Daily national Republican., 1863-07-10

4 LOCAL NEWS. 49,
SCHOOL EyAMNArloH.-Ths male grammar
school Of the Foarth dtssssst taasAt " -. fhonp-
son, held an oral sxaninasioa yesterday. Ths
street, betweSa y And Z. Ths room iAwhish ~
Scholarr we've sxAmiAed \ one of TIE Sest seheol-
IONS in The city. AZ Ellis, o. G. wight, =. II.
.,ler, and ,. 4. nssasad oempessa the s1aniAins
A,'ird. very large nunber Of psrsons was pres
ds.Gto see the yeuag gsntlsmsn aoQuit themselves
b. Ssdmirabiy. Ths studes In which the boys were
~ fsmined wore grammar, arithmetic, mental and
vi ritten bookkeeping, geography, history, and the
institution OF the United statss. The results Of
N .he written exaninstion we're exhibited by persons
VI present, ard pronouAecd very satisfactory.
We were very much pleased with the spelling Of
me youngest class. o. c. Wight, Esq. Pronounced
a distinct tone the waTds 10 be spelt, and the
boys wrote them on thsir slates. We saw many Of
he states, but no'erors. The words given were,
rachm, drausht, piuhb, sneyclopndis, gymnastics,
Inetamorphose, pamphlet, penitentiary, prosslytej
|raye-a surge, . btllow, and waivs--to put on.
such words are not easily spelt as general thing
Iby boys about 10 years Of age.
n The order was excellent How Mf. 1hompson
'Shasnsges to keep his pupils 20 orderly We know
4 bot. We presums, however. that II 10 done BY
moral suasion, for no rattan isruies saiuted our
bfbs Of vision. H's
The music was extremely good. II drew angels
iown-,he angels Of the Female Grammar school
who occupy the second story ofthe building.
REBELLION At TIE OLD CAPIroL--A few
ksAys ago the monotony Of prison life was varied,
& me "oid Capitol" BY an interesting emeuie.
Among the rebel prisoners ID sentIe creature Of
the tender SEX about six feet high dressed In male
attire. shsisA powerful pusiiist and slsnswhans-
er, having . long reach both with her "dextcr
mauleyn and her tongue. She "hits out" from
the shoulder and the epislottis with equal effect
The guards At the Old Capitol know she 10 lady
BY the remarks she makes to them whenever her
temper is aroused.
On the occasion referred to above, this sweet
creature became wroth with one Of the guards, and
gave him tremendous thrashins. MIR. Wood, the
superintendent, 10 the rescue, and the pretty
one assailed him with language calculated to shock
the ears OF oven those who are accustomed to the
outpourinss Of spite ftequsntly heard in lock.upa
and j.ils. She became 20 turbulent finally that
she WAS Obliged 10 Be knocked down and put into
close quarters the main strength ofseveral persons
being required to quell the rebsllious spirit Of fs
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ANOTHER DEscnNr.-The patrol last niG u
fame that to be found In that classic part Of the
city called the Island. The house In question Is
kept by a woman called wilson. TIE guard cap.
turcd five of the inmates together with some sol.
d.ers found In the house at the time. They were
conveyed to the Central Guardhouse, where they
usssed the night, and this morning Justice Fersu-
nm fined the women - each, which they paid,
promising at the time to let no more soldiers stop
at the house. In .'
DEATH IN THE STRREf.-Yesterday afternoon
+ p young contrsbsnd, who had been boarding at .
lhouse Second street, len his home for the pur-
pose Of getting some medicine, no having been
lainins Of feeling badly After procuring his
medicine he started for his home, but upon reach
ing the Of Second and streets he sat down,
and after lingering for an hour or two he died. We
could not ascertain his name but he wss spoken Of
~ q very smart and quiet person. Sergeant Clark
had hi. body conveyed to his boardipChouss. The
sum Of sia WAS found on his person.
JOINED THE ARMY.-The students Of La
fayette College, Easton, Pa, entered the service
OF the Upited States for three months. The col
I lege exercises arc consequently suspended. A
large number Of the students are from Warrington
and Georgetown. 1t IL, therefore, Interesting to
the citizens here to know that they have Joined
the Federal forces f the purpose Of rcpelins the
invaders Of Penusylvania.
A SOLDIER GONE HoME.-The body Of Jos.
Hubble, company c, Thirty-ninth Massachusetts
regiment, who died in hospital, was embsimed
Yesterday by Drs. Brown and Alexander and con-
~ I'D to the cars under escort OF his company, to
be sent to his home In Charlestown, Mass.
RoyBERY.-Lsst night the Cottage Restaurant,
atu,.teI on Fourtsenth street betweent I and X,
owned BY Wm. A. Patterson, q oolored man, was
entered by Ave colored men and robbed Of coat,
ham, and several other articles. The coat, as do
scribed by Patterson, 10 army pilot cloth, with
black buttons and velvet round the collar and
breast A reward OF % IL offered for the return Of
the coat to the owner.
1 THE Music YEsrERDAY.-Quitea q large mum
Der Of people were In attendance at Lafayette
Square yesterday afternoon, to listen to the beau
tiful music disooursed by the band belonging TO the
n Seventeenth regiment Of regulars. The music was
indeed superb, consisting Of gems from diiereot
II operas, patriotic airs, &c. The weather de-
lightful and every one seemed pleased. At the
close Of the performance the band was loudly sp-
riaudcd.
DEATHS OF OYPIcERs.-LieutenantW VIM. H.
Bil!meysr, Of company :, 18th Pa Cav, and Capt.
John c. Merritt, Of company II, Gath Mich, died Of
II tyrhoid fever. Capt. Alpheus Clark, Of company
III Z, Sth I'll. Cav, died Of gunshot wound. These
deaths occurred at the Seminary Hospital, George
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