The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-15

| EXAMINATIONS OF CoLORED SCHOOLS
Superintendent Kimball, Of the Freedmen's Blu.
reau, has fixed upon the following programme
for the examinations Of the eolored schools In
this District commencing on Monday next. The
parents and friends Of the pupils In the several
schools are invited TO DO present at the hours
named:
Monday, June l7--9 q. m. to IL m.-Publio
schools In south O street, between Second and
Third, Capitol Hill Misses Allen, Gordon, and
| Pierce, teachers.
Twsivs.thirty TO two-thirty p. m. - Public
schools In Lincoln Chapel, corner Of Twelfth
street east and D street north Misses Gilcbrist
and Dorster, teachers.
Tuesday, is-9 to II a. Gsibraith chapel
L street, between Fourth and Fifthi Miss E. "
Brown, teacher.
Eleven to Bouldin's church, corner
} Of Fourth and l. Streets Miss G. T. Wilmington,
teacher.
Twelve.and.a.half to two.and. a.half D. H.
Baldwin, teachers.
Wednesday, 19-9 to IL m Reformed Pres.
byterian Mission schools, corner Of First and N
streets south Misses Morse, Johnston, and
Clougb, teachers.
Twelve .aud.a.haif to two and a-haIE -sohools
Of same mission In Sixth street, near NJ street
south; Misses ]. L. Smith and NJ. J. Jameson,
| teachers.
Thursday, 100 to II a, m.-Public schools
In Delaware avenue, between II and I streets
SOUTH Misses j. D. Ford and @. Wilmington,
teachers.
Eleven to twelve m.-priyate school in II
street, near Third, Island; Mrs. Brooks, teacher.
Twelve and.a-half to two.and. half School
In basement Of Zion Wesley church, d street.
between Second and Third, Island Misses s. +.
and II. L. Lane, teachers.
Friday, 21-9 to IL q. Nam. Missionary
Society school in Judiciary square, Misses Bou'
telle and Lamson, teachers.
Eleven TO twslvethirty. -Schools In Carroll
Hall, O street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
Misses Dewey and Fleet, teachers.
One TO two.and. -half-School In Z street
south, between Ninth and Tenth, Miss Chase
teacher
Saturday, 22-1o A. m.-orphans' Home, near
Seventh street and northern boundary, Miss
Towle teacher.
Monday AT 10 a. Missionary Society
schools, Wisewell Barracks, Misses Stebbins,
Goodelle, Russell, and Mrs. Disbrow. teachers.
Twelye.and.a-half TO two-and. a-half - Miss
MAINS school, corner Seventeenth and o streets.
Tuesday 2S-Public graded schools, In East
street, Georgetown, commencing nt a. m. with
the lowest grade, and advancing to tho highest,
Misses Kiger, Tompkins, P. Chamberlain, Shadd,
Moore, Hardy, Crane, and E. A. Chamberlain,
teachers
Wednesday 26--9 to IL NJ Observatory
schools, corner Twenty fourth and T streets,
Misses P. @. Groves, 8. Fiaglsr, Mrs O. W.
Groves, and Miss A. @. Ford, teachers.
Twelve.and.a .balfto 8 p. m.-wayland Insti.
tute, / street, between Nineteeuth and Twen.
tiethi Rev s. D Gregory, Miss kimball and
Mrs. Bemis teachers.
Thursday, 27-9 TO ~ m.-Public schools, cor
ner Of Seventeenth and streets; Miss Barbour
Mrs Madden and Miss Washington, teachers. .
Twelvo.and.a half to p p. MILITANT and
adult schools, in small buildings, NJ street, near
seveuteenthi Misses A. S. and II. A. Simmons,
teachers.
Friday, 2S-Publio graded schools in large
building NJ street, noar Seventeenth, commsno-
ing at q. m, with the lowest grade. and pro-
ceeding to the highest Misses Elwell, Hamilton.
Parsons, Hart, Hubbard, Crane, Wright and
Lord, teachers.
Tuesday, July 2-1O q. m.-schools at Good
Hope, Seventh district Of Washington county,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dove and Miss Palmer, teachers
One p. m.-school in Sixth district, Washing
ton county F. A. Lawton, teacher
/, NAVY YARD AFFAIRs.-The ram Stone
wall, recently purchased from the Government
by the Japanese Commissioners for the Emperor
oil Japan, is now being fitted out, q goodly mum.
Der of workmen being engaged on her, and II Is
expected that she will leave about the middle Of
August. Commander Brown will 60 out in COM
mand Of her, having received the necessary leave
of absence therefor, and II Is expected that En-
gineer Z. G. Lindsey will have charge Of her
engines Her guns which were on her when she
was brought to the yard, will DO replaced, and
she will DO thoroughly overhauled.
Tho Ascutney general service boat Is hauled
up for repairs, and will shortly DO placed In
charge of the mechanics Of the yard to put In
I order.
The Tallapoosa, lately attached to the South
Atlantic squadron, has been out Of commission
soTe time. and is being repaired.
The machinery of the chicopee Is being taken
out, and report has II that she has been con.
= demned.
Tho Gettysburg Is undergoing extensive re.
pairs. which will soon DO completed, and II IL
, thought she will soon be placed in commission
, The Maumse is also undergoing general re.
pairs.
The work generally about the yard Is slack,
and the force Is now down to about !, $50, about
half tho number employed during the war.
In the smiths and ordnance department some
additional force Is being put on, and Il is ex.
, pected that after the LIST Of July work will be
more plentiful Judging from the number Of
making the new style cooks galley (the inven-
ton Of Mr.. William Young, one of the msohan.
los of that Department. It would seem that the
department designs substituting them on evory
vessel In place OF the old style.
At present every branch Of the work In the
navy yard comes under the control Of tho bureau
of yards and docks. but n law passed at the last
, session Of Congress makes every department in.
dependent, and on the LIST Of July this new regu.
lation goes into effect Under this law the naval
store will be placed in charge Of q regular officer
who, at that time, will supeuede Sir. William
| Wales, the present store. keeper.
There are but few seamen in the mould loft,
and enlstments are very dull.
CARPENTERS ASSOCIATION. "A stated
meeting Of this association was held last evening
! at Temperance Hall, on L street, Tho meeting
! was called to order by the president, Mr.. james
II, Reed. After the reading Of the minutes Of
, the previous meeting by the secretary, number
. of new members were admitted. Tho constitution
was signed by a large number, and a substance
Of its provisions may probably be given to the
public at an early day The meeting was well
attended, and adjourned at an early hour.