Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-14

others will perform to-nlght again In splen-
did bill.
SANFoRD's TROUPE, at Growers Theater,
continues TO be a source Of immense attraction,
and the addition of Dick Parker certainly
forms a minstrel combination 1t would be hard
to excel. Their performances are decidedly
amusing.
DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS TO THE FIRST
DISTRICT SCHooLs.-The distribution of pre-
miums to the pupils of the public schools of
the First District took place to-day at the
Smithsonian. This closes the exercises OF the
present school year.
Medals were awarded TO Eben o. McNair,
Of the Male Grammar School; Maria Allen,
Female Grammar; Geo; W. Odell, Male Inter-
mediate: Rose E. Garfield, Female Inferno:
diate; Ella nj. Marsh, Secondary No. /; Geo.
W higgles, Secondary No. 2; Mary l.. LIinkin
secondary No 3; Oscar Ashton, secondary
No d; Odessa Peirce, Secondary No. 5; James
Jones. Primary No. I; Oracle Hurdle, Primary
NO. Kate Byram, Primary No. 3; and Mary,
a. MCCARTHY, Primary No.4. - DO
For the best written examinations premiums
were awarded to Laban T. Bremmerman LIST
class, VIM. +. Snyder, I'd class, Charles M.
Lewis, Sd class, Male Grammar Scnooi; Susie
Katie Snyder, Sd class, Female Grammar
School, Joseph H. Hill, William J. Murray,
and Henry ]. Hechtman, of Male Intermedi-
ate; Louisa NJ Bishop, Ida M. Avery, and
Kate Rawlings, OF Female intermediate.
For exemplary conduct and punctuality,
ness, John II. Riggles, VIM. ID. Blackiston,
Edwin L. Moran, Charles E. Odell and Lewis
@. Denham, of Male Grammar School; Louisa
Denhan Marion Beardsley, Kate Pratt, Maria
Marsh, Charlotte Withers and Sarah Wilson,
of Female Grammar; Frank M. Clark, James
Esler, Eden Kipp. Robert G. Hines, Joseph F.
Hurdle and Joshua y. Martin, of Male inter-
mediate; Ida s. Jackson, Jane Murphy, Jesse
Cuttings, Mary Wilson, Minnie Blackiston and
Maggie Cowie, Of Female intermediate; Lizzie
Hurley, Martha Buckingham, Jennie Cuttings,
Bette Avery, Emma Riggles and Laura Ten
ley, of Secondary No. l. Michael Baker, Aaron
Bradshaw, Thomas ]. Cowie, John F. Dun
niN md
of Secondary No. 9: Jane B. Turton, Minnie
NJ. Hunter, Carrie q. Davis, Mary Riggles,
Mary Gosline and Katie Biggs, of Secondary
No. 3; John Ritter, James Waite, Harry
Dyer, Fielder Hunter and La Coste Rodier,
of Secondary No. 4: Emma Smith, Sallie Rob-
Inson, May Blackiston, Louisa Withers,. Susie
Jackson, and Elizabeth Burse, of Secondary
No. S; Kirby 5. Woodward, Louis AIdorfer
George d. Crump, Henry Hopkins. Geo. w.
Bradley, and John F. johnson, of Primary No.
Il Bertha Waldaner, Annie M. Clarke, Annie
B. Turton, Susie ]. Ray, Annie S. Hardness,
and Fannie G. Snyder, of Primary No. 2; Lydia
Hunter. Evelyn Creighton, Emma MCGEE,
May Hill, of Primary No. 3; Margaret Dow
ling, Emily S. Dyer, Agnes Larcombe, Clara
Wilson, Annie Marsh, and Lulie Adams, Of
Premiums tor attention to study and inn
proyement were awarded to Thos. H. Brem-
norman, William II. Brown and Lewis T. M.
ME Larcombe and Maud Sharretts, of Female
Grammar; Chas. J. Clarke, VIM. X. TAFT and
Frank Douglass, Of Male intermediate; Flor
ence buckingham, Mary b. Sothoran and Tex
ana Dyer, of Female ermediate Fannie Sy-
pherd, Katie Hurst and Emma Contnor, of
Secondary No. l; Gustave Forsburg, Mont
gomery Lindsay and James l.. Shedd, OF Sec
ondary No. 2; Nettiei Cumberland, Eugenia
CLARK and Ida s. Lambert, of Secondary No.
3; stephen Linkins, John Barclay and Simeon
Josephi, OF Secondary No. a; Belle Gawler
Adah Clarke and Mary Hermann, OF Secondary
No. s.; Chas. s. douglass, Herbert A. Bowen
and Geo. w. johnson, Of Primary No L. Eliza
hoth ffin R<,hi n
der, of Primary No. 9; Jamie Perrott, Setitin
A. Ahernand and Geneva +. Burrows of Phi.
mary No. 3; Annie NJ Sheehy. Ellen Dyer and
Ethel Larcombe, Of Primary Mol.
Premiums for penmanship were awarded to
James w. Graham, Of Male Grammar Schools:
Kate Mcmahon, OF Female Grammar; Lloyd
Douglass, Of Male intermediate; Ida Collins,
of Female Intermediates; Pauline Trotel, of
Secondary No. I; Charles r. Bishop, of Sec
ondary No. .; Christopher E. Serrin, OF Sec
ondary No. 3; James p. Kimmeil, of Secondary
No. q; Sarah Mclaughlin, of Secondary No. S;
VIM. o. K1mmell, Of Primary No. l; Emma F.
Acton, of Primary No. 2; Rosa Henry, of Pri-
Ma, 7. NO. g. and Eliza "0o0sn' OF Primary
Premiums for neatness of person, desks, &C.,
Were awarded to George r. M,lburn, Of the
Male Grammar School; Mida RiggIes, Of the
Female Grammar VIM. H. Beedle, of Male In.
termediate; Marian NJ. Ricketts,, Female Inter-
mediate; Mary +. Taylor, Secondary No. L;
William l.. Riggles, Secondary No. 2; Mary
s. Dillow, Secondary Nc. 3; Walter Jewell,
Secondary No. 4; Cora Clark, Secondary, No.
s. James H. Caldwell, Primary No: i Mary
Primary No. 3; and Sarah Murray, Primary
No.
For improvement in vocal music premiums
were awarded to Robert M. Thomson, Male
Grammar; Maria Marsh, Female Grammar;
Richard Bickerton, Male Intermediate; Bette
son, Secondary No. /; Howard ) Nyman. Sec
ondary No. =; Alice Collins, Secondary No. 3;
Charlie Davis, Secondary No. and Emma
Smith, Secondary No. s.
THE DISTRIBUTION YEsTRRDAY-The dis
tributlon OF medals and premiums to the pupils
of the schools of the second district yesterday
afternoon at the Smithsonian largely at
tended by the parents and friends of the pupils.
The schools marched to the Smithsonian about
four o'clock, when after an interesting address
had been delivered by DR.. Gillette, the pre-
miums were distributed by Mayor Wallach.
During the exercises the pupils sang several
appropriate pieces in fine STYLE and the band
performed appropriate music.
In addition TO the list published yesterday we
add the following list of Secondary No. g.
which was received too late for insertion yes
terday: Exemplary Conduct and Punctuali-
ty-Millard Free, George Cation, III Smith, Ed.
Hoover, Howard Wright, Joseph Free. At
Lowe, VIM. Davis, Willard Weaver. Penman-
ship-Frank Ourand Neatness-FrankC romp-
ton. Muslc-H Kallusowski.
TILL TAPPERs AND Door THIEvEs.-Sun.
day night Detectives McDevitt and Clarvoe
arres ted Thomas Monear, Michael McCarty,
John Woods, George Clark, John S Witt, Albert
Shelly and Geo. Revear, all boys of the boot
black and pewsboy stamp, as till tappers and
door thieves. Yesterday morning they were
committed to Jail to await an opportunity to
send them from the city. Passing through the
jail grounds the little scamps broke and run,
scattering In every direction. Shelly being
notorious, Clarvoe determined TO have him at
any risk, and chased him near half mile
through Swampoodle.. Shelly jumped fence
and Clarvoe followed him and caught him in
the act OF lifting the lid of privy box in order
to hide. The two detectives secured all the
fugItives except Monear, who will be taken if
he does not leave the city.
CAUGHT NAPPING.-Last night, q big burly
fellow was picked up by policeman Crown, of
the Fourth Ward, tor being drunk and disor-
derry in Swampoodle. The officer reused him
up, and he proved an ugly customer He gave
his name as John Willard, Of the LIST Va. cav
airy. (rebeD. Upon searching him at the sta
ton house a discharge given BY Col. III NJ La.