The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-02

walls, for open air exercise, and In which
gymnastic apparatus has been placed. The
method adopted for heating the building Is
low pressure steam, so as as TO avoid all pos
sibllity Of danger, the boilers, two In num-
Der, being placed one under each stairway,
and so connected that either ono or both can
be used as may be required. The maximum
pressure to which the apparatus Is lin
tied Is ten pounds per square Inch. At
this limit sufficient mechanical power Is OBJ
tained, when applied to the dram regulator,
10 check the drat, and consequently the nre
and further increase Of steam; or II more
steam Is used so that the force falls below
the pressure required, the dram door again
opens and the fire and steam increase to the
point at which the closing Of the door and
the pressure Of the steam is fixed. The rad
iators used arc the vertical tube coils, placed
In fire proof brick chambers, which reduce
the friction offered 10 the free passage of tho
steam and back flow Of the condensed water
to minimum. Fresh cold air from without
Is introduced to the coils by brick ducts car
ried under each corridor, with lateral
b%anches leading to each coil-chamber, these
ducts being large enough to provide pure air
In sufficient quantities TO replace that In the
whole building once In every twenty minutes.
| The air valves 10 each stack Of coils are
placed In the boiler-rooms, convenient to tho
person In charge, and out of tho reach OF the
pupils. ,
top of the four corner towers, by opening
foul air registers into them from floor and
ceiling Of the school-rooms, and connecting
them with large brick ducts below the base
ment floors to the higher central towers In
front. These latter towers arc open on top,
heated In winter by steam-coils placed with
In, and In summer by gas-heaters, thereby
rarifylng the air and producing an upward
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downward currents from the corner towers
and passed off with sufficient rapidly to in
sure the perfect ventilation Of the entire
building.
Great credit IL due to the municipal au-
thoritles, who, with commendable public
spirit, have sustained an undertaking which
will stand as q landmark In the history Of
public instruction In this Republic. Mr..
Adolf Cluss, the architect, has superintendent
the work throughout, In the execution OF
which he was assisted by q number Of our
most prominent mechanics, under clrcum-
stances often big with difficulties.
Long before the completion Of this build
Ing copies of the plans had been furnished,
In response to Official application, to some oil
the most prominent cities, Eas. and West, al
well as to Senators and foreign ambassadors
Of both hemispheres, among whom We may
mention the enlightened President Of tn,
Argentine Confederation, Senior Domingo P
sarmiento. II augurs well for the future o.
our city that the time has come when tn,
works Of our own citizens are encouraged al
home and so extensively appreciated abroad
woRK OF THE PoLIcE.-Lieutenan Hur
ley, Of the Fourth precinct, reports that
during the quarter there have been 423 ar
rests made In his precinct. or this number
$50 were white, 233 were married, $40 coulC
read aud write, 2S6 were males. The ma
, tiyities were, America l0l, England 8, Ire
d, land 9S, France 2, Germany IS, Italy l. TIL
: disposition OF the cases was as follows: Tota
: for court l2, workhouse 80, Jail In dcfaul
4 OF bail 10, bailed for court IL, bail to keel
= the peace 35, amount Of property takei
Q from aud returned to prisoners at the statiol
}. s227.S0, total amount Of fines paid s4S7, re
C naming unpaid slll, dodgers accommo
d dated So, lost children restored to parents
l. doors found open and secured 4, horses takel
is up astray 81, vehicles restored to owners
l. sick and disabled persons assisted 4, inquest
!, held 8, fires In precinct 5. The following
j, list In part Of offences charged; murder
0 assault and battery 90, grand larceny 4, petl
: larceny 2s, drunk and dlsorderly 81, simpl
drunk 2S. OF the parties arrested Their
D were clerks 10, mechanics %, merchants 4
{ physicians l, prostitutes 2, laborers 1877
Q The force at this precinct consists Of lieu
y tenant, 2 sergeants, Is privates.
K REV. On. NEWMAN, Of the metropolitan
d church, will return to-day from o tw
II months leave of absence, and tomorrow
/. will be joyfully welcomed by one Of his usua
large congregations; for among the goo,
Is people Of all denominations, by his holy yea
Is In all Christian work, purity OF life and abb
S, ministry, he has become universally beloved
II TWAS his expectation to have visited Europ
h the past summer, but finding vast deb
Or hanging over his church, and the ediace In
IL complete, without Its tower and chime o
lie bells, he sacrificed his promised visit abroa
te to raise funds throughout the country an
oil push to completion the tower Of the Metre
~ politan and pay off Its debt. Toaccomplis
be this he has Travelled during the past tw
On months over three thousand miles, spoke
Mt on an average four times q week, addressin
over twelve hundred ministers aud thlrt
ct thousand people Of the N. E. Church
ct Everywhere he has been cordially receive
ID and his mission encouraged, great interes
,f being manifested by the people in this ma
lie tional church, and means contributed for 1t
n success by them wherever he has gone.
ID RIVER NEws.-The following were the a
he rivals and departures from the whary'
id along the river front;
he Arrived-Schooner Mechanic, with woo
d. for d. Athey; Steamer c. P. Smith, CAPITAL
he Smith, from New York. This steamer
10 brought here by Captain Martin to run on
les regular line twice week to all the rivI
he landings as far down as Accomac cree
lite She Is said TO be fast saller, and was ust
ov- during the war as dispatch boat at Fc
on tress Monroe. Schr. VIM. Ruark, fro
at Havre-de-G Grace, with 100 tons of coal
,n- VIM. Gulnaud; schr. Rosstolnans, from Pc
pal Deposit, with 10000 feet Of lumber for
Ute B. Wart; schr. Stephen A. Douglass, wi
ay- oysters from Hunting creek for marke
by Union Bell, with oysters and swee. potato
as for dealers.
Dry sailed-Schooner Ruth, Shaw, for Georg
The town to load with coal for Northern poi
ro- A Cow THIEr.-Henry Smith, a color
Is man, was before Justice Thompson at Il
Ak Sixth precinct station on the charge Of ha
Ing stolen from Wright Curtis, residing ne
nj Good Hope, a red COW valued at 81
Get Smith was caught endeavorlng to sell Il
Inc COW to q butcher In the Northern mark
ard named Zurich for the sum Of sl5. The al
all NAL was returned to the owner, and smi
I've sent to jail for court 10 answer the charge
OF grand larceny.
ors POLICE ISTELLIGENcE,-Richar Ross, I
inc making an excavation In the street, paid
Coz fine of 81 to Justice Schmidt.
az. Joseph Whitney, charged with the larcei
At Of gold watch, belonging to John IL. Gu
an ningham, WAS sent to jail for court by Ju
nv tice Chase.
Nv VIM. II. johnson, colored, for obtainir
he money under false pretcnces from Ma
"a. Harris, was committed to Jail by Justl
20 Thompson.
u REV. Mr.. PARsoN, of the Thcologic
n, Seminary at Gettysburg, who filled the pu
n pit Of DR.. Butler during the summer rece
"a so acceptably, has accepted the call te
nd dered by the yestry Of st. Paul's church, al
ad will be associated with DR.. B. and his ente
a "u prising people In their mission work in tn
~ city. He Is q young gentleman Of promis
~ ~ and is expected by the middle of the mon
an to enter upon his duties.
na STEALING ChICKESs.-About two o'clo,
~ yesterday morning, Officers Markwood al
nbHars nhAPryad man turninU the apFn