcssiusion, !,
Rsc.s.t That General nsguIAton No q e 20
ashended e 70 fsad 40 follovsi Pupiis whose pa-
rents g guardians are In destitute cirsunslas scss,
s.. Sooi: .a ~. 4; =:
On requaseon sig.ed b. The teacher Of The school
ssa x: e = q - Sab
locstsd, but In al eases such books sksii b -
TURNED vhsa the scholar shall leave tks school.
Referred - Ne Connittes % nules.
Mr.. Hslnesd offered . rssoiutioa thst The City
~~sss ~ sssFSSsseAAy suyuSse11 ~ 8hoat ~ ~.
di'ional primary school In the Fourth district,
the wants Of the distriet rendering u aeeessary.
Adopted.
Dr.. Davis wished to kaow when the public
school building In the Sixth ward would bs CON.
pieted
Mr.. Chss, wAs Wa ptssehs, stated that lie CON.
'pletion wss sxpseted b. the middle Of next Feb
ruAfy. "n
Nsssrs. u,r.sAis s.d rllis rss,snsd, stating
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80 arduoas tAat they were unable 10 attend the
meetings ofthe Boaid. JOY
Amotion wsa nads BY Mr.. Hoiasad 70 open the
nitat schools Of the city on next Monday svening.
Adopted.
No further business being before the Board, 1.
adjourned.
BAD ACCIDENT IN ALsxANpRiA.-Yustcrday
afternoon, shout O'Clock, - train Of cars wers
coming down Union street from the depot, when
between King and Csnsroa streets, opposite the
small issue Of the Con nissary Department, dfay-
msA eupaoysd In the Quartermssters Depart.
ment, attempted 10 cross the track, he not seeing
the train. Ths cars struck his dray, tore II TO
pieces, aad sadly nuttlatsd hic, cutting one iss
entirely on and the other nearly 30, and also In.
jured him on the head. He was taken 10 the hos
pitsl, bat u 10 thought he cannot live. Four cars
wero thrown nom the track and piiei upon the
A"o ossos ssfs"Be " Tossse, Whs NOV
Injured.
a GUERRnLA COMMITS sriCIDs.--Ws learn
that Lieut.. Ffsak Davis, OF kinehelos's band Of
guerrillas. ooanAttsd suicide . few days ago by
shooting himself with pistol. II sesms that he,
together with some OF kinchslos's band, weat 70
his brothers house sons niUhts ago for the pur.
Npose Of robbins hin. They met with 9. sistanee
and Davis brother WAS shot dead, some Fix balls
taking eject 10 his body His participation In the
death OF his brother, Who ives Unioa nan, do.
ranged his mind and caused hin to take his own
hfe.-AieraHdrts Ssse Jowssi.
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Coon TO sss-BAD TO LOSE. s.--RIchard Mel
VIII, an Irish iAborer, who boards at the house oi
Mary A. Murphy, on Twsntysseond street, near
G, wss arrested by oaloss steward, Of the Fourth
Precinct, on the charge Of the grand larceny OF q
go gold piece, sons silver and treasury notes.
The gold pisss was recovered, aad dslivsfsd 10 the
property olsrk. Its shias was pleasant 10 behold,
and its tingiing agreeable to hear. These charms
were too much for Richard and the securssd thirst
for gold sent him to the stcw~d jail Of Washing.
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A HoauIAss OLD MAN.-Sergeant Clark, Of
the Navy YsrdprssiAct, found this soning on ths
corner Of Hast Capitol and Eleventh streets east
An old man named Rine wsntwick, aged . years
. discharged soldier. Hs was badly beaten By
some psrson unknown, and had on his person -
He was taken 10 ths Ninth prsetnet station by OF
neer Bestlsy. Having no home and being unabls
to take csfe Of himself, he was sent 70 the work
house By Jutios Gull 70 b cared for.
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GAvA TEE AOn1Y TO TEE WROHa NAN
About three weeks since, Dennis Grifhth dropped
his pocket-book In his shop, corner Maryland ave
. nue. and Seventh street, containing go A mum
Ter Of soldiers belonging TO the Ambulance oorps
were In the place At the time, but they iait ths
city before Mr.. Grinnth discovered his loss. Yes
terday they rstusaed. however, sad one Of then
says he found the money on the aoor and deliveret
1t to the man In the room who claimed II. Thii
man has left the city. 49,. .,~.... ...
COMMITTED 10 rnS OLD CAPITOL. Pendletor
Everhart, company A, aad Virginia Infantry, cap
tured on the Rspidan, September ssd; .. ". ssegaI
let Virginia cavalry, company @, tskea st Frsdse
icksburg on the ist instant; W. 8. Robinson, con
pany A, 7th virginia cavalry, taken at James city
on the 10th last; James Brown, company o, seti
N. c. infantry, taken In Hazel river ON the ist inst
David smith, John Bashor, and James Frincher
belonging to the i<th Tsnnesses infantry, rebe
dessrters, taken on the Rapidaa river on the III
instant, reached here nom the front on sunda!
night, ssd were. BY order Of Provost Marshal TODD
committed 70 the Oh Capitol. E.I.
GEN. SLoUeM TEMPORARILY RlLI1vlD.-Th,
slough eourtmartial nss this morning At II o'eoek
zen. slosgh having been temporarily relieved
to. Wistier acted - psesidsnt Of the court. tn
t:ourt adjourned until Monday nsxt, without trans
I,cting any business. tits understood that the oh
Eject OF relieving Gen. uough was to enable him Il
give his personal attention 10 his command durinl
the movsmsnts IN front.
srABBIAe AY1AIR IN TEE SECOND WAND
About o'clock last night, difAcuity occurred Ii
arestaurant kept by . oolsrsd nan, on c street
between Twslfth snd Thirtssath strssts, bstwssl
Sam Waters and Tom Hines, both oolorsd drfvsrs o
coal carts In which Waters was stabbed N the LEI
breast with pen knife. Hines escaped. Watsr
experiences great dinaoulty In bsesthing this morn
ing, and fears are entertained that the wound vii
sKNNNe 4 Cow.-John Carroll, a blacl
man, who lives on =, between Third and Four-and
a-hslf streets, was arrested yesterday BY once
Weeden, Of the Tenth Prsotnet, for refusing 10 n
nave nuisance. An old COW, II seems, died OF