Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-13

ISDrGSATrOS MEETING IN GBoRGKTowN.
An adjourned meeting Of the citizens OF
Washington and Georgetown to discuss the
present management Of the colored schools Of
the District, was held last evening at Mount
the chair, and George +. Coakley secretary.
Mr.. j. II. Brooks stated the object OF the meet
ing 70 be TO memorabilia Congress for an in
the management Of the schools. The Chair
here stated that in occupying the position he
did he was fearless and independent, and hoped
ffeemen in setting forth before Congress and
the public their grievances. Mr.. Brooks then
moved that the resolutions introduced at the
previous meeting be adopted, and j. w. Barker
seconded the notion
ONE MAN POWER ON THE sYPHAx PLAN.
Mr.: Alfred Day then explained the nee -ssity
of enlsrging the board to prevent the authority
from passing into one mans hands. What was
the board now? The board was SyphaS. and
iey3''i Mr.. Dsy.-"whst? Wormieye He i
just like n walking stick to Syphsx, who twirls
him around in any style. Mr. SyphaS says
wornley :" and Mr.. wormley in a meek whis-
Ter replies, 80 Yes, sir, think so.''
CORNER MEETINGS.
The speaker then deferred TO the fact OF the
irresponsibility Of the board as at present con-
stituted, they receiving over SS9 900 OF the peo-
pies money without being responsible to any
body. lie was In favor OF seven nine, and
opposed to these corner meetings of the trustees;
agreeing to loan each other %, 900 or 81 O0o and
10 pay up before the school year is out.
GEORGETOWN WANTS TO BE REPRESENTED IN
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MI u r: Oakley was glad that he now saw
something like business and that the interests
OF Georgetown were 20 be considered. He would
say however, that Georgetown had for iong
while attempted To get her rights but failed until
now, when she Was brought in An auxiliary
10 ashlngfon- he then urged an increase of
the board, in which latter sugges iop Colin Cru
sor and John II. Brooks joined heartily. Rev
James Muse thought Georgetown had been
shghted a. far a. Its educational interests were
concerned, and thought her own citizens we're
fully capable Of taking care of their own affairs
Mr.. Cursor then offesed the following re~o,u-
ton, which was sJopted:-where the public
schools for Washington and Georgetown have
greatly increased in number; and whereas the
great interest of educating our children Demand
the beet talent possible 10 be procured for teach
ers. and the most impartial and correct admin
lstration Of the affairs: therefore, be il resolved
by the citizens OF Washington and Geor getown
IN mass meeting assembled, that We most re-
speetfuhy Petition the honorable the Congress
OF the nation 10 increase the boarCief trustees
for colored schools for Washington and George
town from to ., : from Washington and 2 from
Georgetown.
one would object TO enlsrsing the number Of the
board, and referred TO the fact that the white
schools OF Georgetown, having only between
four and i've hundred pupils, were in charge of
seven men, while the sixty-six colored schools,
with 800 pupils, in Washington, were in the
Aessrs. Collins Cursor, Alfred Piper, Joeeph
L. SmallwoOd, John Ferguson and Jsrnes Fer
guson were appointed to wait upon Congress In
accordance with the spirit OF the resolution just
TRUSTEE KING HAS THE FLOOR
Trustee Charles King WAS called for and said
gather together in the cause of education But
he could not agree TO the remarks OF the pre-
yious speakers as to the neglect by the board OF
tbe educational interests OF Georgetown, for
there were eight schools there, of which only
seven were full After speaking at length Of
The advanced condition OF the colored people of
the District in contrast with those Of other
cities, he pronounced the charge false that the
appointments of teachers made previous to
NOSE OF the present board were made without
regard TO merit. But such WAS the case at the
determination, that some having the highest
average were not appointed. (Some one here
inquired about Miss Emma Browns CASE
Mr.. King then reviewed the testimony in her
case, and stated one fact which was new 10
many, that Miss Emma Brown had persistently
on Capitol Hi. and that Of course the board
would not be dictated to. There were several
voices here inquiring, How about Cato ?''
wasn't he here to open the schools ?" &C., when
Nj King continued explaining the workings OF
The board. and giving some details OF expendi-
'ulss' &C. aiter which the meeting adjourned.
DIVORCE CAsEs-kgutty Court Jsstsce Wylie
Jennie Morgan vs. Charles o. Morgan. The
petition and testimony as taken before Z. Z.
Brown. examiner In chancery, show that the
Plaintiffs maiden name was Jennie Jones; that
che Is the daughter Of Captain Peter Jones, de-
ceased, that she was married to the defendant
IN this city In the year 1863 by the Rev. Alfred
HoJmesd; that she and defendant lived together
until December, 1864, when he deserted her; and
that such desertion has continued without in
terruption ever since; that the defendant con-
n1outed nothing towards her support during
faid desertion, and very little before; that he
treated her with cruelty; and that he led an idle
drunken and dissolute course OF life &c. The
Court granted q divorce a riseulo mat1s.ont,,
vHh permission 20 the plaintiff to resume her
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Emily Lewis vs. David Lewis The petition
and testimony as taken before Edm'd r. Brown,
examiner, show that the plaintiff and defend
ant were married and domiciled in the District
OF Columbia; that the plaintiff has o female
child three years Of age; that the defendant de-
serted the plaintiff In December, 1851, and that
said desertion has continued ever SINCE and
that be has contributed very little towards the
support Of her and said child during such de-
sertion, and that he committed adultery with a
woman named Ann Maria Holmead, in BIa-
densburg, Md; and the court granted a divorce
rtaesIo ratrtnSsi- II. Thompson solicitor for
PLAINTIFF.
CoEsoIIDArIoN OF MARYLAND REPUBLICAN
AssoCIATIoNs.-A regular meeting Of the Mary
land Republican Association was held last nasht
Al | mon League Hall, when Q COMMITTEES OF
three v as appointed 10 confer with q similar
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