Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-25

spirltuaIIin ErpoRd.
A most interesting entertainment took place
at Lincoln Hall last night, which was attended
by a select and moderately large audience,
comprising many Of our most Intelligent clt-
zeps, members Of Congress and others. The
exhibition consisted In the e1posC by DR.. T.. V.
Wright Of tho wonderful performance Of
Messrs. Read and Emerson and Master Gun
noll, which thoy claim are effected by spirits.
DIR. Wright at the outset disnlalmetl any dceiro
to nIurc these gentlemen, for he himself had
believed In spirituallsm until recently, but gald
he amply proposed TO pCrfom tho Same feats
which thcy exhibited, shows that these Gre
markable phonomcnan could be produced
the other world. committee consisting OF
Hon. WIN. LAWRENCE, representative from
Ohio DIS. Flodoario Howard and Thorpe were
selected from the audience 10 exercise a vigil
liant eye over the Doctor and zee that there
was no humbug about hia Performance
These gentlemen then tied DR.. W. In the
same manner ~ Read, Emerson and Gun.
nell arc tied, and after firmly securing him.
iron rings appeared upon hls arms, and were
taken on; his coat was nut on and taken on,
md many other 'astOniShing manifesthtionsy
werO sdcn. These tesh" Mcro frat per
formed In the dark, M Il tho custom with
modiuma, and subsequently, were oNhib-
ited In the full light The Doctor was londly
applaudod as each separate "trick" wac
shown mp, and the universal sentiment wat
that the Idea that tho performances Of the
so-callcd "splritual modinms' arc not snpetc
Intended y any agency other than that q
AZ the close Of che performance gentlomah
by the name Of Vol, a leading epirituRlist In
this city, proceeded 10 ask Number OF qnc$
TONS, which caused much excitement. The
questions, however, were fairly answered BY
DR.. Wright who stated that his wife was 40
honest splrltualist, and that no himself had
gone with the boy Gunnoll, under the lmpres-
that hewas genuine medium; but that while
| In Baltimore he had caught his hand out d
the ropes, and from that point watched him
until he Wright succeeded In detecting AZ
the tricks. This seemed 10 give general satis
faction, and the audience departed fully con-
WINGED that splrltualism had received lts death
wound nj the hands Of DIR. Wright
PuhitC scIfooL ExAMrSArroNs. 80 Third
Districtl-Male Grammar SchOol--N. A West
principal. The examination Of this school
took place yesterday at tho Wallach school
building, In the presence OF very large and
/ critical audience. Among thoee present were
Trustees Moore, Dulin, Clark, Champlin and
A. X. Browne, DR.. Chase Roys, principal
Of the Second district male grammar school,
II, N, Mckee, esq, principal, and J. T, CuJ-
lew ssS SsS o. ne Fl5't S W s mai
| INRAg VI ANN ~ ENbNh
GEO., 8, y. Thompson, late principal Of tie
kirgt district male grammar school, and many
others, among whom were also quite q NUM-
bor OF our German citizens. .rag f..su. /
| The school-room was most beautifully OF.
namentcd with garlands and wrcaths OF ever.
green, and offered very cheerful appeal
ance This school numbers OF scholars, d
whom 50 were present besides a number d
young Indies who are training for the pro
fcssion 81 teaching, under Mr.. Vests sunct
vision. The exercises were al Of q supcridl
character, aud proved highly interesting =
the spectators, ~ was made manifest by III,
undivided attention. which they gave 10 thu
different recltations for six hours.
The claases were examined In reading IA
Mesars. Clark, West and Davis; In arithmetl,
by Mr.. Moore, In grammar by Mr.. West; aIb
In algebra by Messrs, Mckee and J. 7. LeayJ
the last-named gentleman being the Gssista9
teacher In this school. The German class wa
examined by DIR. Chase Roys and Mt
David La Selke, who Is the teach OF German
In this District. The examination lin TIL
study was very thorough, and gave eyidcnd'
Of much progress.
Several songs composed for this occasiu
by Mr.. N. A. West, and set IN music by Pro
, fessor Mcfarland, the efficient muslc tearhS
Of this District, were rendered very nicely d
/ the pupIls, and earned a wcll-descrvcd nd
planse. The rccitations In arithmetic arR
algebra showed a high degree Of proficiency
Original compositions were also read u
some Of the young ladies, noticeable anon
which was ono entitled hHome," by Mia
Mary T. Hare. OF the declamatlons, one en-
titled dignity of Labor" by Master Will
; Dodge, and another named "Tho Vagabous
; and Ills Dog" by Master George Saltcf
; elected woll-dcsoryed applause from the vlb
itors. At the conclusion Of the exercised
! | Trustee Clark read the premium list Us led
lows:
E School mcdai-Clarcncc z. Curtis; hes
written exAminations-Cha IshAm, Donnl
Doyle, James Stockett; exemplary conduf
: and punctnAllty-Wm, Wood, Charles lIep
shaw, Henry Frye, John Russell, Daniel Foley
, | crty; attention TO study and Improvement
Edwin Scott, Walter Mcfarland, BascOt
Griffith, Horace Griffith, Thomas klllafOylt
: | VIM. y. Milllgan, pcnmanship William
i Smith; ncatness-Wm. McNelly; music--MIn
Frank Msia1ghiin n" r. i Diirls6, Vim. KelscJ
A | Edwin Diyirc, John Conner, Willie Murphy
\. siblny, Frank WLlkerson, David leslie an
Z Jos. Johnson. ... ...H
The gold medal for German was awarded
Benjamin q. Poole, and the second prizo 10
that study to VIM. Y. Milligan. 81 "a |
The examination proved a complete SUI
, cess, and gave evident satisfaction 10 u
present The pupils deserve much commcf
\ dation for their attention TO study, but Rroh
Y deal OF credit Is also due 10 Mr.. West for u
superior degree Of excellence 10 which he hh
= raised this school. We are FREQ 10 say that I
our opinion there are few schools 10 while
: boys will receive more thorough training ]
study and genllcmanly department. r7 /
MEMORIAL HAIL ScHooI.-Tho ilistrii4l
ton Of prizca ut Memorial HILL school tool
=. place last evening In the presence Of an ali
, dience that crowded the edllce corner o
\ Fourteenth and N streets to lis utmost On