Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-06
Lew Court.

81. .Sf,yAsn's Cburca- Grand Panorama %,
benefit OF the Sunday school -O'
Levy Court,
In the Levy Court OF Washington County
yesterday, all the members present. the follow
ing we're presented and referred:
petition of Mrs. Sarah A. Butt astipo for
TIE opening or new road; one of :. Stitf for
the same purpose; protest of DR.. CockeriIIe
against the opening OF road through his lands
and notice from the Circuit Court that tbs
melton 10 yacate the judgment in the case oT
the court against the Columbia Turnpike Com
Iany had been set for a peTemptory hearing
CoRPCREAL PUNISHMENT IN THE CouSry
SCHOOLS.
petition from James A. Bvrne and otbers
ASKING the adjustment OF corporeal punish ;
meEt IN the schools was read.
MI shepherd said the punishment referred
TO IN the commune alton was barbarons and
cruel, and should be abolished.
Dr; Rowland offered the following resolution.
which was adopted Whereas Congress has
abolished noggiHg in the army and navy OF the
United State; and whereas the system OF On bJic
instruction now in existence in the comfy Of
washington was established and is to some
extent supported by Congress Therefore.
RsSotrsd, That in accordance with this Humans
example, and in conformity with the snirit oT
me age me commissioners of Schools for the
tOuhty OF washington be requested to abolish
eorporeal chastsement a means of discontinue
IN The public schools OF the county"
TEE C0LCMBIA TURNPIKE CASE, ETC.
mi. shepherd offered a resolution earnestly
Ieuuonlng the Superior Court not to rCopen
the case of the Court agt. the Conntv hnf 20
Cnlnuh ne Levy court in its possession of the
MI Rowland offered resolution which uas
adopted, requesting the commissioners or scboois
TO consider the establishment of a public school
IN the vicinity of the intersection OF 5th-Sfrees
turnpike with Boundary street.
BIZ. Shepherd offered a resolution that the
committee on improvements be requested to
wait on the authorities of the CITY and Obtain a
settlement Of the courts account; adopted
DI- Rowland offered resolution recting that
Ia ne - M l.
the choice of officers who administer the local
anslrs, and inStructiDg the committee to revise
toe ordinances Of the court to consider and re-
PORT upon the expediency and propriety eff Civ
ing to the people OF the county the Opportunity
OF nominating or choosing by ballot the persons
WON they desire to have appointed as superin-
ers Of schools. and other OFF GERS OF the countv
The subject was laid over.
DEATH or A WgLL-KNowS CIr1zvS
James Stone, who for more than twenty vear.
past has been employed in adjoining the ngbTc
EIounds under the Superintendent In charge OF
denee on 9Th street, near Massachusetts avenue
aiter an Illness of q few days of pneumonia
III stone is an Enslishman by birth, but came
hefe when mere hoy, settling in the nortbern
part OF the city. He was well ard favorabIv
known 70 our citizens, and was an active mem,
, ,e. Oh me Masonic and odd Fellows fraterni.
AFTERNOON, at O'Clock.
LEE IHEATREs--A large crowd assembled At
sne Ssiional Theatre last night TO welcome the
sliSntiN Lotta. who appeared TN six characters
IN " The Little Detective :" which were @iTen Is
me spirited style Tor which She is famo5s m
lsce Viii be repeated this evening
AT ais Opera House there was q Iarca An
1.nce, aHd All were delighted with the canital
naKher I'D which the Fox < Denier Compan,
BIind MI. IneH Pantomime OF 1.-THE Three
rieks and surnrises anu iuAi Vi
iHE BOYS IN Blue REGRET THEIR RECENT
AcIIoS.-A meeting of the commanding officers
OF the Boys in Blue was held last night when
6entral John Croker, A. NJ. Sprague, Perry
larson, John Cramer. A. Il. Wayne j.
~, assConheIl, and Robert Gilchrist, were appoin-
ied committee 10 draft resolutions for presen-
tatlOn at future meeting expressive OF the
regret OF the organization at the action OF the
iast meeting, in excluding democratic members
from the proposed welcome to Congress.
CEASE AFTER THIEvEs.-About 81 O'Clock
last evening, Oficcr BIusn pc'"o,. TWO sus-
IiciOus looking eOlored men in the alley between |
Al and y and eth and Madison streets, and on |
approaching them they dropped a water buek-ot
hlled with brown sugar anu m de of. The Off |
Ger closely pursued them, but lost sight OF them
IN Nay lor's alley. between l. street and New |
York avenue and 4th and 9Th streets. Mr.. G. =.
Oh are subsequently, identified the bucket and |
sugar az his property.
We ARR in receipt of a Communication from
well known Episcopal clergyman of this city,
Sunday papers 10 the effect that Bishop Whit
nngham proposes to make a new diocese of the
District Of Columbia, that the movement is in
the interest OF ritualism. and that a meeting Of
etergymen favorable to the project is to be held
TINS evening, are all and equally without
foundation in truth.
fIE-Abouts O'Clock last night, a coal oil
lamp, which was being used in the paint and oil
avenue, exploded and set fire to some inramma-
pie matter near at hand. An alarm was turned
IN nom box 36, corner Of Louisiana avenue and
seventh Street but the engines did not 20 into
service, as the tire had been extinguished before
they arrived.
TIE "WAsHINGTON SAENeRRBuND'' at their
general meeting for December. elected the fol-
lowing Off GERS for the next six months COM
meneing January i, 1871: President, l.. Wal
decker; vice president. A. Hart; recording sec
Rotary, 81. Laubach; corresponding secretary
A. Bischotf; financial secretary, p. Hayenstein:
treasurer; J. Kari; librarian. Chs. Raeder;
standard bearer, H. spslshausen.
BUILDING AssoCIATIoN-Thet third annual
report OF the Cooperative Building and Deposit
ASSOCIATION No. ?, GERMANY shows the cash
value a. one share 1896 actually paid ipl to BE-
49,; The former officers were reelected.
VIZ; Chss kloman. president; IL. Tobriner, vice
president; F. W. Sellhansen, treasurer and f.
l. Schmidt, secretary.
JOHN WEIKlR iBaugurated the opening of
the congressional season by a supper on Safur-
Day night. ~ his vell-known establishment, ~
and others OF his friends were present and il
hardly need be added that the catering was
nrsf.class, and that the affair passed on most
brilliantly.
WOODEN PAvKNKST CNDKR THE WHIT.
HOUSE PoRTICo.-The brick road way under the
'front.' portco OF the White House 10 TO-DAY being
removed by order OF the Commissioner of ublic
buildings, and its place viii be supplied by the
follansbee wooden pavement, the material for
which is already on the ground.
a NEW BOAT CLUE was recently organized in
tnH city 70 be known as ''The Washington Boat
Club" and the following officers were elected:
hudson i. Gull. president; Thomas r. Miller
Geasurer: Phil. L. Dodge. secretary: Buchanan
scale, captain; John B. Peyton, coxsuain. II
starts with twenty active members.
THH CoLrNsrA TYPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
ON saturday evening elected the following OIL
GERS TOT the ensuing year: A. Il. Cavs, preei-
cent, Thomas Rich, vice rresi lent; r.. Mac MUIR
ray, secretary; Michael Cation, treasurer: ~
yoyee, marshal. The annual celebration, will
tAke place on the evening OF January 9TH.
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