Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-13
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.

II1E II Elm lINO SlAR.s
LOCAL NEWS. ~
MEETING OF THE TRUsTEEs OF PUBLIC
SCHooLs-The Columbian College ScAolarskip-
Last evening. an adjourned meeting Of the
Board of Trustees of Public Schools was held
At the City Hall, Mr.. Jas. p. Tustin in the
Messrs. Walsh, CasselI, Murtagh and Hol-
mead s-r
Mr. Wilson, from the committee to make the
examination Of Peamanship, made a report
that the copy books written during the
year by four scholars in each of the grammar
schools had been selected, which was a yery
hard task, all the pennanship possessing SO
much merit. The books were referred to
Messrs. Bryant Stratton, Church & Co. who
have transmitted to him the following letter
announcing the decision:
WASHINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE Julv q
1866 D. Wilson, Esq.-Dear Sir: We have
carefully examined the copy books Won left
with us, and have found it very difficult to Sc.
1eCt the best, as nearly all of them possess a
great deal of merit They clearly follow the
principle and exhibit very much taste and
neatness, being entirely free from bIots and
sCrawls-
We have reduced the number to five. ann all
OF these are entitled to so much Commentator
that we do not like to make q closer distinc-
ton.
The decision is as follows:-Ist, Katie A. Nc
biahoni "a, Howard Hawkins Sd. James :.
foweii; am, Emma McGrew; 5th, Charles NJ.
BRYANT, STRATTON. CHURCH & Co.
DIT wilson stated that these scholars were
from the male and female grammar schools OF
the hrst district, and while feeling proud that
ms district obtained the prizes, he was sorry
10 say that all the awards We're made to
scholars of the first district. He would state
that The scholars of the other districts did re-
markably well, and there was much taste dis.
played by all the scholars.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee to make the
award OF the scholarship i'll Columbia Col
lege. reported that the candidates from each OF
the grammar schools had been subjected 10 a
very severe examination, and with one two
exceptions, the examination was very credit
able -Four OF them were considerably ahead
ofthe others-James T.. Bangs, of the first dis
trict; Giles A. Heilprin, second district; W. r.
Brown, first district; and Henry Simpson,
third district.
Mr.. Wilson spoke very highly of the exami-
nation OF HeilprIn who Is only thirteen years
old. The committee had made the award to
the first named.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. johnson moved that when the Board adj
3Ourn IL be until Monday evening, when a vote
snail be taken on the report of Messrs. Wood
ward and Homead, of the committee on Text
tey's Readers; which was carried.
Mr.. Clark addressed the Board on the ques-
ton OF readers, advocating the adoption OF the
McGuffey series, and on concluding, the Board
adjourned
THE TOURNAMENT-The tournament given
by the G. q. &. Club yesterday afternoon. on
Analostan Island, was a very pleasant affair
There were about fifteen hundred ladies and
gentlemen present, including many army Of
hcers and persons of distinction.
The following gentlemen We're selected by
the knights as judges for the occasion Gen
erals Augur, Dyer, Price, Hunt, Rucker, and
Dir. Knapp.
At the close OF the five tits each Gen. Au-
CUR announced from the stand that the ring
had been captured by each knight out of his
five runs, "a follows y. A. Rucker, knight
OF Analostan, three times; W. Gadsby, jr,
hnlght OF the Ruef1l Countenance, three
times; "A. II. james, Knight of Woodstock,
twice; j Ii. g. Young. knight of Oak Lawn,
once; W. p. COlley, the Dislnherited knight,
twice: ". IL. Babcock. knight of Columbia
three tunes; A. l.. Garrett. knight of Shan
nondale, three times; q. Rid McBlar, Knight
OF wyoming, twice; H. Berrian, knight OF
Hudson, none; A j. Wheelan. knight of the
West End, twice; Louis Warrington. knight
OF Arlington, four times.
Master Warrington having taken the ring
Cftenest, was duly declared the successful
knight.
Messrs Rucker, Gadsby, Babeock and Gar
rett having each captured the ring three times,
now rode for the honor OF crowning the first
maid of honor, each one career, which resulted
in Messrs. Rucker and Babcock capturing the
ring, and Messrs Gadsby ana Garrett missing
IL The first two named then rode of, and j.
A. Rucker carried off the ring, and w. II. Bah
cock missed it. This gave Master Rucker the
choice of the first maid of nonor, leaving the
choice of the second maid of honor to Master
Babcock. Messrs. W. Gadsby, Jr., and A. L.
Garrett then rode one tilt each for the honor of
won by A. l.. Garrett.
General Augur then presented the wreath IA
splendid one) to Master Lewis Warrington,
and the successful knights announced their
choices as follows Lewis Warrington, knight
OF Arlington, chose as ueen of Love and
Beauty Miss Annie Dennison; ]. A. Rucker
Knight of Analostan, chose as first maid of
honor Miss Rosa Whiting; W. III. Bah sock
Knight of Columbia, chose as second maid Of
honor Miss Katie Garrett, and A. l. Garrett.
knight Of Shannondale chose as third mad Of
honor Miss j ulIa No Blair.
After the tourney dancing commenced and
was kept up until a late hour last evening.
A
CITY RELATIONSHIPS stockholders of the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com
Pany held their annual meeting on Wednesday
asst. The election OF directors was postponed
until the second Wednesday in January next,
and the by laws amended TO make the
annual election occur on that date. The re-
port of the financial condition of the road
shows that Notwithstanding the great falling
on IN business since the close Of the war, the
affairs of the company are a satisfactory
condition. The general management OF the
road has been with a view TO making il a con :
Germ 81 permanent value, placed up On a sound
basis, with solid Improvements, making its
stock desirable rather as a reliable investment
than as source of ephemeral inflated diyi-
bends, at the expense of the solid prosperity of
the road.
The officers of the Washington and George
town railroad are Geo. ). GIDEON, Esq, pres
ldent Hon VIM. A. Darling, vice president;
A. Darling. Geo. s. Gideon. Chas KNAPP. Chas
e. Mott; Crosby 5. Noyes, J. Carter Marbury,
Henry Hart.
The stockholders of the Metropolitan Street
Railroad Company also met on Wednesday,
and elected the old directors, as follows-J
W Thompson. w. Il. Todd, NJ. G.. Emery, :.
Brown, Lewis Clephane, Thomas Lewis,
A. r Shepherd. The election of president
secretary, &c, was deferred until the meeting
OF the directors next week. The secretary 5
report showed very prosperous condition,
the earnings during the past SIX months being
a fair interest on the capital stock. The road
had 70 overcome heavy debt for paving re :
pairs, &c, but by judicious MANAGEMENT has
been made a successful and established insti-
tuition.
FUGITIyEs PROM THE HOUSE OF REFUGE
Yesterday afternoon, detectives Clarvoe and
McDeyitt. passing through the Smith sonian
grounds, saw two lads, aged IS and Is years
respectively. who, II was suspected, from their
clothing, were refugees from some institution.
and arrested them. They were dressed in
and tackefs of hlnish ,i,, "a -. :.