The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-10


the prizes for spelling. Messrs. Rhees, Wilson,
Clark, and WHITE. ..ft.
Saturday, Juno 29th.---Exsmination In Pen.
mansbip, to award the scholarships aud prizes
in the business colleges Messrs. Wilson, Wood.
ward, Clark, and Cassell.
Friday, July s, at the School Room, Fifth
street. between n and F-Examination of tho
Male Grammar Schools, 10 award the college
scholarships. Messrs Brown, Woodward, John.
son and Croggon.
Saturday, July 9, at the School Room, cor.
ner Of Fifth and L Observation-Disclosures Of can.
didates for positions as teachers. Messrs. Walsh,
Wilson, Woodward, and Whyte.
81 o'clock a. m, and close al o'clock p. m.
The oral examinations Of the Grammar Schools
will commence at O'Clock p. nj OF the Inter
mediate Schools, at o'clock p. M and Of
the Secondary and Primary Schools at 81 o'clock
p. m.
roll Of merit In each school will DO prepared
according to the rules heretofore observed, as
follows;
j. gold medal In each Grammar and Inter
mediate School, and silver medal In each Sec.
ondary and Primary School--punctuality, exem-
plary conduct, and Improvement within the year
constituting the basis Of this award.
2. Three premiums In each Grammar and In.
termediate School, for the best written examina-
tiops.
conduct ard punctuality.
4 Three premiums In each school for attention
to study and improvement within the year
3. One premium in each school for improve.
ment within the year In penmansbip.
o One premium In each school for ncatncss Of
person, books, desk, &c., to be considered
7. One premium In each school for improve
ment within the year In vocal music.
Only one award, excepting the premium for
vocal music, shall DO made to the same pupil,
but In all other cases where pupil shall be en-
titled, under the foregoing rules, to second
award, It shall be made to the pupil standing
next In order, In the same class Of merit.
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THE "MYsTERIous Prisoner" AT THE GEN.
rRAL GUARD HOUSE we learn that Officer B
Leach. of tho Fifth precinct, arrested Captain
John q. RYAN. "notoriously known ns the Mys
FERROUS Prisoner land SO described in his
printed "Autobiogrspbical Card ~ under tho
following circumstances: It appeared from the
evidence Of @. W. Driver, the keeter of q restau.
rant on Pennsylvania avenue known as Oyster
Bay. that CAPTAIN RYAN came into Driver bouse
about IL o'clock on Saturday night and called
for spring chicken, and that the Captnin plnced
a brace of Deringer pistols near his plate on The
seating the loaded pistoI, NJ Mr.. DTIvcy, ,bSt
the latter was compeled by a regard for his own
personal safety to eve Ryan in charge of an
officer who lodged the prisoner in tho Central
Guard House Tie case was brought before
| Justice Thomson Yesterday. when the " Myste.
rious Prisoner - denied the charge of presenting
| the loaded Deringors at Diver, but admitted
that OF carving about his ucrson tho deadly and
concealed weapons, nIIezinr IL to be n common
practice In The South, for the purpose of self.
defence, &c. The Justice after hearing the case
decided TO fine the prisoner 500 and 10 reouire
security to keep the peace, The prisoner then
requested that his Deringers might be returned
to him; but to this the Justice objected until the
Gne was paid. Officer Leach accompanied the
| prisoner to the Kirkwood House, where the
| money was paid ami the Mysterious Prison.
er" was released from custody We present
| our readers with correct copy Of tho il Auto
geographic Gard, as one Of The political curio.i
ties Of the day:
kUToDIoGRAPHIc CARD.
Capt. John Geo. Ryan, editor '!Souhern Vim
dicaior, ~ Pine Bluff Ark, VIGOROUSLY known a.
the Mysterious Prisoner or Captain J. @
Ryan, Confederate States cavalry, who was ar
rested in Memphis, July, 1865, supposed to b,
John II. Surratt," the Lincoln conspirator
and taken to Washington in CHAINS from thence
removed to Vicksburg, MISS, and there 70.
| leased In November, 1865. American Justice (?)
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The New ST. PATRICK's CHURCH.-The
| work of excayntion Ia now in nrooross for Tho
fonndetion oT 81 psiricLSs ch,rrh snJ ~ Iii
hn ;u'n,aI;o.., IL m @ anu ~, W" ~
laid by his Grace, Archbishop Spauldlng, in Octo.
Der next. The church VIII DO a Gothic cruel
form, IN the style OF tho thirteenth century, ma
tertai lstone, WITH OF course, appropriate orna.
mental dressing. 1t will front on street 81
feet, with an extreme length on Tenth street oil
le4 feet, exclusive Of steps. The transept will
be iZS iset wide, navc6Q feet high, aisles 40 feet
| high. Tho sanctuary will be 10 feet wide by ~
In depth, and VIII contain three affairs, with
domes over each, but no windows. Tho choil