The national Republican., 1866-07-09

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LOCAL 1GmVV0.
ExAANArros or CAxDiDArxs FOR TEACHERS.
zh.ssrs walsh, wi,.cn. Hurley and Holmead.
ssa.sss ssndid.tss - posit'oas % tssshsrs met
N the 6sssnd dissrist grammar sohooi room on
Saturday for ths parposs Of holding the sxamins-
uou fhsrs we're prsssut Aftytwo ladies and Eve
ssntleir.a Ahcpt twenty Of The lsdiss were sp.
piiesnts Tor positons % teachers, and the others
osndidsess fcs promotion. II 10 thought there will
bee vacsney In the male gramm school Of the
Second district, the bad health Of Mr. Wilson for
many yeaT an exoellsnt teacher, compelling him
TO resign the position. In several schools where
The teachers hsvs been acting, q permanent sp.
pointasst will be made. II found qualified for the
position. t-lt
..TnH CoLuxm.S CoLtEoE SCHOLARSHIP.
The COMMITTEES Of the Board Of Trustees Of Public
Schools to award the Columbian College scho,sr.
shsp tnss At the schoo-houss corner of Fifth and
streets, on Saturday for the purposs Of examining
the contestants. The sxamiusiion was . very
rigid one. and lsstsd Z ON = N. to p. m From
tuo FT<t Dtstrtot grnmmhr een0Ol tue oAndtdhtee
were William r Brown, Brsnmsrman, and Jas.
Z. Btnes from the second district, Charles Lu,k.
" iIism Crews and John Judd; from the Third die
trict, Henry Simpson and Edward Crsnch; from the
Fourth district, kdwsrd o. West Giles Hsilprin
and aeorgs D,y,. Its thought the result Of the
examination will BE- announced at the meeting Of
As Bosrd Tomorrow evening.
ANOTHER CHARes.-F. A. Aiken was ar
rested again on Friday evening by Dstsotivss
Bisley and Kelly IN ,hs charge Of obtaining money
By fslss prs,sness from Gardner Tufts Esq., the
M,s-sshuss..s State Agent. Aiken Is oharssd with
having, on the 37th Of March iast, obtained frou.
Mr. Tnfts the cum Of SIS, giving him Q check for
that amount on Rigg. 4 Co signed BY Aiken 4
Clampit, and requesting thst the check should
not be presented for several days M. Tuhs has
since oftsn asked Aiken fr the money. but could
mot get II from him. He va, held to bail for his
appsArancs nsxt Thursday morning, At which time
the other charge Of obtaining money from Mr.
Buckley, publishsd last week, will be- tined.
FuSkRAL.-The funeral Of Jasper Mccoy,
Who died fsw days sso. took place irom his rs,i.
dsncs. on Twsutisth street, yesterday afternoon,
and was attended BY Frisndship Lodge No IL l. o.
o. y. and Jerusalem Lodge No. Q Free and 40.
eeptsd Masons The remains we're convsy Cd TO The
Western Prssbytsrisn Chureh, whore the funeral
which the body vas inferred 10 Oak Hill Cemetery,
Gsorgstown. Deceased WA young msn twenty.
six years Of age, and much esteemed BY . large
circle Of friends He received an appointment a.
clerk In the Patent Office few days before hs was
taken sick.
ATTExPr TO COMMIT rSUIcIDE.-On Saturday
night young m IN named Ahl, who resides on @
street. nesr the Government printing ON q, was
found In the water.closet at the National Hotel
10 an inssnsibls condition. He was taken to
private room Of the hotel, and physicians cum
moned, when Il wss ascsrtaiued that hs had
taken laudsnum, but got an overdose. Peoper
remedies were applied, and yesterday morning he
was much better, but still unable to speak. Hir
neck was greatly swollen and he had no use of biz
limbs. Roundsman Kelly snd Ofhcer McCoigsu
procured carriage and conveyed him to his resi-.
dsnes. ......- ....
Il OAuoHr.-Mr. A. Whitney, who resides on
Seventh greet near the Park. had hor.s stolen
from his stable yesterday morning while he was
at church. Several ooiorsd persons rssiiing 10
The vicinity saw . man take the hovss fr IN the
stables and description wAa given TO the Second
precinct oalcsrs. subsequently, 0nicsrs K NJ and
Poole arrested man named james Coviugtou on
the charge, and be wss taken to the station house.
whsrs he confessed the larosny. Justice Walter
rent hin to jsil for court, and the horse wss 70.
stored to Its owner
SuN-SrRoKE.-On Saturday morning Mr..
Samuel Wood driver employed BY the Nation.
Express Company, fell from his wagon while do.
livering leather at the store of Mr.. Thos @. Ford
on Seventh street, between q and H, and died
few minutes thereafter. Mr.. Wood fell from the
sdsots Of the heat, and although prompt attention
wsa given him at the drug store Of v Hsrbaugb.
he died In about ten minutes. The body was re
moved to the residence Of the family, on Eleventh
street, between o and P streets
DISTRIBUTION or MEDALS AND PRENIUxs.-
The annual distribution Of medals and premiums t.
the pupils Of the public schools will be commenced
this afternoon At MsserOtt Hall at four O'Clock.
when the prizes Of the fourth district will bs dis.
trbuisd. Tomorrow the distribution will bs to
the pupils Of the third district; on Wednesday to
those Of the second; and on Thursday to thuse Of
the hrst district.
DIED IN JAn~-Asbury Snowden, who was
oonvicred In the Criminal Court several days ago
penitentiary, died In the Jail on Friday, where he
was confined awaiting transportation to Albany
Snowdsn died Of the fever which broke out At the
jail ss'ers weeks since. A few oasss Of the fever
are yet at the jail, but Il is thought they will NOT
prove fatal. ..., q
TEMPERANCE MEErISa.--Ye Yesterday after
noon temperance meeting vas held at the North.
ern Liberties Market, under the auspices Of Equal
Division Sons Of Tsmpsr.ncs Addresses were do
Wheeler. aud othsrs; after which . number came
forward and signed the pledge.
ESCAPED FROM THE SrArroS-HoUsE.
rick Dunn wss arrested on Saturday night for being
drunk and locked up In the 6scoud preo'not sta
tion-houss. Before morning hs recovered his
senses and succeeded In making his escape Thir
hA miserabe old station house, and other parties
arI.'''d make their escape from the cells
"FATHER's A DRUSxARD AND MOTHER Is
DEAD. The above Is the title OF 9 new song, b.
Ms q A. Parkhurst, OF New York, and published
BY our snisrprising fellow citizen. John T. Rilis,
No. 800, Pennsylvania avenue Price, IS cents.
Sent by mail, post paid, on receipt Of price.
MAD Doos.-On Saturday morning Officer
Hill, OF the Fourth ward, killed mad dog In the
alley between A and d streets north aud delaware
avenue. Between eleven and twelve O'Clock Sat-
uriay night Roundsman Walliny shot another In
judiciary square, near the City Hall.
DRowSED.-Ye Yesterday morning, about six
o'elook, . man named Timothy oN.il went to the
river near the Long Bridge for the purposs Of bath
Ing While In the water he was taken with d.,
AID drowned before assistance could reach him
Tho bndv wns recovered. hut At the reuuest of his