The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-03

Wo ivy thhnr patrons VIII pckr with any IT
regularity iths delivery which may occur for
q few days, I'LL the routes can DO rearranged.
ordsu for paper may be len for tho present
at the polic&ation, High street, below Bridge
street.
BoAnD ortcnooL GUARDIANS "A meeting
Of tho schodrustees was held at the custom
house on Tbday evening. Present Mossrs.
Hyde, tpredSt,) Msgee, Wilson, and Dunlop,
(seerctary.) -.....r
Tho month report Of schools were received
and ezaminehftsr which Mr.. Hyde presented
the bill Of Sluei Lewis for medals (s16.50,)
and Mr.. Will the bills Of WIN. II. Calhoun,
which were otrsd to be paid.
On motionks list of premiums Of the last
year were adosd for the present year, with tbs
understandin9hat the silver medals be substi.
tuted By gold edals, TO be paid for BY private
Subscription, Il could DO done. ...-.
On motion DIR. Msgee, II was ordered that
the distributil Of "cards OF merit" for the
year take plS, the arst one preceding the
Christmas holibs, the second preceding Easter,
and the third tdispensed with
The subjectl penmanship being before the
Board, on mott Of Mr. Dunlop, 1t was ordere d
that half an ht OF each day, Except Friday,
when one hour hi be required, be devoted to
writing and PEN nship in all the schools.
BUILDING As citation. seventh annual
meeting Of tho 18th Building Association took
place Tuesday dit at their rooms In Lsng's
Hotel; VIM. Cl&ugh, president, In the chair,
aud VIM. King, bretary. The treasurer being
absent, the prebent acted and received the
dues, some So. 70 being received, which was
disposed Of as flows: shares at sos; 5 shares
at S94. 50i s shab At "a so; s shares at $685. 5
shares at 500. 5o3 shares at $94, and share at
S93; average, $gh-7. The demand and bid
ding was quite spted, showing the association
to DO prosperous ID popular. II must be IN.
derstood BY tho sbve rates that the price named
Is what the stoclblder receives for each share.
To make II bettel understood, the association
really buys the st{k instead Of disposing Of the
money In the old. thionod way at q premium or
per cent.
A RAID on oGLThe law prohibiting the
going at largo Of kino being now In force, yes.
terday the police lads q descent on all porker,
found enjoying toohuch liberty, and during the
day quite q numbr Of unsmoked hams were
captured, which vi be sent to the poor and
workhouss, to grad the tables Of the epioursau
boarders at that b el.
The CASAL.-4r millers still complain Of q
scarcity Of water drive their machinery, and
the stoppsgo Of TIL mills, two and three times q
uny, IN otuer 70 looommodAto inc passage OF
boats. Dam No. Is now undergoing repair,
and II Is hoped, atsr completion, that SUN.
cheney Of water wiiat all times DO obtained fol
the important millini INTEREST,"
SELLING BY MEAsbRE.-A corporation law 70
quires potatoes to b sold by weight, and place,
the standard Of btshel at 90 lbs. Yesterday
morning . farmer, named Adam FOntI, was ar
rested By Officer Warwick, on complaint Of tn,
market master, for Yelling potatoes BY msssur,
instead OF weight. Justice Buckley imposed I
fine on Pontz OF $3.50.
FrGHrna.-A couple Of boys, one black ant
the other white, ws,s arrested BY Sergeant Boar
man yesterday for engaging in a fist fight OF
the streets Justice buckley dismissed the whit,
boy, and ordered tho cOlOred boy to be IOcket
up three hours. ..'
MERCHANTS ExouAlk r.-Thsrs was nothip,
dono on Change yests(day, and tho genera
market remains unchang,d Wheat Is held o.
s2.4O for good red, SAYS for prime, and %. 81
for q choice s Corn a'y 'fn DO quoted at 20'
TIE JAMES s. GlEES-The steamer Jamel
8 Green, from NowYork, due hero on Tuesday
and detained by thsstorm, reached her whar
yesterday morning sbout IL o'clock.