The Union and journal., 1869-08-20

those districts which employ female teacher
both summer and winter have Gar better schools
than the districts which mako o change every
term.
Briefly our teachers do not qualify themselves
for the important position and duties Of teach
er, our female teachers are as competent and
practical a our male teiohers female teachers
can be hired at one half the salary Of male
teachers; the frequent change 1: injurious and
due In great part to the mistaken notion that We
mus. employ males in winter constant employ
ment and higher wages would give rs better
teachers districts employing and retaining
female teachers have the best schools. II am
wrong. hope your correspondent from the
.Bushes' will correct my errors.
FRox TIE "ELNs."
.-.-. ----.. WAsHIxGroS, Aug. 16, 1869. U
EDITOR or UNION AND JOURNAL; .g... i
One Of the questions that Ia now attracting
the attention Of the residents Of this city some
what is, whether there is any probability or pos
sbility Of the Capitol being removed to 81. Louis
or some other western place. Although the
press Of the country to some considerable cI-
tent especiallyin the Northeast, treat the subject
In ridiculous light, yet, nevertheless, the peo-
pie in the West are in earnest, and viii surely
bring this question up at the next session Of
Congress. The effect Of the agitation Of this
question has already been felt In this city; real
estate Is about fifteen or twenty per cent. lower
than Il was six months ago, and rents also have
been reduced The West Is united upon this
question, but II the Eastern. Middle and South
ern States oppose the movement II would OF
course fail but am somewhat doubtful wheth-
er the Southern States can be counted upon the
nevative Of this question. Those States, or the
inhabitants Of them, to . great extent, have
little Of the old feeling left that animated and
carried on q civil war, and their love and admi-
ration Of this city, the Capitol, which was dur
ing the war the headquarters Of the Federal
army, Is not very enthusiastic. The fact Is, In
my opinion, II would give them an opportunity
Of venting their ill-concealcd malice, by giving
their influence in favor Of removing the Capitol.
One great reason why they would be favorable
TO the change Ii, that 1t would remove the Capt.
tol, that withstood the attacks Of its enemies
during the civil war, and which, standing where
II does now, Is o constant reminder Of their de-
feat. Again, they will reason that by moving
the Capitol TO q new place we shall start rs q
nation united, and, forgetting the past, press
forward to brilliant future. and to this theory
or proposition believe there would be many
adherents II Is therefore idle to treat the sub
ject with ridicule, as notice some OF the papers
of your State do. II Is o question Of great inn
portance, In regard to which there may be DIFF
ferent opinions, and II must therefore be treated
candidly and soberly. The argument usually
brought forward In favor Of removing, that this
city Is not accessible from different parts Of the
country, Il seems to me Is without force ut this
time, since the trip can be made from San Fran
cisco in about week. A large number Of men,
bcrs of Congress own real estate In this city,
and in the event Of the removal Of the Capitol.
Of course II would greatly deprcciate, and u Is
not likely, therefore, that such parties would be
favorable to the movement. At any rate, this
subject will, undoubtedly, during the coming
winter, be fully discussed.
I Ihaye from time to time given you some no
counts Of the Congregational Church OF this
city, for was aware that many Of the readers
Of your paper were interested In the subject
I understand that the church over which DR..
Boynton formerly officiated, has given a call to
Rev. ]. Z. Rankin of Charlestown, Mass. The
work upon the church cdi6ce still continues. but
II does not seem to me that much progress is
made. If nothing happens to prevent, the tow
ers Of the church viii be completed about the
time that the Custom House Is at Portland, /
should judge from appearances. The seeding
element of this church have already organized,
under the name Of the "Central Congregation
al church," and have extended call to Rev.
DIR. Boynton to become their pastor. At pres.
ent this church holds its worship In the hall Of
the building Of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation. The meetings Of the above named
Association have for some weeks past been OF
unusual interest their regular daily prayer
meeting Is from Q to p. M, but for some num-
Der of weeks open air services have been held.
under the auspices Of this society, mt the corner
Of 7th street and Pennsylvania Avenue, with
great success. These open air meetings have
been the means Of doing great deal Of good
already, among the lower classes Of people who
rarely visit houses Of worship. .H.
Vegetation Is suffering somewhst in this vi
cnity, from the want of rain, and In Maryland,
some portions Of the State, the crops arc report
ell to be suffering extremely. We had slight
shower last evening, just sufficient to lay the
dust and cool the atmosphere, which was very
acceptable. The weather since the eclipse has
changed materially; before, the wind was most
of the time from the North, was quite cool =
since, we have had Southerly winds, and the
thermometer stands to-day 900 in the shade. II
Is quite refreshing, however, under such circum-
stances, 10 be permitted TO cool of upon water
melons and peaches. Fruit this season Is very
plenty, might say abundant, and very cheap.
will give o list Of retail prices, showing truly
that at the present time the expense Of living in
this city is not much more, If any, than in the
State Of Maine Peaches 25c. per peck, pears
40, potatoes %, tomatoes 25, corn 20c. per doz.
en-, Eggs 25, steak (nicc cuts) 2Sc. per b., mel
ons to Csc. apiece, blackbcrrics o to 1Oc. per
qt., huckleberries 10. butter 40c. per h., chick
ems 75c. per pair. flour (bcst) S12 per Dbl.
Saturday evening last took walk through
the market. would not have you imagine that
our market-placcs here are anything like Fam
ueil Hall market In Boston; not at all. We
have two large markets, one south Of Pcnnsyl-
yania Avenue, called the "Centre Market" and
the other west Of 9TH street, callel Northern
Liberty" To the eye Of a stranger, these mar
ket buildings present q most ill-constructed, un-
couth and dirty appearance, but there is nothing
like getting used to such things; the people seem
well satisfied. These markets have somewhat
the appearance of a large number Of sheep pens,
wltn cONoriHy oNer tueti, ohiy they w NV ioVn
quite 20 tidy rs farmers sheep pens generally
do. When Il rains, the water In many places
goes through holes in the roof, making 1t quite
unpleasant at such times, but then they do just
As we'll In fair weather. The amount Of fruit
daily consumed In this city must be great. The
market was crowded, and there seemed to be
perfect social equality at this place; o large,
stout colored woman was measuring peaches In
her stall; next to her nice, good looking white
woman was dealing out pies and cakes.
A new line Of steamers has recently been
opened between Georgetown and Norfolk, which
promises to be complete success. AT present
the business Is almost exclusively confined to
fruit, but II Is the intention to ship considerable
-four from that place, as some favorite brands
manufactured at Georgetown are beginning to
have n more extensive demand. This line will
be more appreciated when the proposed foreign
steamship line. that Is contemplated to run from
Norfolk to Liverpool, has commenced operations.
The new ten dollar counterfeit Is exciting some
considerable attention ut the treasury; the ex-
tent of its circulation is unknown, but from
communications received from different parts OF
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