Daily national Republican., 1864-10-12
LOCAL. NEWS.

large numbtr Of persons assembled A. the once
S ueoi9 81 ~ sueot yt'sr9s e wl'9s, he Sp'
l.eh, Aldermen Ca held, Utetmehie, and Gul,ek,
hlessa' Lloyd y Lis, Wright and Larner, OF the
Common 'ou1cIi, hir. Feter M. Dubsnt, OF the
BOhtd OF Ere Commissioners and seversls lent fo
9ontlemon' Also, rep esentAtiven IN press nom
iLens,
Aittr witnessing tho operation, At the Central
ofbee, all Of which weto highly satisfactory, the
party were conveyed to the Coiumbia engine.
house on Ctpitol Hill, where Mr.. John A. sess.
ford the Chief Enylneer Of the Fire Department Of
this city, opened tho slguAl.hox at that station,
and communicated with tho central o6loe by sig.
uali2ing the number OF the station. In thirty
spondcd by ringing the bell At the Aforesaid engine
house.
The party then followed the is,d Of the En-.
gineer Oi inc Fire Department to the Metfopoll-
tan Hook and Ladder housS, where, the bell no,
being In connection, the gong In tho house was
gongs lu the bed.roomn OF The ensine.house. are
rung simultaneously with the balls. From that
Eont E nc trip was contioued 10 the corner Of
hai.box No, rs is locAted.
:, AZ two miI.utes psst four the Chief Engineer OF
to The cen 20, ncs sin sa shS sse W
minute me central Office signihsd the recognition
oI tho 'gntl by strIkng upon the various bells oi
mir ucs and thirty secon Is the reel OF the Frank
IN WAS on the Ground that rG the Metropolitan
second. thcue Of thu Hitsrnis % spa Rust IN foIg
minutes the Union in four thirty and the steam
ers Hibernia and Ruektr In four forty.
ullBht defect In the machinery for ht'iking the
hell at the Columbia cnglne-house prevented the
attendance OF that engine, and with that exoep-
uon, every engine AID reel called was At boz
'twenty-sighr in six minutes and forty-hye Sec
.Onds
A full description of the working Of the spps.
ratus was given In our columns yesterday.
After witnessing the operations through the
city, which gave entire saiistaotion, tho whole
pstty, by invitsiion Of MoIsrs. Kennsrd 4 Co, re-.
ualf Va Faat apf OI EtuhN md
Estrcots, where tn y pArtook OF very handsome
aud well got entertsi ment
The party sat down about live O'Clock. The
speeches, sentiments, and songs were well re.
deivcd and highly appreciated.
Among the toasts OF the evening were;
By Mr.. LlOyd-"Thc protperity aud success Of
Messt.; kcnnard \ Co the contractors and euild.
en OF the telegraph
Responded I in VERY neat and sppy manner,
by Mr.. Evans, oi the nrm.
THE Fire Commissioners" Responded to by
"Thc New Fire Department" !" to which Mr. J. A.
"The Prcfs"-By wr. 7. T. Lloyd Responded 10
by M esG S.ycr AgEfSS Of Ss m ET,5 Who
iorred to the active psIt the Mayor hsd taken in
iurthciipg the project. Att' close OF his remarks
THE DAILY Chrohieis, !" by MIR. Lsfner. Respond.
cd to by Me- Foster.
10 the memory of John G. wilmot, E,q., Of
interest MIR. W. had taken 10 explain and show
the working Of the lire repartuent OF Baltimore
"Thc. EreRiay Slar,n by Jonas B. Ellis. Re.
sponded 10 by Mr.. Harris.
Tho Flag Of our linton Forever" was sung by
Mr Dubant, and received with great ApplAu e.
Il seectiol from ILaviata, as travestled by Mt.
l., r. LLOYD, was sung by the honorable Alderman
was sn episode in thH entertainment whica occA.
Stoned the grcatest Laughter.
MEETING or PUBLIC sCHooL TRUsrBEs.-
The board Of Public school Trustees met LAST eve
ming In the City Hail. the Vice Pfesident, ID
walsh, In the chair.
The applications of Miss Fannie simkins and
'AYs ClsrA @. Scott were presented and referred.
Bills amounting to 81, ,25S were approved.
The monthly teachers report Of the "a district
was pIesented by MIR. Miller The other districts
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution for the eontinu.
"noe OF the Teachers' Institute In full operation,
under the rules and regulations of last school
ycsr. Adopted unan mously.
Mr; hitz from the tt it'd Dist let Capitol Hill
and Navy va d. stated thIt the number Of chill.
dron awaiting admission into their schools was a.
80; No. q Nos ! No, 1,S. making total Of
thorittes make the necessary provision for two
additional pri msTies at as carly sdnym pIaotier
Die. Adopted unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, a seicc' committee o
one from each school diBtIiCt was appointed, "a
Nisit the schools, examinc the Tull-hoOks, syhteu
The committee consists Of Messrs. Rhees, HoI
mrAO, Ferguson aud TuBtin.
NJ. Rhecs, chsirrnAn Of the Committee on Rules
called up thCit rcpOf! offered At previous meet
Ing
The following amendments were reported, and
undcr thC rule, lie over TIL next meeting;
AbserUe for tour days in any month, unlesi
caused by sickness, or the pIesen:e oi contagoul
disease In the fami y, of which the teacher mus
he informed before the expiration Of the fourth
hs-, ot whea authorized, Ia writing, by trustee
'WlueCts the pupil 80 Oaendiog to dlimissal from
school by the subhoard of the district, to whom
every such case shall he reported by the teacher r
hy torn No. :.
The seat Of any pupil who shall hc .brent fO
mn q an mi a. tNya Frnn
any cause, shall lie foTfeitcJi but those who may
he detained by sickneFE shall have preference, OF
returning, IN alnnttAnce to school, over others.
In making IN the monthly reports, the Absenc,
"l any pupil when more than hve couseoutiI,
days, shalt not hs included in the sVersge attend
RnCc.
ror Violent or pointed opposition 10 authori'y ,
10 any particular Instance, teAcler may suspend
Rpupll from the ichoOl for the time being, AM
hoAId. II the pupil 10 not restored by the sub
ls'Hrd within hre days, he shall he considered q
T'li,
LLNCOLN ANs JOHNSON ASSOCIATION or TIL
sam WhRD This association met last night, =
their room In Odd Fellows Hall. The PreIident
Mr.. Dixon, In the chair.
A number OF perIons were elected m en- sTs VIII
came forward add sgnsd the constitution.
MI. WIN. L. Hutchinson Annouu ced that the ex
cGutivo committee had engaged several 200
evening, the 10Th inst.j alto, that bs: OF muhi
had been engaged for the occasion.
Mr ChA3. L. LAthrope moved that the sst0cit
tUu hold the meeting in the lar hall Of the built
ing which was adopted.
The executive olmmi!tCe were authorized
mnko all arrangements for q large meeting to b
held oil WedncGdsy evening, the 18th inst and /
furnish roatB Tor ladies and gentlemen.
The meeting then adj Iurncd until Wednesds
evening next.
ANOTuER THIRD WARD MEETIHG.-ThG cit
I"ns Of the Third ward met again laAt evening
MT. n. d. LsTner In the chsir.
On motion OF Mr.. Vol 4 commit tee OF hve W
appointed 10 frame rules and regulations for q
uTgNniLatiUn TO Ill the quota provided AnothG
draft occur, snd to report on Wednesday, the Iat
InStant. nlcsBrs LsTner, Johnson, MekeaD, VOL
md Bal tlett, were appointed as the committee.
Mr. LaTnCT LtAted that = meeting had been hel
'uTing ihs day At the Mayors ofii,e, when 1t wa
resolved that every registered voter OF the Dlstrl,
who should present TO the Mayor = certificate Q
should be entitled to receive a certain propOrtiO
Of the Council appropriation, which, Mr.. LArnt
sAid wou probably reach $500 per man.
resolution OF thanks to Judge Underwood WI
rssseh, Ehcn tho meeting adjourned to OCtObt
9th.
An OuTRAGE.-WG are Informed this moTl
ing by FAIlAN county gentleman, whose wOI
tan Oe relied uGon, that the COnfedcratCs are O.
humipg our Union soldiers on the bAtuc-helds
Fredericksburg and the Wilderness and stTippiI
them OF their clothing which they are bTingit 6
This city and dispOsiDg OF to our rag venders II
way they gct them into the city 10 this: Tho
who cJlcGt them, not having passes, bring the
10 some o c near here who has " pass, anu th'
they are brought In. VIII the military author
tIaG int bp att ! mn nj