National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-20
SPELLING MATCH.
Third and eixth Auditors ofhess-Ihs Lat
ter Victorious.

Third and sixth AuditoTS Ohnces=IhO Lat
ter Victorious.
There was very large audience az the Con-
gregathoaal church last evening, upon the occa-
sion Of the second photographic contest between
representatives OF the Third and Sixth Auditors
proceeds being set aside for the benefit Of the IT.
dustrIal Home School Of GeOrEetown-and BY
the undated interest in spelling.
Hon. E. b. French, Third Auditor Of the Treas
uIy, preiided, having been previously aePetnted.
and Nj. Samuel DoFaaer, with Mr.. Geo. F. Nc
Lellan as pedagogue. The contestants were un-
der the eaptaincy Of W. q. Pennywfst, Of the
Third Auditors, and H. H. Bliss, OF the Sixth
The contestants on the part Of the Third Audi
tors were Isaac N, Arnold, ALONE jackson, J.
Huntington, W. T. Van DoreB, j. S. Nokes, j.
R. Brown, w. T. Sliney, L. HarosHgh and A. w.
Rowell, snd on the part of the Sixth Auditors
well, Mics E. A. Fuller, Boon Chambers, ]. H.
Beaen, J. s. Sharpe E. W. Newman and John
H. RidOut, including one colored man.
THE BATTLE OPENED
in the main with simple words of ordinary usage,
which caused hve Of the spoilers Of the Third Au-
ditor's side to step down and out in the following
order: Messrs. Jackson, Huntington, Harbaugh
Other I sde as yet I5distS-bed. Among the harder
words misspelled up to this time by the Third
Auditors side were ''pomaee, ""synaPism, par
nair," when Mr.. Van Doren came very near being
ruled cut for unnecessarily spelling "indict" and
''indite," and giving the definitions respectively
and correctly, Ito accuse" and ITO dictate, I" but
by the lenient decision Of the referees he was per-
Ditted TO keep bis seat The Sixth's Auditors
side up this time had misspelled ia the follow
ing manner, among the more difficult words:
''cire," (which provoked the remark by Mr..
Sharpe, the speller that he knew Of four ''seers"
but Ihis-meaning q part of q gun-lock-came
under the head Of none Of them, and he thought
IL technical and improper word, and asked the
decision Of the referees, to which no reply was
made ard his point was not sustained,) "phOspho-
runt," "allotropic" "penatentiary."
Mr.. Van Doren then got into trouble again by
"appaIeled" for apparel which he spelled cor
spoken OF as 1.-THE Captain" and who had pre-
vlOusly shown a disposition to work down the
weaker side, insisted that Mr.. Van D0ren should
90 cut, but was not sustained. The Captain"
thtn went out for spelling "appal." The Third
Auditors side then spelled "yatighan" and
"excentric," and the eccentric speller stepped
out, amid laughter, leaving
But THREE CONTESTANTS
The other side then spelled "demensiel" and
'.dellum," on which latter Mr.. Sharp went out,
leaving eight AT this juncture there was con.
siderable impolite Kissing whenever the weak
side would spell.
The pedagogue then resorted to hard words, as
the spoilers began to appear invinclble. Mr.. Van
Doren, OF the numerically weak side, went out for
spelling "ptylism, " leaving two and MIR. Harris
Of the other side went out on "tendernoas, leav-
ing seven. Mr. Pennywitt, Of the Third Auditors
ONCE then went ont on "tessslated," and Mr.. Pat
terson, of the other side, on torZellan,n aud Miss
Fuller, OF the same SIDE on "medillary." Then
the last man of the Third Auditors side fell on
"pelanode," amid great excitement on the part
Of the audience.
The contestants fell IN the following order on
the Third Auditors side: jackson, Huntington,
Hsrbaugh, Noakes, Sliney, Brown, Arnold, Van
Doren, heavyweight and Rowell. On the Sixth
Auditors side Messrs. Bliss, Sharpe, Harris and
Patterson.