Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-20

sinSe une z, tSof, t1e accused wag ider
the conuol OF the Provost Marshal OF the DIE
trlct, as surgeo on Of the board: witness was once
nepec'or y. all the boards OF enrolment IN the
StaIe OF Mass aehueetts, under the Provost
Marshal OF mat State; Dr Keasby plea. ed wit
ness, as surgeon, as we'll "a any man he aver
bHd The pleasure Of meeting with. the Doctor
would sometimes ask him II he thought certain
men were old enough and he would saw YES or
nc IL was difficult TO ascertain the ages OF sorne
of he negroes.
Edmund Hanlin sworn for defense-Rss,des
be en- before him. put in q subs titute on the sotn
Of July; applied to Charles A. Keasby dor q
substitute about the middle of July: was some
: or 10 days getting a substitute; saw six or
seven sent up to the accused by Charles A.
keasby for himself, which were all rejected;
at least they were not put In for witness; nnal-
ly had one passed. understood 10 were rejected
To the Court-These were colored men;
Chas. A. Keasby procured the men; gave him
S4oO for the man put in.
The Court here adjourned 70 TO- day at II
o'clock.
BOARD OF TRusTREs OF PUBLIc SCHOOLS.
Tho Board met last evening at 4 o'clock pur-
suant to adjournment. Present: The Mayor,
Messrs. Wight, Walsh, Tusun, Wilson, Rhees
brown, Miller, and Holmead.
In the absence of the secretary, Mr. Morsell,
the Board appointed Mr.. y.awrenson secretary
pro tenn. Mr.. Morsell s sr.osequently appeared
and entered upon his duties.
Mr.. ]. o. Wilson, chairman OF the commit
tee appointed to prepare the annual report,
submitted and read the report, included In
which was frontispiece OF the Wallach
School Building. This report shows the
schools 10 be in q much better condition I'm
every respect than hey were one year since,
and the labors of the teachers OF these schools
were highly complimented as being very suo-
cessful in the instruction OF pupils. Although
much had been done within few years TO-
wards improvements In school buildings, there
was still much room for more improvements,
both In regard to the number and quality OF
the buildings.
The white school population, as shown by
the census of 1850, was 1860, while the public
schools, will, at present accommodate only
1850 pupils. leaving s,Gs9 not provided for, and
this has been increased at least SO per cent
since the date of the last census.
During the year just past the disbursements
have been S75,54S 81; the total &c hool fand,
S49,I7IOl, and s2s, ,377. % the balance drawn
from the general fund; average number OF ru-
pills In daily attendance. 2S2s; the entire costef
on the roll was S942; the cost or tuition OF each
pupil OF the average number on the roll was
50 23 and the cost OF incidental expenses Sass.
The report of the committee rendered its thanks
to the Star, Chronicle, and Republieda for pub
fishing the proceedings Of the meetings Of the
Board, and for the hearty support always
given TO the cause in other respects. The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Holmead presented the petition OF Mrs.
Amsden for a school, which was referred
MIR. Wilson offered a resolution requesting
the City Councils to have printed 1900 copies
of the annual report for the use Of the Board,
the Mayor. and the Councils.
Mr.. Tustin moved q vote OF thanks TO the
committee that prepared the annual report;
which wss accorded.
The Board adjourned.
TIE DISMISSAL OF Nh JOHN F. SHARRRrrs.
Some two weeks ago an aliusion was made
To the malfeasance in office of one OF the
CLERKS ef the Post Office Department. The cir
cumstances are these: The Postmaster Gene
raj is authorized to sell the waste paper which
&CcUmulaIeS N
department. Mr.. John F. Sharretts, chief
clerk Of the A Auditor of the Post Office Depart
ment, and who has for many years held office
under Government had charge Of this busi-
ness OF selling the waste paper.
During the past three years he has sold
about $500 worth of il, aud given his own
receipts for the money thus realized. He
TUNED over half of the money to Mr.. Green
Adams, the late Auditor, representing to Mr..
was all that had been received from the sale of
the Pc per, and taking MIR. IS receipts for the
same.
when Mr.. Adams went out OF Office he asked
Sh2rIetts VI hat was to be done with the money
" hio h had sccum ulated In his (Mr. .'s) hands
Sharrefts told him to pay 1t over To the incom.
ing An ditor; but before the new Auditor was
appointed MIR. A. left the city On government
business.
Meantime the matter leaked out, and Mr.
Sharretts having called upon to explain, said
the money had never been paid into the treas-
ury, because he did not know what fund 70
pay IL; but he supposed il was all right, as he
ha q divided win lhe Auditor.
When mr. Adams entered upon the dis.
charge of his duties as auditor he was totally
unacduainted with the duties of his office, and
relied considerably upon the guidance OF
he found how he had been used in the matter,
he became very indignant, and at once stated
the fact Of Mr.. Sharretts' having represented
that the money paid TO him was the entire
amount OF the proceeds OF sales Of waste paper.
LEVY CoCRT.-The last meeting OF Lew
Court OF this county (three OF the present MEM
bers commissions expiring on the 3ist instant
Messrs. Burr, Plant, and Nichols,) was held
yesterday at the City Hall, all the members
present except Mr.. Larner.
A communication was received from M V.
Bucky, requesting the pay ment OF cne third OF
fine collected by him 10 the informer; laid on
the table.
Petitions were received from w. ID. Beall
on the ground that their grounds were occu-
pied by the military: laid on the table.
The Chair laid before the Court the opinion
of the Attorney OF the Court that the Corpora
ton is liable TO pay one moiety of the expenses
Of the Orphans Court; which was referred.
The Chair also land before the Court an or
dinance making 1t unlawful for anv person to
be guilty of any profane or indecent language,
or to be guilty of aLy boisterous or dsordeTly
conduct or any indecent exposure OF bis or
her person, under penalty Of $40 for each and
every violation, which was read three times,
and passed.
Mr Burr, from the finance committee made
lengthy report Id relation 10 licenses, recon-
mending an increase In the rate Of licenses,
which was adopted.
The Court then proceeded to CON slider ap.
plications for licenses. and the applications of
EhTman!Tout, Moflt, Boyer, Frank, and Mar-
tin We're rejected.
Mr.. EDITOR: In your report OF the proceed
ings Of the Orphans Court, in this day's Ss1r
the following occurs 1.-The nuncupativs will
OF +. I. CoTcoran, bequeathing his estate to his
priest and friends, was fully proved" &c.
AS this is substantially incorrect and may
lead to erroneous impressions, permit me to
say that, by the laws of this Distric-, wills OF
this kind pass only the personally, aud there
tore the real estate will all 90 to the heirs at
law. The deceased left legacy of but twenty.
five dollars TO the ''priest" who attended him
in his last illness, as q slight Acknowledgement
Of his attention and devotion: the balance of
his personal estate Will be all absorbed in the
pay me Mt OF his just debts.
Respectfully, yours, &c,
SAMUEL T. DRURY,
Atf0rnav f0r no Haira