Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-14

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The school in the First district having the beet
attendapce and Punetuality is Primary No. s,
certificates Of merit were given In Primaries No
stsbler.
the school in the Second dl.tr,c, having the
best average attendance and punctuality during
the months Primary MOI 7, taught by Mics J.
L. Adams. The school whose puplls received
the greatest number Of certificates OF merit IL
Primary No. I, taught by Miss Julit A. Brown.
The best attendance and punetually in the
Third district was In Primary School No. !,
taught BY Mr'. Roys, and the greatest number
O. certificates S Of merit were is,psd in Primary
In the Fourth district the best attendance aud
punetuality was In Secondary School No. O.,
Taught By Mis- Magee; and the greatest number
Of certificates Of merit were issued In Primary
School No. 4, Miss Bailey, teacher.
Anumber Of bills were presented by the treas Z.
urer, approved, and ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Tustin, chairman Of the Committee on the
Annual Report, announced the report would be
rezdy for distr button about the lSt Of March.
Mr.. Rhees presented the accounts Of the treas
urer for the quarter ending December 81, 1855,
Amount In the hands Of the treasurer at the be-.
ginning Of last quarter, ts.07.
Received Of the register, t22 s73 so. Dr..
salsries-First District, cas- 70. 90 secoud Dis
tret, ss,ss2; Third District, s4,ole; Fourth Dis
triet, s3.2os. Total, sl3,ss3
Care Of School room-Pir-t District $3.50: Sec-
ond District, siis; Third District, s277; Fourth
District, ti68.
Rsnts--Plrst District, 1850; Second District,
tias; Third District, $50; Fourth District, s75.
Contingant-Fiist District, tl, SIS; Second Dis
triet, 81 ,sssi Third District, 1914; Fourth Dis
trict, t79j ..... 80
Mt. Tustin offered the following resolution
which was referred to the Committee on Rules
and Regulations:
Amend bylaw No SHAT standing commit
district, shall be elected annually by the Board,
and each committee shall fleet its own chairman
The Chair announced that several yacancisG
were In the committees, on Aceount of the resig
nation Of Mr Utermshle, and announced the com
mlttees TO be as follows:
On Aecor 1ts and Bxpenses-wm. r. Wood ward
vice Mr. Utermehle.
On Congress and the City Oounclis-wm r.
Woodward vice Mr. Utermehie.
On Vocal Muuie-J. 8. Brown, J. Il. Holmead, T.
K. Clark, W. X. Woodward.
And the Board adjourned. 81.
BEGINNING OF LEST-To.d day, being the
first day Of Lent, is known a. Ash Wednesday
The Catholic aud Episcopal congregations entei
upon season OF fasting and prayer, continuing
ahout forty days and terminating on Easter Sun
day. In both the Catholic and Episcopal church,
services are held through bout the season Of Lent
The last week Of Lent Is known AS Holy Week
and the services in the churches are very i'm
The Most Rev. Archbishop spaldiug, Of tn,
Catholic church, has issued the folio wing regu :
lstious for this diocese. comprising Maryland ant
the Distre Of Columbia: III.
l. All the faithful who have completed thei
twenty frat year are, unless legitlrnatsly dis
pensed, bound to observe the Fast Of Lent.
2. They are to make only one meal day, ex
eepting san, avs.
3 The meal allowed on fast days Is nat to b
taken till about noon.
l. At that meal, II on any day permission
should be granted for eating hesh, both flesh m,
nsh are not 10 be used at the same time, even b!
way OF seasoning.
8. A small refreshmeut, commonly called col
LatiOn, 10 allowed In the evening; no genera
rule as to the quantity Of food permitted at thi
most regular Christian is never to let Il exeee,
the fourth part Of an ordisary meal.
Q. The quality OF food allowed at COLLATION. IL
in this diocese, bread, butter, cheese all kinds
fruits, salads, vegetables. aud Ash MILK an
eggs are prohibited.
T. General usage has made IL lawful to drin
10 the morniog some warm liquid, a. tea, coffee
or thin chocolate made with water.
Q. Necessity and custom have authorized th
use Of hogs lard instead OF butter, in prsparin
hsh, vegetables, &c.
the obligations OF fasting; Young persons unds
q years Of age the sick, nursing women, thos
who are obliged to do hard labor, all VIII
through weakness cannot fast without sre'
pref udies to their health.
10. By dispensston, the use Of fresh meats wi
be allowed at any time on sundays, aud once
day on Monday, TnevdayS, Thursdays, au
Saturdays, with the exception Of Holy Thursday
and the second and last Saturdays OF Lent.
IL. Persons dispensed from the obligation
fasting on sceount Of tender or advanced age,
hard labor, ara not bound by the restriction
using meat only at Que meal on days on while
Its use il granted by dispensation. Others di'
pensed from the fast or other causes, as we'll
those who are obliged to fast, are permitted
use meat only at one meal.
SUICIDE afternoon, ma
named James Kennedy committed suic de at h
residence on New York avenue, between Four
aud Fifth streets, by shooting himself throue
formerly kept a grocery on New York avsnu
between Third aud Fourth streets. and sometin
ago failed in business and lost much OF what
was worth. This fact, and the fact that he ha
up to this time been unable to ObtAt emPlo!
Ineut, preyed upon his mind and at 4 mes caus'
partial insanity, and We learu that he has her
tofOre made threats Of self destruction. Thus,
one occasion, when on his way to Alexandria,
attempted to leap from the boat and was on
prevented by friend, who was compelled to u
physical force to thwart the meditated act
About two o'clock he went home, called
family together In back room, and locked the
up. AT " minutes afterwards shot was hear
His family burst the door open, ran up stairs, 81
found him lying upon the floor, with bulle
hole clear through the head the ball having O.
tered about the locality Of the left temple NJ
coming out at the rigb temple. The blood dow
copiously from the wound, and In few momen
he was weltering 10 pool OF blood. Physicia
were summoned Immediately, but their efforts
save were unAyAiling, and the wretched man q
pired About Au hour after the wound was Il
hicted. The body was taken iu charge by Il
Third ward police, and Coroner Woodward mol
fed 10 hold an inquest.
DRowNED-Yesterday two boys NAM
Samuel Higgins and jobs Perkins found 4
body OF white man floating In the Easte
Branch, near the navy yard bridge, aud notin
onieer o. W. Duyall Of the fact. The body W
secured, and Coroner Woodward was notine
who held An inquest yesterday afternoon. t
body was clad 10 dark blue sack coat, llg
cashmere vest and pantaloons, coarse linen shi
with . nne linen bosom, striped undershi