The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-10

FIRST ExHBIrros or rrx NIsHr souooL.
The night school for admits At Lincoln In
dustrlal Mission, corner OF Eleventh and r,
closed Its FIRST session last evening with a |
public exhibition, largely attanded by an ap-
preciative audience. Since the opening Of |
this school In January last, $50 pupils have |
received instruction from thirteen teachers.
OF whom twelve ars from the normal and
preparatory department Of Howard Unlver-
Eighty, mostly men and women too late
In life for the common school, have In these
one hundred nights passed from the alpha
bet to easy reading and spelling. Good pro- |
gress has been made In mental and written |
arithmetic, and some attention paid to geo.
graphy.
The exercises last evening" consisted Of de-
clamations, songs and recitatlons, by twenty
Eve pupils, whose performances received
generous applause. Commendatory and in
tercsting remarks were made BY Mr.. ]. A.
Cole, Reys. J. W. Aivord, d. B. Nichols, and
Warren Brown, the head teacher, who has
cheerfully contributed his evenings 10 this
work. Tho exercises ftly closed with the
song, 1--WE are Rising as People"
PoLIcs IsrrLLIoxscE.-E. d. Grifflth,
charged with assault and battery on George
Drury.
R. r. Brown, for assaulting Israel Dorsey,
and acting In dlsorderiy manner, paid Is
for the sport.
Elizabeth Higgins and Dolly stannard,
solored, for engaging in q street fight, were
]. II. sharmen and G. q. syms, for the
same offence, paid fne OF t5 each TO JUS
tice Smith.
Joseph Quantrcii, for disturbing a school,
was fned $40 BY Justice K. L. Schmidt.
Dolly Stannard, for assaulting Elizabeth
Higgins, gave bali for court.
James Hamfat, for assault and battery on
Mary Fitzhugh, was nned S5 by Justice
Bates.
| IonIsa R,aclma, n i,,t,e colo,ed ,,rl WA
fined 81 by Justice Tucker. for tbrovinr
stones In Tho street.
Samuel Brockbinder. n pedd,er. wa. sped
AZ Inv Jnstice TncLcy. far obs,ructing The
sidewalk with his wares.
George Jobnson. eolored. maid n flno of AZ
for indecent exposure.
| nr med sarah Perkins, who IA insane was
found on Thursday evening by Oflcer Nc
Colgan, sitting on the steps Of the Metro.
politan church, and taken to the Seventh
precinct station, where she remained until
yesterday afternoon, when she was taken 10
police headquarters BY Sanitary Ofi,ccr Hon
kins. She was sent To the Goyernment In
sane Asylum on February 81, 1868. and re-
leased on the Esd Of June last to 20 TO Rich
mond with her brother. The woman Ia
rather progressing, and apparently about
Eliot were sent for. who pronounced her in
sane, and she will be again sent 10 the
asylum.
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ARREST OF CONFIDENCE MAS.-Yester-
day morning Cicero Cunningham, with half
a dozen aliases, was arrested on the com
plant Of Mr.. John B. Morgan, who charges
the accused with obtaining board fr ON him
| under false pretences. II seems that Cum
house keepers OF our city for some time past
by showing letter purporting to be from
the Tennessee delegation in Congress, where
In he is represented as gentleman OF vast
means About two years ago Cunningham
was arrested on charge OF swindling a con-
fectioner Of this city. This morning the
accused will have hearing before Justice
Walter.
BASE BALL.-The Unions first nine hav-
ing come of victorious on Thursday against
the field, they will play picked nine to-day
at O'Clock, p. m. Some Of the best players
representing various city clubs will partici.
pate. Arrangements have been made for a
match between the second nine Of the Ma
tional and Olympic clubs OF this city, on the
mencing at $3.50 O'Clock. As the mines arc
pretty evenly matched q close contest and an
SUIT ENTERED AGAINST THE CoRPoRA-
TON. - Thomas and Margaret Murray,
through their attorneys, Messrs. Bradley
Court against the Corporation OF Washing
ton to recover &c. damages for injuries
alleged to have been received BY Mrs. Muir.
Is stated In the allegation, by the corporation
falling to keep II street In proper repair.
A THEY CAPrURED.-Thomas Rowdtree,
alias John Ensor, who for some DAYS past
town. was arrested ycsterday hy OGseor
Workman, while he was endeayorinp to col.
lect funds wherewith TO bury deceased mem
Der Of engine company No. Q M. Justice
Buckley sent him to jail on two charges of
larceny.
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MAss-MEETrso OF Colonel CITIZENS
Ing OF the colored citizens who have chill
dren or are Interested In the public schools
for the purpose Of selecting the names of
suitable persons to be presented to the Sec
Rotary OF the Interior as the choice Of such
citizens for trustees of the colorod schools.
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Of Wesley Chapel NJ. Z. church have de.
cided to proceed to place In thorough repair
their church edince. A plan has been ac-
cepted, and the work will be at once entered
OF reconstructiop early In The fall.
REMOVE THE DE.p.-WhIle the police are
prosecuting the dog war we hope they will
| ''left on the field" For instance, there has
| been dead dog lying on street south,
corner Of Tenth street west, for the last two
days, to which wo invite the attention of
tary brigade.
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GALBRAITH CHAPEL SUNDAY fyaooL.-T
Sabbath school Of -iS}nlbraith chapel, on L