Evening star., 1869-10-06
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in Georgetown.

GBoRGETowN GRANT AND CoLFAN CLrB-
DtssG'tg Get,on UtA Ae rrHsteSS 0f Col3TCf
Schools "A meeting OF the G-OTsatown Ciraht
and Go fax Club was held a. Good Samaratan
Hail last night, J. Bell Adams IN Jhs caaIr amt
J. III. Newman s-crrtary. The Char stated
that the finance committee would have 20 WORK
hHrd, as fuhds were eedsd. and rnsreupoL Z.
Il. Rowe, ls9a, Davenport Collin Cru soe
Charles Cote, Charles F. MoseDy and 7. IA.
Newman were added 20 the com mmitiee.
The Chair SAID II was gratifying 20 state that
they were getting rid Of the returned reosls
who We're employed on the public works, and
loyal men pat III their places. One OF these
rebels. emrIcyed oU the GoyernHsnt WORKS N
Washing. VI, had boldly said durlng the recan.
financial troubles ia New York. tnat he was
Glad 10 see the crash coming, and hoped 20 see
the worst oorne, 50 the tiovernmen; would
break. That man received his discharge In
one hour afterwards.
On motion OF Mr. Crver. a committee of five
was appointed 10 draft resolutions for the con-
sldsration OF the meeting; and, dnriuS their
absence, addresses Were delivered ny Msssrs
Bowes, Barker, and others, coupseling the SET
ting of the differences among the Republicans
OF the town.
The Committee on Resolutions then returned
and reported preamble setting forth thsg Mss
Emna '. Brown had lately been appointed
by ihe trustees OF cciored schools 10 the post
tion of teacher; that her appointment CAV
great satisfaction TO the coiored cItiz-ns OF
Georgetown; thst IL was with great regret.
owing 10 some difference % opinion. the Board
OF Trustees had seen fit TO remove h-r from The
school on Capitol Hill which she had IN charge.
therefore
"Resolr.d, That the Republicans OF George
town hoId her IN the highest esseem, as an "a
complisned and efficient teacher, enc 10 wng
We IN confids he educ iuon OF our chilir-r-
that We regard the act Of the trustees a unk M
ara un Iusr, aud lending 10 Ill ;-eIug aHd -
satisfaction among the colored people o! tas
Distinct: thai In he appNintrrsn " 'es cher .:
colored schools tue CLAIMS Il cDlorrd teachers
of the District and particularly Georgetown,
have been disreg1TGed, inst We demand for
rhar1 hof fhax nj. q ~ a
distr button OF the lue; thai comm Tee OF
i've be appointed by the chair 10 wait upon the
trustees and respectfully inquire into thss.
matters, and rlaFe such suggestions may D.
deemed proper relative TO the ed nc ation ~; the
eolored children, and 10 report AT tue next
meeting.
fairly dealt with The Board consisted Of tire.
members, and Georgetown shonld have one
member. They had hut one school and one
teacher. The Board had folsted on them their
favoIIies. They did not desire teachers from
Philade,phia 20 instruct their children. 1t
these teachers are incompetent 20 teach in
Philadelphia they are not competent 10 teach
h ere. NJ. Coakley followed with remarks 70
the same effect, and the Char said that ia
GEORGETOWN tsey had only one colorsd school
for the education Of l.20G families. Mr. Brown
stated hat Emma Brown WAS not displaced,
bur mat she ie:t the school 20 accep, n clerk
ship, arc proceeded to defend me Trustees.
Dir. & CrUSos said that Miss Brown had LETT
the department., A. her eyssight was not good.
applied to Mr. Syphax for a leadership Our
cOlOTed populsuon embraced about ons-tenth
Part of he color.d population Of the DistTlc.
al We should have ons-feuth par Il tus
money. in stead of which we ger only 500 Ia
the ,FBst Ward in Washington two teachers
aud one superintendent had been selected from
ore family, anu tnIs one family gol about : 49,
Cf he money, aDd Tor tie entire popuIatIoa OF
Georsetown only S6aO Y as eXpep ded. ls Sec
IetGTy OF me lrfs:ior shoUld be appealed TO in
our behalf and trustee appointed from
Georgetown- Our people shoaid be educated
SO as 10 be able 20 go upon any platform and
battle with The white mar.
Mr.. w. Barker agreed with Mr.. Crusoe but
il We had failed to put in our CLAIMS a. TIE
proper time We should not complain of what
had been done. II was too tate now as the
appointments had ali been made for the current
year-we must do better next time.
Mr. CoakIey urged II as the duty OF the com
mittee TO wait upon the Secretary of the Iu-
terror, and ask that trustee be appointed from
Georgetown. The resolutions were adopted.
Interior was then appointed by the Chair. as
follows: George II. Coakley, G. Crusoe Mason
Lowry, W. H. Lee, George Dyer, snd J.
Bell Adams. Adjourned.
On 'CHANGE.-Iery little doing Yester
day, a very fine lot OF red wheat SOLD a, SI4,
Corn has fallen five cents per bushel.
CHRsAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.-Water was
again let out of the level AT the break last night
TO add TO the repairs done yesterday, the WORK
not being cons dered strong enough to stand
No boats have arrived here, out t0s coal poats
passed through at tie trial OF the repairs las
night, destined 70 Alexandria. The Packet
left here tins morning, but it rs not known
whether she passed through at the break or
not.
THE SCEOCL BOARD net last night: Mssxrs
Hyoe, BeSll- Dunlop, Magee, Newman, anc
Wilson prese1t. Anamber of bills Were audited
and passed. In copseq uence OF the coEtiuuec
absence Of Miss GibooT, teacher o. Hale Pri-
mary, No. i, her place was declared vac~n,
Monthly reports of teachers were re esiVsd sud
the board adjourned 10 meet again OF Fridag
for election of teachers.
SHORT LINE TO CHINA.-On Market street,
near the corner OF LIST street, the earth gave vvay
some time during last night, making a hole
some II feet In circumference and O quite 1snc. so
much so as 10 cluse remarks. sou.a expressing
the opinion that IL is a short rout. TO China
while others think II broken arch. II looks
quite dangerous, for although there is only an
opening OF some IL feet on top, the hole in
creases in size as IL descends. This is the same
arch that has caused so much trouble and
expense TO the property in that neighoorhood
some time since.