The national Republican., 1867-04-08

hll the Office you lately occupied, they are more
than gratiaed at the success which attended
your efforts evincng, ns II has done, high de.
gree Of administrative ability, coupled with
dignihsd, gentlemsnly and impartial bearing
towards all with whom you have been brought In
contact. May your future be prosperous, here
or elsewhere; your achievements all the most
sanguine could desire, and your associations
pleasant and happy.
by MR. BURNHAM.
Mn. CHAIRMAN: II In tho discharge Of the
duties Of tho station lately occupied by mo
have met the appreciation Of my fclou.crnfts.
men II is no more than desired and stroye TO
attain. II was my earnest desire TO act impair.
tially towards all and II success attended my
efforts II was as much the result Of the courteous
bearing Of those with whom 1 have been asso.
cated as any effort on my part. I aecept the
present rendered me, more on account OF the
friendly feelings which have prompted IL than
for Its intrinsic value. In conclusion, wish
you, one and all, prosperity and happiness in the
future.
Meeting OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND
TEACHERS or Colonel ScnooJs. This associa-
ton held q regular monthly meeting at the Free
Library Rooms, corner Of Fifth and L streets, on
Friday. at 2 O'Clock p. IN. Rev. John KimbRll,
Superintendent, occupied the chair, and Mr..
Newton acted as secretary.
Tho meeting was inaugurated with the reading
Of q portion Of Scripture aud with prayer.
Tho minutes Of the last meeting having been
read and approved, the Chair road the monthly
report Of the schools, which shows the names Of
tho Teachers number Of schools, number Of
pupils average attendance during the past
month, &c Us follows Enrolled, 3, ,4lOi always
present. 1909; always punctuali 627i average
attendance, 27il.
Quite a protractcd discussion occurred upon
the most correct plan or principle Of averaging"
tho attendance Of the pupils. Without arriving
at any definite plan the matter was referred to a
committee Of three, consisting Of Mr.. Newton,
Misses Dewey and Boutelle, to report thereon at
the next monthly meeting.
The subject Of "school discipline was next
discussed in quite m edfying manner as to
whether II was better to use "nlo-al suasion" or
other means Ono young mentoress said the
way she preserved the FIRST law Of Heaven In
her school was to keep the pupil at his or her
studies constantly, for by so doing the mind
would, as matter Of course, keep tho scholar
out Of mischief.
The meeting was quite an interesting one,
moro particularly on account Of the interchange
of opinions on school discipline.
The meeting adjourned to assemble again at
the same place on the first Friday in May next
ACCIDENTALLY KTLLED.-At about one
o'clock, p. m, on Saturday last, an old man
named Walter W. Forester, residing in Union
town, just beyond the navy-yard bridge, was &c.
cidentally shot and killed by man named Thos.
s. Webster. The coroner was telegraphed for
to hold IN inquest. and when he arrived he en-.
panneled jury, Of which Mr.. Fielder W. Greer
was foreman. The jury, after hearing the ov.
dence in the case, rendered n verdict stating
| '' that the shid Walter W. Forester alias For
restnll, aged 65 years, an Irishman by BIRTH
| residing In this country about 40 years, was
| sitting in William O'Drien's shoemaker shop, in
Uniontown, south end of nayy-yard bridge
| Thomas S. Webster came in for his sons boots
| and while Mr.. 0'Bren's sister was looking for
| the boots hor son, about three years DID, came
| up with an old broken pistol, which had been
| handled by tho children for some weeks, not
knowing that II was loaded. The said Webster
| took q cap out of his pocket and put 1t on the
| tube lie then placed the pistol on his knee and
| struck tho cap with q shoemakers hammer,
which caused it to explode, and the ball entered
| the right breast of the deceased, between the
| first and second ribs. The contents Of the pistol
took a horizontal direction, cut the Uema cara or
aorta, most likely lodging behind the right
| SegpMla causing death in few minutes. The
| Jury believe that the shooting was accidental
| and without any malicious intent Tho de.
ceased leaves no property
GERMAN RADICAL REPUBLICAN CLUB
| A meeting of this club was held on Saturday
l =
| Z. l.. Schmidt in the chair.
After the reading of the minutes Of the pre-
yious meeting and the transaction Of minor busi.
ness, the following preambles and resolution
were presented
| Whereas the approaching municipal election
will be one of great Importance to the radical
| Republicans Of the city of Washington; and
| Whereas this club has never failed, since 1850,
to continue its organization and labor for the
most advanced principles of radical Republican.
| ism; and as we believe that recognition Of the
| radical Germans by nominating ono Of their
number as n candidate of the Republican party
on the city ticket would bo both just and politci
| therefore be II
| Resolred, That we respectfully recommend tc
| the delegates to DO appointed from tho seyera
wards, who will meet in city convention to nom
nate a city ticket, one Of our number as tn,
choice Of this club for the position Of city register
After much discussion the resolution wal
amended and passed, and n motion to postpont
| the choice Of the candidate to be proposed by th,
| club for the above.nHmed office until Tuesday
evening next was agreed to- after which th'
meeting adjourned.
| TIE FrREMEN's PARADE.-On Saturday
| evening tho Fire Commissioners assembled, II
company with tho chief engineer and foremen o
the different fro companies, in the Fire-Alarn
Telegraph office, to complete the arrangement
/ for the parade of the City Fire Department.
| proposition had been made to postpone tho dc
monstration until the 18th instant, and an inyi
| tation was extended to the Government Fire
| Brigade. This having been declined, 1t was de-
cided that the parade should take place on the
day originally selected, viz to-day, the Sth inst,
| The companies, with their apparatus, will be as
senbled In front Of the City Hall at O'Clock, p
IN and after paradng the principal streets will
halt in front Of the Bank Of Washington at about
4 O'Clock, p. IL o., when n trial Of the apparatu!
| will take place. Arrangements have been per
| fected whereby sufficient apparatus shall leave
| the line should fire occur during the parade o
the companies
| ARREST OF SSrPosED CONFIDENCE
MAS.-0n Saturday Detectives Claryoe and
| McDevitt arrested young man on one of the
streets of this city on suspicion of being conf
dence man, and their suspicious have beer
pretty well confirmed by asccrtaining that on OF
about the Goth of February last this individual
pawned with one of our city brokers ladys set
of diamond jewelry, consisting of a diamond
breast. pin, broach-pin, earrings, hair-pins, Q
diamond stone single ring, cluster ring one la
dies gold watch and chain, and other articles
of which the prisoner says hc received part in
New Orleans and the remainder in New York
He is held to bail for further hearing, unit
the matter can be Investigated. For the presen
we withhold his name. Messrs Clarvoe ant
McDeyitt are making oyery endeayor to ascer
tain who the owners of tho jewelry are
real. ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. j. Il. Cald
we'll 4 Co. have disposed of the following de
scribed property: Lot so, square 2O7, 2Oxl4O, a
so cents per square foot, to Charles b Fisher