Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-26

~ LANfNtHtNEN tolf~tftutnI upon the
iiteIHpt OF Rev. j. Sella Martin, eolored, to
get H. child admitted into one of the public
~"h"cls in the Franklin school building. we men
IoI.Cd the fact that the Sub-Board OF Trustees
Tor the fu>t SChocl District were holding n
meeting IN the afternoon report closed.
4 hc result Of their consultation was that thew
agreed EF"n the following letter To be presented
rOTafiOn:
Rc,-NS ~ THE SUH-BoAED or TEUsTEEs
ISt School District FTankliu School Building
Washington. Nov. =. 1sto-W I'm. {. Cook, Esq,
AHoTHtg JOT The COrporC'i0H Of Washington Sir:
lie undcT>iEn Sub-EOaTd OF Trustees for the
Public schools OF the First School Board, re-
sI'ctfuliS request, for their guidance in the
discharge ~ their duties, your off ea opinion
On questions arising under the following cir
An application has been made for the atimis-
s"E into one Of the schools under charge OF
81 child Oi partly African descent, though nearly
white \ ticket Of admission i'm the usual form
wa> issucd by one of our number. on the ground
that the child, thOagh tinged with African
bleed y trAtfe under a proper definition of the
t.IiG- The parents, however. admit and avow
that the child is cotoTcd. and demand its atimis
sen ON the ground of equal rights, claiming that
The act of Congress Of March rs, 1869, has struck
the word white" from Corporation law de-
lining who shall he admitted into the public
schools.
Bcing disagreed and in doubt as to the
proper construction Of the laws bearing ON the
ease, We ash your authoritative opinion ON the
following points:
,. Does the act of Congress of March IL. 1862.
entitled IAN act for the further security of
equal rights in the District of Columbia" have
inc eheet to strike the word white" from the
corporation law establishing our present system
Is5s? L.
- III not. what is the legal INTERPRETATION of tho
word ~ hite" by which We should be governed
In the admission of pupils to the public schools
Does u designate those only who have no admix-
distinction be drawn?
:. Under existing laws, establishing separate
systems OF schools for white and cOlOred children,
y the admission of any of the latter class into
the schools under our charge legal.
An answer to these inquiries at your earliest
convenience Il earnestly requested.
lSigned- u. ). brown. A. T.. Newton Geo. b.
Nashon, Trustees OF Public Schools, First Dis
tTict.
Last evening, after the meeting of the Sub
Board OF Trustees, Mr.. Judson 5. Brown, the
chairman, sent the following instructions to
Miss Moves. teacher OF the Primary School i'm
Franklin School Building:
Mss -Noyss--The daughter of Mr.. Martin
has Ect been expelled, but temporarily sus-
pended a pupil of your school. for reasons
given to Mr. Martin ia writing ON Tuesday of
the present week: consequently she Is not en-
titled to the privileges of pupil n Regular
standing until reihstated- You are therefore
directed 10 treat her with all the kindness ami
','n,lderatlon due to her As visitor. whenever
shS i present. - = BROWN, Trustee,
November 70, 1863.
To-day the child is present i'm the school room
and the teacher i following the instructions
gwen IN the above letter. Three pupils left the
school this morning on account of the presence
'f the ccioTet child and others will leave il this
evening, 1t i said. Quite number Of pupils in
she other schools in the building left last night
ard this morning. and il Is the opinion of Mr.
troNn. that should II finally be cidied that the
g,rl shall remain a. pupil and other eolored
ThIltsen I've admitted that two thirds of the pupils
viii leave the school. In reference to the state
Iae NJ Of Mr. Martin that there are other eolored
children i'm the Franklin schools, We are Inform
'd that IL l. a mistake. The chiLlren referred
I" are two Spanish children from Cuba. They
are of quite Ozark complexion, which has mis-
let Nh Martin probably. One of these chill
.Ten i in Miss Evans school. Our reporter saw
her aud says il i quite natural to make this
mistake from her complexion Nothing more
VIII be done in the matter now until the Corpor-
alton Attorney renders his opinion.
~
Tue BosRDOF METROPoLITAN PoLIcE.-This
beard met last evening, and transacted the fol-
loving business james MOriarty, appointed
additional private on the force for six months
to To duty ON Water street, between 9Th and 10th
streets Richard III. Reed. appointed an ad1i-
tional private for six months. TO do duty i'm the
northern part of the Second Ward. Edwin
Blush and William Stewart, appointed privates
On the force. w. III. Duffy was dismissed the
the day of suspension. Private Francis Straub
was dismissed the force, with loss of paw from
date of suspension, for gross neglect of duty and
drinking spirituous liquors. Robert Shredder
Was ordered to be commissioned a. a private
Resolution W "a passed - that all applicants for
positions ON the police force who shall have
passed the customary examination, and their
names registered for appointment. shall be re-
ferTed to the Mayor and the Superintendent and
the Captain and Inspector of the force, who
shall make diligent inquiry to their charac-
ter. habits and associates: and their report
thereon shall be fled with the clerk of the board
tor reference when needed; and no person shall
De appointed TO any position on the force until
reported upon "a above stated"
The Committee ON Additional Privates re-
ported that all additional priyates unless other
wise ordered by the Board) shall wear dark
clothes, with police buttons shield or badge of
bras, with star in centre, and the initials A. p.
NJ r. engraved thereon, belt and locust baton.
They shall be subjected to the same examina-
ton before the committee candidates for APP
20 ntment on the regular force are. (except the
snrgical,) and when appointed will report to the
lieutenant Of the precinct 10 which they NAV he
attached every evening before going on, and
every morning when going of duty, and will be
under his immediate control during their hours
Of duty, and recommending that they be COM
Inissioned for the first appointment six, and for
the second twelve months. and before entering
npon duty they shall be required TO deposit with
the treasurer the sum " $50; said amount to be
returned TO them ON the return Of all the eqIip-
ments furnished. ii ina good condition. exeepting
necessary wear and tear thereof"
Applications for the sale of spurious LIQUORS
BY the following persons were disapproved:
Ferdinand Stosb, Margt. Raynor Bertram
Ieins, VIM Talbert, Edxard Yost, Catharine
Aarony, John Adam Roth, II. Osenrisler w
Bertholme. Theo,iore Pitt, jas. Quintill John
torigan, August Sievers. Thos. Green. John
Seenan, Jackson ). Cole, Vim. Vogelweyd, and
James johnson.
foRRECTIoS-iti Mr.. JuCi>on s. Brown. and
hot Mr.. j. Sayles Brown, the types made us
say Yesterday, who is the School Trustee In the
Pint District, taking part i'm the mixed school
controversy.
IL 10 happens that there are three j. g.
Browns in this city, which sometimes leads to
the names getting mixed, and this Is the reason
We believe, why Mr.; j. Sayles Brown uses his
middle name In fun; but il doesn't seem 10 pre-
vent mistakes alway-at least not in this in
stance.
The FIRE COMPANIES answering the alarm
for the fire at Jay Cooke & Co.'S banking house
Yesterday morning, were the Union and Frank
lin engines and Metropolitan hook and ladder
Their members were 81 prompt and active that
after the fire was extinguished Mr.. Cooke pre-
sented them with check for $40, the money to
he divided among the members. The 6remen
~ssire, through us, Ia express their hearty and
bincere thanks to the liberal donor.
LOOK Or FoR YoUR UNrKxATED HOUSES
Inc prick residence on street, between nth
and 18th streets, recently purchased by VIM H.
ihmpsey, Esq, was ON Wednesday night last
entered by parties, who plundered the premises
81 All the gas and water pipes they could Law
their hands on, wrenching the same from the
al and TO obi ha it.