Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-01

of the orphan of Richard q. Rogers, late of the
army-oond Sa,00 The first account of the
guardian TO the orphans OF Bennett Swan was
passed and approved.
RHsIsrRArroN.-Thet third days registration
in the Second Ward yesterday footed up "a,
large proportion of W HON were whites. Tue
aggregate number of names recorded for tue
three days sitting Of the board in thar ward
foot mp 2,O93, which, added to the whole mum.
her that have been registered il the First Ward,
makes a total of registered voters 30 tar ascer.
tanned in the First and Second Wards, of 4 26I
names. The number OF voters req istered in the
pared with the result so far IN this ward this
year, (2,O93) shows falling off Of ,l6', though
other opportunities will shll be afford I'd those
who have not registered TO do so before the
avail themselves Of IL.
Third Wdrd.-At u o'clock to-day the hoard
resumed its second sitting in the Third Ward,
corner of 9th and X streets. when the clerks
were kept busy, without intermission. till the
close our report three o'clock registering the
names Of qualified voters.
Every foreigner, no matter how long his res.
idence here is required to produce his natu-
rahzation papers, or, If they have been lost, ID
obtain some re ,ponsibe witness, who Is will
ling to swear that he has been properly nstu-
ralIZed. In consequence of this rule. quite
number of foreigners have been compelled 20
leave their names and go in search of their
credentials before they are formally registered
About one O'Clock an old white gentleman
upon being asked his name replied Ia an elp-
waited tone, '-Ihomes 1ngersoll, all over the
world" HIS name was recorded, when the
JaGges remarked that he could retire;
but Mr.. Ingersoll still REFINED his po-
sition ard after few seconds remarked
IN sarcastic tone, saint there some
dogs about here who can be registered
This conduct was not Considered very cDurte-
Gus TO the BoIrd. and Mr.. Ingsr- oil was
about leaving he was impatiently waived on;
OF the room by MIR. Booker, a coIore1 member
slft h.a -sfh 10
that unless he left he would be made to do So
About o'clock Mr.. EoenezeT Lord appeared,
but his right To register was challenged by
Mr.. Peter Campbell, Rapu blican Conte slant
who claimed that he IL had left his residence
in tbe city and was now living iii the county
DIR. Lord defended his right to register. as he
hsd been living IN Washington SIX wears, had
his washing done and was in business hare
and considered this city his home, al.
though about one month sipcs he tempo.
rarily went into the country for his health
intending to return as soon as he rPcuperated
Messrs. Donaldson and Donohoe, Of the Board,
were In favor of permitting Mr.. Lord to qualiiy
as voter, asserting that presidents hat been
established therefor, though the majority of the
Board, Messrs. Cook, Booker, and Crossman,
were IN doubt, and decided that the name
should be recorded, with the particulars Aft xed
opposite his name for further consideration.
Soon after this case was disposed of n col
ored cripple, giving his name as James Scott,
appeared, but was rejected because he was not
twenty-one years old. At half past o'clock,
tue NUMBER registered during the two and
a half hours the clerks had been at work. was
about 2io, OF whom the whites were ahead
some thirty odd names.
THE SPELLING CoNTRsT-This morning a
contest for gold medal for excellence in
spelling. between pupils selected from the
grammar schools took place at the school
building, corner Of 5th and + streets, ana was
conducted bv Messrs. J. o. Wilson, W. X.
Woodward, and L. Champlin, Of the commit.
tee appointed to conduct those interesting ex-
ercises. 1t was expected that As pupils would
have been present but only about three
fourths Of the number entered for the medal,
the male grammar of the Cd district not being
represented, and the Sd district schools
having but three each. There were 200
words given out by a stranger, the pupils
being required to write them, and the
result Will be announced hereafter
81 quickly was each word written, that the
session lasted but two hours, and at the close
Mr.. Wilson complimented them on the manner
in which they had acquitted themselves
Messrs. A. X. and j. ). Brown were also
present during the session.
On next Saturday, 18th inst.,) a spelling con.
test will take place between representatives
from the lst intermediate schools, and on the
following Saturday, 18th inst. between the
pupils OF the I'd intermediate schools. and the
third Saturday, 22d, between the pupils OF the
secondary schools.