Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-27
THE MINED SCHOOL QUESTION
The Mayors Order.
RunsOrcd irregularities.

There are no new Developments In the case of
the child OF Rev. }. Sella Martin, oolcresi. who
Was admitted to the public school in the Frank
lin School Building, excepting that the Mayor
has ordered the treasurer, }. Z. Proctor. Esq,
not to pay any teacher unless they produce GER
tificates Of the Board Of Examination that they
have been duly examined and passed. Miss
Moves. teacher of the school in question. l.
one who has been assigned to the position
>lie now bills by the trustees since the exam
ilntion last juno, and cannot produce such a
certificate.
The law on this subject governing the Board
Of Trustees, and upon which il Is presumed
the Mayor founds his decision, i ~ follows:
NO appointment or promotion OF a teacher
shall be made until an appropriate examination
shall have been passed and a certificate obtained
from the committee IN examination of candi-
dates for position as teacher"
Some have supposed that the order of the
Mayor was aimed more particularly al MISS
Noyes, but We learn that il has no reference To
her case but was issued TO correct various Treg-
ularities I'm the mode of appointing and paying
teachers In some of the schcols. I'm one district
these irregularities have assumed a rather ssri-
Gus aspect, and it is rumored that the displace-
ment OF one OF the Trustees may Ice the result.
In regard to the employment of teachers who
have not a certificate OF examination we learn
that the Trustees making such appointments
justify their course by the provision of the law,
Whleh satS - eachers IuaN be assigned o.
transferred tO such schools a. the Board of
Trustees may deem best tor the public interest"
The Courts.
SUPREME CoVRI ~ GENERAL TEEN.--This
morning MIR. y. Wilson moved the admission Of
w. &. Dangerfeld To the bar; Mr.. A. n. Browne
w. B. Wedgewood, Of New Work and Mr. Rid
dle Mr. y. r.. Snodgrass. OF New York, and they
were admitted. MessI>. George Y. Coakley,
John 4. Paxton, and David &. Finch were aI-
pointed county constables.
CRIMINAL CoUET. y,.tgs Fysher.-This morn
Ing. ma the case of benjamin Washington, i'm
of guilty of aggraV ated assault was rendered.
CIRCUIT COURT, Jsotqe Cortter.-To-day in the
case or Nelson ayt. McCutchen, special verdict
on the issues. sustaining the WILL Speller and
QUESTION.
ORPHkN' CoUET, yVdgc f'rrcsH.-To-lay the
viii of the late Hilary N. smith, l.eqrlesitling
his estate to his children. Was filed and fully
proven.
EMIGEANTS FoG rhE SoUTH-TompidiRt If
Improper Focd.--Jhis morning, about forty Ger
man emigTsnts arrived here in charge of VIM
He>ten, On their way to Terry, Hines county
Mis-. but missing connection with tle southern
tram they were Obliged Ia remain several hours
AZ the Maryland avenue depot. Here, when
their ratiois were distributed 10 them, il
was found that the bread was of the coarsest
quality and was sour at that, and their con-
dition MAS reported Ia Mayor Bowen, who in
formed Major Richards, and Captain Brock the
Inspector, and Lieutenant Noonan. in charge OF
the Sanitary Company of the police ,inq uired into
the matter, Dut1ound mat the agent, Mr. He~ten
had been imposed upon in New York. and that
he Was then engaged in distributing fresh sup
ply of good bread. sausage and other fool
hese parties 60 Ia Mississippi 10 hire out on the
plantations, and hones have already been Sc
cured for them.
The Boys IN BLUE-Saspensioas from COM.
aond-COuTts Mortal Pr0sJStf.--I. Bell
Adams, who claims TO be in command Of tbis
organization by virtue OF am order from the Ex-
ecutive Board, dated November -. 1sS. yester-
.lnx# ,..tn A.
=, TO the officers Of the organisation i'm which he
hrst recites that under the direction of tie ES-
ecutlve Board he assumes command OF the Bows
IN Blue, and announces that the organizati is
military one, and the officers holding commits
sion in the same Will be held subject to the rules
as laid down in the Revised United States Army
Regulations. The order further announces the
suspension on "Gen. A. Grant" and suspensls
"Lieut. Joyce" and "Capt. Tucker from their
commands, and orders them to appear before
court martial, and relieves Assistant Adjutant
General FLETCHER" from duty at headquarters
as Quartermaster.
LARCENY At A FIRE.-Tbis morning Oliver
Price, colOred fireman, was before Justice
Walter having been arrested by Detective Me-
Dewitt, on the charge Of having, at the fire on
street, on the I'D Of October last, stolen a gold
l0eket, four spoons and a breaxt-pin, and he was
held to bail for court. Price il a member of the
Metropolitan Truck, and alleges that he found
the articles. Justice Walter, in holding him to
bail took occasion 10 remark that all fremen and
policemen are appointed TO protect and save
property, and III the accused found the articles
he should have turned them over 10 the Chief
Engineer or TO Police Headquarters.
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