Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-05
GEORGETOWN.


EDUCATIONAL MRKrIHe.-An adjourned
msenng OF those favorine additional eduea-
nelo las evening at the Council Chamber, An
thony Hyde, EsQ, presiding
M: Joseph T. Nourse, from the committee
plan for the establishment OF seminar,es OF the
nfst fank ior the education of the young gen
temen And ladies of the TO wn, read the report
Q, me CONTINUES. which favors the following
pian;-The formation Of q Joint stock com PAW
70 raise sum Of not less than 5000 GER
tihcafes OF stock 10 be issued 20 suhscrihsrs in
SHARES OF say 500 each, not to be bindins until
tne whole amount shall have been subscr,b he'd |.
me appointment Of a committee to canvass the
town and solicit subscriptions Of stock: Also
10 ascertain the number Of pupils that can ~
ootained. After Arrangements have been m ade
TO secure eligible Property, ad yertisem.nf Of
facts 70 be made concerning the formation n,
the company and the number OF pupils thai
can De insured, with view 10 securing per-
son as principal of the institution in every WAY
quaiified for such q position.
NJ B. Darby moved that the report be ac-
cepted, and that the committee be continued
moved that the price OF shares in the stock corn.
pany be fixed At $50 instead of SlOn, Mr..
Nourse suggested that the committees sug-
gesed IN me propositions reported be APP
pointed. Mr.. Henry ID. Cooke suggested thai
Inc proper course would b. to adopt the report
OF the committee. He made a motion 70 that
enect which was adopted with an amendment
OF Mr.. William II. Tenney's, that the school be
day and boarding school. Mr.. Ramsburg
moved that the number of the original CON-
mittee be- increased 10 nine; which motion was
carried, and Mr.. Marbury nominated Mr.
Joseph Libbey, of the Methodist Protestant
Church, and Mr. Mitchell nominated the Rev
Mr. Nelson, of the Baptist Church, who were
elected as additionsl members of the committee.
MI Ienney moved that this committee of nine
be authorized 10 appoint the subcommittee
called for by the propositions. adopted
blr Ramsburg offered resolution, that George
town has claim on Congress for approprla-
school hax
received grants as have the States and Terri
tories; ana expressing pleasure that efforts are
being made TO obtain from that body such a
grant for our city. and appointing a committee.
OF :hree to Cooperate with the COMMITTEE of
end.
MIR. Cooke said be had cons idered .h,, rns,,sr
and found that the whole number of children
attending the Georgetown public schools were
3o2; the amount OF money raised by tax for the
support OF the schools " as S5s62 The schools
nad been deprived of the revenue from fines
and poll tax which, in one year, was $1,000
L hree times more tax was collected IN George
town lor the support OF the police than for the
support OF the public schools. There are in the
town, he said, 2l52 white children. and "a,
coiored, ana the average attendance at the pub
nc schools rs but $50 There were I,7I6 chill
there was not school accommodations enough
In the town for one half OF the children
MI Tenny moved that the Corporation ask
Oonsress ior power to levy special tax for the
carried, a. also the resolutions of Mr. Rams
burg, and the chairman appointed a. the Com
mittee provided by Mr. Ramsburg's reSolu-
tons, Messrs. II. ID. Cook. &. :. Rsmsburg and
VIM. G. Msgee. There was $500 worth OF
stock subscribed, and the meeting adjourned
TO Thursday next
VIOLATION or CORPORATION ORDINANCES
Yesterday evening officer Cameron arrested A
Cabinet maker named Frederick W. Morrison
who had hearing before Justice Buckley,
charged with selling his furniture without IT,
cense. and was fined in the sum of S2u On
Ger CUNNINGHAM yesterday afternoon arrested
a colored boy named David johnson. who was
before Justice Buckley, charged with driving
through the Corporation limits at an unlawful
rate. He was fined 50 so.
ENTERBD.-The steamer Express. Capt.
Baltimore.
The CANAL.-Business on the canal IL quite
Disk good many coal boats are coming in.
but most OF them 90 TO Alexandria. thus max
ing business az the Georgetown wharves rath-
er SACK. A great inconvenience is felt in the
coal trade by reason of there not being Il suffi.
Glen number OF schooners TO take the coal down
the river.
Pic NIC-The children ofthe schools an the
Nailach School Building, Washington, passed
through town to-day on their way TO kalo-
rama, where they Were TO have pic mic.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-The business ON
Change this morning WIS follows:-Orfer-
ings 1,740 bushels of wheat, $500 bushels of
corn. sales BIO bushels of wheat at - So l5m
bushels of wheat st 80: 14O bushels AT II -
and Loco bushels of white corn ST. 10.