The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-01-17

for that purpose few nights ago. which the Nation
al lnelgenrer of this city, denounced by negro
epeakes som no doubt equality ofpersUua association
viii lie asked.
As II sample of.hc beauty of radical legislation in this
place tho following account is given The radical por-
ton OF the Guy council refused until the hrst of tho
year. to make any appropriations for the payment OF the
city employees, srl schopl Teachers policemen
until bill rlssed giving much lars er sum for The
support nf the negro schools than they entitled
rs decee OF the courts. For long time il dead
lock- but at last compromise was effected by the radi-
Gals accepting tie legal amour, or taiher thy were
compelled 20 to do Upon the arrival OF the HOLIDAYS
the teachers many Of them females expected to receive
th'ir pay, held Lack for many months liut when the
application was made TO the city register, Mr. oswell
by the approximations Of TIE public schools he refus-
ed to draw check tor the amount stating rs his reason
that he AFRAID Mr. Wallach, the mayor would net
sign check for monies due the negro schools he al
lowed the white teachers to he paid first BY this act
the teachers we Kept from their pay during the entire
holidays. The mayor declared that he would sign no
checks for negro schools until the white teachers had
been PAID and another dead lock- At length the sal
aries the clerks IN Mr. Boswells office became due and
when their checks presented, the mayor would not
sign them This and the intecessions OF other parties
brought the reghte toerms and on day compro-
mise effected by the register drawing n check for
the amount due the white public schools which was the
first signed by the mayor hs signature then being pao
ed to The Others II is further stated that the register
has refused to pay The employees OF another department
before the superintendent OF said department made oath
that all under him loyal mem thus requiring one
man TO swear to the loyalty of another.
General tapro, the newly appointed commissioner of
Agriculture, entered upon his duties with energy of
reform that will elevate his department from the posi-
ton and condition il once IN. The experimental
farm, located here, Which has heretofore been Il failure
save as hot-bcd for NJ Newton to cultivpte favor i'll
the minds OF members of Cong ess through the medium
Of their stomach has been discontinued and the en-
poyees, Consisting OF superintendent aud six or
eight assistants whose duties, TO quote the language
morning paper he,e, consisted in taking OF old
carriage, wlIeeiLarrow, rooster and few hens
have been dismissed and the whole thing consolidate
with the propagatg gardens, where, under the man
agement OF Mr. Saunders the gentlemaniy and able SUI
pefintendent of the dens it will doubt be made
benefit the :Ountry.
Local items scarce John Il. Owens has been play
ing profitable engagement at the National. He was
followed by john rougham the actor IL. poet and the
gentleman who is at present there Social pleasures are
Occurring nightly In spite of all this there is au u,-
dercu rent OF dcstitdtion and want which d. OF re
quire to go lar before ing. The people of Wash
ngton are, however responding u0by to the calls Of
charity. R.