Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-07
Condensed Local

Condensed Locals.
The National Veteran Club call an important
meeting for Monday night. See advertisement
Rev. George A. Hall, secretary of the Y NJ
4. A, returned 10 town last evening after Az
absence of two weeks.
Sam SanfOrd's " Freedman" is the best. be-
cause most natural, Ethiopian delinestion seen
in this city for 3 long time.
Col. Z. NJ Alexander prints a card in, the
fdrlot To-Day declining to be a candidate for
congress from this District. Sour grapes
Ihe Pennsylvania repub lican association
unanimously reelected Mr. A. a ShissIer rresi-
Gent last night. deserved compliment to
Parents and guardians should read the adver-
usement OF Miss Jones, teacher Of the English
ana French Ian guages, in our educational col
Rev. John Z. Smith will preach his thirty
third anniversary sermon a. pastor of that con-
gregation at the it'll Presbyterian Church to
nOrTOw morning.
The plate printers excursion which is going
TO be very select and ENJOYABLE one has been
postponed 70 Saturday next, the l4th inst. See
advertisement.
We learn through Geographic dispatches from
II. W. DOwnman, ES,i., that our fellow zen,
W. ,. Holiday. shot "A large deer yesterday IN
the negLbCrhOod of Rswiey Springs. Va. He
II doing quite a. well ss could be expected.
Yesterday coiOIed man brought 10 police
headquarters an insane man about - wears OF
age and hound hand and foot. Drs. Palmer
and Bulckiv were called in. and after an exami-
an order Tor his removal 10 the Insane AsvInm.
Miss Susie Chesser, one of the young ladies
who were no drowned near the mouth Of the
Potomac, "a recently reported, arrived in the
city this morning, and received an enthusiastic
welcome from her numerous friends. She saws
the story OF the drowning was originated by
party IN another boat who, missing them, re-
ported them drowned.
battalion of the 9TH Maryland regiment will
receive the old defenders of Washington on
their arrival in Baltimore on the 18th instant 10
participate with the Baltimore defenders in the
celebration OF the anniversary of the battle OF
North Point. Company b, Washington Light
ton defenders to Baltimore, will be the guests Of
the 9Th MARYLAND regiment.
MI G. w. Cunning ham, q well-known plu mber
ana gas litter of this city, who has recently been
engaged as government superintendent of the
ne" So-inch water main, resigned q few DAYS
ago, and has been appointed by the
hoard OF public works special superintendent
oi All me water, gas, and Sc laterals in course
OF construction in the city.
MessTs- WoifOrd & Shilberg announce that
Ihey VIII open on Monday, September the 9TH
for general inspection the largest and most at,
traetiye stock of fall carpetings that has ever
been exhibited IN this market, the goods having
been most carefully selected from the first i'm.
porting and manufacturing houses in the conn
try. Great inducements are guaranteed et this
popular establishment, which is generally con-
coded 10 be ore OF the very first in the CITY See
advertisement in another column.
COMPLETION OF THE JEFFERSON SCHoor.
BUILDING.-Ihis fine school building, corner of
9Th and c streets, South Washington, is now
about completed, and will be opened next week
If III feet in length by 80 feet in depth and has
end wings, each 80 feet inches front by IS feet
deep. The height Is 90 feet from the ground to
the cOrnice. The front elevation on ID street
and the east and west elevations are of select
red brick painted and pencled in imitation of
pressed brick, and the basement on ID and 9th
streets and the stone trimmings throughout are
of Seneca stone. The outside doors and the
windows are set in ornamental arches and the
recesses enlivened by csst-iron key-stones and |
iron linnets at the tops of the arches There are
VIDE LOOrs front and ODpninu
as to facilitate egress in case Of alarm. The |
front entrances are set back from the face of the
wall in deep recesses, for convenience and 10 |
relieve the exterior architecture. There are !
triple windows in each story OF the front and |
the wings. The other windows are double eY- |
sep. those over the entrances, which are single.
ne structure IL surmOunted by massive man
sara ROOF, II feet In height, ornameRted with |
heayy crest ratings. In the gable ends of the 1
wings are arched dOrmer windows, and at pro- |
Per intervals in other parts of the roof circular
CORNER windows are set in ornamental iron
castings. The central window at the front of |
me rooi Is made prominent. so as to serve the |
purposes of a befry. On the base OF the belfrv !
n inscribed IN large block letters of iron gilded
the words, "Pubic School," and at the TOD OF |
each wing, in the same style, the words, "Jef- /
fersOn Building In the rear are large play-
grounds, enclosed by brick walls and paved with |
concrete. The basement is devoted TO PLAY !
rooms, coal cellars, and rooms for janitor. The |
first story is II feet in the clear, and contains
: schoOl-rooms. The same number Of rooms |
are in the second story, with the addition OF two
library rooms over the entrances. The third |
story contains the public hall and two school, |
rooms, and the hall occupies ! GOO square feet
has gallery, nodded corniee around the CELL
ing, and two circular skylghts Of stained glass
so arranged as to serve as yentilasors /. is
tTuml et-shaped, and the floor ascends from the
platform at the south end, and Is said TO he the
Est arranged with regard 10 the laws of acous-
ties in the city. The entire building rs heated
by steam, and in II can be found the latest
improvements III furniture and school aPpa-
TatuS.
TBE SEVENTH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN Bolt
ERE " Go BACK" ON Rev. JAMES HAHpY.-A
meeting OF the seventh district boilers was held
Thursday night at Union Bethel church, on L
street Andrew Freeman, the president of the
boilers club, in the chair, stated that at the
former meeting 8 ballot had been taken for a
candidate to represent the district in the House
of Delegates, but that be had not announced the
vote declaring Mr.. Handy the candidate A
warm discussion followed this statement. par
ticipated in by Messrs. Walker, Syphax, Lacey
and Others. after which. Charles Sznhan