Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-30
Affairs in Ceercetouu.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS The schools Oil Az
be opened for the ensuing term on next Mon
cay. The eusrdians have promptly reHtied
the school building, repairing where repairs
were necessary, and thoroughly cleansing,
painting and W hitewsshing the school-rooms
and premises, so that all Us now IN excellent
order fer service during the term. The guar
dams will have do diifculy IN filling the seA,s
with pupils. The applications for admission
TO the primary schools exceed the means for
the accommodation OF the pupil.
FIGHTING. Yesterday morning officer
Brown arrested II. =. Mcpherson and AZ. no
McPherson and loshCa Scrivenner, for fght-
ing in the street TIE McPhersons are pant
ers, and were employed by Scrlyenner 20 do
some painting. Scriyenner and ". -. McPher-
son got into a quarrel about the manner an
which the work was done. The lie was given.
.biow soilowed, and a fight ensued. Justice
Bockey dismissed II. III. Mcpherson. and nned
the oth.I and Strvener 81 SO each, for fighting
SUSPICIOUS CrRcuMsrANcEs.- the
time OF the battle OF Gettysburg two years ago
last July, a horse was stolen from the vicinity
oil the aqueduct bridge, where the canal boat
men usually ue their horses. The animal be
longed to boaiman named John McMulIeu,
VINO never saw the horse until yesterday, VT hen
ne found u In the possession of Samuel VII
Liams; colored. Williams was arrested by Of
ncer Drill and taken TO the station house lie
says he traded for the horse with a man or tn.
I.ittle River turnpike, near Alexandria The
horse has been ia the United States service.
was branded I on left shoulder and y OF
the neck. signifying that the horse had been
regularly sold. The police have been a long
time looking for the horse, and they suppo-s
that when stolen ~ was taken 10 Washington
sold 10 dealer there, and by the dealer sold
% the Government, and sold again by the Gov
eminent 10 the person from whom Williams
OBTAINED NJ Mr.. McMuilen SAYS be car proya
his property, and that the horse when stolaU
was worth $50. The case IL held foT fur.he-
hearing by Justice BucKey.
The CANAL-The Direc,OTs-A Moreasnf # fSs
BoGfnen.-The Board Of Public Works OF
Maryland. consisting Of Governor Swan. STATE
Comptroller Jump, and State Treasurer Pow
Ter. had a meeting AZ Annapolis on the 2-;h
instant or the purpose of appointing the Pres
ldent and Directors of the Chesapeake and
OHIO Canal The law requires an annua: elec-
ton; but II is rule not TO change the Boa-d
under TWO years. The following gentlemen
were appoin led - President-Jacob SniyelN
OF Hancock, Md, re elected. Directors-ion
II; Addison, OF Georgetown, ID. G.; Charles
Ahert. or Montgomery county; G.. Stake OF
Williamsport; l. Brengle of FREDERICK, Do~
sey Herbert. of Hagerstown; and Horace Res
ley, OF Cumberland, Md. The selection gives
general satisfaction to those Interested m the
prosperity OF the canal aud the regions through
which II passes.
A petition TO the President and Director. "a
now beng circu ated among the boatmen aud
boat owners, asking the Board TO pass an oraer
for the closing Of the locks from IL O'Clock sat
urday night until 12 O'Clock Sunday night
pTohloiung the running OF boats during the
"a hours OF the sabbath day. The petitioners
say that the running of the boats on the Sab
bath day does not add TO the revenue of IN.
tdhdi COMPANY Goal Com panleS, or any other,
IN business on the canal, and suggest that a@ta-
FAIR trial of the system, the Board Will never
nave cause 10 countermand the order.
Inc water IS low IN the river, and the canal
is not IN condition for navigation and manu-
iacturIng purposes AT the same time Ar
riyed-E Siauhope, with wood. TO market. aod
twenty-seven boats with coal. 10 Cumberland
Co, ot5-l2 tons Central Co, 753- IA tons: Ameri-
can Co. 5i3 tons; BordeE Co, 43l-I6 tons.
Hampshire Bait Co, 10 tons Departed
COL A Spdtes, merchandise, 10 Edward Fer
~; Maude. do, TO McCay's Ferry; J. n VII
hams, salt. 10 Lift-lock %; Ironsides. fish, salt
and fertlli zers, TO Willamsport; and twenty
seven boats light
PETTY LARcESY.-Randolph Lewis, cold,
was arrested by officer Brown for the larceny
OF small quantity Of meat from L. Heiss. pork
butcher. The meat was recovered, and Mr.
Helss would not prosecute, and Justice Buckley
dismissed the case.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET.--There are no
receipts OF Hour or grain to-day. and the price,
OF Yesterday reman unchanged. TRANSACTIONS
unim portant.
Port OF observation-disclosures
Norab, Clarkson, from Alexandria; steamer
New York. Plat, from New York