Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-27
Columbian Institution for the Deaf

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Ne'c York. Oct. 81. 1875.
Columbian Institution for the Deaf
| md Dumb.
ANNUAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT GALLAU-
DIET.
Prof. E. NJ. Gallaudet, president OF the Co.
| lumbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
! submitted his report for the fiscal year end
| ing June 30, 1875, To the Secretary of the In
| terror to-day. The number OF pupils remain
| ng IN the institution July /, 1874, was "a:
admitted during the year, l6; since admit
| ted, u; total, lO2. There have been under in
struciion since the date mentioned 80 males
and Is females- OF these % have been in the
collegiate department, representing twenty
| one states and the District of Columbia and
~ In the primary department. The health OF
! ne Students excepting trifiing ailments. has
! been excellent during the year. The course
! of study has remained essentially the same
| as during the previous year.
! PRESIDENT Gallaudet refers to the Baker
| library, very valuable collection of vol
| uneS relating TO the instruction OF deaf
mules, In possession OF the Institution, and
| forwards catalogue, which he requests be
! published. During the year assistant ma.
iron, Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Dennisnn, resigned
/ and Mrs. Margaret Allen, OF Connecticut
has been appointed in her stead. The nxer-
| cises OF last Presentation Day are referred
| given.
The total receipts for the wear. includiny
! the balance from old account Isl 953 39). were
SHb,t 1912; and disbursements, Slg.I2l6i; bal
ance Unexpended, S3,99l.S1. For extension
aud httlng up of buildiDgs-Receipts from L.
:. Treasury, SO, 600; Disbursements S2s $50 on:
balance uneXpended. S1O.96. The progress OF
building operations during the year has been
satisfactory, and many improvements have
been made. The following estimates of an
preparations for the service of the fiscal year
| ending June 30, 1877, are submitted: For sup
| Port OF Institution, including salaries, sc.
| $4,000; for continuing work of improving
| buildings, $4,000; for repairs, az 900: for en-
closure and Improvement of grounds sIO OOs
20 ION, n /.
of buildings will not, President q. SAYS fail
| FAR short of completing them. A list OF stu
dents OF the institution closes the report.
Two OF THE MIDsHIPNEN-Mayer and
hnapp-who have been on trial at the Ma
val Academy for hazing newly entered ca
diets; have been found guilty and the finding
mas been approved by the Secretary of the
Navy, who sentenced them to be dismisse5
from the service. Two other midshinmer
are still on trial on the same charge.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Meier
OFT and their sons. Frank, John, Edward, The
otore and Oliver, (who have been at schoo al
Jena. Saxony,) arrived at Baltimore yester
DAY from Europe by the steamer Nurem.
Dnrg' They were accompanied by Mrs John
HitZ and children. 80. DR. Dunca1snl
has returned 10 this city after an extended
northern tour.
ATTEMPT TO CORRUPT A PUBLIC OFF
0ER.-Third Assistant Postmaster General
Barber to-day received the following from a
small town in Pennsylvania 81 am mart
teT IN a dry goods store where the post office
IL Kept, and have a proposition to make 10
you, VIZ III you will furnish postage stamps
10 me amount OF 500 worth every three
inohihs, 1 will pay TO you individuality,
besides for the stamps, twenty-five dol
lars every quarter, and have the money
t,nIIiSs to your address If you accept,
whlcn OF course is not against the law or /
would not ask ii of YOU / will order SIn0
hoft anu on receipt of them will send You
per express -, or | will have the postmas-
Ter 10 order them instead of ordering Them
my self, as he is the man that will sell them
de can sell them partly out of his district
~hlch ne would have TO do TO sell that
amount. he will Of course sell them pri-
Va1eiv ann kean lie Contract The same
The temptation being unusually seductive
lSS33 per mOnth) General Barber will doubt
less take the proposition under careful con
sheration.
CASE OF MARYLAND VS.. BALTIMORE AND
OHIO RAILROAD CoMPANY-The case of
the state of Maryland against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company was Yesterday
removed, on The affidavit OF the company, by
order OF Judge DObbin, from the Superior
Court TO howard county. This is one of the
cases Of suit for the states share one fifth
as claimed OF the receipts for passenger fares
on the ashlngton branch of the road. The
railroad contends that under the decision of
the supreme Court of the United States mae
some months ago in favor of the right of the
STATE 10 recover this share. the fare from Bal
timore 10 the Relay House and the fare with
in the limits of the District of COLUMBIA
must be deducted from the total fare from
Baltimore 10 WashingtOn.-Bop. Sun 21h.
DIpHTHERIA IN JERsxY.-The ravages of
dIphtheTla throughout Jersey City for sew
eral months past have been beyond all pre-
ce1enf. A man named Lynch, residing i'm
Warren street, has lost four children within
week. He buried the last one Yesterday.
Last week twin brothers, ten years Old were
buried from house i'm Monmouth street
near 5th, on one day; The terrible spread of
~. tVVav,r 4.
Malarial fever is rapidly affecting Adults.
Some very beneficial results are expected.
from the sanitary convention, held at
Newark during the past week, on this vital
question of dIEtinage.-N. Y. Herald, 26h.
KISSING FOR CASH. At Methodist
ministerial conference in New York on
Monday, the Rev. DIR. Terry said the
churches OF that city are oyerburdened with
by ciap-trap extortions, such as fairs and
festivals. One church, he added has intro
dGced kissing festivals" and another offers
DIR. VIM. p. Corbit said that the Methodist
Episcopal Church in New York city had moi
been IN so deplorable condition for the past
twenty 1--WE years. He attributed the sue.
cess OF Moody ind Sankey TO their mower in
unltlng good men and good women in com
mon,
REVOLUTION IN PANAMA.-Advices from
Panama TO the 18th instant give details of |
lne overthrow or the state government by |
Gen. Camargo, commander of the Colombia
forces, on the 18th instant. President Aroze-
mena was imprisoned, aud q provisional
government formed, with Rafael AiZpuru As
president. The new government az once
levied forced loan OF $50, 900 of which Sl0n0O |
was TO he collected at Panama, and ~ 900 i'm |
each OF the other i've departments OF the |
state Tue city Is said 10 be quiet. Grey |
town. Nicaragua. was attacked by a boiy of |
armed men and the governor killed. Troops |
were sent 10 The assistance of I'M iowa.
A CONGRESS MAN vIcrIaIzEp. - Hon. |
Atram \. Hewitt had his overcoat stolen |
last Saturday night. About half past eight |
p. m. boy rang the door bell of the resi- |,
dence OF Mr.. Peter Cooper, at No. 9Lexing- |
ton avenue, and handed to the servant an /
envelope addressed to the venerable philan- |
thropist, saying that he would wait in the |
hallway for an answer. While the servant |
was delivering the note the boy took from |
the hat stand In the entry the Overcoat OF |
MI Hewitt, the sen-in-iaw OF Mr.. Cooper
valued at SO, and ran away with it.-N 4.
Herald, 18th.
THE BUYER at q bankrupt sale neads to |
pay especially heed to the maxim Let the |
purchaser beware! For Judge Bond. i'm the
United States Circuit Court has lust said |
that If the court lacks jurisdiction either of
the subject or OF the parties, or IL the asstg-
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