Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-31
LOCAL NEWS.

PRIMARY No. Is, fourth district, was ex-
smlned Monday by Superintendent Wilson an q
school Is one Of the new primaries opened lsSt
october In Hen-coop Row, Virginia avenue
near 6tn street. Mise Ellen Halliday was piscei
IN charge, and her selection rs fully sustaineI
the judgment Of the trustees a. the e.smins-
ton afforded ample evidence. Miss Haliday
oeg.n operations with fifteen infants, (eacfr
avou, I'VE or stx years old } bnssfully ignorant
OF their b &C and OF school dnranre
In sehort time the little family for A seemed
httle one, increased 10 forty; then eighteen
school roll Monday showed nfty-tso, Al ahls - IN
read nicely, notste 70 thousands and ansly1a
and make the ten digits. The superintendent
exercises more than satisfactory. The fact Is
mis- Halliday who is q niece OF onr late fellow
eiasen, James =. Halliday, ESQ, 90 long . trus-
tee OF the schools, and identined with 20 mncp,
meritorious work In our cityl shows unus1aI
tact and good judgment in her mansgemento OF
tnese nttle ones, and her future motto aud mark
asa Ss 1s S, we predict, will be found each
The above examination We taken M In ad-
vance OF Its time In order that the ''coOps" NAV
building be extended along the site For ~.
same reason Miss Hattie Davis Secondary viii
De examined to-day, Miss Rachael Garretts,
Mis- Annie Adams', Female SECONDARY nett
Friday morning.
THE BOARD OF FIRs CoMxIssroxxRs h,I,
tnelr last meeting this morning, ali the mem
beers present and Mayor Emery in the chair.
\. me proposal OF Carr & Collyer, for painting
the truck house for the sum OF $40 was accepted
sno they were authorized TO proceed with the
work. The following bills were approved an1
ordered to be Paid: X. Patterson, s2I9.5O; Carr
Mr.. Boswell introduced a resolution, which,
was passed, thanking Mayor Emery, their pre-
siding oficer, for his uniform courtesy towards
the Ilembers Of the board, and his efforts to
susta n the fire department generalIy.
The contract for whitew zshing the engine
houses was awarded to Richard CovingtOn, LES
honse.
MIR. venable submitted resolution commend
ing Chief Engineer George Holmes and secre-
tsry Joseph H. Fletcher for the efficient per-
Torrance Of their duties. and recommending
that they be retained In their present positions
oy the new government Of the District OF Co
lumbia. Tue resolution was passed, and the
board adjourned sine die.
.OuR CITY wins commendation for its hospi-
talities 70 the Young Christians. correspond-
ent OF the Cincinnati COmmereidI writing from
here, says: The work Of preparation by tina
been conducted with great thorouRhaess ana
must have cost sn amount OF labor In arrane1ng
details quite little underttood by outsiders gen
orally. Whatever faults we may think attach
TO our national capital city, there IL no want OF
noeptanty among her people, a. this occasion
apundantly testhes; and IL may as well be said
dent population, ss compared with that on other
cities OF its size, In religious interest zeal and
even aggressiveness. This b sttested BY the
number and size Of churches and mission iusff-
tut,ene OF different denominations, the talent
OF the resident clergy employed, the size Of the
congregations that ststedly OH the pews, ana
the euccess Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
clauen OF this city, which has for some Tina
been enc OF the most hourishing in the cOuntry.a
fRKrDEAN'e BAKK.-The most magnificent
private building In this city IL the new bank
opposite the Treasury. The company expect it
Will be finished early in the SUMNER and thew
viii then present as nDe o banking room a. "a
~ me country. The deposits for March (5OI
9TH street) were 81 ,03s SO. They win nav sir
per cent after July LIST Every man who can
ave ave only I'VE cent? day, should begin with
the nrst Gay Of June to deposit.
IHE NBMBERs OF TIE WAsHTreror RAE
have organised an association and elected the
following officers; President, Walter ID. Day-
idge; vice presidents, Richard I. Merrick. WAL
Ter 3. Cox secretary, Ben. q. Lovejoy; treas
urer, WIN. ". Msttinglyi executive committee.
Nathaniel Wilson, EDoch Totten, W. b. Webb.
JAS. u. Payne, and j. j. Coombe.
WHO II HB?-The Alexandra Gd-ett, OF last
evening says; ait IL understood that an investi-
oQfi Off laao