Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-14
The C0lored Schools.


The Cosored Schools.
IErsLN TINE AMONG TIE TEUsTEEs-NR
wOENLEY ERANDs HIe TWO COLLEAGUES.
kiSS AND JOHNSON, IS LIARS AND ENEMIES
40 TSE COLORED SCHOOLS.
meeting Of the trustees of colored schools
was held last night Mr.. WOTmley stated that
b. was opposed TO the purchase of the lot adj
.Hining the Stevens school buillins, on the
ssonhd that the price was too high as compared
with other property in that vicinity.
letter was read from William ii. Brown
s"mi'iSinsng OF The practice OF requiring chill
dEen 10 Stand outside OF the school houses in the
cold on account or a rule adopted by the Jani-
tors and teachers not to Open the rooms until
o'clock referred TO the superintendent.
Several applications were received for places
~ teachers. &c.
Biils amounting To : 1851 were approved
BIT " Ormley submitted bill from Sidney
Mcfarland, for furnishing a carriage To- the SUI
p.rntent6nt for the purpose OF visiting the
schools. Mr. Wormiey said he was opposed to
using the school money for such purposes. The
l!il was approved similar bill for the pur-
fo>e 81 riding the treasurer around. to visit the
schools was OI posed by Mr.. Wormley, bat APP
proved nOtv MISLEADING.
Mr.. Hing submitted a petition, which had
been prepared 10 be presented to Congress, pro-
iestng against the auditor OF the District re-
fU>iHg Ia pay over the school money to the treas
eTeI. and asking that the treasurer be required
10 give Bonds for the faithful performance of
IL duty. Mr. NOrmley asked Mr.. King how he
'Ould consider himself the treasurer. as he
tNCTmleyl had voted against him. Mr.. John
ION re Piled that Mr.. King had voted for himself
- Re hal TlSnt Ia do Mr. Wcrmley thought
differently, and said Mr.. King had sought
70 create a feeling Of opposition to Auditor
Richards. who he claimed was a good friend In
Ihe eolored schools long before MIR. King had
l''' IA an appearance in this city. He charged
That Mr. Kings object was 10 make capital out
az TIE school fund A lively debate followed in
aud johnson g. liars and enc mics to the coIored
scbcoiS. Adjourned.
EIGHTs OF NONRESIDENT TR.pERs-isr;;cayity
" I'm n A. .1ay
IN the Criminal Cont. (Chief Justice CartterA
the case of Ferdinand Hayman, charged with
selling goods without license, he being a nom
resident trader. was called; Mr.. n. H. Miller
1.Isarng foi the prosecution. and Messrs b. III.
webb and F: t. Miller for the defendant. II
VII be rec0ileeted that the accused was tried
before The Police Court and committed 10 Jail
IN default Of paying fine OF $50, but being
brought out on Acbsos corpus before Judge
Humphreys. he was admitted TO bail Mr. Webb
D. al the late decision of the Supreme Court of
the nited states ON a similar case, when Mr.
NIher objected that IL was mere newspaper
report that he was reading from. Judge Cartier
s9id that in his yiew the decision was proper:
Lat II was hot in the power of one state to tax
Tie citizens Of another in a manner they did not
t4N their own Mr.. y. III. Miller suggested that
his party had no license whatever and that If
BE- tailed ON the point Of non resident trader he
could convict unGer the minor charge of selling
without license. A jury was called, and the
ease proceeded 20 trial.
The case was further argued BY Messrs HAY
TON for the District. and Moore and Herne and
chief Justice Cartier decided that the Lsgisla-
live ssembiy OF this District has No power 10
require that nonresident dealers shall nav n
larger amount of license for contuctinp I'm ii
hess IA this District than i required from resi-
,itht dealers or tradesmen engaged In the same
business, and that the different sections OF tie
act imposing licenses which require non-resi-
dents 10 pay the District more for a license to
H9aSaS' business than Il required from residents
IL invalid. and the demurrer was sustained and
defendant discharged.
PEcNrT PUNISHMENT OF NoToRIoUs
hAEKE- THIEF, WHO WENT THRoUGH A
StEEFING COUNTRYNAN LAST NIGHT-Ia,t
hght' All old man named Turner Thompson. a
ia1mtr from Fairfax county, Va came into
h~Tket. and after posting his wagon on Lon
i>laha avenue, near Semmes' grocery store,
Turned IN 90 sleep IN 1t. Some time during the
night he aWOke, and found his pOckst-bo had
hem stolen, and hole cut In his pantaloons
WIN Ienknife or PaI- of scissors. lie reported
We case 10 the central guaTdhouse, and private
soiHas Dung started ia search OF the robber
and s,On alter arrested a notorious market thief
EamCd Charles W Williams, whom he found sneak
ng about the maTket-EOuse. On searching him
~ the stati"n-house a pair OF scissors were
i'uhd. ard an the money 3s described by Mr..
homIson, among the rest a silver half dollar
winch Tie prisoner had slipped into one of his
tc't~- He was locked up. and this morning
brought before Judge Smell, who, after hearing
Tie testimony a. above, scHtenced Williams IN
~ moEiLS In Jail, without fne, saving that IL
ras a most a case OF highway robbery and he
-CHtdN
EtNAiE SUFFRAGE Pro aa5 GOA woman
- W
tCTday interviewing members and apJ,ealino TO
item 10 vote fer an enforcement act. 20 b.
! assed by virtue Of the fifteenth amendment
',t@bit-l.irS female suffrage i'll this District ami
al tie Territories. A bill for this purpose " N
: thought, Be presented on Monday next.
he corresponding secretary of the aDti-femal.
.frage CON mittee, cOnSistinlsOf Mrs. Dahlgren.
frs- sherman. wife Of General Sherman and
..LtIs' las transmitted 10 them, for presenta-
ton 10 Congress, protest against female sui
if3Ee containing $500 names of some of the
H.Cst respectable ladies in the country.
SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCrDrxr This
morning. about O'Clock, Officer Anderson of
TIE county, reported 20 the seventh precinct
siat.0n-hOuse that the body of an unknoUn
S9'oIed man was found Oh the other side OF the
IastsIE BTanch, between the Navy Yard bridge
an MI. taIbots farm, or the shore. From the
appearance Of the body, Il seemed that the man
must have been carrying a heavy piece of tim
Der upon his shoulder, and. stepping upon a
piece OF ice. his feet slipped and he fell the
timber striking him on the head and fract,,r;no
hs skun. When found the body was vet warm
The coroner has been notified. The deceased
was identified As T. feyton Hays and an autop-
will be held.
THE ANATxrE COScERr TO be given -, ,bs
Congregational Church, corner OF 10th and q
streets. To- morrow afternoon, in aid OF the cbnir
fsnd- will be one Of the most pleasant musical
entertainments of the season. Some of our yeTy
best leading local talent, among whom are Mrs
iierminie Z: Butts, the well-known soprano;
participate.
The GRAND historic PLAY of "Marfe An
iOlHette" will be repeated at the National
y heater this evening-Mrs. Lander in the title
role With the same efficient support as on its
presentation last Monday night Those who
have not seen this fine play should NOT regIect
The last opportunity presented to them during
the present engagement.
BUILDING ASsoCIATION.-Att the SD meeting
az the Washington Cooperative Association IaSf
night, 5000 were sold, at average OF 90 cents
premium.
ONE OF THE MOST ATT RACTIvE features of th.,
Teachers Institute proceedings next week will
he the select readings by Mark Bailey at Lin
CC.n Hal, Oh Tuesday evening.