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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

OPENING OF THE PUBLIC ScIooLs.-Ycs-
terday was an eventful day with the younger
portion Of our population, 1t being the com
mencement Of the public schools OF the Dis
trict. There was food for the study Of q
philosopher In the faces OF the little ones as
they made their appearance at the dlaerArs
ElsS tseer arms full Of books, were met
by the long faces, some Of them WIN t trnH
thought Of fun and met their Companions
with O boisterous spring, were also there
and with their mirth and glee soon brought
smiles TO the faces Of the sorrowlng ones
and made the smiling ones more cheerful.
On the whole the appearance of the chill.
dren was as good as might be expected, II
not as bright and CHEEKY as might be wished
The teachers and trustees within the school
houses were busy arranging for the opening
aud when the hour for opening arrived ther,
were busy scenes until the children 20
liked" and their books arranged, when al
went on as usual, and the public school
were opened.
There was about the usual number o
pupils In attendance, which will probably b,
Increased during the coming few days.
A larger number Of private schools have
been opened this season than usual. nnd
these, too, generally open with good patron.
age. The school of Mr.. S. John Thomp.
son opened with thity-one pupils.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

THE TRUsTEEs OF Public SCHOOLS OF the
Fourth district will issue tickets OF admission
to the schools on Wednesday Of each week,
IS O'Clock, n. IN, at the grammar school
room, Sixth street, between d and Z. No
tickets will be Issued at their private resi-
dences.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

EDucATIoSAL,-We call the attention OF
those having children TO be Insti acted TO the
card OF Miss Young'S seminary In another
column VI the RErUBLlcAS.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

THE WAsuiSGToS CITY DIsPEssARY
northwest corner of Seventh and NJ streets,
conducted by Drs. l.. NJ. Taylor and L. W.
Latimer, has proved a perfect success. Medi.
cal advice and surgical operations free OF
10 a. m. and 5to 7p.m. Prescriptions care,
fully compounded.
BOYS AND GIRLS SCHOOL sATCmELs In great
variety, for sale at the very lowest cash
prices, at James 5. Topham e Co.'S, No.
800 Seventh street, one door north Of Odd
F0llows' Hall.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

me nqgoI tIsdei and by resolutions adopted
ington, on the LIST Of September, 1869, the cor.
responding secretary was instructed to COM
moa,sste XoI a,Eins your operation and
sentaNyes OF your interests be sent to said
Chicago has among It's objects the adoption OF
prohibitory liquor law In this District las AZ
experiment) which, II successful. will affect
purpose OF the pro- osed convention is to in.
hqenoe Congress to defeat any such measure.
Eespecuihy, y. o. BorLE, President.
HYMEsIAL.-Captain X. C. Stlckney, of
tho Pension division, Third Auditors Office,
and Mrs. g. Is. Heron, late OF Detroit, Mich,
were yesterday morning Joined in the holy
bands Of matrimony at the residence OF
Robert Ricketts,, esq, northeast corner of
and Thirteenth streets. The marriage ccre,
mony was performed by the Rev. J. C. Smith
ID. D., pastor OF the Fourth Presbyterian
church. The happy couple Immediately
started on northern tour, and propose being
absent about three weeks.
Captain Stickney was with General Nc
Clellan In the Peninsular campaign, and had
charge Of great portion Of the commlssary
stores, which, II will be remembered, were
ordered to DO burned at the time the Union
troops evacuated the Peninsula. The bride
Is daughter OF the late Hon. W. Beatty,
member OF Congress from Pennsylvania.
May peace and prosperity attend them
through life.
FERMENTATION OF GOLD CnAII.-Ycs-
terday morning at half past nine o'clock, as
the steamer W. W. Colt was leaving for Nor
folk, Va, a presentation took place on board
In the shape Of q handsome gold chain to
General J. NJ. Lindley, lieutenant of the
third relief OF tho Capitol police, by the
members Of the relief. The presentation ad-
dress was made by Mr.. Joseph Z. 7, Bowers,
one Of the members, who stated that the
chain was presented to General Lindlcy as a
testimonial o. their appreciation of him as
an ofiieer and gentleman. The general re.
sponded In an eloquent and feeling speech,
at the close Of which the members all wished
him pleasant Journey aud a safe return aud
then retired.
The WHARvKs ALONG THE RIyER.-Mr
Il. l.. Fay, the lessee of the Ninth stree
wharf, yesterday commenced the removal o.
podion Of his warehouse, In order 10 &c
conmodate his premises to the new line o.
Water street. The corporation officers are
now fairly In for the work Of extending thu
sea-wall and carrying out the other improve.
ments contemplated on the river front, and
their operations will lead to quite q number
OF changes and improvements by private par
down.
.
JonS r. ELLIS, the popular music man, is
the sole agent In this city for 5. d. and II. W.
Smiths Boston parlor organs, which can be
seen at the four-story Iron store, No. SOC
Pennsylvania avenue. Mr.. Ellis is also the
sole agent OF Chlckerlng Il Sons, James W.
vose Il Co., William p. Emerson, and George
w, Guild & Co.'s celebrated Boston pianos,
which ho sells or rents on accommodating
terms.
EDucATToSAL.-We call the attention OF
those having children 10 be lnsti acted TO the
card of Mlss YOunr'n nnmln.rY In nnnI Lcr
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

TIH WuIsKEr IsTBREsr.-The Liquor
Dealers Association Of this city has issued
INC following circular, 1t speaks for itself,
and needs no explanation
Rooss L,STSs PsAtEs;' A..ocIAII"S,i
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

wAsHIsoToH. D. g., Sept .. is,s.
SIR: That ample time and opportunity
may be afforded you to prosecute to the ex-
tent Of your ability the charges you have
already preferred, as well as any others you
may choose to make against mo, and that
you may be totally unrcstrained, / deem IL
best to relieve you from further service In
connection with the corporation. You are
sioncr Of improvements, to take effect immc-
diately.
Very respectfully,
8. J. BOWEN, Mayor. q,
To JONI II. CkAsI, esq, Washington, D, q,
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

Tuthe Board " dpmiraon Councii'
HEETLEMEs On my return to the city
lind that charges have been preferred AgH' INST
me to the Councils on account OF advances
made to contractor for work done In grading
and gravellng certain streets. am srAtihed
that committee has been authorized to be
appointed by your Board to examine eh argos,
and beg leave to express the hope that full
and fair investigation may be had. and that
with the least possible delay and beg leave
to state that in my opinion, Instead OF SUITE ,
ing loss by reason OF my action In regard to
the matter, 1t will be found that the Corpora
tion has been the gamer TO very large
amount.
Let the matter lie probed to the bottom,
however ! want no '1hhT-rdhlng,' but A
searching investigation into everything con
nected with this or any other case where my
official action has been involved.
Very respectfully, $. J. Bowen. Mayor.
From the surveyor, In answer to resolution,
giving the estimate for grading and gravel.
Ing Eleventh street west, from Sixth street
north to Boundary, as follows grading,
Sl,is2.75; crawling, si,G50,G7; total co.
1912. OF Ninth street east, from north
side Of Fast Capitol street to Maryland ave
nue., as follows; grading, 81, 1854; gravel
ing, 81 ,G6i,s0; total az, s23.4i. Making GER
tain suggestions for the drainage Of Nine
teenth street, between l. and NJ streets.
Also, the report Of the lntendant OF the
Washington Asylum.
The bill O.. c. to regulate the duties Of
scavcngers was returned from the Board OIL
Aldermen by request OF this BOardi when
on motion of Mr., Piper, II was laid oyeI
temporarily.
The bill CD. h.) TO set the curbstOne5 anu
pave the iOotways and CUTTERS on the soutl
side OF Is street north, between First and Sec
ond streets cast, was referred.
The substitute of the Board OF Aldermen
10 the bill &C. q. No. 1919 TO revive an act Il
set the curbstones aud pave the iootway'
eud CUTTERS on the east side Of Twelfth stree
Evening star., 1869-09-15
The Washingtsn Canal.

Editor Of the Star OF all the various plans
proposed to dispose of the canal, every one
seems 10 have been based on the 'one idea'
principle. One proposes to make q grand
for a canal and nothing else; another % close
il mp entirely, and make land on its site. No
one appears To have proposed 70 makA the best
Of il for all of its possible uses. And yet such
plan Is the simplest cheapest, best, and most
obvious.
To make a canal and a sewer of the same
thing. as now. Is foul Ineongruity, and q ca ase
OF marvellous stupidity. Yet the two may be
combined at a much smaller cost than any
other mode of abating the nuisance, and both
purposes be subserved. 1t is thus:
Make a close sewer, of proper dimensions, on
one side sr both sides of the canal, BY building
perfectly tight wall in the canal, parrelIei
with and at the required distance from the
present side wall, and archiug over the space
between the two walls. All the side sewers
empty into the main sewer thus formed, with
out alteration; while the rest of the canal, still
wide enough, remains for a canal. and only re-
quires 70 be dredged out TO put II in order. The
portion taken for sewer also adds so much
ground.
From the public garden westward. along the
public reservations. there need be q sewer only
on the north side. The remaining length OF the
caEai may have sewers on both sides, or not,
as desired.
The sewers should extend further into the
river than the mouths of the canal, and some
suitable Plan ough, te be adopted for collecting,
deodorizIng and utilizing the contents OF the
sewers.
Since there is a tide in the canal, advantage
may be taken of this to assist in cleaning tue
sewers by means of the canal. Thus at tue
inner end Of the sewer, say at Sd street, let a
portion Of the canal be shut on by crozs-wall
and gates be so arranged as to allow the tide
water to enter but not return. Then, at low
tide, let an attendant open q gate, or valve,
from this reservoir into the ever, or sewers
The flow OF water there collected at high tide
out through the sewers, twice a day, cannot
faIl to keep them cleansed- b
Evening star., 1869-09-15

The reelection of Governor Chamberlain in
Maine serves TO put that State upon the record
in favor Of capital punishment, or at least the
inals. When Governor Chamberlain assumed
office, the laws Of Maine relating to the pun
ishment Of murder in the first degree were
most unsatisfactory. They declared death
TO be the penalty, but fixed no limit
Of time whatever within which IL shosld
be inflicted. A series of Governors had
negleated TO sign death warrants; and there
Were number of murderers in prison undsr
sentence, nominally awaiting execution. In
short the law undertook to fix the penalty.
but practically the lives of these men were de-
pendert on the accident of the personal opiu
ions or caprice or policy of any one who might
be chosen Governor. Mr.. Chamberlain repeat-
edly pointed out to the Legislature the eondi-
ton of the law, demanded that it should
be corrected and made to express the mature
judgment Of the people, and announced that
II this were not done, his sense of duty to ex-
ecute the law as il was would drive hIm 10
sign the death warrant In such cases, The
Legislature took no action and the Goye,por
appointed day OF execution tor man proyed
guilty Of the murder OF two aged women under
Circumstances OF almost unparalleled atrocity.
The sentimental people who oppose capital
punishment, or what they call judicial kill
Ing" undertook TO make a crusade against
Gov. Chamberlain on this issue, and loiued
hands with the "ram-rod" temperance men
10 defeaI him in this election. The people of
Maine, as the result shows, are disposed to
have murderers both convicted and executed
Evening star., 1869-09-15

THR COTTON CRoP.-The New York !sAip-
ping Last, standard authority on this subject,
mas made up its annual tables of the cotton
crop, and gives the total of the last crop
AZ 2'2eo,557 bales. being 17O,33S below the
total Tor the previous year. The total Is COR
siderably below the popular estimate, some
believing that the crop would exceed two
and a-haIf million bales. the yield from diff
ferent sections was as follows Louisiana
s9i,205 bales, Alabama, 2]O, ,736; Texas, ii7,sI7.
Florida, 13,3s2' Georgia, 357,25}; South Caro,
lima, ,si5; North Carolina, 35,9i2; Virginia,
loo,ilsi Tennessee, &c, 3ll, sol. Total bales.
226O,s57. The total exports to foreign ports for
the year show decrease Of 2Os, ,7I3 bales below
last year. The following are the exports IN
detail TO Great Britain, 9s9,5UO; France,
PAST North Europe. 177,Is2; other ports,
56i3i. Total bales, 1.ii7,6i3 The total con-
sumed in the United States, including all
burnt At the ports, is given at 995,I27 bales,
being the largest aggregate on the record.
The Sea Island cotton included in the last
years statement amounted to lS,O53 bales. the
smallest report for a long series OF years. The
highest yield was in 1o5s 3, when the crop
reached 1852 bales. The New York Journal of
Commerce says:
"ln regard 10 the growing crop there Is the
usual difference OF opinion. The season has
oeen unusually propitious in every aspect but
one-it Is a week or ten days late The CROWN
Is vigorous, the bolls are large ana thIckIv sst
and only the fear that the frost may NOT mold
on 10 allow compensation for the late spring
prevents our estimate exceeding three million
bales Our own opinion, after a careful conn
parison OF large respondeBce sent us from
every part OF the cotton field, is hxed upon the
interval between two and three quarters and
three million bales. The presen: indications
are that tie yield will be nearly, il not quite,
the higher amount"
Evening star., 1869-09-15

THE THROUGH LINE TO NEW YoRK.-A dis
patch IN the Boston Herald says:-The travel.
ing public, who have had in years past 90
much reason to complain of the through rail.
road route between New York aud Washing.
ton, will be glad to learn that more new i'm.
pYovements are in progress TO shorten the
time. Last year, under consolidated man.
agement Of the four connecting lines for
through passengers, new cars, new engines,
through conductors and porters, new sleeping
and compartment cars, and cars with reserved
chairs, etc, were placed on the line, and the
time reduced nearly two hours. In q few
months the time will be reduced nearly an
other hour, so that trains will pass between
the two cities In about seven hours and a half
To do this, the transfer of the cars
through Baltimore with horse power is
TO be done away with, and the trains from
the Philadelphia and Washington road are to
run 10 Fells Point be.ow Baltimore where
they Will cross the Patapsco river, which is
narrow there, on an improved boat. This will
save half an hour. The track in Newark, ~
J., being Strengthened and other changes made
to shorten the distance. In New York the
over.crowded, always damned Cortland street
depot, or ferry, is to be abandoned and spa.
cious buildings are to be built for the Balti.
more and Washington passengers at Desbroses
street, " hich Is more convenient to the cent? al
portion Of New York city. Tickets can be pur.
chased and baggage checked there without the
danger of being crushed in the crowd of per.
sons and vehicles or Of being run over-as all
who travel this way will admit is the case
now. These continued Improvements are un.
oubtedly the result of the constant Congress.
sional agitation against this line.
Evening star., 1869-09-15

Nelson Kneass died IN ChiIicothe Mo. on
Friday, aged about so years. HIS name will 90
down 10 poste-ity as that o. the author OF the
once popular ballad, ben Bol."-N. Y. Tines
Not so. MIR. Kneass was, we believe, the
composer ef the music 70 which the ballad was
generally sung; but the authorship of the
words rests with Thomas Dunn Eaglish. AL
though the ballad may not have SO strong hold
on the publ taste as 1t once had, IL Is never
theless production OF enough merit to make
il worth while to all interested that its author
ship should be correctly established; and Mr..
English Is justly entitled to such honors as may
belong 10 IL.
Evening star., 1869-09-15

PROSPECTS OF THE SoUTH.-The senior edi-
tor of the New Orleans Picdyune, on his return
from two months stay IN the North and East,
remarks that with public opinion at the
North far more tolerant than ever before, with
an earnest disposition there to carry capital II
the South rather than take II away, and with
bOunufuI crop insurirg Independence at home,
we may all be hopeful. The future Of the
South will be one OF progress and improve
Evening star., 1869-09-15

THE WHOLESALE SLAUGHTRRING IN PaIL-
ADELPHIA.-Philadelph scores another mur-
der. "A man named Samuel Shuester was
knocked on the head and killed yesterday by
James mclaughlin, 10 a political dispute in a
bar.room. Another shooting case occurred
near that city yesterday. Two men We're guu.
Ring together; one, named Gill, shot the other
named Kelly, infiIcting serious wounds II is
Eot known whether IL was accidental or inten-
tional, Last night Revenue Officer Brooks and
Eagan, the man who was shot on Monday
night, were both reported to be at the point Of
death.
Evening star., 1869-09-15

-~Gen. Prank r. Blair and family were at
Denver City on the 9th.
~Recent sales In Virginia indicate more
briskness in the land market since the election
- Boston Is to put mp twenty drinking
fountains, TO and in the enforcement Of the pro-
hibi;ory liquor law.
ga SIX year old in Boston was lately run
over, whose last word were: s'Dont whip
me father; III never do 90 again" A sad les
son.
y The manufacture Of newspaper paper
from wood pulp Will soon be begun al Frank
lin, N. H., q the rate Of a We tons of pulp day
~The dumb girls OF the Jackson willie Asy.
Ium go cf quicker In marriage tnan the talking
article.
ODr. Caroline Strauss, a famous Hamburx
lady dentist recently married to Count TeIeckv.
died suddenly OF apoplexv.
a(Train told the Mormons the other sx.nin.
that he had "more power In directing nnhIic
opinion than any other a We hundred men in The
nation"
EThe whole Greek Church, which repre.
ssuts about nine-tenths Of population of
eAU0OOO. have officially declined an in aviation
10 be present at the Geumenieal council.
Evening star., 1869-09-15

In the present dearth OF sensation news, the
papers seem indisposed to abandon any subject
of promise. Thus, the Springfield Republican
tenaciously refuses to "give up the ship IN
the exploded story Of the mutiny on the
frigate Sabine. That's right stick to IL and
help the Springfield newsboys TO few extra
pennies
Evening star., 1869-09-15

a LARGE FORTUNE "A Miss Grey, of WASH
ington county, N. Y, a miIliner, thirty years
old, was engaged to young Englisnman a few
years ago He died before the time fixed for
their marriage, and left her seventeen millions
OF dollars. The natural heirs of the young
man contested the will, but in vain, and the
young lady is to receive the first instalment
OF her large possessions in December next
Five millions dollars are TO be sent here then,
and the balance as soon possible.
Evening star., 1869-09-15

The Board Of School Trustees las. night, after
considerable discussion, referred the question
CT mixed schools TO the City Councils. We
really cannot see any need of pressing this is
sue at this time. Nobody OF either color seems
10 want mixed schools, there is no necessity
Tor them. the schools are getting along exceed
ingly well separate, and they cannot well b.
Established under the present laws OF Congress.
Better leave well enough alone.
Evening star., 1869-09-15

The HIchborn Temperance third party vote
In Maine hardly rises above the dignity Of
scattering" This result will perhaps serve
to show the movers for a National Temperance
Party that they have beeL too sanguine in their
expectations OF building up q temperance party
Independent Of existing political ORGANIZATIONS
Evening star., 1869-09-15

The LeffiRgweiI Combination at the National
Theater present a change of bill tonight, and
IN addition to sToo much for Good Nature -
which so far has not been too much for the
good nature Of the large audiences present
every night since the opening-wiil appear IN
the new play CT ssBiiliards, or Business before
Pleas ure,' IN which Leffingwel. will give his
funny personation of sam Sample, the billiard
Evening star., 1869-09-15

Mrs Margaret Forney, the mother Of John
W. Forney, editor Of the CArOnicle, died yes,er.
day al Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the ad.
yanced age Of "a. The cAroaiele Of to-day has
feeling obituary from Mr. Forney.
Evening star., 1869-09-15
IF YOU ABE III WANT OF A -
0G GOOD COOKING STOVE, ~
Call and look at the
OALORIFIC COOK STOVE,
To be found at
WALTER d. WYyILL's,
Sc H'n Ne. 400 Pennsylvania avenne.

NEW BOOKS.-some Recollections of the Anti.
~ Slavery Conflict; by Samuel J lay; 81 60
Inc secret OF 5 Svedenborg; being On elucid ton
OF his doctrine OF the Divine Natural um anity;
BY Henry james. 81 81. The Principles Of Psy-
choloRy; by John Bascom, Si.75. ON the Edge of
the storm; by the author OF - Mademoiselle Mo-
m."&c., 81 IS. Konigsmsrk; the Legend of the
Hounds, and other Poems; by Geor ge II Boxer,
Sl15; Household edition Of George Eliot's'
Novels, CONNIE nc 'pg with adam Bebe, - 81 Der
volume The lnnocents Abroad; or, the New Phi.
grim,s Progress, being some account of the steam
snip quaker C1ty's pleasure excursion to Europe
and the Holy Land, with descriptions of Ooun.
tries Nations. Incidents and Adventures as they
appeared to the author, with 23i illustrations; by
Mark Twain, 50 80. The Literature of the Age
OF Elizabeth; by Edwin p. Whipple, Sl.75. Eel.
tens greece; Lectures or Ancient aud Modern
Greece; by q. U. FELTON,, LII u. late President Of
Harvard University; new edition; two volumes
IN one, S5 The Queen of the Air: being q study
OF the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm; by John
Rnskfn, LL: Sl25 Henry Crabb Robinson1
D1ary, hemfntscences and Oorresp ondence, two
volumes, "a. Frederick w. Robertson's s Sermons
two volumes, S3. Countess Gisela; by the author
OF Old Nam selle's Secret" complete SI7f
Our Own Birds; by VIM. l. Baily, Si5O Women
and Theatres; by Olive Logan, 81 so. The Seven
Curses OF london; BY James Greenwood, IS cents
Lords and Ladies'; by the author OF 40 ueen OF
County" IS cents. Mets's Faith; BY the author
Of - Jeanfes Quiet Life" &C., 50 cents False
Oolors; by Annie Thornas, author of" Playing fov
High Stakes" &c, IS cents MademoiseIle Fifty
Millions. 80 cents. PHILIP SOLOMONS,' Book
sellers and stationers, 322 Penns. ave, betw ween
9th and 10th streets. se 1877
Evening star., 1869-09-15

No progress In the Councils Monday night
upon the canal question. The canal still re-
mains uneleaned.
Evening star., 1869-09-15

SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR.-Mr. Henry
Heron, bookkeeper in the banking house of
Messrs. Farley, Smith Co.. at Montgomery,
Ala, was mortally shot on Friday last by his
brother. in law, Robert II. Knox. The weapon
used was a pistol and the ball passed through
enfck of Mr.. II. inf ctlng, il Is feared, a NOR
tai wound. MIR Knox surrendered him elf, and
was held 10 bail IN the sum Of S2,sO0. Heron
occupied high social position in Montgomery.
Evening star., 1869-09-15

From Shillington, Odeon Building, we have
Lppleton's Journal for September 25.