Evening star., 1866-05-09
LOCAL NEWS.
THE GRElT


IIos;.Ine annlNersary exercises Of the Sun-
DAY school, Union will take place on Monday
ne ~ ,ns p 0spmo' grounds, aud promises 20
Elenis having for several weeks pasf been hsrd
al work, as also the various schools, An the
work Of prspsIanon. p The procession wllI be
move at 10 O'Clock by way Of 18th s.reet and
Pa. avenue 10 the Capitol grounds, where it
nont OF the two stands, az one Of which Mr.. A.
s. Pratt will preside and Mr.. u. Riehards at
The other, where, After singing, led by Mr..
SharIetts and MI: Georss K Thompson. and
the annual report of Mr.. John q. Judd, secre-
'ary. will be read. Addresses viii he deliv-
eIed by Major General o. O. Howard, Hon.
Messrs Price and Dodge, Rev. Dr. Vincent
and Others. after which the schools will be
dismissed.
Major General Howard Is the Marshal-in-
Shiei and his aids, Captain Ketchum and Rev.
Mr. klmball. with Messrs 0eorse r Gulick
;. v. BOYD, J. A. Duncan, and John q. Judd,
assistant Marshals. Zach school win have
The schools will commence the march at
half-past eight O'Clock IN the morning, those
composing the Eastern District, under the mar
shalship of Mr.. q. r. Quick, and assembling
on 4th street east and South Carolina avenue,
and marching to the Smithsonian grounds by
Virginia avenue.
The schools Of the Western District Mr. g.
V. Boyd, marshal, will proceed from the cor-
ner OF Nth street and the avenue. by way Of
the avenue, New York avenue, I3th, II and
The Northern Division will start from N and
9Th streets, by way Of 9th street Massachusetts
avenue and 1th street TO the grosnds.
The Southern Division, MIR. J. A. Duncan,
will commence their line Of march from Cor
such Chapel on AZ street.
Zach of these divisions will be accompanied
by mnsic-the Marine. Gin divIsions.) the 5th
U. ;. Cavalry, and Heald's Washington Brass
Bands having been engaged.
On arriving At the Smithsonian the ereat
procession will be formed in the following
order:
FIrst Dirision.-Band. l. Assembly's Pres
byterlan 2. Providence Chapel. q Foundry
chapel and Mission; e. Wesley Chapel and
Mission. S. M-street Methodist, 6. New York
Avenue Presbyterian and North Presbyterian
Mission. :. Ninth street Pres by tsrian. Band
ST Paurs Lutheran and Mission. Q. Meken-
dre Chapel 10. Congregational School. m.
Waugh Chapel. ~. Ryland Chapel l3. Ninth
street Methodist Protestant IL. Navy Yard
Baptist: IS. German Lutheran. 10. News
Second DirlsiOn.- Band. IL. Seventh street
Presbyterian. le. Western Presbyterian. 49,
calvary Baptist: 20 First Presbyterian and
MISSIONS 81. Sixth Presbyterian. %. Cor
such Chapel. % First Baptist and Orphans.
Band. -. East Washington Methodist. IS
Island Baptist. 26. Navy Yard Methodist
Protestant %. Hamline Methodist D. E
street Baptist. %. Y. NJ. q. A. Mission. 90.
Union Chapel 81. Capitol Hill PRESBYTERIAN.
81. Fletcher Chapel. 20. Unitarian s. s.
LEVY CouRT.-This Court met Monday NJ
the City Hall, all the members present.
After the transaction Of some business of
minor Importance, the Court elected the fol-
lowing school commissioners :-R. w. Carter,
hrst district; John Chappell, second; r. ID.
Carpenter, third; Henry q Queen, fourth; -
Robinson, NTH; David Miller, sixth; W. w.
Gooding, seventh.
The President reported that law had been
passed by Congress giving the Court author
lty over certain military roads. The subject
was referred TO the committee on improye-
ments, with Instructions to see what arrange
ments can be made with the owners OF the
land through which they pass as TO ITS pur-
chase, and in care OF failure 20 take the proper
steps 20 condemn the same.
Mr Bowen presented a letter from q. A. Al
exander, asking repeal OF the ordinance in
Mr.. Burr. from the assessment committee.
reported the total amount Of assessment on
real and personal property TO be S5.5l5,2e7, and
the Court proceeded 70 fix the rate Of taxes
Mr.. Bowen moved that IS cents in the SiOO be
imposed for road and county purposes and IS
cents for school purposes, which was adopted
Mr. Plant moved q reconsideration Of the
vote by which 25 cents in the siOO was imposed
for school purposes; lest, yeas 4, nays5.
The court directed an abatement of 10 per
cent on all taxes paid before July lst per
cent before August LIST, and per cent before
September LIST.
DIR. Nichols suggested the appointment OF q
committee 10 confer with Senator Wilson in
relation TO the bill pending in the Senate grant,
ing l,OVO,OOO acres Of land 70 the District for
school purposes, and Messrs. Nichols, Maeru-
deT, Bowen, Sargent and Plant were appoint
ed.
SUSPICION OF LARcESY.-Saturday evening
Sergeant Reed and Detective Clarvoe arrested
Wilson Smith and John Broxton, eoloreC on
suspicion OF the larceny OF Sil6 from Green AZ
Williams, aucuoneers. The prisoners were
employees in the store. and the clerk had put
the money in his desk in his ONCE and was
called out a few minutes. Tue only salesman
In the store (the others being engaged in out
door salee) was called 70 the second story OF
the building. leaving the two prisoners below
About nfteen minute after ward the clerk re-
turned 10 the desk and discovered the loss
The case was examined by Superintendent
Richards yesterday, but in order TO make fur
further hearing.
GRAND LaRcEsIEs.-SaturdayI last, Ofhcer
Pool, Of the ID precinct, arrested Prank Selby,
SponsT,v iOf tae lareeny Of pair Of pants the
fore Justice Walter. who sent him TO Jail for
court.
James Mccormick was arrested by Ofacer
Q. L. Greer, Of the Sd Ward, upon a charge OF
the larceny Of $500, the properly Of Jas. Jack
found in the prisoners Possession. He WAS
taken before Justice Bates, who sent him To-
Jail 70 await q reQuisition from the Governor
Of Virginia. Other parties implicated ",
previously arrested in Alexandria
A SAD CAsl.-One OF our prominent law
yers, in conversation with friend, the other
day, remarked that there was actually danger
OF his literally starving 10 death why, is
not your credit good AZ the butchersl" asked
his friend "Irs not that" was the reply; ssthe
fact is, have no appetite for breakfast never
have time TO 90 home to dinner, and when i
eat.'
1Hon. John Hogan, one OF the Missouri
Congreesmen, asserted in n speeeh NJ 81 I.ouis