Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-27
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
AnUsEMEsTs. &C.. ro-yIsRr.

familiar {" Toodlss' --.'-- a
wsUez UHAP.L. - street s.ss and A stree,
perth The Onr,-'nss eI bibi'ion given oy tue
b sosih school viii be Tepeaied tni- evening.
nd will De a pleasant arsir Proceeds FIR the
rsplsnIsnment OF The library. ..4
TEE WAsHISsrON NATIONAL nOSurKyT
A. meeting of the Washington Nstiou al
kentnent society. held Gu the 2lst tnstant
j. ID. BTodbead. III. ID. Cooke. and Wn. .
hSDonsld Esre aPpoin'ed = CommIitse to re-
port pPon plans 10 raise funds for The compile.
Ion OF be n cnUrntAt, snd also 10 prepare sn
appesi 70 Consress
Or the spss,snon Of Fnzhueh Coyle, Esq 4.
Pre~tdsDt OF the National fisnk OF tie Rspub-
nc, seconded by DIR J. Is. Bake, President Of
the Nstionsl metropolitan Rank, It has been
dermlned 70 csll to 'heir aid tne National
Bspss thropahout me country. In a cireiuar
addressed TO the ca-hiers OF such In ti'utsous
tsey ay:-''w"h the the co-opaTaiiou OF such
powerful ~, iiisr'ss be psirioi &c purpose de-
elsred ny Cons gees IN the resolutions OF he.
cenher -. 1872, of raising Mouumsot 20 toe
Faiber OF hls County N The CITY hat e-ars
sss nsme, viii. we trust last be accomplished.
IL ~ an ObI@ct which every true American
has a. heart; and Tor uhica many have IIb-.
rally attributed. The obstacles 20 50 cess
tkat Rave hitherto intsrposed need not now pa
fpesinsd- through gJssI dIscouragensnt The
,ocIsty bss kept Up Its Organizations, waiting
Tor the cay, vhIsh we believe has now ar
riveo. when all ibe people OF our common
country would feel renewed interest IN WASH
ioston. snd m The principles " hi n he incui-
eAfed by precept aDc bY mis- grSs. Example.
The fun d. beretOfcrs collected hsve hon ant
nelest 10 rsi.e the Monument 90 ths heig 1T of
one hopdTed and seysnty-foar feet. leaving
hree hundred and forty three feet 70 conn
pfsse the plan The staGt nations Of the Old
WoEid-thina, japan, Tursey, Greece, Rome,
Breren. Switzsriano-bsve each sapt a trib.
Ets OF yen-ratiOn for Arnerfca's greatest son.
70 be INCORPORATED In the Monument 10 MS
nenory. IL is proposed tba: the National
BsBhs Subscribe one-'snth OF one per cent Of
thelr espital siOcE, paysbIe oue-fourth cash
and ne bslarce ~ one, two aad three years-
90 hat Bank with slO1,OG0 capital would
psy tssh s25. spd three annual lnstalmantS
sf SIS zach, and Banks OF other capital in
proportion This subscription, with the ap-
pfopriation ve confidently hope TO obtain
nom Congress would b. sufficient ID finish the
Monument sccordinr 10 the plan. As an in
cldent not wholly unImpor.ant, IL would Civ.
the National Banks an addi''~nai claim uuou
,ss popular fayor. If your Bank approves OF
the proposition, be- kind enoss n 20 sign ffy its
assent and usnsmi. the cash payment on it's
subscription land the irstalments as they b.
come due 10 fnzhngn CoyIe. Eco. President
OF the Bssk OF the Republic, to be placed 20
Ire efsdr OF the Treasurer OF the
Waseir gton Monument Society, who will
psolisn, from time 20 time, statement OF said
schIi buttons as may BE- received from the
6Apks, so that the country may appreciate
knsh pafrlotisrr, as veil their usefulnsss
We send herewith list OF the officers and
eofporators Of the Society. whase names we
Suppose, are sufficient pledge shat a proper
dIspos,ilon Will be made Of any funds inrast-
I'D o their control"
AND corporstOrs President fr-ofEeio - The
Presiden: OF the United States Ist VICE Presi-
dsnt sS-eFeiO-The Mayor OF Washington; I'd
Vice Presidsnt-Geperal L s Grant: Cd VICE
Presiden-GeBPral Peter Force: Treasurer
y n Smith; Secretary-John Carroll Brent
sorporaiors-Peter Force, Philip r. Fendall.
Ioomss biagden, JOnathsn Il III Smith, Rem
rmin Oele Tayloe, william W. Coreoran,
-hn Csrroll Brent, J " Blake, William B
1905, George W. Riggs, VIM. l.. Hodge, DR.
y " haiI, James N CARLISLE. Judge Janes
ID. . oh
efao' Henry ID. Cooke. William 3. HcDonaid
PRESENTATIONS IN TIE SECOND DISTRICT
AZ tDe Male Grammar School of the Second
DISTINCT on FRIDAY evening last, AFTER some
excellent declamatos, Master Wise, in q very
Beat speech, presented the teacher, MIR. Hunt
With beautiful revolving butter dish, as also
some presents for his little son.
On Tuesday morning there was a Iar,s
rafner'pg OF the schools Of the second District
an the Miller SCHOOL Buiiding. when the fol-
Lane, OF Female Grammar. a hesutifuI silver
caro- oasket, hllsd with finely written cards:
Mes Brown. Male Intermediates. cake basket:
Aiss Billing, Female Intermediate No /. card
oasEesi Mrs. Myers, do No z syrup pitcher,
suy.r inim bic. and turkey; Miss TAN. Second.
ary No l, individual presents; Miss Thomas,
%, no; =, SCI OF casters; Mis- Redmond, do.
70 ., tndiv dual presents; Mics Tucker do
No. 4, cake basket; Miss Rowe, do No. 8 two
volumes of LoDgfeIlow's Works and a lot OF
French candies Miss TnIey, do No q .ilver
napkin ring; Miss Davis, do No 2 fruit knifa:
Mis- HaislIp, Primary No. I, butter dish;
Mise Goodman. do No. ,, individual presents.
Hiss Caton, do No 2, silver napkin ring; Miss
n. Lemon. do. No 4, butter dish: Miss Free
DO. No. o, cake ba<ket; Mrs. Roosevelt. do No
2. ssrd basket; Miss Wilson, dc. no :, sleeve
buttsns, ID imble and spoons; Miss Adams do
No. 9. pair OF vases Miss Dalton, DC, No 10,
pritiDe desk.
Doflpg we Presentations the scholars sang
eome very f1ne pieces. Messrs. Wood ward and
Rex were present BY invitation. and Mr. Rbees
sent letter Of apology ana thanks, which was
read by mr.. W Woodward. Mr.. Rhees, who was
Represented by MS little daughter. was pre-
scented with q silver pitcher; MIR. Fox with q
eske basket; Mr.. " oOdward with a cake bas-
ket, &c, and Dir. Daniel. the teacher Of music
with case Of a dozen silver-plated knives and
forks After an hour spent III q pleasant re-
Hnion, the schools were dismissed with sing
Ing the doxology.
.ACSAHARA's CAyEr-Ths mammoth ex-
cAyatlon a. the foot of 9th street, from ting the
river-tne gradual enlargement of which 80
much Exercised 3 conteu porary fe ~ weeks
since that. In The course of 8 paragraph H. was
termed mo Namara's Cave" and divers sur.
misses were prsdicatsd with regard 70 its on
fhs eve of developing itself INTO An extension
OF sth street. Work has ceased ON the south