Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-19


On Thursday night. y. ID. LarneT, on behalf of
the lodge, made appropriate remarks in pre-
senting the jewel, and was responded to by
Nil }. in happy manner.
The New District Man.
II viii be remembered that the District lagis-
latGTe passed an act which was approved j une
nth, Isl, authorizing the Governor to cause a
survey, md a map be made OF that portion OF
the District commonly known as the county,
embracing all of the original ten miles square
his duty was assigned by the Governor to Mr.
B ID. Carpenter, surveyor for the county, who
previously hal just such a work in contempla-
ton. anil in tact had already commence the
work on his own vOltiOn. knowing the needs OF
Just such a map he has, by the aid OF Mr.. John
q Lang, a skliliGldraughtsmam, nearly ready
for the eHgraver> chiSel, and which i'm a short
time Will be ready for use OF the District gov
eminent, and others in neSd of the data il
contains.
IL j. necessarily ON a large scale. in order to
show AL the tracts Of land in the county, with
The subdivisions ami names OF the owners, to
IogaPhy IOf the county, streams, creeks and
IniS OF the river, town sites, with the subdi-
- On>. roads, both public and private. rail-
rC~sls, cemeteries, every dwelling house, all the
~CEIs, orchards, ami every Information that
could be expressed or desired within the circle
al little over seven miles radius, making a di-
amettT OF over fourteen miles, and which en-
braces the whole ten miles square and uecesSa-
rliy inciude> "A distance OF about two miles OF
the counties of Montgomery and Prince George
IN MARY iant, and the same of Fairfax county
M Virginia, in making the circle, thus showing
the topography of the surrounding county and
all The approaches to the District in every di-
recon. This Las been compiled from actual
surveys up 10 the present time, 10 random lines
having been used, and great care has been given
an procuring the proper names OF localities and
al persons All the roads are shown the Nir-
gina SHE % the river, the National Cemetery.
Arlington, ROslynn, Phillips subdivision and
ali the points Of interest.
Great are has been given TO delineatinp the
fOtomac river and even kIdwell's meadows
are fully defined by water lIues, "a are all the
marshes and flats on each side of the channels
a. N - "a nth .arfs
tbs map differs from all which have from tine
To time been made, and will no doubt SUPER. EIDE
them an MERRIAM Hill. Mount Pleasant. lie
Droit Park, Barry Farm, College subdivision
Told " Brown subdivision, How ard Uniyer-
slty. Reno, X. VI. Hail subdi vision, Talnot's
Chichester. DUVall's Subdivision Giesboro;
estate, Belle View. with all the subdi yisiOns
are lad down. and even The points more dis
tant-Baiensburg Great Falls, Silver Hill.
,T Inc hlghlsnds Langley, and Falls Church.
The city OF Washington showing all the reeen,
improvements OF streets, parks AMI squares,
much OF which is not 10 be found on any other
map. are SCI forth on this new map.
National Academy Of Sciences.
lSIEkEsTiSG CLOSING EXERCISES YESTERDAY.
HE academy held its closing session yester-
day Among the distinguished persons present
were Dr. Chas- T.. BrOwn-Sequard, General
sherman. and Chief Justice Chase. Professor
d H. y. CONN delivered an eulOgy on the late
Professor W. % Chauvernet. vice presi dent of
the Academy of Sciences, giving a brief sketch of
the late vice president, and OF his efforts to
a
hsPOiis- Prof. Henry. on behalf of the Acad-
emv, thanked Prot. CONN for his warm tribute
10 Prof. Cbauvernet. after " hich Prof. winlock
read papers on the following subjects: ExDeri-
merits made with the slitless spectroscOpe; on
The stability OF the meridian circle of the oh
serVatory OF Harvard College; observations of
The sun made at the o5sery atory OF Harvard
College. Ona method OF illuminating the threads
OI a Telescope by the electric spark
Prof HilgaTd made a report OF the progress
OF the magnetic survey made by the all OF the
s-BAcEe Il, MI
Professor Alexander next read paper ON
Certain HaTmonies of the Solar system in
which be showed cOnclusiyely that by APPLYING
certain rules OF measurement To the planetary
system the exact relative distance OF each ami
all bodies could be determined with almost per-
feet exaetness-
The president then introduced DIR. Charles T..
Brown Sequard. who delivered "A discourse on
the Reproduction in Progeny OF Defects Pro-
dueed by Injuries in Parents" showing that
epilepsy has been transmitted 10 children when
there was no hereditary disease in the blood.
but from wounds received IN the brain by the
parents.
Professor HiIgard read paper ON the s.SiIt
Analysis by DIR. r. w. Higard. OF oxford L nj
VcrSlty. Mississippi.
Professor Guyot. presented TO the academy
the subject OF the Unity OF the OF life in
animals. and the rue principle of graduation in
The v-.riOuS animal types"
NJ the close OF Professor GuyOt's discourse
the president adjourned the academy si"e die.
TIE CoLORED SCHOOL TEACHERS hal a meet
ing V -fer1ay afternoon at the Sumner building
Superintendent Cook presided. and submitted
hIs report for the month OF March, showing
number pupils on roll, 3y35s; suspensions, %;
corporal punishment, III; cases OF tsriiness
Ses general average attendance, eis. The
schools having the highest percentage of at
tsnianee are taught by Miss Malinda A. Teagle
MT EhEa a Chambers, and Miss Martha l..
Lawrence Governor Cooke was introduced. and
said that ne was very much interested in the
rearing OF the report of the superintendent The
average per centage OF attendance from 90 TO
10 was something astonishing, and not many
cities could equal " He was in perfect har-
mony with item, not only in his oricial ca pacitv
hut personally, and assured them III At he would
Mcclellan then addressed the teachers and was
followed by MIR. Alfred Jones, an ex-trustee of
the coiored schools.
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INV PURLCATIONs.-From j. Shiilngton
We have Psstsan', ka9a-ise and God>ys LS,fys
Book Tor May; from Robert Beall, Th> GatGry
Tor May; from j. e. Parker and kervand &
Towers GOd,s rs Labs Book for May, and from
Brad Adams Ersrf SafHrtsy, and Hearth q
HIM Tor April ~ the TItdsp>ndsnf for Apri n ,
I'oy's Dois0s for pril q, and The Dsiiy Graphic
for ApTil -.
PICKPOCKET SESTENcEp.-In the case Of
Edwin Morris, alias John Thompson. who ws
cinct- on Thursday evening last, ON the charge
Of picking the pocket of Mrs. Baltimore. an
aged cOiOred woman, the judge yesterday sent
the accused TO Jail for SIX months
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CASES oP SMALL Pox have been reported
SINCE yesterday follows: One AT NJ. so T.
street northwest; two i'm alley between q and
n AID 6th and sth streets southwes-; done az
1t5 - strcef southwest; a. street, between q h
AVID is-h streets southwest; ard one death on
7th street between II and streets southwest
rIrsIc ArBuNs, Satchels ami Fancy GopIs.