Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-20
Visit Of the Baltimore Councils.

City Councils arrived here, for the purpose OF
visiting the Colombia Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb, in which there are At present ne
pupils supported by the city OF baltimore. The
delegation was composed Of Messrs. Duvail,
Charles, Tiekery, George, Meaker, Pequett,
| Merriken, Bullock, Webb. Brown, White, En-
lens. Owens, Goldsmith, Weir, Oster, Lncas,
| Coburn, Spies, McGurley, Crout, King, and
| Baker. They reached here in the train which
left Baltimore al clock, being landed a, Ken.
| dali Green about go. and at once proceeded TO
| the institn ZION, where they were met by Pro-
fessor Gallaudet.
After being conducted through the sleeping
| apartments, &c, the visitors were conducted to
| the Chapel, FUSED as q recitation room,) where
the pupils Of the primary department. number.
ing in all seventy-forty-five boys and twenty
| five girls-of whom fifteen were admitted with
| in a year, were called to the black boards. DR.
Gallaudet explained the mode Of teaching, and
| commencing with the smaller classes the pupils
had words and sentences given to them by
| signs which were written out, in many in
| stances, exceedingly well. The exercises were
| very interesting, and the visitors very agree
| ably surprised at the progress Of the pupils.
lowing by Henry o. Nicol, was regarded as a
very fne piece OF acting, flor such 1t may be
| called j
He clasps the erag with hooked hands,
Close 20 the sun in lonely lands,
HINGED with the azure world he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls,
He watches IL from his mountain walls,
And like thunderbolt he falls.
--TerRy son.
little French boy, aged about IL years. per.
fectly deaf and rarlally dumb, excited consid-
cradle merriment being asked to write violin,
winch he did in beautiful hand, bat on being
told 70 pronounce it called 1t 'sfeedle." After
the examination of the Primary Department
had been concluded the students of the College,
70 young men, were called IN and or of them
showed by exercises on the slate that they were
well advanced IN their studies. Prot Gallau-
Diet in a neat address, bid the visitors welcome
and several of them rpsn0nded- I'm Iat;p
the Professor and the faculty on the state OF
the school, and expressing their satisfaction
with the visit. They were invited ID the din
ing rooms, where beautiful COLLATION. was
served, and after leave takings they came into
the city to visit the places Of interest here.
pI Inc following is the faculty Of the Institute;
Gallaudet NJ. A; Instructors-Jamss Denni-
son, NJ. A, Melville Ballard, r. s., Mary T.
" Gordon: Elizabeth Z. Dennison. Domestic
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES L. Gallau-
Diet; Attending Physidian--Nathan $ Lincoln,
NJ. D.: Matron Miss Sarah A. Bliss; Assistant
Natron-MIss Anna A. Pratt.
SUDDEN DEATH UNDER SUSPICIOUS CrRcUM-
TANCEs.-This morning, a white man, named
William Graham. residing In Temperance AL
Ley, IN rear Of Temperance Hall, was found
dead In his bed under circumstances which led
TO the supposition that there had been foul
play. Accordingly Justice Harper, at the re.
quest OF Coroner Woodward, and with the
sistance Of Lieut. Hurley, of the Metropolitan
Police, summoned jury Of inquest, with Mr..
r. d. Stuart as foreman, who repaired to the
paired to the residence, examined the body, and
heard the evidence of witnesses.
Ihe deceased was tailor by trade, and did
business for some time in partnership with
MI Grady, on ~ street. From the appear
dnce OF the premises and represent atlons of
parties acquainted with the facts, Graham
and his wife led lives Of constant drunkenness
and when in this state were in the habit of
hghtng. {. Coffee, who it is alleged had a
quarrel with the deceased about some money,
was arrested by the police on suspicion of
knowing something of the matter.
Philip kearny testified that he was visiting
in the neighborhood; was called in this morn
to see Graham, and found him dead.
Thomas Kelly testified that he lived near
noisy, but knew nothing of his death until about
O'Clock when he went TO his room, and from
appearances thought be had been dead some
time. Graham and his wife Were in the habit
OF getting drunk and fighting.
of his father.
Mrs. Graham, wife of the deceased, testified
that they had been married thirteen years. and
had three children; came here with her hus-
band from Ireland; her husband was often
drunk, and beat her while in drink; she
had got drunk with him several times:
the house they occupied was her properly
which she sold short time since and put the
money In bank; since then he had beaten
ner because he could not get the money.
John Patrick Coffee testified that he got
drunk with Graham and his wife Yesterday
Stopped there during the night and selpt with
night. Did not know of his death until this
morning after leaving the house. Mrs. Ora
nam slept down stairs on sofa.
The jury returned a verdict that the deceased
came 10 his death from excessive drink expo.
sure and neglect. Coffee, who is a brother-ir-
law OF Graham, was thereupon released.
lNPRovKNESTs-Two pressed brick front
houses are being built on the west side of 9th
street, between p and q streets for Mr.. Henry
Turner. They are 2O feel front by 81 feet deep,
n alnh
brownstome and heavv cornice. Each of tt
VIII De supplied with water and eas throuSh-
9u'; ING esrpentArf WORK 4 being done by Mr..
Darrow; brick work, by Mr.. Thomas
Lewis plastering, by Mr.. John Killer, plum
bers and gas-fitters, Messrs. Powers and Brown;
painter, Mr.. X. H. Moore.
Adjoining these houses, on the west side, are
five houses being built, 20 feet front by 65 feat
deep, for Messrs. John W. Simms and John r.
Grier. They are three stories, and contain IL
rooms each. The trimmings are white marble,
and when completed they will have all of the
modern improvements, such as ranges, hot and
cold water, gas, &c. The following named
gentlemen are doing the work: carpenters,
Messrs. Simms and Grier; bricklayer, Mr..
Brown and Powers plasterers, Messrs. Hum
phrey and Hyde, painter, Mr.. G. 7. Bowen. 1
They will cost about $4,000.
A neat two-story frame house has Just been !
completed on the east side of 9th, between p
and q streets, for Mr.. VIM. H. Briscoe IL is :
20 feet front by 80 feet deep, and contains six
rooms, with gas and water.
Two houses are being built on the east side
OF sth, between p and q streets, owned by Mr..
John Humphrey. They are two stories high,
and have front of 20 feet by depth Of GO feet;
have brown stone trimmings, and contain nine
rooms each, and when finished will have water
and gas in each room Carpenter, Mr.. John
Humphrey; bricklayer, Mr.. Robert GARRISON
plumbers and gas filters. Messrs. Humphrey
German; plasterers, Messrs. Humphrey
Hyde.
On o, between 9th and 10th streets, a two.
story house is being built for Mr.. VIM. H.
Horstcamp, 20 feet front by 20 feet deep, and
piled with water and gas when completed.
SOMETHING ABOUT BUILDING.-Notwith-
standing all the talk about hard times. in no
former age Of the world have the middle and
poorer classes been so comfortably and conve-