Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-04

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both OF the acquisitions of the Trustees OF the
Colored Schools; that of s36 55e 81 for arrear es
and that OF 5000, being the fifth 80 far due 20
bc paid tue colored schools in proper
tion TO what is paid TO the white schools
in this fiscal year. The Mayor having
approved these requisitions agrees then
To check for the full amount of the last requi-
sition (S6,OOu), and TO check for $1,000 on the
larger Tequisition, endorsing npon the requi-
sition his guarantee 10 pay the balance out of
the first monies coming in; the amount now In
bank 10 the credit OF thc fund not being ad-
equate To meet the entire amount OF school IN
debtedness. Under this arrangement tn coll
orcd schools would get all their current dues
and fifteen thousand dollars in hand in ar
rearages. with the requisitfon Tor the bal
ancc accepted and endorsed TO bc paid
out of tue first monies zsvsciable This
would cause S5l.UsI 10 bc paid over to thn
colored schools nj the same time that St2puU is
paid 10 the white schools for the salaries OF the
teachers. The Register. however, still insists
that be viii not countersIgn the check for the
payment of the salaries OF the white schools
III til checks are drawn by the Mayor for the
payment OF the full amount OF both ihc rrqul-
sitions of the Trustees OF the coiorrd schools,
or the sum OF S42. .jJH.'t4.
LATFR -THE .'DEAD Lock At An End
Since the above was written an arr.n cement
mas been effected To settle the difficulties above
referred 10, fact that will carry iov TO the
hearts OF school teachers and Corporation en-
ployees generally.
After a protractcd effort through the day by
gentlemen. irrespective OF parties, 10 bring
about a settlement OF the question for the public
good late this afternoon the undertaking was
crowned with success, and the arrangement
carried out, follows:
The Register drew three checks for the
amounts, as follows :-Si20oo in favor OF the
treasurer of the public schools; $3.50 on ac-
count OF the coiored schools proportion for the
present year: $4,000 ON account of arrearages
10 coiored schools. and a check for - .559 81
balance OF arrearages for colored schools
il being understood that the laSt-named check
| is not 10 Dc presented for payment for forty
five days. when the Corporation VIII be- better
prepared TO pay the amount. Tho check for
the white schools was The last one
drawn by the Register, bur the Mayor
declined to sign the preceding checks
until he had signed This, and the Register had
handed it To Mr.. Mor>ell, the Treasurer. which
was done: after which the Mayor signed the
other checks in order, thus maintaining his pre-
rogatiye.
The announcements that the school question
difficulty has been thus happily >rtIIrd viii be
received with general satisfaction.
THE LEVY CoUET-Messrs. George II Plant
and Colonel J. A. Magruder, OF the Levy Court
with Messrs. l.. j. Middleton and Henry
Queen, of Washington county, to-day waited
upon the President and had an interview with
him. in which they urged him TO reappoint
Major Devere Burr for the Levy Court. on the
ground thar the nominee whose name was sent
10 the Senate for the place not qualified.
being resident of the city. The President ex-
pressed his intention OF giving due consid.ra-
uon TO the subject.
TIVE ORDNANCE COMMITTEE were i'm session
to-day. Several witnesses Were examined rel.
alive to The Amsterdam proiectile fraud The
Committee also examined Captain A. f. MiIey.
of Ohio and Major G. Wall. OF the Ordnance
Bureau regarding matters i'm that Bureau and
about the patentng of an improved breach
loading gun by a high official OF the Ordnance
department, of which gun the last named wit.
ness was inventor.
EXPENSES OF THE GOvEgNMExT-The war.
rants issued by the Treas lIry department dur.
ing the month of December 1867 10 meet the re-.
quiremo nts of the Government, amounted TO
the following sums: Civil, Miscellaneous and
Foreign Intercourse. S4,76I ,OOG Interest on the
V.
s:lt20,00G Interior, pensions and Indians
Ss,S5,tm. Total S:}J691 900.
Tho warrants issued for the redemption of
the public debt are not included in the above.
1EREGULARITY or THE MAILs.-There is
gres. complaint here at the extreme irregularity
OF the Western inails. The mail which left
Cincinnati on Saturday last has not vet arrived
here and nothing has been received from St
Louis or Chicago since Tuesday last and moth.
ing from Pittsburg since Thursday morning.
OWING TO some negligence of mail agents, the
Eastern mail, destined for this point has also
part OF this week been taken TO Richmond Va
IL is probable that an investigation will be had.
ard The source of the delays ascertained.
PERsONAL.-Hon. ID. r. Ashley, of Nevada
and Capt. Faunce, u. ). X. &. =, are at the
hirkWood House. Hon George w. An
drrson, of Missouri: Commander Queen, T. :.
N Col Blunt and Col Benton T. s ~: and
Edward A. POLAND, of Va are al the Ebbitt
House
APPOISTED-Mr. George = Parker, of Ros.
ton. has been appointed chief of the division of
abandoned property In the Office of the Secre.
nary OF the Treasury, vice Samuel H. Kauf-
mann, resigned Mr.. Parker hasbeen assistant
I'D MIR. kaufmann for some years past in that
Office.
HE WHITE HoUSE.-A very large crowd of
visitors Were at the Executive Mansion this
morning, anumber of whom had an interview
with the President. Secretary McCuIIoch.
Senators DooIittle and johnson aud Hon Mont
gomery Blair. Were among those who called
this morning.
MAJOR GENERAL p. ii. SHERIDAN and Col
I. W. 4. Moore. and Col j. Schuyler Crosby
Of his staff. are at Wizards Hotel.
JOSHUA BAKER APPOINTED GoyEGNoR OF
LoUIsIANA--Paragraph eight ofGeneral Han
cocks Special Orders No. 2. Headquarters 9th
Military District. dated January >. 1865. is as
follows: @His Excellency. b. f. Flanders
Governor of the State of Louisiana. having re-
signed that Office, Mr.. Joshua Baker i hereby
appointed TO the office made vacant thereby;
The same order assigns Breyet Major Gen.
eral r. G.. Buchanan to duty as colngpan-
der of the District of Louisiana, and As
sistant Commissioner of the Freedmen's Blu
reaG. -tH s--- ft.f
The New Orleans Times, speaking Of The
new Governor. says he is a native of Kentucky.
but an old citizen of Louisiana and vas ::
member of the Philadelphia Conser vati We Con
yenton Of 1866. He is fully qualified under
the reconstruction act, and can take the test
cath. M as-..
O'BALpWIN AND THE RoNDoUT GIANT
MATCHED TO FIGHT FOR S1,9N.-O'BaldwIp
the Irish Giant, w no recently arrived i'm this
country with a view OF meeting Jim Mace. the
English champion of the prize ring has h .,u
matched TO fight Patsty Evans. the Roadoai