Evening star., 1869-05-31

SCHocL, NJ. 4, Mrs. u. A. AInidoa, tsacher,w was
held in advaac- of the regular order. las. rreS-
" afieEEoon,on account OF he III health o. ne
teacher. As usual Win his exceilaLt school,
itTgs 'eHdancs OF parents and Trustees s'C-
l. 8 .hsI- n'erest in :heexercises oy prompt
a ,s,d dance. Tne Board Of Trustees were rep
rrsenvO oy Nessrs. Wilson, A. X. Bro 4ne-
JudsCn :. Brown, West. Laurence aud Guam
pin. Mr.. IL. Richards and other teachers
wsr" also present the former examining toe
cl ses ID Rhetoric and Mental Arithmetic
NJ. Wilson exam'n ned lie class In Analysis
and Grammar; Mr.. Champlin, IN Physics:
Prot. Dan e, ~ Vocal Music, and Mr.. Tnomp-
sou, (of The Treasury Department. 10 Reading
the after g"Dtlemap. Dy req nest. recIting, wi n
applau>e, Tine Vagaoond.' The school an
number Is not GClte so full as usual, but the
high character OF he exercises was a matter n Z
surprise 20 those acquainted with the pe,uliar
sadysntIses under which this school mas
suffered during the whole scholastic term. in
G3heequtLee OF Mrs. Amidon's illness The
specimens OF penmanship were among the most
beautiful rVer offered for Inspection in tne
scnJCl room and % the more Intellectual ex ar.
ci>rS IN Ora smrnar, Rhe ORC, Written and Mental
Arl,ains tc- l. Sufficient 10 say that they were
|"Or-hy OF The well-merited reputation o. the
accom- Pills he'd and conscientious teacher A;
ne ciose me pupils were addressed in most
complimentary terms by Prot. Richards and
thompson, ana by Mr.. West OF the Board OF
trustees; all the SPEAKERS acknowledging the
goo !oTiuEe OF our Public School System IN
h&vIng so faithful teacher and expressing
In@h pa We'll as that of our community
generally. tina: Mrs. Amidon'- health may per-
INIT Nor 20 resume her time-hOnored duties AZ
the oesinHiEg OF the next term iii September.
SToRMs-DCHGoe 20 FrOgsrty-SIturday
night, a terrific ram storm passed over the
Sity, accompanied by han and Wind, bio wing
DOWN few tTees, and wing the STR els 4
thorough cleaning; aud ye~terday afternoon.
betwerl three aa0 four O'Clock, tornado
passed over the northern portion OF tne city
and the adjoining portion OF the county, dong
considerable damage 10 property. frame
dwelling in course of erection on the 7th street
road, opposite the residence of Gen. Howard,
Was blown down. Four persons who w-re
returning from the Soldiers Home had taken
shelter in IL, and were caught in the ruins.
one OF whom received severe injuries. Au-
Otber frame house in the bottom, ear the iunc.
ton of Gran: street with boundary, (west of
IN, was demolished, aud a stable belonging
20 Mr. w. ID. Bell on The 1th street road aboyl
the Park. was also raZad 10 The ground. Three
large trees on the grounds of Howard UNI
NrTSlty and two IN the sth street Park wsr.
uprooIed. The tin roof OF The three.storie
oncx house in course of erection at the corner
OF 1th and q streets was carried of, as also the
root of the building al the corner OF I'd and
streets. The skyliyhts IN the pavilion of Alb
ner's Park were also carried of. The storm
was felt with some severity along the line OF
the river for some distance down, doing much
damage 10 growing crops fences, outbuildings
and trees In Charles City county, pia. OF
wheat. belonging to Mr.. BrICe, which promised
yield of about one thousand dollars worth.
was completely destroyed by the hail, which
al this point fell very heavy and in ext raordI.
narily large drops.
BIDS OPENKD.-This morning, Mayor X Iwen
and Surveyor Bliss opened the following bids
for building bridges over the stream crossing
Sd, ith and 5th streets west in the north part OF
the Third Ward:-Murpky Farrell, tor the
whole work, S7UOO; NO guarantee. Hugh
S55 per NJ, pine s45 per M. excavation rs cents
per yard, brick work s2S per M; blue s:one
cspping s6:25 per perch, iron railing s2.25 per
fooT. G. w. KING, Sd street, s5,250; ith 81, 200:
18th, Sl,GOO. A. NJ. Maynard, (lth to 5th street
brIdges:)-Excavation ~ cents, oak timber $40
per NJ, pine do SIS, do. PLANK $50, n asonry
W. h. Plowman and J. G. Marks:-Excavation
~ cents, masonry Sc IS, brick S2S.50, iron per
ton 20 cents, Gaping IS cents per square foot,
foundation timber and planks cents each per
foot John Cameron & Son, Sd street, S5.3]i, go
ith and 5th streets, 80. 2.372.si each. NJ. Kennedy
and ID. Falvey-Mssonry Sj.15, with old ma
teriali excavation IL cents, timber S,o.5O per NJ
Same, Sd street. 81; do. ith, S).Gii7 7r n
q Reynold s. $50 for 4th street. q. D. Cook
Excavation i5 cents, masonry. per perch, 81 40
brick work >23.30 per NJ. Francis Reside
10 ents per foot, excavation ~ cents, lumber
Sl.0i9et, iron railing Sis per foot, man holes
SAB each.
NATIONAL DIVISION OF THE SONS OF TEN.
PKRANCE-On June the National Division
OF the Sons OF Temperance of North Americ,
Will commence Its annual session in this city,
and continue four days. The delegates will be
entertained while here by the Grand Division
OF this District. There will be a reception on
June 9, and on the next day collation. will
be served. az which short speeches will be
made by representative men from each Juris-
diction- interspersed with vocal and instru-
mental music. On Friday the 11.h, a grand
excursion down the Pot omac will take place
lntere~ting exercises will be held at the tomb
OF Washington, and the whole trip will be en-.
liyened by vocal and instrumental music by
some 0f the best singers in the city and by the
Marine Band. Among the delegates will be
Dr. +. X. Lees, the temperance champion OF
Englsnd; Neal Dow, of Maine: General Lewis
l.. Wagner, OF Pennsylvania; John n. Stearne,
pt New York; Edward Cars we'll, of Canada, /
and host OF Others-oVer two hundred in all
making this ons of the largest aud most in
teresting temperance gatherings ever held in |
this city.
OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF H0RATIo Boil
sTER.-This morning Officer Barry arrested
HCratio Bolster, well known in this city,