Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-06-27

in Hospital. is having a large frame residence,
AO by 50 feet, two stories. with French roof,
trected on Massachusetts avenue, between,
18th and 14th streets, which will cost about
$4,000 III = 8s2@ ia
Hen. ]. W Wright is about to erect, at the
corner of sth and G streets, a large fire. proof
bailding by 70 feet and five stories in height,
70 be used as offices, which will cost about
$4,000. .s.r.s - -.-s ~"
| The Christian Church, which has for sew
eral years occupied the Council Chamber,
City Hall, is about cree ling beautiful Church
edifiee on the corn.sf of 9Th and g streets, to
cost about 100000.
The necessary buildings for Howard Uni
versity are about being placed under contract.
They will 6e about 200 yards to the right of
7th street road, and the main building vial be
OF three stories, with basement @ M ana french
with accommodations for 200 students, will
also be erected. They will be built entirely OF
the American building block, of W nich most of
tn ose who have recently purchased lots near
by propose TO erect houses. These improve
nense are all on the plans of Mr.. r. H. Searie,
architec., who is kept quite busy in superin-
tending these ana preparing plans for other
i'm pro vements. . ~EF. n s@ z. II
Messrs. A. Grant & Co., architects and build
eTs, are preparing to erect on South A street,
between2d and Sd streets east, four teen first
class houses, tour stories, with basementsseach IN
% by 70 feet, which will cover the entire ron
OF the whole square.
improvement 1t to his residence on 9th street,
between, and II streets. The old roof his
been replaced by French one; large bow win
dow added to the house, new window fran ;
putin, and the building painted making it
one.of the most handsome re sidences in WASH
inefon. e..--. .f-r Il.
Mr. John W: Na,rn has lately torn down
the buildings on the corner of New York ave-
Rue and 18th streets, and is erecting hand
some structure or ress brick front with mar
BILE trimmings, the lower story of which will
portion, over 40rooms, suitable for Off ces, &C.;
the whole costing $4,000 or more
Mr. w. S. Thompson, who has occupied the
corner above named for some years as a drug
store has moved in a new store room adjoining
very handsomely fitted up.
ORPHANS, Court, Judge Purcsu-On Tues
day, the application Of Nina Uhlman, guar-
dian Of the childr- n OF ]. @. Uhlman, for lib
erty to sell certain lot, with a small i'm
provement thereon, situated in square No. 66s,
was laid over until the accounts of the guAr-
dian were more fully settled. Simeon Mat
lock, administrator OF the estate Of his SON, ap-
pedred in an swer TO summons, and was dr.
rected TO file his account. T. A. Robinson
asked the consent of the court to an indenture
binding to him and wife girl named Sarah
Ann Olive, to learn the business Of kousekeep.
ing, and to serve until she attained the age OF
81 years. The Court refused the application,
saying that by the statute girl could not be
lndentured apprentice to serve beyond her 10th
year. The applicant was advised to have a
for the heirs Of the late Mrs. ]. w. Pearson, of
Georgetown, appeared in the case of caveat,
entered to the probate OF her will. and filed q
motion to set the probate aside, the object of
which he stated TO be to have all parties inter-
ested present when the question of probating
the will was considered. The ground OF the
motion is that the law, which requires the re-
latiors of the deceased to be summoned at the
probate of will, was not complied
with in this case. Saturday next, at
noon, was fixed Tor the, argument on the
Mr. Cox will appear for the parties on
whose motion the will was probated
Miss Elizabeth Goldng, aunt Of Elizabeth
and Gertrude Gelding. children of George
Golding. deceased. appeared by attorney upon
The matter of their guardianship, which was
granted "a at the last session Of the courtto Rev.
oiic) Church. with bond in $500, and George
Savage and ]. Gait IS snreties. The attorney
read petition, which was originally prepared
which it is set forth by Miss Gooding that She
had at the death of their parents taken charge
OF the children in question; had provided for
their wants, placed them at the house of a
very respectable old lady named Mrs Sess.
ford; sent them 10 the school of tae Convent of
the Visitation, on the corner of 10Th and ID
streets, and in all things cared for them as
mofheri that without her knowledge the
Rev. Mr.. Walter had been named their
gu ardlan. and the children removed to the
Sisters Orphan Asylum. and clothed in the
uniform OF the orphans of that Institution. &c
The Judge remarked that as that petition was
not directed TO his court, but to the Supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia, be, Of
IL
Father Walter would not have acted lmprop-
erly in the matter The guardianship was
granted in the presence Of the children, who
expressed a desire to 60 with Rev Mr Wal.
ter, and of Mrs Sessford, who expressed her
self as disliking to part with the children. but
being unwilling to do so, as it was for their
own good. ------.
The case was laid over for awhile, and after.
wards petition was filed by the attorney for
Miss Gofding, when the Court made the fol
lowing order: That citation be issued against
0nnh fsay, cnt1
and Lizzie Golding, requiring him to appear
on Tuesday. July 9, 1867, to showzcause why
his appointment, as guardian aforesaid should
not be revoked, and then he bring with him
the aforesaid minors.
Court adjourned untii next Saturday.
D ..t
terday morning. Messrs kimball and Newton
continued The examination of co1ored schools,
spending rear the entire day in the examina-
tion OF five schools IN the First Ward. The
primary, taught by Miss p. G, Grove, colored
girl in the building at the corner Of and
Gath atreets, WIS first examined. This school
numbers about 60 scholars, 20 Of whom were
present OF both sexes, aged from6 6 to 10, and
they passed a fair but not,a frs..rate exami-
natIon-a fact attributable, doubtless, TO the
sickness OF the ,eacher, who ia now closing I,
her hrst year. There were a few colored peo-
pie present. rn f.sa ..+. ...-tF -.
: The next school examined was that of Miss
5. Flagler, of Virginia, white lady, IN the /
same building, WHO has from 80 to 10 boys and ]
amin afion vas fair but not frst-rate. In some I
Of the studies, however, it was a very good !.
examination. 3 - -
The school taught by Mrs. q. w. Groves /
(coiored3 in the same building. the third visited
by the examiners, who found about so pupils l
of both sexcs: further advanced than those in 1
the other schools-this being an intermediate .
They were examined in reading, spelling, i
and arithmetic, but did not do 80 l
well: in fact, IL appeared that in preparing for ,
this occasion they overdid it, This was, how. 1
ever, remarkably fine school for order ,0 4
The Intermediate school OF Miss A. g. Ford, 1
OF New JerAeys was the fourth (aAd last) one 1
examined In this building There were about
80 pupils present. and they passed very
crCditable examination, the reading being falr,
and the geography glasses the best examined
as yet Of the colored schools. The writing
was, however, not very creditable, out the
order was good.
These schools are all under the PenEsylya-
MIA branch OF the Freedmen's Relief Ceznmis-
sion. W. t1,
The intermediate department Of WaSland
Institate, on 10Th street, near /. was examined
It is small school, numbering less than 40
pupils, OF whom about IS were presen4. in
charge Of Miss Bernis, and notwith hstandinS, ft
seemed TO be composed OF aaturally smart
children, the examination was not q good QUE
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AWARD OF GAS AND WATER CoNTRACTs-
Yesterday, the Mayor awarded the contract
SoTs laying the wafer and gas service pipes
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