Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-30

TIE GovKRNmB>T PRINTING OFFIcs-
Messrs. Schall SvaBn and Coffin. the board
Of examiners OF apprentice. for appointment
AZ The Government Printing Ofics entered
upon their dunes to-day az the school house
near that e>tabis me nj aud will coatinu their
session throughout the day. and perhaps TO-
morrow. TUT Of the inbred AMI odd appIi-
csnts. all except ffiy-niue we're ex Guided from
tr'al- b-Cau'e OF their age, j; having been de-
termlDed by Superintendent Clapp that ne
youth should be accepted whose age was
rss than sixteen nor more than seventeen.
or the number suitable for examination tea
are colored, who will BE- given the sane
chances for appointment possessed by those
who are white. A series OF printed q aesnons
- orthoeraphy, punctuation, capitalizng. and
The construction OF sentences. were prepared
by the committee 10 be answered, aud after tba
first general examination has been completed,
there VIII then be selected abou, half of those
OF the whole number who show toe most pro-
heiency, who are TO b. subJec'et 10 a more
rigid course of examination, from among whom
rtght OF the best will be recommended 20 tue
Congressional Printer as the m ost competent
10 fill the vacancies 70 be supplied
The committee have been instructed by Mr..
Clapp that the appointment OF the boys will oe
based entirely upon their qualifications for the
work, and NO question OF influence will be
allowed 10 weigh in favor or against a merito-
Tious candidate. When the boys are appointed
hey Will be placed in charge Of Mr.. :heIl rs
instructor aid thai gentleman proposes that
each apprentice shall be provided with some
good and complete work on the theory and
prac'ice OF fypoSraphy, Ia order that their eve.
hlnIs may be devoted 10 fami,iar,zing them
selves with the theoretical part of the art. The
appointments Will be made on Monday next.
End OF THK PURCELL-SHRPHERD CASE
The charge of libel against Arthur Shepherd,
Of sss-si.I uhi'c0n, preferred by Judge Purcell,
ithe efaminatIon OF which was commenced
he'ore Justice Walter on Friday last,) was re-
sumed III the Criminal Court room to-day a;
, O'Clock. There was quite a large number
OF persons present.
The Justice announced that he was rea ~ 70
proceed. when mir. Johnson stated tina,
he would move 10 dismiss the case II
was Tor the Justice 10 saw whether the evil
deLce connected Mr.. Shepherd with the writ
ing Of the alleged libel or not He would saw
for Judge Purcell that h. desired NJ further
parade OF the matter. He was satisfied that Mr.
shepherd was not guilty OF the offence. Judge
Purcell, however, reserved the right ~ instI-
tute proceeding against the proprietor of the
paper. Judge Purcell and mis- counsel had
been held up 20 rldIcule In the papers, and he
hoped that there would be no more OF il,
Mr.. y. IA. Miller SAID that his client de.
m1uded an honorable discharge, and n there
was no prose there was no other course
but 10 dismiss the case.
Justice Walter then announced that he would
ulsmlss the case for want OF prose cutIon.
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The POTOMAC FRONT.-A Iull has ensuad
since The comparative activity which has pre-
EalIed around 'fhe front" Tor a few DAYS past.
and matters IN this latitude to-day are there.
tore dull the steamer arrow Stackpo!s.
made her usual trip 10 Mount Vernon TINS
morning, with good list of passengers and at
the same tine carried down lot D: timber tor
the erection of a greenhouse aud VINEYARD
frame Tor The Improvement OF The old b9rODIal
estate. The regular whartreports viii be found
below
TGyS WLdG.-ArIived-Sch HariorI, Hal.
iiday. from NOmini Oils, with wool Tor VIII
son f.. Brown.
Riisg's HhGLf-ArrIvpd-Sc boomers FLYING
sand, Pullen, from Rudi's Ferry, wirh water.
melons AID poultry for i1sIla;: Leonard john
SOL. simpson. Tor The lower Potomac, wan .,,s
hu>hels o! frr-h 10 \. p-rrh. and t3I!Or>.
J'AEs ~ GLGrt.-ATTFN EDS chr J. w Fish
Hilrt>, fTOn EUcEpUTt, Sic with ice Tor the
tii"at Fails CO Company. -Hp-SaI.ai, from
k,chp1r. he ION the 12d ms. sem. samuel
Fisb. Tel master, with Ice tor III u cea. Fails
Ice Company.
HGTr'yS Nbff->liird-S,br Ben. S,oax-
icy, Hiilman, 10 .u thu river. iigh'.
Nt'Ti" 8 'Gri amt Ho0d UrGfr, 90. Sr-,f-
lTTlNrd.-ScLT. Mary i.iiZturtA, Harm t,n.
Win wood Tor GeCI-e j. :SlsIIt.