Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-30
The Public schools.


The new Board of Trustees of Public Schools
met last evening at the Franklin School Build
ing. There were present Messrs. Harris. Hart,
Faust and Robinson, of the first district; Rich
ards, Woodward, Mcclellan, Randolph and Deit-
rick, of the second; French, Moore, Allan and
Scott, of the third; Champiin, Murtagh, Crook,
Atlee and Evan, of the fourth, and Superinten-
The board was called to order by the secre-
tary, DIR. Pardon, and Major A. Q. Richards
was elected chairman pro TEN. The first BUSH
ness in order being the election of q president,
Mr. Evans nominated A. G. Richards for that
position. Mr.. Harris nominated w. j. MUIR
tagh. Mr.. Mcclellan nominated f. F. French,
but he declined. Mr. Richards also expressed
his wish to decline. Hessrs. French and Ram
dolph were appointed tellers. and the vote being
taken resulted:-Richards,7 Z; Murtagh, 9, and
Hart, 2. Mr.. Richards positively declined to
allow his name to be used, stating that he pre-
ferred that some older member Of the board be
chosen. Mr.. Hart also declined. Mr.. French
offered resolution that VIM. j. Murtsgh be DE-
imously adopted. Mr.. Nurtagh, upon taking
the chair, returned his thanks, stating that il
had been his pleasure to have been connected
with the school board with intervals during the
Mr.. Woodward, from the sub-board of the
Second district, submitted the following nomi-
l.. Prather, acting teacher for the month of Sep
TENDER; Miss Matilda NJ. King, teacher of that
school from October LIST, transferred from Pri-
mary No. o; Miss Hudson, acting teacher of Pri-
for the month of September, and Miss l.. L.
Prather, sub-assistant from October LIST; Miss
Mira A. Prime, teacher of Primary No. IL; ap-
proved.
Mr.. Hart, from the sub-board of the First dis
trict, submitted the following Miss Mary Es-
telle Perkins, acting teacher of Primary No. 2,
Julien TO be transferred from No. 2 to Primary
No. III Miss Isabella NJ Wilson to he transferred
from Primary No. II to Primary No. Is; report
Mr.. French, from the sub board of the Third
district, nominated Elizabeth A. Hilton as act
ing teacher of Female intermediate No. 1, from
September /, vice Lucy B. Davis, on leave; con-
firmed.
Mr.. Moore, from the sub-board of the Third
district, nominated Ella Kelley to be teacher of
Female Primary No. Is. and Mary Sanderson to
adopted.
Mr.. AtLee, from the sub-board of the Fourth
district, submitted report, recommending the
appointment of Miss Iottie Lucas as acting
teacher of Female Primary No. Is, from Sep.
TENDER /; confirmed.
The Superintendent presented applications of
Ehe +. Bassett and Sallie A. Campbell for po-
sitions as teachers; referred.
The Fools ALL Not DEAD.-After all that
mas been said and written about the WAYS that
are DARK and tricks that are vain of the rogues
VINO infest every community, it might be sup
posed the public should be t0lerably well posted;
put case was developed this week in the
ONCE OF the Superintendent of Police, showing
ing young man came in to enter complaint of
having had his pocket picked Monday night on
the tram from New York to this city, and gold
watch taken valued at SIPS. He gave his name
az y. A. Troutman, and said he was from Buff
falo. His story was told to the Major and he
requested that the officers here might be put on
the alert to catch the offender, whose appear
ance he infinitely described, and thought thew
might turn up in this city as they had told him
this was their destination.
Major Richards called in detective McDevitt,
IN % IN hath
was any card playing on the train. His reply
was that there was, and proceeded to say that
himself and friend whom he met were invited
70 take friendly game of bluff by three stran-
gers on the train. The proposition was ac-
cepted, and they all proceeded to a retired
corner and entered into that exciting amuse-
ment; He did not take band himself, but his
friend aud the three strangers were playing, and
he was looking on. He observed that his friend
held four kings in his hand, and catching sight
OF the hand held by one of his opponents he
saw an ace. The individual who held the ace
remarked that he held a beautiful hand for
draw poker, which he would like to bet FIVE
dollars on. This was readily assented to
by his friend, who held the four kings,
knowing that there was but one trick better in
the pack. The game was accordingly changed
TO draw poker, his friend going 80 better. One
Oh tne strangers present, who seemed to be very
yerdant, offered to raise it to S25, when the
Chinee who held the ace innOcently inquired in
TINS connection ii he would lose his first as which
he had bet; this being settled according to
Hoyle, he offered to raise it to $780, His friend,
on examining his pocket-book, found that he
had only SIS, and Troutman offered to pledge
MS gold watch TO make up the remaining S25,
feeling quite sure the four kings would win. He
accordingly pulled out his watch and laid it
down. The train was just then about to
stop at the Wilmington station, when the
aforesaid Chinee suddenly exclaimed, Look
out, the conductor is coming"-at the same in
slant showing his hand, which contained four
aces, and snatching up all the money ard the
watch, the three disappeared in a twinkling out
slOlt-lpayinO fha
Buffaonian minus his watch and his friend
minus Si5. Major Richards thought this rather
queer way of having ones pocket picked, but
promised to do all he could towards recovering
the watch. g