Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-18
Tie EsImors about the Je6erSSw
school IsssjIdirSS


III there Is one thing more thar another that
Interests parents and guardians, II is the safety
of our large school buildings. where are heured
Tor i've hours day, representatives of hunsI ecis
OF families. They should be absolutely tate
from FIRE, comfortably heated. walls entirely
free from moisture. and of sufficient thickness
10 sustain al the weight that is likely to be
Placed on them. Reports have been circulated
that the jefferson building is insufhc .eu.ly
heated; that the walls are cracking. and that
pupils have been made sick account of the
damPness OF the walls. impure air i'm the school
rooms, and that the hall Is unsafe. Statements
OF that character. II not contradicted, are cal
eulated TO inlure the reputation of all cor heCted
with the construction of the building. from the
architect and artisan down to the jaIitor.
There Is no chance for fire with ordinary care,
Tor the furnace Is enclosed by brick walls, and a
Finch fire plug. with hose ready to attach, on
each floor; every square foot of wall in the
inside Of the building Ia lated and plsstered;
heated by steam at the low pressure OF ten
pounds 70 the square inch, furnish the different
rooms with the necessary degree OF heat, and
the outside walls of the building are three feet
in thickness, faced for a short distance with the
somew hat celebrated Seneca stone, !" the thick
ness of the facing being about four or five in
ehes, which cracked n little az the angles Of the
walls, and have no more to do with the strength
o. the wall than the curbstone has These are
two eighteen inch walls, one running through
the length, the other through the depth Of the
building. on which are placed joist twenty
eight feet long. four inches by fourteen in 81 ze
and eighteen inches apart, securely bri,iged. A
These conclusions are the result of full in
rest1gari1n by a STAR commissioner. who went
IL. however. any have the Curiosity Ia see for
themselves, they win find ready access at auv
time. and polite ianitor viii ACCOMPANY them
through the building.
TIE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY met
a. The Congregational church last CT ening. Hon.
w r.. Dodge. the president. in the chair. who
stated that this meeting hal been called in ac-
ecrdance with resolution adopted ut previous
meeting. He reviewed the progress the cause
had recently male throughout this country and
In Europe. in the way of temperance literature
and legislation A series of resolutions were
adopted. hailirg as a gratifying indication of
The progress OF the cause, the excluding of wine
And other Intoxicating beverages from TIE re-
Treatments offered by influential citizens of
Washington and elsewhere AZ their receptions
on New Year - day. Senator Henry Wilson was
Men introduced and delivered an able and in
tresting address in advocacy of the temperance
cause He was followed BY Mr.. Felix X. Brunot
OF the Indian commission, in an eioQgen speech
And interesting addresses were then delivered
~ other advocates OF the temperance cause.
The SUDDEN DEATH OF Mr.. NEHEMIAH
WAsHBUENE--Is the case of the sudden death
AZ the seventh pEecinct station, of Nehemiah
Nashburne, mentioned in yesterdays STAR0
Coroner Patterson vas notified, and after ascer-
tanning the facts deemed an inquest unneces-
sary. From what the cfScers could xiean the
unfortunate man was s cousin to Minister Wash
enTne, and came to this city froia Boston
about SIX months ago fer the purpose Of making
contract fo< supplying the army and navy
with blue cloth An officer was sent yesterday
morning to Congress to n AXE known his death
20 the Representative frem his district and
GsneTal Twicheh Immediately repaired TO the
station house. when he ordered the body 10 he
tusued over to Mr.. Plant. undertaken who is
having u eaIbslmed, and wiil send it to Boston
tonight.
ECoNO,fY THE ROAD TO WEaIrY-Peopie
impressed with idea that advertisements are
a bambuy generally should cali at Messrs.
Noliosd & Shhherg's TO purchase goods. and
they VIII acknow ledge that in their case at least
advertisements do not lie, but that all gootis Of
hred ion sale by them represented i'm
price AMI quality. Ii is one OF ede best and
cheapest beases for dry goods and carpets in the
District. In view of Inauguration time soon at
hand, the people OF Washington anal George
Town should f<zsr I'm mind the great Importance
OF hitting their homes tor the reception Of Wis
ting friends ami acqu&intances. A ncf look
at the Arcade, ~ tth street SOUTH See ihe adj
Nertisement in another column.
EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS yoR Tx,cH-
assBirs.-Is-day the committee On teachers
examination for teAchershsps in The public
fcbook-Mess-s. Randolph. Stuart French and
Crook-with the Superintendent Mr. o. VII
number . q aPPIe.nt. e,
APpncaak present gentlemen and - ladies,
. large proportion seing graduates Of eur own
schools. The examination was both written and
oral, and in the for0er there were quesrious
each in arithmetic, geography and English
grammar, and three each in history Of che
L nifed States and natural philosophy. The oral
examination by Nessrs. Randolph and Wilson
Was in reading and the methods Of teaching.
BABEs IN TIE WooD-Testerday two little
bows. children Of Ar. Thomas h. kalbfus re-
siding ON & street. between 9Th and TIA south
vest, vent away from home With their skates
fcI sport, and not returning home last night the
family were in great distress. This morning
tney were found by their father wandering
sDcs, me country some six miles the other side
lot lost. They were in a sad plight from coll
AAd hunger.
Cs-orErATIyE HONE Assocrxrrov
9eetsie for the formation Of a company to pur-
chase 4lno I'm the city and suburbs. on the co.
operative plan, and divide il into house lots for
abe menztsSs, vas held last nigh at Shepheni,s
hall Mr.. 3 ID. Cameron was elected chair
nan, and Mr.. j. Folk, SECRETARY; and after some
O. 6sse a cosssaittee, conss ting Of Messrs. L.
soik, g. a Gordon, and George T. TAFT was
appointed ca draft a eonstItutior and bylaws,
apa report ~ subsequent meeting.