The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-14

| ternoon At 8 o'clock al the second District
| Female Grammar school, GA Fifth street, OPP
posite y. to take further steps relating to their
Owing to the Indictment weather the attend
ance was not SO large as at the previous meet.
ds%9as tss iaS ssss, ysrf
OF the Board o. Aldermen, and John y. Thomp-
son,, J. W. Hunt, and 5. John Thomson,
The meeting was called to order by s. John
Thomson, temporary chairman, with J. W.
Hunt as secretary.
view with Mayor &slIsch. who VI thought in.
jnstice had been done him BY the teachers at
their late meeting, As he had done ali he could
Sisms be1snssd in 70 the Re es , %s'i se
claimed to- decide when and how the money
belonging. to the school fund should be paid.
Mr.. 4. then read the following from the
MAIon's ,oryrss, CTR HAIL.
My. yoSs fs'fzSS d%S.o a. " w. ~ \. asi, and
| John w. Hunt:
6ESrLKxEs. I have no reply to make to the
ers Of public schools, this day Transmitted me
| BY you, other than to reiterste a fact with
which they and you should be familiar, that
ence to he tssehers Of rs public school! IN he
/ payment OF their salaries, Invariably post
poniug the claims OF Its other creditors. At
poration been, 80 far as rested with the May.
| or, either unable or unwilling to meet promptly
| In the part Of each and every month whatever
was Vase. que 70 tne ,sschers oil puo'io school"
| RIcH'D WALLACE, Mayor.
Mr.. J. W. Hunt said he had visited the coun.
eilmen, and they EXPRESSED disposition to
Mr.. Y. ID. Richards said he was willing, A.
an aldermsn, to do all IN his power to relieve
out money, and that 10 the dificulty In
on next Moadsy hishf, hal ( bill would Ss
Mayor and the Register. and IL was his opinion
that the teachers would receive encouragement
.fts, Mo9d.y might BY the setic1 Of the coun;
them to take the most summary course.
Mr.. Woodward remarked that he hoped the
aldermen would do ~ In his power to secure
general taxation. He was In favor Of q gen.
ersi fund, placed at such disposal that It would
reach the object. intended. II something is not
than TO close the schools, which he much re-
gretted, II It should come to that.
Mr.. Richards said he was In favor Of the
trustees, subject to their order. He referred to
tn. bill now before the Aldermen, looking TO
the asking Of an appropriation OF 800 900 from
any Of the teachers had any influence with
Congress, that they would use ~ IN that be.
hn and nat Il, they w9o " also IVSoy ne
not go to the Chamber, but to the houses Of
the members, and urge them to pass 1t;
ssG ne Ads
the teachers for the scholastic year. He, there
fore, hoped that the teachers would express
S. S Ss to sss ,Sss Il. S,vor
; tions adopted at the former meeting, a. IL was
or Sesy IN
) teachers, He felt that the Mayor Is in sym.
patty with the teachers, and that the mem
yorsSie 0 to them, and that the teachers must
/ move now, as there will shortly be q new city
. government, and the inoomers may not be 80
10 ,ns ssaOUi Az
}. beers. and endeayor to get them to pass the bill
no a ia aIe teacher thought the Mayor wa. t.
blame for the teachers not receiving their pay
The CHAIR replied that It was NO fault Of TIT
some further discussion Of minor impor
= journed to Wednesday afternoon next.
The RIVER FRosT:-Eorier's WhnC.--Ar
\ | rived-Schooners W. X. Thompson, =, from
' Philadelphia, with $50 tons Of coal for Wash
2 Ford, Yates, with 1877 tons Of coal for deors
Z s sf for MoSua sons; Helen g., - iror
i srl EatsIpIlss, WfI,os. from y NoitolE N, WI
r. Readm.n, from Rosus. with wood for Clark
g With wood Tor W. II. Z. Faieoner. Sailed
ssn ;ss y z + rsY Ss r.op
s. Ward. About 500 shsd and a few herring. Tn
e former sold for sls per hundred and the latte
q Riiegs Wharf-Arrived-Schrs. Lap Wins
y Carr, from Baltimore, with lumber to $. MOI
lumber to Mohun h Sons; Eleanor T. Ra,
=. from Hsvre-de-Grace, with 100 tons OF coal
q VIM. Jones' b. 7; Reeves, BranSn, from MI
lows Mary Augusta, Rotten, from Hsyre-d'
T. !. Carriers WhGrf-Arriyed-sc LAwranc
y Hicks, from Havre-de-Grace, with $50 tons
- coal for Geo. L. Sheriff; Ida L., Adams, fro
y y i. BFoyni WIN. H. Trsver. Todd, from ,, SAN
"a Co., julia, Delaney, from Hayre-de-Grac'
4. with lGo tons Of coal for W. II. 4 +. Fsiconer'
g WIN; K.ll.kin, CLARK; from Phii.delghis, wit
Y mock, Corson, from same port, with 225 tons {
y. coal for II. Fowler; James dorham, Thorn
son, from same port with io3 tons 81 3i coal e
" " port. with 100 tons Of coal for ]. Z. Miller
,ae Col Mohawk, Bradley. from same Port, Wit
tom 81 rS S9n .aS no. bort Wiz Isl acn. 81 co.
for II. Fowler. Sloop John Harding, For
'" from Chappswamsick, Va, with railroad Tic
town RAILROAD Company. ssiled-sehrs. ]
A il. Kemp, Seward, and Federal Hill, Wheele
a. for Hayre-de-Grace, light; sloop John HARDIN
q Harvey. WharC-Arriyed-schooners Corn
y, liza, Noyse, from Philadelphia, with coal fo
y. Harvey, Clarke & Given; Lizzie A; Bennett
~ Lord, from Philadelphia, with coal to sam
firm.
!, The tides OF the Potomac are higher at tn
III time than at any other for hve years. SKI
!, Meeting Communication thereto can only !
~ had by skirting the river banks, The arriya
. at this point sixth street wharf, are: Schr
n NJ. yan-Name, Capt. Van Name, from Ne
&c from Philadelphia, with Iron pipes; wlnr
~ Munson, Capt. Dayton, from New York, wit
81 stone; Prince William, with wood.
,n The steamer Arrow, Capt. Stsekpole, int
~, y" mitted her usual trip to Mount Vernon yeste
preventing parties from undertaking the tri
Messrs. COX Il Spranger, after prospero'
- season, "cut out" yesterday, and brought !
er last night their boots and psraPhernnlia. In
m short while other fishermen will follow sui
le, the fishing season has been attained, and 1t
ok now on the decline.
er GENERAL CosPEREscE or THE A. NJ,
as Zion (coLoRED) CHURcH.-This confercn
en- met again yesterday, when
lie The Committee on Railroads reported tn
er the President OF the Richmond and Frederick
burg railroad had agreed to pass all the me
bers on their return home over his road free
&: Elder W. p. Rider, OF Wesley Zion ehurc
I'd proposed an amendment to the discipline
n, regard to marriage and divorce; which was
re ferred to Committee on Revision.
ys The Committee on Church Statistics
re United States; Sl7 ministers; e.,SOo Sundda
er. school scholars; $4,000 teachers amount
missionary collections during four yeal
100000; total valuation OF Church propert