Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-15

on New Jersey avenue, thence through G
streetto Sixth street, to Missouriavenue; thence
along said avenue to Four and half street,
to street, and thence along N street to the
Potomac river, or Sixth street wharf, with the
privilege also OF continuing said road along
Four. and.a-half to street, and thence to the
Potomac river, with the right to construct a
wharf into said river, the width of P street,
the outer or channel line to be subject to the
approval OF the Superintendent Of the Coast
Survey, 30 as not to interfere with navigation,
and the wharf and roads are to be SUBJ
ject to municipal regulations. The fare
is not to exceed five cents, and for freight
ten cents is allowed per 100 pounds, and
packages Of less weight the same. The
capital is not to be less than one hundred
thousand dollars. One section requires the
company TO sell tickets in packages Of twenty
five for one dollar.
The incorporators in another bill to charter
the Potomac Ferry Company, are H. d. Cooke,
John b. Hutchinson, H. G. Fahnestock, Thomas
Clyde and William B. Hatch, with q capital
stock OF not less than 100000 nor more than
$4,000.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC SoHooLs.-At the reg
lar monthly meeting of the Trustees of the
Public Schools last night the applicable of
Mr.: S. A. Wallace for leadership was read
and referred.
a communication was presented fnom the
Naval Lodge Of Masons that hereafter they
would be compelled to charge $50 for the use
OF room for school purposes.
The secretary presented full reports of all
the school districts for the past month.
MIR. Wilson presented the petitions of Miss
whitman and Miss Edgecombe for teacher
ships Referred.
Mr.. Wight, from the committee on vocal
music, reported that number of concerts had
been held under the direction Of Prof Daniel,
and that the gross amount of 1881 had been
realized, leaving a nett amount of 1918 95 for
the purchase Of pianos, which amount exceed.
ed the most sanguine expectations OF the COM
mittee. This amount had been turned over to
Mr. John F. Ellis to pay for pianos purchased
for the schools. The committee considered this
a most successful effort.
MIR. Wight also reported, from the committee
on accounts and expenditures hat they had
examined the bills of Wilson & Co. for wood
and coal furnished the schools of the First Dis
tr1ct, and they would authorize the bills to be
paid, after deductng one third of the amount
charged for the wood, and making a proper
deduction in the bill for coal THIS deduction
was satisfactory to the Messrs. Wilson. The
report was accepted, and the bills were ordered
to be paid
Mr. Wilson presented a bill of 800 from H.
Richards, for services while in charge of the
Teachers Institute; and it was ordered to be
paid.
Mr.. Ferguson presented bill of Williams &
Jolly for S323.O3, for coal furnished the schools
OF the Third District; ordered to be paid
Mr. Rhees presented bill of McGill & Withe-
row, for printing blanks, &C.. which was also
Mr., Wight introduced q resolution relative
to the distribution of premiums at the coming
examinations, which requires that the names
CT pupils deserving OF rewards shall be men,
toned publicly, the rules Of the Board re 1uiring
that no pupil shall receive more than one pre-.
MUM.
The Board then adjourned until the a5th
instant.
FUNERAL OF Mr.. GoRDoN.-The funeral of
the late Jas. A. Gordon took place from his
residence, on M street south, yesterday after
noon, and was largely attended, numerous
body OF friends and relatives following the
remains to the Congressional Cemetery, where
they were inferred.
The procession was composed of the Navy
Yard Beneficial Society (now nearly SO years
old,) American Hook and Ladder COMPANY
Anacosua Fire Company, (of which the de-
ceased was for many years president, and at
the time OF his death the treasurer,) with the
Marine Band; Eastern Lodge, No z, and Grand
Lodge l. o. o. f. with music,) and members
of the city government. A large number OF the
line-the blacksmiths' department, Navy Yard,
OF which the deceased was quarterman, being
closed yesterday afternoon that they might at
The corpse was placed in a handsome coffin,
on the breast of which was the regalia of the
Odd Fellows and number of beautiful
wreaths.
The services were conducted by Rev. H. N.
Sipes, of the East Washington Methodist
Church, and Parker H. Sweet, Grand Chap
lain Of the Odd Fellows, after which the solemn
cortege proceeded to the Cemetery where they
were inferred, the bell Of the Anacostia tolling
meanwhile. The engine house was heavily
draped In mourning, and the flag of the COM
pany was displayed at half-mast.
The following were the pall-bearers: P. CTS
w. Hall and E. Mudd, Of the Grand Lodge;
Brothers H. Grant and T. Clements, of Eastern
erIck, OF the Anacostla, and John Smith and
John Smallwood, of the Beneficial Society.
SALES OF REAL EsTATR.-Jas. q. Mcclure
tS Co., auctioneers, made the following sales
yesterday Lot II, Square No. oil, B. Fitzpa-
trick, "A cents; lots l and 4, Square No. 2Il,
John Murphy, 80 cents lots l. and NJ, Square
No. 2ll, ]. W. Pilling, s. cents; lot N, Square
No 2ll, John Conley, IS cents; lot o, square
No. 211, Alexander Rutherford, SO cents. The
above lots an front on 18th street, between N
street and Rhode Island avenue.
Lots A, b, and q, square No oil, VIM. J.
Hines; lot E, Square No sl1. Gregory ohavs IS,
cents; lot g, Square No eli, F. Miller 81 cents;
cents lots and +. Square No. al, G. o 1I
/ Is cents; lots u and V, Square No. 2l1, John
| Chapman, 13h cents. These ali front on Rhode
| Island avenue, between 14th and 18th streets
| Six lots on 18th street, between L and III
! streets, to Rev. Father White, for 80 cents. 81.
| Lot Z, Square 1877, Richard Henry. Lee, IL
cents; lot 8, Square 1877, Peter Kunnehan, IL
| CENTS lot ~, Square 1877, j. c. Irwin, IL cents;
lot II, Square 1917, Washington Childs IL cents;
lot ~, Square 1877, Judson Matthe ws and Car
roll Degges, II cents. These lots all front on
an alley between Fifteenth and Sixteenth SITS l.,
| and L and NJ streets.
Lot corner of Eighth and streets to Michael
| Lietner, 10 cents.
Lot on X street, between Eighteenth and
! Nineteenth streets, William ]. Williams, IS
| cents.
| House and lot on NJ street, between Nine.
tenth and Twentieth, to VIM. II. Thompson,
| for 81 400.
! Lot on Sixth street, between l. and III streets,
| TO Henry Walker, SO cents.
LARCENY FROM A VEssEL-Night before
| last, the schooner Imagin, lying at the foot OF
! 18th street, was robbed Of Sill and stay sail
| worth $50, and yesterday morning one OF the
hands, named Sam Johnson, a colored man,
| was missing. The police were informed, and
officer Pullin coming across the man, arrested
him. He had spent most Of the money in
clothes, which were taken back by those who
| sold them, and in this manner about $50 were
recovered. Justice Boswell committed him to
| jail for court.
SERESADx.-Mr. @. Noyes, Alderman cleo
from the Seventh Ward, was the recipient las.
night OF an agreeable serenade at the hands OF