Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-18

now in rebeldom, had said on this subiect-he
had mistaken the effect for the cause.
as ne 1the speaker) sailed up along this three
thousand miles of coast, he looked out upon q
line of msuntains-the Western CordiIleras of
OF the Andes, about forty leagues back from the
coast, and there he found chimney that pro-
duced these trade winds. That was all there
was about it. A great wall tn at the Almighty,
through volcanic action, had raised up there
22,CO0 feet, that rolled the atmosphere off upon
the Isthmus, and while Us he was sailing along
upon the coast he saw nothing but parched
desert; $50 miles seawards of that was dupli-
cation OF rain, and nothing but rain, they tell
you That that is the product ofthe trade winds
the trade winds were the effect
Now to the point. II they had never given
their attention at all to meeorology; IL they had
never studied the curreats of the atmosphere
become acquainted with the laws Of atInos-
pheric motion,-why, they would have been
little worse off than he 1.-THE speaker) was when
he travelled ii, because he had given some at
tention to it. What they gained was this: They
had attained the key OF explanation to what
they saw upon the earth An then when they
climbed over these mountains where they went
up to the snow line, as they traced vegetation
from one degree OF altitude to another they
would know the reason. They would find
nothing ut the cactus upon the snow line.
But he was OBTAINING them too long He sim
ply dropped these remarks into their laps for
them to remember as they were learning their
daily tasks, Tor he would assure them that
every lesson they learned, like bread cast upon
the waters, would return.
The pupils of the male and female grammar
schools previous the procession (Which was
formed at the corner of Fourteenth and G sts,)
went into the school house (Miss Lewiss) and
approximation W as made to the teacher. Dir.
S. j. Thomson, of the Male Grammar, was the
recipient a splendid knights Tenplar sword,
with an inscription upon the hit, IS. ]. Thorn
som, from his pupils, July, 1663.") the gift of
ms scholars, which was presented to him
through Mr.. j. o. Wilson, in n neat speech, to
which Mr.. T. appropriately responded.
handsome silver goblet was presented by the
pupils of the female grammer to the teacher,
Miss Mary +. Middleton, through Mr.. L. T.
Morsell.
THE EERoLLMENT.-The enrolling officers
under the direction of Capt. Sheetz, Provost
Marshal, have nearly all completed their work,
and it is expected that all the returns will be
in by Monday night, and that orders for making
the draft will be issued Immediately. Thus
Tar there have been enrolled about O,OOO of the
first class, (all single men between 20 and IS,
and all married men under 35,) and 1000 of the
second class, (married men between 80 and i5.)
The officers have, in q few instances, met with
some little trouble. In one or two cases per-
sons have ordered them off, but in no case has
violence been attempted. The District has
been divided into ten divisions. The several
wards of this city being numbered as divisions
in the same order as wards; that part OF George
town east OF High street comprises the eighth
district; that part west of High street the ninth;
that part of the county west of Rock Greek the
tenth; that part between Rock Greek and the
Eastern Branch the eleventh; and that part
south and east of the Eastern Branch the
twelfth. The draft will take place by divisions
on separate days; the apportionment, after be-
ing made for the District of Columbia, will be
apportioned among the several divisions. Due
notice will be given in the papers, by Captain
SbeetZ, OF the time and places where the draft
will IL kp place.