Evening star., 1867-05-30

their annual visit to the Columbian. Ips!itu.
ton for the Deaf and Dumb, At Kendall Green,
TO witness the examination Of ths puphs.
especially these who are supported at the
lDstttntion by the city Of Baitimore. Vhe
members Of the Councils were headed by Jno.
M Jones ano Samuel Duer. Esqs, presidents
OF the respective branches, and accompanying
them were a numper OF ladies, and Mr.. VIM
gate, of the Sun, Mr. w. b. Krout, Of the Com
mercidl, also ex. Police Commissioner Hindes,
making the number about So
The vieiiors arrived in the train at 10 20, and
were met at the depot by Mr.. Keys, OF Will
lsrd's. Who had carriages IN waiting; and they
were at once driven to the Institution, where
the pupils were drawn up on the porticoes, and
reeeiy ed the vlsItors by waving handKerchiefs.
DC. Professors Pratt and Porter. and B. b.
French, Esq, Cthe latter enc OF the trustees.)
received the visitors At the door, and after
Interchange of civiltties. they were escorted
to the school room, where the pupils, num-
40 boye,) were seated. Prof Pratt welcomed
the visitors, and explained the absence
of the President, Mr.. Gallaudet; after which
q number of the classes were called to the
states. and the mode of instruction was ex.
planned, the pupils giving examples, writing
on the states sentences from the signs gi ven
citing the admiration of those present. who
complimented the professors and teachers
Miss M. 7. g. Gordon, James Dennison, and
Melville Ballard.
At the close Of the exercises in the school
room the visitors were escorted to another
part of the building, where collation. was
served. and short addresses delivered by
Messrs. Mcclure and McPhail.
The delegation this afternoon are visiting
the Executive Mansion and other public
buildings, and will leave In the 6 o'clock train.
THE REVISED LIST OF CoMMIssIoNERs-To.
day, In the Suprem me Court in General Term,
the Judges announced the folio wing changes
in the list of receivers of vees:
First Ward-2d precinct, H @. Fillebrown
in place of 6. B. Fillebro WI. declined. Sd pre-
cinct. L. d. Parker in place of W. b. Webb,
declined: 4th precinct, G.. F. KidwelI in place
of B. Tilley. declined.
Third Ward-3d Precinct, Val. Harbaugh in
place OF Thos. Donoho, transferred. Mich.
Dutfey in place of A. Adamson. declined. 4th
Precinct, Thos. Donoho in place OF VIM.
Orme, declined.
Fourth Ward-1st Precinct, Jabez Wheeler
in place of W. M. Sinister, declined. Cd Pre-
cinet, Timothy Allen and F. Iddins in place
of L. T. Follan sbee and VIM. Bates, declined.
Sd Precinct. B B. Curran in place of ]. T.
Halleck, declined. 4th Precinct, Chas. Walter
In place of Chas. w. Walter.
place of G.. M. Oyster, declined. 4th Precinct.
Richard Emmons, in place of F, l. Fugitt, de-
clined.
Sixth Ward-Joseph Walsh, NJ D., in place
of VIM Hooke, declined.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE-This morning, at sx
O'Clock. Capt. Ruth a clerk in the office Of In
dian Affairs, attempted to commit suicide by
shooting himself with pistol, at his resi-
dence, 169 q street south, between Az and 9th
streets. The pistol was one OF Moore's pat
ent, and two of the shots took effect in the
forehead, one fiattening upon the SKULL which
was extricated. The other could not be found.
Drs. May, Croggon, Albon and Palmer were
promptly called to attend the unfortunate man,
whose recovery ls as yet doubtful. He has
been roubed with an idea that he would be-
come insane, though no positive evidence of
insanity bad previously been developed by
MIN. He is over so years OF age and has
family in good circums tances, who have the
sympathy of his numerous friends and ac-
quaintances. -.H .-.,=. ....f
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
The opinion Of Judge Thomas. of the Giro nit
Court. recognizes the existen ce and rights of
the old Alexandria and Washington Railroad
Company; it declares the sale under which
the plaintiffs were dispossessed Of their prop
erty illegal consequently the parties in pos
session have no title to the road, and final
decree in this case m ust restore The road 10 it's
or ginal owners and proprietors, subject, of
course, to all just claims against it, Thus is a
source OF congratulation to the friends Of
Messrs. French Lepnox, who, under Judge
underwood's injunction. are prohibited from
asserting any interest whatever in the large
property in controversy, which, eventually,
according TO the opinions Of the best st.in formed
legal gentlemen, will be restored to them
Alez Gazette.
EMPLOYMENT OF FREED MRN-Mr J. W.
Vandenburge, acting local Snperin tendent Of
the Freedmens Bureau for this District, has
submitted his report to Col. Rodgers, showing
furnished with employment from the 2Sth Of
April to 2sth OF May. 300 persons were pro-
vided with employment; 167 OF whom were
males, and 1872 females; Of whom 10 were sent
to Maine, to New Hampshire, 81 to Rhode
Island. 81 to Massachusetts, 81 to Connecticut,
% to New York, . to New JERSEY, 1S 10 Penn
sylvania, II to Ohio, to ndiana, 2 to Indiana,
Is TO Illinois, 10 to Michigan, 80 to Maryland,
3 10 Virginia, 2 to South Carolina, and 33 in
this District. .. a.. -..t.
strawberry FRsTIvALs.-The festival tor
the benefit Of the New Episcopal Church-the
Church of the Inearlation-willc commence at
| No. i7s NJ street, on Monday next, June Sd.
festival in aid of the Unitarian Church
will be held al Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow
| evening.
Mr. ABNRR S. BRADY, the well.known pro-
| lesser of gymnastics and founder of the Brady
Gymnasium in this city, has left for New
York, where he proposes to tOke q D his resi-.
dence. He has done good service in this city
in giving an impetus to the cultivation OF the
physical powers in healthful way. -
! THE SURRATT CAsE-It is understood tha,
the actor-witness, who. il was stated In the
| court proceedings on Monday, was expected
TO arrive from California as a witness in the
| Surratt case, is John b. Mccullough, who
| was en- gagged at Ford's Theater at the time OF
| the assassination.
Assistant Secretary OF War; P. Stein, Cologne
| Col. Thos J. Corprew, Norfolk Mrs Charles
| ]. Faulkner, Va; Col. II. G. Olcott, N. Y
| General r. . Tyler, q. S. A., and Collector
| Stone, Norfolk. are at the Ebbitt House.
| 1884,. -~--
| AGCIDRNT.-Las. week, Mr.. L. II. Schneider
| the hardware merchant, while playing with a
dog, at his residence, fell and broke his leg be.
| tween the knee and ankle. The limb was sci
by Drs F. Howard and Leiberman, and he il
doing well. .'..
| DIED. 30
|
| JENKINS. On the afternoon of Wednesday 2otf
| OF May Mr.. JOHN H. B. JENKINS. He tri.
umphed through Christ.
The friends Of the family invited to attend his
funeral at p. m. Friday, May 81 from his resi-
dence, on 7th street east, between G. and streets
south -
| MORRISON. At her residence. corner of v and
18th streets north, ELIZABETH MORRISON
| rellCt of AleYander Mnrrisnn In the rnj