The national Republican., 1868-12-25
LOCAL DEPARTM ENT.

SCHOOL TEAcnERs' PREsESTs,-At the NIL.
ler school Building Yesterday 1S,sn,, some 9t % Of
handsome testimonials OF esteem by ihehI
pupils: Miss Myers received 4 very richly
handsome pair OF glass vases Miss Jane
Thomas a pretty china basket, an interesting
book, and a rich handkerchief Miss Tucker
received 4 beautiful castor, a delicious cake,
lovely pair Of kid gloves, aud sundry other
articles. Miss Georgia Lane, Female Gram
mar school teacher, also OF the Second dis.
desirable writing deak, and VIM. r.. Wood.
ward, esq, one of the excellent trustees OF
af
valued at so. The great epoch of the presen-
tation season in this district was, however,
school HH building, James Alexander. The chill.
dren remembered James to the extent of a
new beaver hat, a handkerehiefa q box OF col
chafnins pipe. James Say says II old santa CLAUS
can come down the chimney through all the
smoke he would "biow fru dat ar pipe, den
Mr.. J. W. Thompson, teacher Of the Fourth
District Male Grammar School, who has Just
completed the twenty.hrst year OF his services
a handsomely ornamented plated coffec-pot, Of
the most approved style, at the hands OF his
pupils. The presentation was made by Master
James Ssyers, In a neat little speech, In which
he bore testimony to the faithful and intelli-
gent labor bestowed upon them by their
teacher, and promised, In behalf OF his fellow
scholars, that they would exert themselves
during the remainder Of the term TO show
th"tr appreciation OF his services In their be.
half.
.urs. Amidon, teacher OF the Female Gram.
mar School in the same district, received a
handsome plated teapot; Miss Mary Ann Lee,
Of the Second Male intermedis's: received a
gold pen and pencil; Mrs. sarah Ecklof WISE
of Female intermediate No. l, plated butter
dish, and Mr.. Daniel, music teacher, was the
recipient Of a Christmas cake, from Female
At the close Of the school exercises Of the
Boys English and Classical High School, Mr..
teacher oi eps Of ahe oSs seSoo. @ Wss
presented, by his pupils, with an elegant sill
yer cake basket. The presentation speech, by
appropriate, % and % Mr Hunt T re.pondsd % 10 mo.s
feeling manner. We wish the schools n merry
Christmas and happy New Year.
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRs. - at the call OF
Mayor WEIGH the Georget town Councils had a
special meeting on Wednesday evening There
vas no quorum in the Board OF Aldermen,
member presert. In the Board OF Common
Gouneil there were present, MessIs. Collins,
maker, and Wells, and the President, IDr,
Cragin.) In the absence of the Secretary,
Mr.. Parkhurst, Mr.. Collins was elected to
the meeting sailed BY the AS Mnsor St tse
request of an officer OF the corporation, " no
Represented that charges had been u.adC
against him for official misconduct.
The charges II seems wee made by Mr.. Johr
II Newman, He is candidate for the com
missionership at the coming election, but is op
posed ~ some OF his Republican friends. Ht
informed the Mayor on Wednesday that Mt .
caucus Of a few members OF the Boards helC
on Tuesday night, charges were made agains
him that his pay roll would show he I'D heer
paid - per day on various jobs Of street worl
going on st the same line, 40 that In some In
stances he had received 20 or 20 per day, II
consequence OF which ststements anothe ef per
son was nominated by the caucus for stree
commissioner. He denied the truth OF tn,
statements, and thought " due to him that al
Investigation should be made.
10 accordance with his request the Mayo
called this meeting OF Councils. After som,
the above facts, he added that he had seen
statement prepared by the clerk OF the cor
poratiOn, which satisfied him that there wa.
no truth In the charges tn sde against Mr.. New
man. (The written statement of the clerk
referred to shows that Nr. Newman 10 nc
case was paid more than S3 per day, whether he
Huperin'ended one or half \ dozen Jobs and
some members so xpressed III themselves, before
the meeting was called to order, satisfied oI
the ftlsity of the charges, the clerk assuring
them that they could not be susthinCd) Mr.
Newman said the Chair and the Board nigh,
be satisfied, but these charges had been made
and the people might want to know whe thei
they were true or not, They were seFiouI
charges affecting himself and the Mayor who
had signed his pay-roIlsi they were utterly
false, and he desired an investigation to show
to the people that they were so Nc Eimun
son moved that the Chair and SIT. Ramsbur,
matter. Mr.. Newman moved to amend tn
motion by adding Mr.. DlIby TO the committee
which was agreed to, and the motion was ca Z
ried, and the Board the-ennn1 adjourned