Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-09


DAILY ExcrEsIGS To Mount Vernon, On the
steamer Arrow, II 10 n N.
CARROLL HALL.-Fair for the benefit Of St
ginceDt's Orphan Asylu
POTOMAC HAIL.-First Grand Soiree Of Pro-
lessons Cassell and Bell.
hckENDREE CHAPEL--Sun.las School Exhi-
bitiOn.
MhKKRITER's ART GALLERY 4ss 9Th street.
SMITH x STRoxG's Art GALLERY, 285 +
street.
VI-IT ~ MARYLAND EDrC NToRs.-Messrs
T. Richards, Superintendent of Public Schools,
Alderman y. r. Clarke. Councilman A. n.
Trustees of Public schools, Major Richards,
Prot. Wedgwood, Prof. Spencer, and others of
the Washington authorities were at the railroad
depot this morning fe receive number of gem
flemen connected with the cause Of education in
Maryland, who were expected here on a visit
The visitors arrived On the 10 O'Clock train from
baltimore. comprising the following gentlemen:
Rev Dr. Van Bokkelin. late Maryland State
SuPerinte ndent of Education. Professor VI. A.
Newell, Of the State Normal School, Profess
tor DCran, of the Howard Normal School,
Professor Creery, Superintendent OF the Bal
fmore schools. and John Cox, OF the Bal
Gmore association The visitors were placed
in carriages and driven to the Female Grammar
School of the Second District the teacher
Miss Lane, and scholars being made aware of the
visit only 4 few moments before their arrival.
Here thry found the class or mental arithmetic
engaged in recitation, and afterwards they read
Whittrrs poem. 'fhe Angels at Buena Vista"
III SOou Alter engaging IN sing
ing. the pupils we're addressed by Prof. Newell,
Who ccmPimentcd them highly. A short visit
Vas al-o paid To the Intermedat School of Misc
tmliy Billing, where the exercises were also
very satisfactory. The company next visited the
Male Grammar School of the Second District,
where the visitors were highly pleased. The
Franklin School Building was next in order and
The schools OF Prof. Mek and others Claimed
attention, and some little time was spent i'm
hearing the recitations. several of the schools
coming in for commentator from the visitors.
Next that school i'm IA Eourfh
tMrs. Amidonis) was visited, and the Mary
ianders were agreeably surprised by the
,sci'ationS ana some good singing was enjoyed.
Mr. John r. ThOmpson's male grammar school,
IN the same building. was next in order. and his
pupils were found engaged in dictaton. DR..
tan B"kkellen stated that the writing in the
schools visited was much better than in any
ctner schools he had ever seen. The wallach
school building vas the next place visited.
TBE COUNTY JAIL-General John s. Croker.
arosa of the jail of the District of Columbia
has submitted his annual report to the Secreta,
Nv OF tie Interior. He calls attention again As
every varde,T has done for years before him. to
the dilapidatetf onsiition Of the building and the
Necessity for a new one ii il is proposed to keep
the prisoners secure. ne jail has been kept
perfectly clean in all its pan :, ana the sanitary
CONDITION has been excellent, ely one death
Iavlng occurred during the year. NeFerai at
femPts have been made to break Jail dur. 'g the
year but IN every instance they have been con-,
pseteiy thWarted- The amount of disbursements
curing the year was S46. 116.i0, which is some
what in excess of last year. and has been caused.
:se "srden says IN pant, BY the i""r-.~~ num-
- - rendered imperatively necessary
by the insecurity of the building. and partly by
The number Of prisoners in Jail the LIST ,iay OF
November, 1855, was IA; the number committed
curing the wear was f9e. making an aggregate
number of i,3i3, of whom 1 .Iss were males and
ljo females TIE number of prisoners in the
JAN On oetoh3r 3ist was 81.
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TEE FOURTH WARD Riot CAsE.-This morn
ing. Justice chase held an examination of VIM.
alias "SPider' Brown, Emmett Tascoe, Henry
Hammond. TheOphilus Clark, Isaac Walker,
Vim. Thomas, alias Warren. Chas. Creamer,
Robt Blackburn. Pink jackson. and Jim Har-
ris. charged with being concerned i'm the riot at
tiaibraith Chapel. ON l. street, Friday night
last, when the two ofiicers-H. Brown and Thos.
Lawlcr-were 80 badly beaten, as stated in The
STAR OF Saturday. Mr.. j. T.. Norris appeared
for the prosecution. and Messrs. A. Ii. Williams
and 1hos- Wilson for the defence. There were
over dozen Witnesses examined and they iden-
nhed all but Pink jackson. Harris, and Black
burn, who were proved not to have been in the
riot, and they we're dismissed. The remainder
were committed to Jail To answer, under the Me-
repolitan Police act, the charge Of assaulting
the officers, the penalty OF which Is imprisoii-
Thomas. and waiker~in defanlf of II 600 bail
each, and the others in default of 500 each.
MAsONIC-At the annual eonvocation Of the
DfdHu dICH Oh the D1>tricu OF
Columbia. held last evening, the following on
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: h. Is.
French. NJ F. c. H. p; John Locke, ID. g. III.
p; joseph Daniels. T.. c. X; T.. Il. Mac(irottv
Il. 6. s.; Noble ID. Larner. q. Secretary; Chaun-
sey Smith, q. Treasurer; A. Il. Longley, G.. Cap
tain Of the Host: Charles W. Hancock. G. Visi-
tor and Lecturer. The elective and appointed
Cfheers viii be- installed next Thursday afternoon
at O'clock
At the annual election Of officers at their c n
vocation. Washington Naval Chapter. No. s,
elected the tOllnyx inQ pfi Glass
y. N. p; L. Il. Cross Jr., T.. H.; j. T.. Porter.
n. s.; 7. Somer,ile, Treasurer; George W.
Wells, Secretary.
FREDERICK ID. stuart, Eco. Of this city,
DEPUTY Grand Sire, l. y. %. F., who Is on a spe-
rial mission TO the Odd Fellows of that jurisdic-
ton, was in Oregon CITY, Oregon, on the 10Th of
October, and expected TO reach Portland on the
next day. After visiting the Lodges and En-
samPnents in that vicinity, he will leave for
home, via San Francisco. He was in good health
and spirits al the date of last advices-
A
Hoe SrfsIiNG.-Yesterday,S Samuel Thomas
and William Washington, colored, was arrested
by officer WestPhal for the larceny of four hogs
from Mary Spillard. and Justice Pearson COM
taken on Saturday. carried to washington's
house and slaughtered, and half Of one was
cooked for Sunday. and the balance Of the pork
sslted down.
YorNs CATHOLIC FRIENDS SocIETY.-The
Board Of Government ut this society met last
dues amounting 10 Sl0625 were paid at the local
meetings Of the society on Sunday, and that
there were 3Ss boys attending the various parish
schools free during the month Of October.
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THE MIssINe NAX.-Ycsterday the wife of
Mr.. Thomas ID. Lewis, whose sudden disappear
anee ON Saturday night week has been fire.
4uently noticed, and for whose safety fears were
entertained, received dispatch from him dated
Cincinnati, in which he saws he will leave to-day
for home. He gives no excuse whatever for his
very strange conduct
TBh n STREET BRIDGE. across Rock Creek
IL still in need OF repairs The hand-rail carried
away in the late freshet, has not been replaced,
and our corporate authorities seem to be waiting
Tor warning in the shape Of n suit for damages
on account of loes OF life or limb resulting from
their neglect.
GRAND LARCENY.- Yesterday afternoon
oheer Acton arrested Anna Carr, colored
charged by Mr.. Wilhelmina Schuckino with
the larceny OF a fur cape. and She as commit fed
to jail Tor further hearing BY Justice Thour,-
con.
GssND FANCY AND CIVIC BALi--on Thuvs-
day next, Odd Fellows Hail will be the scene OF
gay as-emblsge of the members Of Syracusian
Lodge, knights of Pythfas, and their friends
See Advertisement Of their entertainment for
which ensiNc preparations are being made.
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