Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-09

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN rHa COUNTY
The County School Trustees met yeeterd AZ af-
,ernoon, and an application RON Miss N. r.
Malone for q position as teacher WAS referred
10 the examining committee. The following
standing committees were then announced: -
FiEance-Messrs Brooke, Kengla aud Brown;
Rules and Regulations-Me Settle, Pack
ard and Burr; Textbook and Examination
Messrs. Packard, Brown aud Settle; Buldinys
lott; Supplies-Messrs. Folliott, Settle aud
BROOKE; Annual Report-Messrs. Brown, Fol-
lott and Burr.
Mr.. Brown unlimited the annual report show
year ending August 81, 1873. The number of
schoolhouses IL is; teachers, is; assistant teach
average of white scholars enrolled, SIS, average
OF colored scholars enrolled, $751; average at
tendance, white, 419; average attendance, col
ored, 49, percentage of scholars attendance,
70 40 white, 80 g. 10 coored; total percentage,
10 $40; nuInber OF cases of corporal punish
ment, white, 81; colored, ". Receipts for the
States fines, 1884, total, 26,4S5.9l. Expendi-
lures for the year-for salaries of teachers,
S21 0O0 for incidental expenses 81, go %; total
ance over that of the previous year is n 2 10:
the increased per cent8ge of the colored is
Is lilo, of the white 3-10 Daring the year Is
teachers have been employed to teach coIored
children, and Is to teach white.
Mr. PACKARD submitted a resolution, which
was adopted, providing for the payment of the
teachers in twelve monthly ins.alime of S75
each, instead of in ten as now and that teach
ers be hired by the fiscal year, ending June 80,
their salaries to begin at the date thew take
charge OF schools, and TO end with date of res
lgnaton or dismissal. The resolution was laid
over TIL next meeting. The president nomi.
mated Miss Della NJ. Tingle for teacher of morn
ing school at Mount Pleasant, and the nomina-
ton was ratified.
BUILDING AssOCIATIoNs.-Central No. .. at
lts 18th meeting last night, sold 80 shares, at an
average premium of - per cent
Capitol Hill Association No. 2, a few nights
since, at its 42d monthly meeting, disposed OF
5000, at an average of - per cent.
East Washington, at its 18th meeting last
per cent.
AT the S9th meeting of the Merchants and
Mechanics Building Association last night, Is
shares were advanced on at 4j1 per cent, and
90 redeem by return OF dues with ten per
At the I'D meeting of the Columbia Co.
operative Association last night, a number of
shares were redeemed, making over 2)O shares
redeemed during the present year.
EXTENSION OF GAS LIGHTs.-The superin-
tendent of gas and lamps has, during the past
Few weeks, erected posts and lamps around the
streets adjacent to the northumberland Can't
tol grounds; also on G street, from 22i street 70
the river; also on Massachusetts, avenue from
18th street to the P-street circle; on b street,
from 9TH to 14th street southwest; on 18th street
from b south to north; and on Rhode island
avenue, from 18th TO 10th streets northwest,
RESIDES many scattering lamps about the city
where needed, making upwards of $50 in num-
Der. IL Is no eNaggeration to say that Washing
ton Is now one Of the best lighted cities in the
union.
A CLERK CHARGED WITH EMRRzzI EVENT
Henry q. Brown was arrested this morning on
warrant sworn to bv Mr.. l.. n. Schneider dealer
IN hardware, charging that during the year 1873,
while Brown was in his mplOyment AS clerk he
frauduiently did take. embeZZle and convert to
his own use, without the consent OF COMPLAIN
ant; the sum OF about $4,000, which came into
n
before Judge Smell, and Mr.. Gloss asked a poSt-
ponement Of the hearing until next Tuesday
which was so ordered. defendant being held in
default OF S2,CCe bonds.
THF OPEEA.-"The Marriage of Figaro"
was performed by the Kellogg Troupe last
nlght before the largest house ever drawn nv
English Opera in Washington. This bright
ana pleasing opera was well suited to the abii-
tles OF the company and was performed very
acceptaby. Tonight Mariana, with Van
Zandt in the leading part. Ii is hardly neces-
sary to advise people to secure their seats early.
as a good many have been seeking to do So
rather unsvaiilngly ior some days past.
SUITs.-L. II. Douglass, president of the New
National Era company, has by Mrs. b. a. Lock
wood, attorney, entered suits before Justice
Sampson against G.. ID. johnson. Prof. r. r
Greener, Prof. j. II. Cook, - II. Butler, W. +.
Augusta and Thomas $. Boston, we'll known
cOlOred men, for the amount of notes alleged
10 have been given by them for stock in the
New \ ational Era publication company. The
defendants have retained G.. n. Thorn as as their
counsel.
CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH
INTENT TO KILL.-James Peyton, who is repre-
sented by the policemen to be a notorious col
Ored rough, was taken into custody this morning
by Detective COOmes, charged with assault and
battery with intent TO kin james Taskey some
Two weeks since in an ARRAY in Prather's alley.
ne was taken before Judge Smell and commit
ted for hearing. There are several other
charges against Peyton.
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REAL ESTATE SALEs.-B. ii. Warner, real
estate broker and auctioneer, sold Yesterday at
ternoon at auction for X. X. Elliott, trustee
part OF lot in square 20, on VI street, between
New Hampshire avenue and 10th street, to
Augustus Wiilige, at Si5S.62. Also for r. r
Dodge and p. A. Darneille, trustees, house on
the northeast corner OF 9th and q streets
northwest, to H. Campbell, at s5,i7s.
BUILDING PERNITs.-S. Tally, two-story
frame stable, Sd street, between NJ and north
east; John T.: Kendall, ore-story brick wood
house, street, between 6:h and It'll northwest;
W. IL. Dyer s. Bro, two-story brick planning
mill, 9th street, between and northwest;
W; r. Burr, three story brick, G street, be-
tween I'D and Pr do; X. Hatton, two-story
frame, street, between 18th and 18th do.
INSTALLATION or OsP,cVpe- A. -o,n,.-
meeting of Webster Lodge, No. I, X. of p held
last evening, the following officers were in
stalled to serve the ensuing term: P. c.. Rich'd
ID arrow; c. e., Daniel W. Hopkins; V. O.. LOUIS
vi.
or r., Thomas Summerscales; NJ. of E.. John
w Reater; p, John Cada; NJ. of A, James w
Duvalli i. g., John II. Cole; o. G., Kenerd Cox
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PURCHASE OF CHURCH SITE.-The trus-
tees OF the Sixth Presbyterian church, corner
Of 9th and g streets SOUTH west, have recently
purchased of Mr.. James Fraser aud Andrew |
tpfhwen ltrustee) two lots of ground on b
street south, between'9th and 10th streets for |
church site, at 80 eents per foot-the two lots J
bringing nearly 5000.
THE TRAGEDY IN THE LITTLE FAMILY.-A |
Va, correspondent of the Bait- |
more Gazette says :-"Oscar P. Little, who was 4
tired here for fratricide at the last term of the
circuit court, and sentenced TO seven years in |
the penitentiary at Richmond city, has reached /
his quarters, and at last accounts like Stokes /
and Boss Tweed, was about to be assigned an |
easy pace in the prison hospital, he being a |
physician. Lycurgus, his brother, is still here |
in jail, awaiting the hearing and decision of the !
court OF appeals on the exceptions to the rulings
at the trial These exceptions most probably |
will not be argued until next fall. A writ of |
error has been awarded by the superior court
Much Importance, ii is understood, Is attached
to the fact that the record of facts proved fails
TO state, as one of these facts proved, that the
crime was committed IN Clarke county Va
FNvsN lA AWaa 49, a.