The national Republican., 1867-09-03

THE Nrw RoAD rAoN BERRY's DISTRICT
The following petition was presented yesterday
to tho Levy Court:
1--WE, the undersigned, citizens and property
holders Of Montgomery county and District Of
Columbia, respectfully submit the following
facts to the confederation Of your honorable
body
''Just previous to tho war, the Levy Court Of
Montgomery county made four miles Of road
from 'Fsrry's district TO the District line, at
considerable cost, thereby bringing six thousand
acres Of land at least ono and a.haif miles near.
er Washington This road terminates at the
District line. We hereby respectfully petition
that your honorable body cause q survey 10 be
made, and II IL meet your appreciation, the said
road be continued from Its terminus 10 tho road
known as the MIX road, thereby greatly faoili-
tating the transportation Of produce to your
city, and diminishing the distance by two miles
for one Of the best regions Ct country around
Washington. And your petitioners will ever
pray, &c."
The above petition Is signed BY forty farmers
Of Montgomery county, Md, and this District,
owning 900 acres Of land.
The road leads to and through beautiful re-
gion Of country we'll adapted to suburban re-
treats. Some Of our wealthy citizens, in view Of
a grand national park being made In this dirsc.
tion have purchased villa sites, and intend Greet
ing beautiful cottages In the fall on the proposed
road: II Is suggested that II be called the
Federal road"
The CASE OF FRAUD IN THE FREEDMRN's
BUREAU Yesterday tho examination into the
charges Of fraud against A. jackson, In the
Bureau, was continued before Jus
tico Miller.
H. II, Ray was sworn and examined, and testi.
fed to the oolored man who was arrested as
being the man who procured check from him
for S2l9.80 as bounty money, upon the repre-
sentation that he was Arthur Golngs, Of Com
pany A, Twenty.third regiment United States
colored troops, swearing to the same.
The receipts and signatures of the prisoner
were shown, as also the signature Of the identical
Arthur Goings.
Arthur Goings was sworn, and testified that
he has been living In the city since 1862 that
the Government owed him $204 80. He knew
the prisoner as being q clerk In Leonard's claim
office. The prisoner had seen the witness sign
his name. The witness stated that he had often
asked the prisoner when he could get his money.
Have never signed any receipt or received any
money.
After some other minor evidence, the justice
held the accused in 1000 bail to answer at
court the charges Of forgery and Of obtaining
money under false pretences.
MEDALS AND PREMIUMS, SECOND School
DIsrRIcr.-The following Is q list Of the pupils
In the public schools Of the Second district en-.
titled to receive the medals had the same been
distributed at the close of the school year
Medal Scholars-Male Grammar school, -.
mediate school, Henry Smith. Female Inter
mediate No. l, Kate I. Brown No. 2, Ella +.
White. Secondary No l, Robert Hyatt; No. 2,
Stewart; No. 3, Willie Voss; No. 4,
Flora Breretonj No. 8, Frank F. Ward; No. 0,
Louisa shifner; No 7, Eddie Pettepgiil. Pri.
mary No. l, Frank MeCleary; No. 2, Nellie
Mclean No. 8, Walter Gibbons; No. 4, Anna
5. Hazoltoni No. s, Rozzel Wiley No. 0, Alice
Brown No. 7, Charles L Hodgkin; No. 8, Susie
Evans No. 0, Hunter d. Miller; No. 10, Annie
R. Polglase.
SENT BACK FOR TRIAL-0n Saturday
last, on information received by telegraph from
Charles Lamon, chief Of the Philadelphia de.
tective force, Detectives Clarvoe and McDsvitt
arrested, In Georgetown, man named William
W. Nicholson, charged with stealing horse and
wagon from Michael Bradbury, corner Of Birch
'tseet and the Germantown road, Philadelphia,
md with selling them to Mr.. George W. Roth, Of
Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, for
/ gold watch and $40 cash also with the lar
,eny Of horse from Thomas Armstrong. of Phil
sdelphis. Detective Clarvoo started to Philadel-
phia yesterday, with his prisoner, where he will
urn him over for trial
CHURCH MATTERs.-The "Church of the
beautiful Gothic granite, situ-
lted on Twelfth and M streets north, Rev. Mr..
Lowrio, IevtvI, viii be a.ais.,.a an tho 6rst
sunday In October. The vestry Of ST. PauIs,
! new Episcopal church, has let out its contract
% Mr.. Searle, architect. The cornerstone will
'e laid at an early day. Tho style Is also Gothic
md tho material brown stone, similar to that Of
he Smithsonian.
new AID handsome chapel has been erected |
n the First ward, on Twenty third street, be-
ween + and @ streets, for the colored Episco-
alians Of this District 1t Is called "St Philips
J. Kinney Is their pastor.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEYED.-Yester.
ay the public schools opened 10 all the school
istricts except the Third, which remains closed
ntil the 4th instant, In consequence Of the death
{ Mr. McCathran. In tho First district the
igher grade schools are full and between two
nd three hundred pupils will bs unable to gain
Omission In the schools Of tho lower grades.
n the Second district the grammar schools were
all also, and fow were unable to gain admis.
lon to the schools of the lower class. In tho
'ourth district upwards Of one thousand children
i'll be uuproyided for. Let more school houses
0 built
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-The Grand Lodge
tho District Of Columbia are receiving appii.
,tions weekly for the establishment Of new
'dges In Philadelphia and elsewhere. On Sat-
rday evening last Adelpha Lodge, No. 7, and
anon Lodge, No, 8, were organized In tho
bove city. Friendship Lodge, No. s, Of Read.
Ig Pennsylvania, Is in a fourishiug condition,
nd Is making arrangements to extend the order
that section Of the State. Washington Lodge,
o. l, of this city, will In few weeks be resus.
tated. The Grand Lodge Of this city are un-
ring In their efforts to extend the order through.
At the country and seem to meet with success.
SCHOOL Book EMPoRIUM-The onward
nd upward progress Of our young and energetic
orchants can be exempli6ed by 4 visit to the
ell.known bookstore Of John T. Burch, 0suc-
'ssor Of Messrs. Brophy Burch,) No. 500 Ninth
rect, near the corner Of d. Mr.. Burch we'll
nows the intellectual wants Of the rising gon.
alton, and parents and guardians would do
ell to inspect his large and we'll selected stock
school books, stationery, and in fact every.
ing that Is required ito teach the young idea
ow to shoot" l.
A Coon Novel; is stated that square
o. Ss6, in the Seventh ward, has been leased
r term of years by Messrs. Stevens 4 Phelps,
ssees of the Alexandria and Georgetown rail.
ad, on which to erect q commission feed ware
'use and agricultural depot &c. They propose