Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-29
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs IN Gesssesswn:


Plownan, the accomplished architects, engi-
neers, and surveyors, Of Washington, some
months since commenced the construction Of
eight nrsi-elass cottage villas, located on Stod-
dard street, on the south side Of and adjoining
the beautiful grounds Of Henry ID. Cooke, Esq !,
on the famed Heights of Georgetown. These
bea utiful residences set back from the street
Meet six inches frsntSy one hundred and forty
feet deep, thus adording beautifs, front and
yside yards, which will be graded two feet Cthree
Eteps) above the sidewalk and terraced mp
from a level, leaviae walk inside the front
Fence, which fence. will BE- composed of a two
foot high faced brick wall, with a neat mon
railing The buildings will be elevated above
are two stories and French attic high for four
Sof them, IN the French style of architecture,
and for the remaining four two stories and
half hugh, in the Italian style. The houses
con tain each two parlors, connected with
sliding doors, q library. q dining room, But
ler's closet, servants hall, and stars, with all
modern improvements and appurtenances.
opening on tasty porches,) in the principal
stories, which are twelve feet high in the clear
The kitchens, which are located IN the base
ment are ample, and comm unlcate direct with
the buffers closet adjoining the fine dining
rooms by means Of dumb waiter The kitch-
ems and buffers closets have every convent
enee, and are supplied with hot and cold
water, as also the bath rooms in the second sto-
rles. The second story OF each house eleven
feet high, contains four fine chambers. closets
water closets, BATHROOM. dressing room, SER
vans haIi, stairs, &c; while the attics have
each four or five good chambers. There is a
cellar under each house, its entire size TheS.
villas are built of brick, and are TO b. painted
some warm mellow tint and sanded. The walls
are open, with q three-inch air space from the
bottom of cellar 10 their tops, thus securing a
dry house in wet weather, q warm one in cold
weather, and cool one in warm weather All
the exterior decorations, except the main cor
nlces, viii be formed of fancy moulded bricks
similar In character TO the dressing of the The
oloeical Seminary in Fairfax county, Va !,
which was designed and built by Mr. Stark
weather, OF this firm, just prior TO the rebel
hon. The outline of these superb residen ces
is varied and picturesque, while the details
are constructed and arranged IN a manner
that displays great skill and refined taste
In the art OF design, both as pertains 20 grace
ana ease OF outline, originality. novelty. and
efectlve beauty in detail: as also great econ
ony In outlay, very important item in this
DISTRICT. These houses cannot be surrounded
and hemmed in on either side, and they dioin
the beautiful and picturesque grounds of Mr.
H. ID Cooke, who is also having constructed
elous and elegant mansions this side of Phil
adelphia.
EDUCATIONAL MEETISG.-A meeting Was
held yesterday afternoon. at five O'clock in the
Mount Zion church, Mill street, for the pur-
pose OF listening 70 an address on educational
matters by John NJ. Langston, ESQ. general
inspector Of schools for the freedmen's bureau.
also 10 give the colored people Of this city an
TO the schools which have been maintained in
their midst. a large and intelligent audience
assembled. Devotional exercises We're con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Carroll, pastor Of the
church, when brief statement was made by
Mr.. A T.. Newton, superintendent of colored
schools, relative 10 the religious bearings of a
proper system of common school education
and some features of the system which have
been introduced into the schools OF this Dis
trict. Mr.. Langston then followed in a forci-
BILE speech, IN which he alluded to the great
WORK OF education now going on throughout
me southern States, as he witnessed il ia
his recent tours of inspection: and compIi-
mented, in the highest terms. the colored
SCHOOLS OF Georgetown, whose recent examI-
nations he had attended There Were no bet
ter In any part of the country and the citizens
OF Georgetown had great reason 20 be proud
OF them, and grateful to the Northern friends
oy whose nberality they had been established
and so long maintained well as 10 the faithful
and competent teachers who had labored
among them. More than seven thousand dol
lars had been spent In GEORGETOWN by the
pennsylvania freedmen's commission alone
Tor schools. He closed by Offering resolutions
OF tnanks 10 that com ssion ssand TO the teach
ers tney nave sent US, Tor the invaluable bene-
nts they nave bestowed on us ard our children
and THAT we earnestly request the honorable
Board of Trustees OF colored schools for Wash
lngton and Georgetown, who have now as
sumed the charge OF cur schools. to secure If
possible, the return TO us of the same teachers
for the coming school year" which resolutions
Were unanimously adopted
DIVIDEND DECLARED.-The trustees of the
Farmers and Mechanics bank have declared a
dividend OF three per cent. out of the profits OF
the last six months. payable TO the stock olders
on and after Wednesday next
MERCHANTS ExCHANGR-The business
transacted on Change this morning was "a
follows :-Offerings-2,oOO bushels of corn and
100 bushels OF wheat. Sales-l.GeO bushels of
corn al Sl-C6: 60 bushels OF wheat at S2.6O, and
10 bushels do. AT 50 30.
CHANGE IN THE MAus-On and after the
" no lie =
depart from the Georgetown post office instead
OF two, as heretofore. The first will arrive at
80 a. M, the others AT 1.3U and 100 p. m
They will close at II 30 a. m. 4.3U p. m, and 10
p. m.
ELECTION OF OFFIcKRs.-Potomac Lodge,
lOi, l. U. Is. B., held an election for officers
yesterday afternoon for the ensuing six months.
which resulted as follows: ID Borwald, Moul-
tor; 0. Triendlich, President; i. Nordlinger
Vice President; W. Norlinger, Treasurer; M
Borwald, Financial Secretary; f. BIrend Re-
e9rolng secretary; M. Kaufman, ASSISTANT
Monitor; L. Morris, Inside Guard; w. Baer.
Outside Guard. The following ex-presidents
were elected TO represent the Lodge at the Dis
uict Grand Lodge, No. 5, at Baltimore: L. Gas.
officers will be installed next Sunday at the
lodge-room, Temperance Hall.
THE PoRT.-The schooner Il. M. Browning
Capt. Smith, has entered from Baltimore with
burg, Capt. Van Cleaf has entered from New
YORK. The schooner X. NJ Brookinge, Capt
douglass, has entered from Jacksonville The
boat Scotland, Capt. Bartlett, has entered from
New York and cleared for Boston.
FINE LIoUoRs.-Mr. VIM. H. Tenney has al
his model grocery, corner Of High and Bridge
streets, some Of the purest and finest lilo uors
now In the market, which he is ling at one
dollar per gallon reduction in price in antIci-
patton OF the passage of the special tax bill by
Congress. See his advertisement
SHAKKsPEREAN RIADINGs.-Mrs. Ames a
lady OF well-earned reputation aas a reader
will appear this evening at the Seminary Bull
ding, on Washington street, and read a number
OF select passages from Shakespeare andother
poets The reading will be for the benefit of
Christ Church.